The New Material World: Packaging’s Path Toward Sustainability

Sustainable packaging materials are reshaping how brands and machine builders work together, but cost and performance risk still slow the shift. That is the central finding of The New Material World: Packaging’s Path Toward Sustainability 2025, a research report from PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. As end users move toward more sustainable materials, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are adapting their machinery to deliver innovative solutions without compromising performance.

China: Food Labeling Requirements Exporters Need to Know in 2027

China doesn’t use warning seals or traffic-light labels: it requires a label printed in Chinese, with exact correspondence to the label in the language of origin, and a visible customs registration number on the package before the product can be sold. Today the rule in force is GB 7718-2011, but it already has an expiration …