Packaging Technologies to Meet Sustainability Goals

Table of contents

• 1. Introduction to packaging segments

• 2. Executive summary

• 3. Coverage of packaging

  • 3.1. Bioplastics

    • 3.1.1. Sustainability | Biodegradability | Recyclability | Compostable | Fossil | Cellulose | Starch | Chitin | Protein | Organic PE | Production | Bioplastic | Biodegradable | PBAT (Polybutylene adipate terephthalate) | PBS (polybutylene succinate) | bio-based PAs (polyamides) | Consumption | Bioplastic | Consumer perception | European | Biodegradable | Plastic disposal | fossil-based plastic | Physical environment | Awareness | Behavior | BioSource | Willingness to pay | Single-use plastic | Sustainability | Deacytylation | Chitin | Food packaging | Synthetic plastic | Biodegradable | Antimicrobial | Animal waste | Biological waste | Extraction | Chitosan | Demineralization | Deproteinization | Fabrication | Lower barriers | Corn starch | Extraction | Synthetic plastic | Food packaging | Polylactic acid | Sorbitol | Glycerin | Biodegradable | Thermoplastic | Mechanical | Polystyrene substitute | Plasticizer | green dot bioplastic | PBAT (Polybutylene adipate terephthalate) | Starch foaming material | Cellulose | Chitosan | Bioplastic film | Heat sealing | Composite film | starch | plasticizer | Citric acid | Sodium Carbonate | Carbon dioxide | Decomposed | Biomass | Polyol | Plasticized film | Chlorella | Active carbon | Bioplastic | Single-cell protein | Chitin | Nanofiber | Nanocomposite | Plant-based | Food packaging | Novel bioplastic | Oxygen barrier | Potato starch | Tensile strength | Protein films | Biodegradation test | Compostable bag | Thermoplastic | Gelatin | Polyvinyl | Physical & mechanical properties | Rosin | Polyurethane | Nanoparticles | Sustainable packaging | Biodegradable/compostable plastic | Ocean-bound plastic | Single material | Recycling | Packaging waste | Fossil resource | Biowaste | Green Growth and Energy Transition law | Eco-friendly | Environment

  • 3.2. Smart Packaging

    • 3.2.1. Smart packaging | e-commerce | Supply chain | Tracking | Tracing | Safety | Shelf life | Active packaging | Intelligent packaging | Active packaging | Intelligent packaging | Consumer perception | Food packaging | New technologies | Consumption | Behavior | Near-field communication | Internet | Wireless link | IoT | Augmented reality technology | Image recognition | Chip | Indicator | Store data | Packaged foods | Color | Freshness | Product quality | Microbial growth | Time | Temperature | Thermochromic ink | Package integrity | Distribution | Active packing | Scavengers/absorbers | Food packaging | Shelf life | Degradative reaction | Lipid oxidation | Moisture loss | CO2 | Ethylene | Oxygen | Antimicrobial | Volatile | Bioactive | Packaging film | Coating | Antioxidant | Antibacterial | Active packaging | Bamboo leaf antioxidant | Nano zinc oxide | Chitosan | Shelf life | Multicore piece | High-density powder | IC card intelligent packaging robot | Cold pressing | Hot pressing | Mounting shell | Shrinkage | Colorimetric | Anthocyanin | Pickering emulsion | Clovebud | Essential oil | Gelatin | Agar | Polylactic acid | Nano composite | Nanocrystal | Framework Regulation | European Food Safety Authority | European Regulation | Production

  • 3.3. Mono-material packaging

    • 3.3.1. Mono-material packaging | consumers | sustainable | Food preserving | Retailers | Suppliers | Recycling | Single type plastic | High barrier properties | Polyethylene | Low-density polyethylene | Linear low-density polyethylene | High-density polyethylene | Polypropylene | Polyethylene terephthalate | Cost-effective | Innovative sealing technology | Recyclable | Plastic circularity goals | Reverse Spout technology | Spouted pouches | Mono-material | Flexible packaging | Sustainability | Polyethylene | Vapor deposited film | Recyclability | Vapor deposited film | Mono-material | Polyethylene film | Sealant | Resin | Adhesion | Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd | Packaging material | Polypropylene | Shel life | Green asparagus | Antioxidant | Oligomerization | Antimicrobial | Chitosan | Pomegranate peel powder | CEFLEX | Flexible Package | Recyclability | Sustainable

