Labeling and product decoration are critical to the packaging industry, combining the essential information to identify a product with the sales enhancement properties of branding and on-shelf visibility.

The Smart Industry Readiness Index is the first international programme to benchmark the current state of manufacturing globally
Data from nearly 600 manufacturing companies across 30 countries reveals new trends and identifies leading industries
Semiconductors, Electronics, and Pharmaceuticals sectors are frontrunners in digital transformation, with top companies focusing on connectivity and digital process integration
Productivity and quality-linked performance indicators are key focus areas for both multinational corporations (MNCs) and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) alike, but flexibility and speed are fast-emerging areas of priority
The International Centre for Industrial Transformation – an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization – has been established to work with both public and private sector partners to scale the SIRI Programme internationally

Following the news that the US Navy will install 3D-printed components on its submarines starting this year;

James Marques, Associate Analyst at GlobalData Aerospace, Defence and Security, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view:

The World Economic Forum is pleased to announce that it will hold its Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, from Sunday 22 to Thursday 26 May. Under the theme, Working Together, Restoring Trust, the Annual Meeting 2022 will be the first global in-person leadership event since the start of the pandemic.

Recovery from COVID-19 pandemic will continue but it is losing momentum
Inflation, record fiscal debt levels and COVID-19 combine to present a complex obstacle course for policy-makers
Europe is unlikely to see a similar rise in inflation as in the United States

At the Davos Agenda, the Prime Minister said Australia is emerging strongly from the pandemic and remains a stable and reliable partner as well as an important geopolitical stabilizer in the Indo-Pacific region
Morrison appeals for the world to “grow together”, with a rapid economic recovery necessary to close widening inequality gaps
He said Australia will be at the forefront of the new energy revolution, focusing on low-emission technologies
Australia aims to become a top 10 digital economy by 2030, underpinned by safety, security and trust

Janet Yellen says despite impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic recovery in the US has exceeded the most optimistic expectations
US labour market is exceptionally strong, with 6 million jobs added in 2021 and the unemployment rate below 4%.
The Biden administration’s economic growth strategy is guided by modern supply-side economics, which prioritizes labour supply, human capital, public infrastructure and investments in a sustainable environment.

World leaders met during the Davos Agenda and made urgent calls for public-private cooperation to identify and scale solutions for health, the environment and social justice
Heads of state and government, chief executives and civil society leaders spoke in open dialogue about their challenges and priorities in the year ahead
The discussions will feed into initiatives and platforms in the run-up to the Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos-Klosters from 22-26 May

The global Corrugated Cardboard Bulk Bins Market 2021 report covers a precious bundle of information illuminating the major sectors of the Corrugated Cardboard Bulk Bins market.

Commercial, graphics, publications, packaging and label printing all face fundamental challenges in adjusting to the market space in the wake of Covid.

China leads rebound ahead of Americas and Europe

Year 2020 third most successful year ever recorded
Outlook 2021: Double digit growth

A new in-depth study of the pressure-sensitive adhesives market has just been published by AWA Alexander Watson Associates.