The global pharma packaging market - worth $47.5bn (Eur35.87bn) in 2011 - is expected to grow to $73bn in 2018, with a CAGR of 5.6%, according to a report by Transparency Market Research.
A global packaging firm has hooked up with a company specialising
in electronic disease management solutions to develop a new
generation of electronically-enhanced pharmaceutical packaging.
Global packaging giant MeadWestvaco has acquired Saint-Gobain
Calmar, a manufacturer of plastic dispensing and spraying systems,
looking to establish a solid footing in primary packaging.
US packaging giant MeadWestvaco has reported a 38 per cent increase
in fourth-quarter profits, helped by cost-cutting, cash from the
sale of forest land and strong sales of consumer packaging
materials.