Green Packaging Leads a New Consumer Trend, with Over 2.73 Million Packaging-Related Enterprises in Existence
Not long ago, excessive packaging was widely criticized; today, a packaging revolution is quietly taking place. From degradable materials to minimalist design, from reduced packaging to recycling, green packaging is becoming a new competitive arena for brands. The state has successively issued standards restricting excessive packaging, pushing the packaging industry to transform toward lightweight and recyclable formats, returning packaging to its essence of protecting goods.
Technological innovation empowers packaging. Smart packaging can monitor food freshness in real time, active packaging can extend shelf life, plant-based materials replace traditional plastics, and new eco-friendly materials such as mushroom mycelium and seaweed film have already been put into commercial use. Leading brands have rolled out "zero-plastic packaging" and "original-carton shipping" solutions one after another, both reducing costs and winning consumer goodwill.
Green packaging is not only an environmental choice but also a business opportunity. Data shows that more than 70% of consumers are willing to pay a premium for eco-friendly packaging, and sales of sustainable packaging products continue to grow. From the production end to the consumption end, a packaging transformation that is "reduced, recyclable and greener" is injecting fresh vitality into the consumer market.
Data from Tianyancha's professional edition shows that, as of now, China has more than 2.737 million packaging-related enterprises in operation and in existence. Among them, about 186,000 new related enterprises have been registered so far in 2026. Judging from the trend in the number of enterprise registrations, over the past five years the number of registrations of packaging-related enterprises has shown year-on-year growth, peaking in 2025.
In terms of regional distribution, Guangdong Province, Zhejiang Province and Jiangsu Province rank at the top in the number of packaging-related enterprises, with more than 470,000, 405,000 and 296,000 respectively.
——This article is reprinted from the China Packaging Network (pack.cn), original link: http://news.pack.cn/show-379850.html
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