Market Trends, Research & Reports

Styrofoam: cheap/light for food containers and cushioning, but degradation-resistant, Ghanaian cities struggle to collect fragments before drains/waterways.

The decree targets single-use plastic packaging for pre-packaged vegetables below 1.5kg, along with single-use flexible packaging for hospitality cosmetics, beauty, and hygiene products thrown away before the next guest arrives.

In response to steep, ongoing cost rises in kraft paper, duplex board, chemicals, inks, and lamination films, the association, covering hundreds of printing, packaging, and binding units across Punjab and neighbouring states, unanimously backed the increase.

Across the Gulf, on-demand garment printing demand has expanded, brands, promotional suppliers, and e-commerce operators are pursuing shorter production runs and faster turnaround.

Shifting to finished/semi-finished goods demands investment in processing, packaging, cold storage, and logistics for perishables and packaged products bound for regional and global markets.

S.K. Offset CMD Agarwal: focused on integrated printing/packaging via tech upgrades, process optimisation, customer diversification, value-added expansion.

Designed to bridge lab research and commercial scaling partners, the platform gives innovators industrial testing and market feedback academic projects seldom obtain.

Bringing together clearer portfolio presentation, retail differentiation, and healthfulness visuals, the redesign leads into a five-year expansion: higher capacity, wider distribution, and continued innovation spend.

The Riyadh facility features dedicated packaging development and seasonings labs alongside quality testing, positioning packaging innovation as a core function, not a supporting one.

FMCG growth in urban/rural India drives sachets, pouches, lightweight packs—especially in Tier-2/3 cities where affordability rules.