Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) has become one of the most efficient materials in modern packaging. Its combination of low weight, transparency, mechanical strength, barrier performance, food-contact...

Food packaging is often described as a competition between plastic, paper, glass and metal. That view is becoming increasingly simplistic.In 2026, the food packaging market is evolving around a more f...

India’s corrugated packaging industry is facing a familiar problem in an increasingly unfamiliar form: the cost of kraft paper is rising faster than converters can comfortably pass those costs through...

Beauty and fragrance packaging has always been more than a container. In 2026, the beauty and fragrance packaging market is increasingly being shaped by the intersection of premium aesthetics, dispens...

The beverage packaging market is entering a new phase in 2026. PET, aluminum, glass and cartons are no longer competing primarily on packaging cost. Beverage producers are increasingly evaluating pack...

For most of its history, the coatings industry has been bought and sold on a relatively simple equation: price per litre, coverage and volume. That equation is losing relevance in the segments where c...

For most of its history, polyethylene competed on price per kilogram. A converter picked a grade, ran it, and the resin supplier's job ended at the gate. That model is breaking down. A recent collabor...

Sulfur has emerged as a critical cost variable for the global fertilizer industry. Spot sulfur prices have recently moved above $1,000/t, representing an increase of more than 300% since August 2025. ...

Pan Masala Packaging in 2026: India's Plastic Ban Turns Into a Materials RacePrismane Consulting | Packaging Insights | September 2026Three years ago, the story around pan masala packaging was told in...

Most packaging categories in 2026 are sending mixed signals.One packaging producer reports volume growth while another reports declines in the same end market. In many cases, the difference is not und...

The molded fiber packaging market is shifting from a niche sustainable packaging solution towards a conventional alternative to polystyrene and plastic formats. The molded fiber packaging converts rec...

For years, the European chemical industry has been waiting for the same sequence of events: demand recovery, higher operating rates, tighter supply and eventually a return to more sustainable margins....

For most of the last decade, biomethane projects were built on the strength of a capital grant and the hope that someone would buy the gas. That model produced plants, but it produced them slowly, and...

India’s phenol market is moving from a structurally import-led model toward a mix of domestic production, captive downstream integration and strategically important imports. Prismane Consulting examin...

India's optical fibre expansion is usually read as a telecom story. Prismane Consulting reads it as a materials story. This analysis examines where the incremental polymer demand actually sits across ...