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Sustainability

Packforum 2024 Insights: Next-Gen Recycling & Materials: What Packaging Teams Need to Know Now

11 Minutes read June 01, 2026
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Sustainability

Sustainable Packaging Trends in 2026: What Brands Need to Know Right Now

Explore the biggest sustainable packaging trends shaping 2026, from recyclable-by-design systems and EPR compliance to supply chain transparency and material innovation.

Sustainability

EPR Revolution: How Turning Packaging Compliance into Competitiveness Gives Brands an Edge

An in-depth analysis of how EPR regulations, tariff packaging costs, and global compliance shifts could impact India’s FMCG and consumer brands export competitiveness through 2030.

Sustainability

PPWR Explained: What the EU Packaging Regulation Means for Global Consumer Brands

The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is reshaping packaging requirements worldwide. Learn what global consumer brands must do to prepare for recyclability, compliance, and sustainability targets.

Packaging Innovation & Engineering

Can Redesigning Vent Holes Transform Packaging Performance? A 13kg Banana Box Study

A data-driven case study exploring how redesigning vent hole geometry in a 12kg banana box improves airflow, cooling efficiency, structural integrity, and overall packaging performance in fresh produce logistics.

Packaging Procurement

What Is Should-Cost Modelling in Packaging? A Practical Guide for Procurement Teams

Learn how should-cost modelling helps procurement teams improve packaging cost transparency, optimize supplier negotiations, and reduce hidden expenses through structured cost analysis.

Packaging Procurement

Why Fast-Growing India Brands Need a Packaging Consultant (And How to Choose One)

Fast-growing Indian brands face increasing packaging complexity across compliance, procurement, sustainability, and scalability. Learn why hiring a packaging consultant can help brands reduce costs, improve execution, and scale efficiently.

Design to Value

Why Founders Get Packaging Wrong (And What It Costs Them)

Many founders underestimate packaging until it starts affecting margins, customer experience, and scalability. Discover the hidden costs of poor packaging decisions and how strategic packaging creates long-term business value.

Specification Management

How to Choose Packaging Specification Management Software: A Buyer's Guide for FMCG & Consumer Brands

A practical guide for packaging managers and procurement leads evaluating specification management platforms — covering key features, build vs buy decisions, and what to validate before shortlisting any tool.

Sustainability

Singapore BCRS Has Launched. Is Your Packaging Ready for the APAC Compliance Wave?

Singapore’s BCRS and EPR regulations are reshaping packaging compliance across APAC. Learn what packaging teams must do now to stay compliant and competitive.

Specification Management

AI in Packaging Artwork Management: From Manual Bottleneck to Strategic Advantage

Discover how AI is transforming packaging artwork management by eliminating manual bottlenecks, improving accuracy, and enabling faster, scalable workflows.

Talent Flex

R&D as a Service: Why Packaging Teams Are Outsourcing Execution to Protect Innovation

Discover how R&D in packaging is shifting from traditional product innovation to execution-driven service models, enabling faster, scalable, and cost-efficient solutions.

Packaging Innovation & Engineering

From Shelf to Screen: How Consumer Expectations Are Redrawing the Rules of Packaging

Consumer expectations are reshaping packaging across retail and digital channels. Discover how brands must adapt packaging design for e-commerce, sustainability, and enhanced customer experience.

Packaging Innovation & Engineering

First Principles Thinking in Packaging Design: How to Stop Innovating by Analogy

Most packaging 'innovation' is just iteration, tweaking what already exists. Packfora's Gauri Barve Kale explains how First Principles Thinking unlocks genuine packaging design breakthroughs: from beauty brand reformats to protein brand packaging that changed consumer adoption.

Sustainability

Beyond the Buzzword: How to Actually Measure Packaging Sustainability

Beyond the Buzzword: How to Actually Measure Packaging Sustainability” explains that true sustainability isn’t about labels like eco-friendly or recyclable—it’s about measurable impact. It highlights key metrics such as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), carbon footprint, material efficiency, recyclability, and end-of-life outcomes. The blog emphasizes shifting from marketing claims to data-driven decisions to achieve real environmental impact.

Design to Value

What PlastIndia 2026 Reveals About the Future of Packaging

Insights from PlastIndia 2026 reveal how sustainability, material innovation, and digital intelligence are reshaping the future of the global packaging industry. Discover the key trends influencing procurement strategies, packaging engineering, and supply chain agility.

Sustainability

Packaging Industry Outlook 2026: Innovation, Sustainability & Consumer Experience

Explore how sustainability innovation, premium packaging experiences, circular economy models, and AI-driven decision making are shaping the global packaging industry outlook for 2026.

Packaging Innovation & Engineering

Digital Transformation in Packaging: Why Mold Management Is the Silent Competitive Advantage

Discover how digital mold lifecycle management is transforming packaging operations by improving tooling visibility, reducing downtime risks, optimising capital investments, and enabling smarter supply chain automation. Learn why intelligent mold management is emerging as a silent competitive advantage for global packaging leaders.

Design to Value

Packaging Industry Trends 2026: Speed, Regulation & Premiumisation Reshaping the Future of Packaging

Explore the top packaging industry trends shaping 2026 including innovation speed, sustainability regulations, and premiumisation. Learn how packaging is evolving into a strategic business lever influencing cost efficiency, brand experience, and supply chain agility.

Supply Chain Automation

From Reactive to Predictive: Extending Mold Lifecycles with AI in Packaging Operations

In packaging production, few assets are as capital-intensive and as chronically under-managed as molds. Whether it's injection molding for bottle caps or blow molding for bottles, every packaging format depends on molds performing at their best.

Specification Management

Navigating PPWR 2025/40: Lessons from the Frontlines of Packaging Compliance

Over the past few months, I've been having a recurring conversation with our clients, especially those operating across Europe

Packaging Procurement

Late Varianting in Packaging: On-Demand Corrugate Printing for Agility and Sustainability

In recent conversations with both global FMCG firms and high-growth nutraceutical startups, one challenge keeps surfacing: packaging is lagging the rest of the supply chain

Sustainability

8 Packaging Trends That Will Shape the Future: Sustainability, Innovation & Smart Design

We've often said that the future of packaging won't be shaped by any one force—it will be shaped at the intersections.

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