{"id":4710,"date":"2025-01-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=4710"},"modified":"2025-01-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T05:00:00","slug":"latin-america-in-the-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=4710","title":{"rendered":"Latin America in the Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/ext\/resources\/css\/PS-articles.css\"\/>\n<p>Having majored in Latin American Studies at the University of Kansas \u2014 and having later reported on Brazil\u2019s sugarcane ethanol market \u2014 I always enjoy writing about packaging developments in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Generally speaking, Latin America is expected to garner attention as Donald Trump begins his second term as POTUS. Trump said post-election that he intends to impose a 25% tariff on all products coming into the United States from Mexico, which could definitely have ramifications for the packaging industry if enacted.<\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to watch the back-and-forth on tariffs and trade policy between Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. I remember seeing huge billboards promoting Sheinbaum for president when I visited Mexico City in January 2024. I wish I had snapped a photo of those billboards as a future reminder of Sheinbaum\u2019s landslide victory in June 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Politics aside, we at <em>Packaging Strategies<\/em> enjoy reporting on exciting packaging developments in Latin America, and lately there has been no shortage of news.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nefab.com\/\" rel=\"external noopener noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nefab<\/a> announced in October that PolyFlex \u2014 part of Nefab Group \u2014 is opening its doors in Le\u00f3n, Mexico, and expanding its manufacturing capabilities to accelerate in-house production of heavy-gauge thermoformed packaging. As the first facility in Mexico to offer both heavy-gauge thermoformed and injection-molded packaging, the expansion positions Nefab to provide a full range of sustainable packaging solutions tailored to the Lithium-Ion battery (LiB), E-mobility, and automotive sectors. You can read the full story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105152-nefabs-polyflex-opens-new-facility-in-mexico-for-thermoformed-packaging\" rel=\"noopener noopener noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Chile recently passed a law that will ban all single-use plastic in several fields, and the industry has been searching for materials that are non-plastic but feature all the characteristics of plastic. In a related development, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaiabiomaterials.com\/\" rel=\"external noopener noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gaia Biomaterials<\/a> has signed an agreement with Smart Pack S.A., a Saudi Arabia-based flexible packaging materials provider, making its plastic-alternative material, Biodolomer, available in Chile. You can read the full story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105138-gaia-biomaterials-partners-with-smart-pack-to-make-biodolomer-available-in-chile\" rel=\"noopener noopener noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sig.biz\/en-us\" rel=\"external noopener noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SIG<\/a> has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Celema, an emerging player in the Colombian co-packing sector for beverages. Celema is the first company in Colombia to implement SIG&#8217;s advanced aseptic carton filling technology. Production on the SIG Small 12 Aseptic was expected to start by the end of Q4 2024. You can read the full story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105196-sig-partners-with-celema-to-bring-aseptic-carton-filling-technology-to-colombia\" rel=\"noopener noopener noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are just a few examples of <em>Packaging Strategies\u2019<\/em> recent reporting on packaging developments in Latin America. We can\u2019t wait to report on the many exciting packaging innovations and partnerships that are sure to arise in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brad Addington<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>Chief Editor, <em>Packaging Strategies<\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>(248) 227-4727<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/mailto:addingtonb@bnpmedia.com?Subject=Re%3A%20PS%20Editor%27s%20Note\" target=\"_blank\">addingtonb@bnpmedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105325-latin-america-in-the-spotlight\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having majored in Latin American Studies at the University of Kansas \u2014 and having later reported on Brazil\u2019s sugarcane ethanol market \u2014 I always enjoy writing about packaging developments in the region. Generally speaking, Latin America is expected to garner attention as Donald Trump begins his second term as POTUS. 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