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Our January 2026 report was our Packaging Raw Material Cost Forecast Update for 2026. This is the definitive report covering all materials for Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia.

This is information you simply cannot get anywhere else.

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Jan 1, 2026 News April 2026

In the most recent Edition of Pack Trax we report on a project we completed with a major consumer products company which delivered more than 15% overall cost improvement utilizing our proprietary Cost & Optimization Model Software. Cost Improvement traces to optimizing packaging raw material costs within supply agreements; ink and color management and total print cost optimization; and the drop-down impact on overheads and contribution margins. The 1st quarter ended with inflation of 7% to 35% on rigid plastic and flexible packaging resins driven by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East. This has been particularly impactful on resin prices in Latin America, China and Southeast Asia. The aluminum market has also been impacted by the war in the Middle East as about 18% of global aluminum is produced there.

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