  • 3.4. Recycling methods

    • 3.4.1. Plastic waste | Recycled plastic | Pyrolysis | Depolymerization | Solvent extraction | Mechanical recycling | Reused | Environmentally friendly | Consumption | Recycled | Consumer perception | Biodegradable | Sustainability | Reused | Plastic waste | Eco-friendly | Recycling | Melt bending | Separation | Sorting | Washing | Grinding | Pelletizing | Automated | Infrared Technologies | Polymer | Optical color | Density | Electrostatic | Melting point | Hydroclones | Recycling | Thermochemical | Decomposition | Polymer | Pyrolysis | Additives free | Recycling | Plastic waste | Wet-mechanical processing | Sorting | Robotics | Mental simulation | PET | Jinan University | Wuppertal Institute for Climate | Circulyzer | Extrusion | Waste polymers | Plastic Pollution Act | Advanced recycling technologies | Resins | Food Safety and Standard Act

  • 4. Deep dive – Bioplastics

    • 4.1. Coverage includes Cellulose, Starch-based, Chitin-based, Protein-based, Organic PE

      • 4.1.1. Sustainability | Biodegradability | Recyclability | Compostable | Fossil | Cellulose | Starch | Chitin | Protein | Organic PE

    • 4.2. Global production capacity up to 2025

      • 4.2.1.Production | Bioplastic | Biodegradable | PBAT (Polybutylene adipate terephthalate) | PBS (polybutylene succinate) | bio-based PAs (polyamides)

    • 4.3. Consumer perception

      • 4.3.1. Consumption | Bioplastic | Consumer perception | European | Biodegradable | Plastic disposal | fossil-based plastic | Physical environment | Awareness | Behavior | BioSource | Willingness to pay | Single-use plastic | Sustainability

    • 4.4. Bioplastic (Chitin-based) –Technologies: Deacytylation method

      • 4.4.1. Deacytylation | Chitin | Bioplastic | Food packaging | Synthetic plastic | Biodegradable | Antimicrobial | Animal waste | Biological waste | Extraction | Chitosan | Demineralization | Deproteinization | Fabrication | Lower barriers | CuanCec | Carapac | Shellworks | CruzFoam | BioLog

    • 4.5. Bioplastic (Starch-based) –Technologies: Extraction

      • 4.5.1. Bioplastic | Corn starch | Extraction | Synthetic plastic | Food packaging | Polylactic acid | Sorbitol | Glycerin | Biodegradable | Thermoplastic | Mechanical | Polystyrene substitute | Plasticizer | green dot bioplastic | BioPak | EnviGreen | GrowPac | Oceanium | Greenhope | BioLogiQ

    • 4.6. Bioplastic Packaging-Player Ecosystem

      • 4.6.1. Startups in biodegradable, compostable, recyclable, reusable
        • 4.6.1.1. Plantic | Graham | amcor | Evanesce | FKuR | BioPak | BioLogiQ | green dot | Biotec | Oceanium | Floreon | NatureWorks | EnviGreen | Greenhope | CuanCec | Carapac | BioLog | Refucoat | Cambridge Consultants | Berry | Full Cycle | Reifenhauser | Bosk | Refucoat | beyOndGREEN | Danimer Scientific | Yield10 | Zelfo Technology | Toppan | Phaxtec | Borregaard | NatureFlex

    • 4.7. Patents spotlight

      • 4.7.1. PBAT (Polybutylene adipate terephthalate) | Starch foaming material | Cellulose | Chitosan | Bioplastic film | Heat sealing | Composite film | starch | plasticizer | Citric acid | Sodium Carbonate | Carbon dioxide | Decomposed | Biomass | Polyol | Plasticized film | Chlorella | Active carbon | CCM Data & Business Intelligence | Texas Tech University System | Dsigntank

    • 4.8. Research updates on Bioplastic

      • 4.8.1. Bioplastic | Single-cell protein | Chitin | Nanofiber | Nanocomposite | Plant-based | Food packaging | Novel bioplastic | Oxygen barrier | Potato starch | Tensile strength | Protein films | Biodegradation test | Compostable bag | Thermoplastic | Gelatin | Polyvinyl | Physical & mechanical properties | Rosin | Polyurethane | Nanoparticles | KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

    • 4.9. Start-up benchmarking

      • 4.9.1. LYS Packaging | Growpac | Sulapac | EnviGreen | NotPla | CruzFoam | Loliware | hyabioplastic Biodegradable | Compostable
      • 4.9.2. Showcase startup – Xampla
        • 4.9.2.1. Xampla | Plant protein | Natural polymer | Edible packaging | Biocompatible | HorizonsVentures | Parkwalk

