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Associations and Organizations

Procarton (www.procarton.com)
European Association of Carton Producers.
Information, facts, publications, etc. on carton packaging. ( English )

Procarton Germany (www.procarton.de)
German Association of Carton Producers.
Information, facts, publications, etc. on carton packaging. ( German )

German Packaging Institute (DVI) and League of German Packaging Engineers (BDVI) (www.verpackung.org)
Everything about packaging ( German )
(collection of laws of relevance to packaging, news, job market, events, expert database, etc.).

Packaging Association of Canada (PAC) (www.pac.ca)
Information source for users and suppliers of packaging materials, products, machines and services.

COPACO – THE PACKAGING PARTNERSHIP (www.copaco.de)
Alliance of four leading folding carton manufacturers.

AUMA (www.auma.de)
AUMA_Association of the German Trade Fair Industry. ( multilingual )
( dates, locations, adresses, contact info, worldwide data, etc. )

ECMA - European Carton Makers Association (www.ecma.org)
ECMA is today the established forum for national carton associations throughout Europe

Information Portals

Diamond`s greenbox initiative – (www.diamondpackaging.com/green/)
Diamond's greenbox initiative focuses on researching, designing, and implementing packaging solutions that are innovative and sustainable.

Rainforest Alliance - (www.ra.org)
The Rainforest Alliance works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior.

Sustainable Packaging Alliance - (www.sustainablepack.org)
The Sustainable Packaging Alliance aims to be an international focal point for knowledge, tools and expertise that catalyse and facilitate continuous improvement in the environmental performance and sustainability of packaging systems.

Sustainable Packaging Coalition - (www.sustainablepackaging.org)
The Sustainable Packaging Coalition is an industry working group inspired by cradle to cradle principles and dedicated to transforming packaging into a system that encourages economic prosperity and a sustainable flow of materials.

Unipack – (www.unipack.ru)
Russian packaging portal (in English and Russian).
Source for news, company information, statistics, etc. relating to the Russian packaging industry

PropackExpo
– (www.propackexpo.com)
European online marketplace on process and packaging technology.
 
Packinfo World
– (www.packinfo.world.org)
Portal of the World Packaging Organization, featuring information and news from around the world.

Packaging-Technology (www.packaging-technology.com)
Serving the global packaging community through national packaging institutes

EUWID (www.euwid.de)
EUWID - European Economic Service – provides reliable and up-to-the-minute information - by insiders for insiders.

Paperboard Packaging Council (www.ppcnet.org)
The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) is the leading trade association representing
the manufacturers of paperboard packaging in the United States.

Pira – (www.piranet.com)
Pira is a leading commercial consultancy business which specialises in the packaging, paper,
printing and publishing industries. Pira has established a reputation as one of the key knowledge
providers in these related industry sectors.

Extended Retail Solutions (www.extendedretail.com)
Empowering Retailers Through Innovation

Periodicals

Boxboard Containers International – (www.industryclick.com)
U.S. trade journal offering extensive information on the global packaging market.

Packaging Digest Magazine – (www.packagingdigest.com)
A magazine that reaches packaging professionals who specify the purchase of packaging
machinery and/or materials. Packaging Digest covers the packaging marketplace which
serves the manufacturing, wholesaling and service industries.

Packaging Online – www.packaging-online.com)
Paperboard magazines with information, news, market data and trends for decision-makers
in the corrugated cardboard and folding carton sectors.

Packworld – www.packworld.com)
Plenty of news about the international packaging industry. Features a news archive containing
about 9000 articles from the last eight years, which may be used free of charge.

Verpackungsrundschau – (www.verpackungsrundschau.de)
How do you package what - and with what? You will find the answer to this question in every issue
of VR Verpackungs-Rundschau, one of the leading trade magazines on packaging.

Neue Verpackung – (www.neueverpackung.de)
Neue Verpackung is one of the leading international packaging magazines for
the packaging industry in Europe

Creativ Verpacken – (www.creativverpacken.de)
The magazine amongst the journals: Creativ verpacken accompanies packaging ideas which trigger
market success at the P.O.P. (Point of Purchase)/ P.O.S. (Point of Sale). Brand leadership and the
relevance of packaging in the marketing mix are consistently in the focus of the editorial work.

Lebensmittelzeitung – (www.lz-net.de)
LZ | NET English is the English internet edition of Germany's foremost food retailing publication,
Lebensmittel Zeitung. It is updated daily, often even hourly, with the latest news in retailing –
both food and non-food - the food industry in general, as well as related new media and e-business.

Pharmarundschau – (www.pharmarundschau.de)
Pharma + Food is the practice magazine for production, equipment and organization in the pharma -,
food and cosmetic industrie.

Food and Drug Packaging – (www.fdp.com)
A singular focus on food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical and personal care packaging.

Brand Packaging Magazin – (www.brandpackaging.com)
BrandPackaging — a source of ideas and data to help your packaging and point-of-purchase
displays deliver your marketing message to the consumer more effectively.

Packaging Magazin – (www.packagingmagazine.co.uk)
Packaging Magazine is a leading industry journal with its monthly newsletters –
Packaging Business and Packaging Innovation.

Emballages – (www.emballagesmagazine.com)
The weekly letter and the monthly magazine professional of packing ( French )

Beauty Packaging - (www.beautypackaging.com)
Covering all types of packaging, Beauty Packaging is published for executives involved in the personal care, cosmetic and fragrance industry.

Global Cosmetics Industry (GCI) - (www.gcimagazine.com)
The business magazine for the global beauty industry.

Market Statistics

Pharmaceutical – (www.packaging-gateway.com)
Key packaging statistics for the Pharmaceutical sector.

Food Packaging – (www.packaging-gateway.com)
Key packaging statistics for the Food sector.

Beverage Packaging – (www.packaging-gateway.com)
Key packaging statistics for the Beverage sector.

Cosmetic Packaging – (www.packaging-gateway.com)
Key packaging statistics for the Cosmetic sector.