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Below is an initial list of possible subjects. It is not meant to be either comprehensive or prescriptive, but rather to serve as a trigger for your own interests and creativity.

• Market trends and developments;
• Sustainability issues, such as environment protection, recycling, down-gauging, extended /repeated use, reduction of energy inputs, bio-sourced materials, biodegradability, etc.
• Case studies (for example development of solutions to specific market/customer needs);
• Substitution of traditional materials (glass, metal, cardboard) with plastic bottles and containers;
• 'Intelligent' plastic bottles and containers;
• Innovative applications of blow moulding;
• Trends in filling techniques and shelf-life extension technologies – and their influence on container design and properties;
• Bottles/containers with improved functionality and properties: grip, aesthetics, barrier properties, chemical resistance, temperature resistance, (cold) impact resistance, top load, ESCR, etc.
• Innovations in materials and additives;
• Improvements/trends in product design;
• Functional and decorative developments in bottles/containers: labels, printing, caps & closures, dispensers and dosage metering, handles & grip improvement, etc.
• Trends in brand creation and management – and their consequences in terms of packaging design and properties;
• Developments in testing, quality assurance, standardisation, customer requirements;
• Developments in packaging regulation and their consequences for the industry;
• Innovations in machinery and process;
• Any other blow moulding-related subject.