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Plastics in Packaging by SPE brings together leading experts, innovators, and decision-makers across the packaging value chain to explore the latest advancements, sustainability strategies, and regulatory frameworks shaping the future of plastic packaging. This event offers a comprehensive look at materials innovation, circular economy integration, and compliance with global regulations to support sustainable and high-performance packaging solutions.
Key Themes & Topics
🔬 Materials Innovation
- Advanced barrier materials and coatings designed to extend shelf life and enhance recyclability.
- Emerging bioplastics and biodegradable packaging solutions aligned with end-of-life strategies.
- Smart and active packaging technologies to improve product protection and consumer interaction.
- Development of recyclable multilayer structures and mono-material alternatives.
- Innovations in flexible and rigid packaging resins and additives for improved performance and sustainability.
🔁 Sustainability & Circular Economy
- Design for Recyclability (DfR) strategies to enable closed-loop systems.
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodologies and carbon footprint analysis in packaging development.
- Integration of chemical and mechanical recycling into packaging value chains.
- Implementation of reuse models and refillable packaging systems.
- Comparative insights on compostable vs recyclable materials, including policy and performance considerations.
- The evolving role of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in driving sustainable packaging practices.
- Certification schemes and labeling standards to communicate packaging sustainability.
- Technical and market challenges in incorporating post-consumer recycled (PCR) content.
📜 Regulations and Market Compliance
- Overview of global packaging regulations including FDA, EFSA, and emerging regional frameworks.
- Regulatory trends on additives used in packaging, including safety and sustainability requirements.
- Analysis of bans, restrictions, and obligations under single-use plastics (SUP) directives.
- How corporations align packaging innovation with sustainability reporting and ESG goals.
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