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The season for International Expo’s is upon us and in May we will be focussing on the interpack Trade Fair in Dusseldorf. This year almost 3,000 companies will be represented covering every aspect of the packaging industry. Once again, interpack will be offering the packaging and related process industries the most extensive overview of the global packaging market yet.

This optimistic look at global markets is encouraging considering that the world is not only having to face unprecedented natural disasters but also a war in Europe that has created a sharp rise in global inflation.

However, the resilience of the packaging industry is legendary and somehow it seems to be able to maintain its onward drive for increased sustainability, whilst at the same time, promoting the circular economy. Innovation is also alive and well at interpack across the entire spectrum.

In this bumper issue, SPN covers a number of key areas that are of special interest. These range from new Luxury Packaging advances to the latest developments in the Pharma and Cosmetics sectors. We also have some independent, in-depth contributions from Ecoveritas and from Mondi’s director of eCommerce, Nedim Sisic. In addition, there is a feast of engaging topics throughout this latest issue and due to popular demand, our regular feature, ‘Retail Round-Up’ continues to bridge the gap between the consumer, the manufacturer and the converter.

In any event, we trust and hope that everyone will stay well and safe throughout this turbulent period. In the meantime, we send our thoughts and condolences to all those who are suffering such deprivation in Ukraine and in the Turkey/Syria earthquake disaster.

Sincerley,

Philip Yorke ( Editor )