NEWSLETTER 02 - NOVEMBER 2017

TRENDS

Towards the digital transformation of the packaging industry

Mespack SticPack MS-1200

Smart software, data processing technologies, sensors capable of detecting slight deviations, interconnected IT systems.... This is Industry 4.0 and with it we are experiencing a genuine revolution in the production system which, in turn, will bring about important social changes in the coming years.

REPORT

Packaging against food wastage

One of the elements that has proven most effective in reducing food wastage is packaging. In recent years, the food industry has ceased to view packaging as a simple container for the product but rather as an essential element for preserving and extending its useful life.

SUCCESS STORY

Liderpack Awards recognise around 30 packaging and PoP products as the best of 2017

Highlights include a colourful sleeve for “Mojito Karibeño” bottles by OVELAR and a cardboard lorry as a PoP display for Carlsberg beer by INDIGO BRAND & RETAIL

THE INTERVIEW

‘Brands can use packaging to turn a product into an object of desire’

Interview with Camil Castellà, industrial designer and one of the founders of Aktiva Design.

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THE COMPANY

DS Smith, tradition and modernity in packaging

With a history going back nearly 80 years, DS Smith is one of the world's leading packaging companies and one of the best known brand names in the industry. Their figures reveal the size of the company: the group has a global turnover of 4,000 million euros and employs 26,000 workers

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