'成長の源泉はつねに革新であること！'インターパック2014にみる世界包装界の新しい潮流

摘要

今回で20回目の節目を迎えたインターパックのメインコンセプトは，Every Innovation Has Its Starting Pointであった。筆者は，これを"成長の源泉はつねに革新であること！"と捉え，以下のように視察報告をまとめた。イノベーションを単に新技術開発にとらわれず，出展各社の成長戦略を含めて，もっと広い視点で理解することに努めた。%The main concept of this Interpack 2014 was "Every Innovation Has Its Starting Point". Arita translated it in Japanese, "The Driving Force of the Growth is Always Innovation". He stresses the innovation doesn't mean only technology development but challenges to new game-changing systems or solutions for the industry, society, and consumers. This article covers: 1)SAVE FOOD Initiative and food loss reduction at Interpack 2)Flexible packaging as the most key topics at Interpack 3)Strategic growth and New innovations seen in European-based major flexible converters 4)Retailer's driven chilled ready meals and retail ready packages 5)New technologies to be focused for the near future 6)New packaging trends in pharmaceuticals industry At the end Arita mentions prospective trends and technologies to be seen at the next Interpack 2017. He expects to see more paper-based composite packages in 2017.