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China's packaging sector has formed a compliance system with higher-level laws as the overarching framework, dedicated regulations as support and mandatory national standards as the baseline, focusing on safety labeling, excessive packaging governance, green transformation and microplastics control. 1. Core laws and regulations (by application scenario). General compliance basis for packaging: the Product Quality Law: producers must ensure that packaging meets national/industry standards for protecting personal and property safety. The Law on the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests: packaging

The 2026 White Paper on Eco-Friendly Packaging Trends points out that “paper instead of plastic” has moved from “optional” to “mandatory,” and fully degradable materials are spreading faster. Policy drivers: the EU has entered a period of strict enforcement of its plastics ban since 2026, China's plastic restriction order is extending to third- and fourth-tier cities, and Switzerland has also passed a new law requiring a plastic packaging recycling rate of at least 55%. Technological breakthroughs: the cost of fully degradable plant fiber materials has fallen by about 30%, the barrier performance of paper-based composite materials

Cosmo Films has launched a transparent, anti-fog, biodegradable film to meet the performance and sustainability requirements of fresh food packaging applications. The newly developed film is a co-extruded, biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film with heat-sealable and treatable surfaces. The film features oxo-biodegradable properties and can biodegrade in about 2 to 2.5 years under suitable conditions, and is an advanced material for packaging applications requiring high transparency, sealing performance and effective fog management.

Sun Chemical has received RecyClass certification for its SunUno SoliCycle solvent-based nitrocellulose alternative ink system for flexible packaging, becoming one of the first suppliers to obtain RecyClass certification for solvent-based NC alternative inks and the first to offer a complete certified system combining NC alternative inks with laminating adhesives. The certification was obtained in 2026

The company will showcase its latest facestock, release liner and sustainable labels based on post-consumer recycled (PCR) material at the exhibition. Chiripal Poly Films Limited (CPFL) will present a comprehensive portfolio of facestock and release liner products at LOUPE Americas 2026 to meet the evolving needs of the label industry. The portfolio includes suitable

Bobst and Michelman presented the latest progress in their collaboration on recyclable high-barrier packaging, introducing mono-material polyethylene and paper-based structures designed to help converters meet the requirements of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation ahead of the January 2030 deadline. The two companies have collaborated for more than a decade in the field of sustainable barrier packaging and have released the latest advances on two flagship structures. OneBarrier PrimeCycl

On July 2-3, 2026, the 9th Logistics Packaging Technology Development Conference, hosted by the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing (CFLP) and organized by the CFLP Logistics Equipment Professional Committee, was held in Shanghai. Ma Zengrong, Member of the Standing Committee of the CFLP Party Committee, Vice President and Secretary-General, attended and delivered a speech. In his speech, Ma Zengrong said that logistics packaging, as a key link connecting production, circulation and consumption, is, relying on the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan and China's coordinated advancement of six

On July 13, Jiamei Packaging (002969) disclosed its 2026 semi-annual earnings forecast. In the first half of this year, the company expects to achieve a net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company of RMB 70.00 million to RMB 91.00 million, a substantial increase over RMB 19.7416 million in the same period last year, with a growth rate of 254.58% to 360.96%. Meanwhile, net profit after deducting non-recurring gains and losses is expected to be RMB 72.00

As environmental awareness grows, green and sustainable development has become a global consensus. As an indispensable part of daily life, food packaging is drawing increasing attention for its environmental friendliness. Thanks to its renewable and readily degradable characteristics, paper-based packaging has become an important direction for replacing plastic packaging. 1. Design Principles The 3R principle: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. By optimizing packaging structures

On July 16, 2026, Huayang New Material (600281) completed the disposal of a related-party asset, transferring 100% equity of its wholly-owned subsidiary to controlling shareholder Taihua Group for 1 yuan. The core of the target is a 60,000 t/yr PBAT plant project built at a cost of 570 million yuan. The company has formally exited the biodegradable materials sector, marking the failure of its five-year all-in bet on the PBAT track. On August 4, Huayang New Material (600281) announced that, because it transferred 100% equity of its wholly-owned subsidiary Shanxi Huayang Biodegradable New Materials Co., Ltd. ("Bio New Materials") to controlling shareholder Taihua Group for 1 yuan, it was sued by creditor Shanxi Yunzhuo Construction Group Co., Ltd., which demands the revocation of the equity transfer agreement.