Market Trends, Research & Reports

Of the net proceeds, US$7.46M goes to new plant and machinery and US$2.04M to debt prepayment, enabling capacity expansion and compliance with line-specific vendor requirements.

Sonoco Metal Packaging SIEM (previously Eviosys Packaging SIEM) was suspended for breaching regulations governing periodic financial disclosures.

The shift from bulk pits to standardised transport/retail cartons has changed date distribution, enabling producers to supply bigger buyers, processors, exporters, retailers, requiring consistent packs for handling and display.

The minister backed JVs to process Pakistani agricultural goods for Middle East markets, while the commerce ministry pursues investment in processing, packaging, cold storage, and certification instead of raw exports.

Dow’s Keith Cleason said the two firms are piloting a market-based commercial model to cut adoption risk, clarify demand signals, and speed low-carbon packaging commercialisation across the value chain.

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau asked the International Trade Administration Commission to conduct a sector-wide review and recommend trade policy tools to make the industry more sustainable and resilient.

The 97th-percentile global score demonstrates progress, said Hotpack founder/MD/group CEO Abdul Jebbar PB, sustainability is now integral to the company’s operations, innovation, and growth.

To reduce material and boost recyclability, the company is shifting foods packaging to mono-material/polyolefin structures and select products to 100% rPET bottles.

Camelot’s GH¢36.97M ($3.57M) revenue demonstrates specialised printing’s outsized returns potential in emerging African markets, particularly with expanding consumer goods.

With sustainability a persistent structural driver, recycled PET is growing in packaging and textiles; regional supply and demand rest on collection infrastructure, recycling capacity, regulation, and brand pledges.