Core Focus of 2026 Packaging News: Green Mandatory Standards Taking Effect, the New National Express Delivery Standard in Force, and Digital-Intelligent Design Trends
Key industry trends
Greening of materials: mono-material, high recycled content and bio-based materials are accelerating the replacement of traditional plastics, and "true degradability" has become the compliance baseline; reusable boxes, narrow-width tape and direct shipping in original cartons have become logistics standards.
Digital-intelligent design: AI empowers packaging structure optimization and personalized customization, blockchain traceability codes are becoming widespread, and packaging is upgrading from a container to a brand data interaction touchpoint.
Functional experience: emphasis on "sensory unboxing" and convenience (such as easy opening, lightweighting), food packaging balancing freshness preservation with safety labeling, and luxury packaging returning to craft texture.
Industrial scale: China currently has more than 2.73 million packaging-related enterprises, with high concentration in Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu; the industry is transforming from "single-use consumables" to "full-chain circular services".
Changes in key application areas
Express logistics: full coverage of electronic waybills, widespread use of reusable transit bags, and leading enterprises building a closed-loop operating model of "R&D + leasing + recycling".
Food and beverage: small-portion "premium" packaging is on the rise, flexible packaging is making a comeback but with an emphasis on texture, and high-saturation colors combined with precision marketing attract shelf attention.
——This article is reprinted from China Packaging Network (pack.cn). Original link: http://news.pack.cn/show-379835.html
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