New survey shows: Flexible packaging convinces European consumers with protection and sustainability
The results of a recent consumer survey on the use of flexible packaging commissioned by Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) reveal some interesting results. The representative survey was conducted by the global market research institute Censuswide in the six major European markets of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Great Britain and Poland in 2024 and recorded the responses of a total of 6,000 consumers.
Price trends for flexible packaging materials vary in Q3 of 2024
Prices for flexible packaging materials in Europe showed a mixed development in the third quarter of 2024, influenced by fluctuations in the availability of raw materials, logistics and international markets.
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Improved demand and cost factors lead to rise in European flexible packaging prices in Q2 2024
The price of flexible packaging materials across Europe continued the slow increase seen in Q1 as demand continued to rise for most substrates in the three months to end June 2024. Prices were also affected by supply side cost rises for both raw materials and logistics services.
FPE publishes guidance for life cycle assessment of flexible packaging
A guidance to support the environmental assessment of flexible packaging solutions from a life cycle thinking perspective has just been provided by the European flexible packaging industry. It was elaborated by the environmental sustainability consultancy Quantis in collaboration with experts from six European flexible packaging converting companies and the association Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) and its content is publicly available.
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Supply chain disruptions drive up prices of European flexible packaging materials in first quarter of 2024
Shipping disruptions in the Red Sea have had a significant impact on supply chains, leading to increased prices of European flexible packaging materials in the first quarter of the year.
Prices of flexible packaging materials in Europe steady on high levels in Q4 2023
Although destocking ends in Q4 2023 demand is stabilising in 2024. The final three
months of 2023 saw a mixed set of results in prices for the basket of flexible packaging
materials used to assess markets across Europe.
Read more … Prices of flexible packaging materials in Europe steady on high levels in Q4 2023