PACKAGING SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL

Foreword

• The power of packaging has never been greater
  Mary Murphy, Editor

Introduction

• Packaging the foundation for consumer choice
  Julian Carroll, EUROPEN

Packaging Futures

• Working together for total consumer satisfaction
  Ann Stirling Roberts, director – packaging, Pira International
• The future belongs to the brave, the smart and the quick
  Dr Walter Lewis, managing director, the Faraday Packaging Partnership
• Unique, relevant and cost effective
  Mary Murphy, Editor
• Motivation and cultural change
  Tom Fisher, senior lecturer in Research in Art and Design at Sheffield Hallam University
• Inclusive not exclusive
  Katherine Gough, research associate, Royal College of Art
• Surface texture and the emotional impact of packaging
  Tom Childs, professor mechanical engineering, and Catherine Barnes, research fellow school of mechanical engineering, University of Leeds
• Future assured by novel and emerging technologies
  Ben Punchard, technical and social trends researcher, and Karen Steenson, technology translator, Faraday

User Markets

• Retailer power: the threats and opportunities
  Mary Murphy, Editor
• Convenience and health drive growth in global food and drink markets
  Jonathan Thomas, Senior Market Analyst, Leatherhead Food International
• On the verge of a revolution
  Roger Trew, International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering
• Drugs packaging: injecting innovation
  Mary Murphy, Editor

Packaging Supply

• Lifestyles drive packaging growth and solutions
  Rexam plc – Consumer Packaging Report
• Adding value: the way forward for converters
  Pauline Covell
• Versatile, functional and economic
  Richard Beswick and David Dunn, Rapra Technology
• Heading the most wanted list
  The Confederation of European Paper Industries
• Exceptional barrier properties key to success
  Guido Winsel, European Aluminium Foil Association
• Metal’s lustre continues to shine
  Tony Woods, director, Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association (MPMA)
• Clarity the driving force behind labelling regulations
  Mary Murphy, Editor
• Progress through partnership
  Andrew Hartley, Director of Strategy & Communications - Packaging Directorate, British Glass Manufacturers’ Confederation
• The future of digital print in packaging
  Keith Brackenborough, consultant print services manager, J. Sainsbury
• Less means more in machinery technology
  Andrew Manly, secretary, Processing and Packaging Machinery Association (PPMA)

The Environment

• Creating transparent and effective legislation
  Julian Carroll, managing director, EUROPEN
• Canada and the US take local government approach
  Michele Raymond, publisher of Recycling Laws International and State Recycling Laws Update
• Mixed bag of regulations in the Asia Pacific
  Michele Raymond, publisher, Recycling Laws International
• Voluntary action the way forward down under
  The Packaging Councils of Australia, and New Zealand

Useful Contacts