Reports, Research & Trends

By April’s end, the packaging industry stopped waiting, building alternatives, locking suppliers, and betting fibre, automation, and circularity will outlast the next disruption.

The centre supports research-based packaging design, consumer testing, regulatory alignment, and material selection.

Additional units are expected to be installed during the year – Baheti plans to invest ₹20-25 crore (approximately US$2.4-3.0 million) in FY27 to set up an aluminium wire rod unit.

The 112.7% surge in automation revenue stands out as the quarter’s most significant trend.

North America generated US$248 million in packaging profit while EMEA bled red ink despite its 50% revenue surge.

AWL’s 20% surge in packing material costs illustrates the transmission chain from geopolitics to grocery shelf.

While foreign exchange trends were unfavourable, they were offset by efficient raw material sourcing, production gains, lower depreciation, and reduced SG&A expenses.

The divergence between the packaging paper segment’s 89 percent revenue growth and the group’s 46 percent profit decline suggests that publication paper, Norske Skog’s traditional business, is dragging down overall results.

Ardagh’s 11 percent EBITDA growth in a quarter of volume declines proves that operational discipline can outrun market headwinds.

Industrial footprint optimisation plans are progressing and should support performance from the second half of the year, while the Performance Action Plan continues to deliver solid results and energy hedging covers more than 80 percent of needs for the year.