    • 4.10. Regulations & compliance

      • 4.10.1. Sustainable packaging | Biodegradable/compostable plastic | Ocean-bound plastic | Single material | Recycling | Packaging waste | Fossil resource | Biowaste | Green Growth and Energy Transition law | Bioplastic | Eco-friendly | Environment

  • 5. Deep dive – Smart packaging

    • 5.1. Global growth rates

      • 5.1.1. Smart packaging | e-commerce | Supply chain | Tracking | Tracing | Safety | Shelf life | Active packaging | Intelligent packaging | Sealed Air | ball | amcor | BASF | Huhtamaki

    • 5.2. Consumer perception

      • 5.2.1. Active packaging | Intelligent packaging | Consumer perception | Food packaging | New technologies | Consumption | Behavior |

    • 5.3. Major players in smart packaging

      • 5.3.1. Sealed Air | ball | amcor | BASF | Huhtamaki

    • 5.4. Smart packaging technologies

      • 5.4.1. NFC
        • 5.4.1.1. Near-field communication | Internet | Wireless link | IoT | Augmented reality technology | Image recognition | Chip | talkin’ things | Jameson | is it fresh | cellr
      • 5.4.2. Freshness sensors
      • 5.4.3. Time-temperature indicators
      • 5.4.4. Integrity indicators
        • 5.4.4.1. Smart packaging | Indicator | Store data | Packaged foods | Color | Freshness | Product quality | Microbial growth | Time | Temperature | Thermochromic ink | Package integrity | Distribution | GSP Chemical Industries | Jameson | Vanprob | ColorSensing | Aimplas
      • 5.4.5. Scavengers/Absorbers
        • 5.4.5.1. Active packing | Scavengers/absorbers | Food packaging | Shelf life | Degradative reaction | Lipid oxidation | microbial growth | Moisture loss | CO2 | Ethylene | Oxygen | Saltimore | Saes group | Symphony | Multisorb | McAirlaid’s | Clariant |
      • 5.4.6. Anti-microbial based
        • 5.4.6.1. Antimicrobial | Microbial growth | Volatile | Bioactive | Packaging film | Coating | Temperature | Production | Sealpac | FoodTouch | biofresh | IHRD | SOfresh

    • 5.5. Smart packaging ecosystem

      • 5.5.1. Food tracking
        • 5.5.1.1. Is it fresh | cellr | OPTEL | Avery Dennison | Scantrust | OpsSmart | Te-Food | Veridoc | VEE MEE | Unilever | Evigence | Innoscentia | LivingPackets | is it fresh |
      • 5.5.2. Shelf-life data
        • 5.5.2.1. Is it fresh | Inertia | Avery Dennison | The Information Highway Group | Innoscentia | Evigence | Blakbear | ColorSensing | Masitek

    • 5.6. Scientific Research Analysis

      • 5.6.1. Smart packaging | Antioxidant | Antibacterial | Active packaging | Bamboo leaf antioxidant | Nano zinc oxide | Chitosan | Shelf life | Multicore piece | High-density powder | IC card intelligent packaging robot | Cold pressing | Hot pressing | Mounting shell | Shrinkage | Colorimetric | Anthocyanin | Pickering emulsion | Clovebud | Essential oil | Gelatin | Agar | Polylactic acid | Nano composite | Nanocrystal | Wuhan Polytechnic University | Kyung Hee | Zhejiang University | Inovance

    • 5.7. Smart packaging – Start-up benchmarking

      • 5.7.1. Algramo | talkin’ things | Scantrust | is it fresh | LivingPackets | SpeechCode | Magic Add | ColorSensing

    • 5.8. Regulations & compliance

      • 5.8.1. Framework Regulation | European Food Safety Authority | European Regulation

  • 6. Mono-material packaging

    • 6.1. Global mono-material packaging market

      • 6.1.1. Mono-material packaging | consumers | sustainable | Food preserving | Retailers | Suppliers | Recycling | Single type plastic | High barrier properties | Polyethylene | Low-density polyethylene | Linear low-density polyethylene | High-density polyethylene | Polypropylene | Polyethylene terephthalate | Cost-effective | SK | Zotefoams | Mitsui Chemicals Group | Polysack | Coexpan | Graphic Packaging | Nissha | mondi

    • 6.2. Mono-material packaging technology overview

      • 6.2.1. Innovative sealing technology | Recyclable | Plastic circularity goals | Reverse Spout technology | Spouted pouches | Mono-material | Flexible packaging | Sustainability | Dow | Menshen

    • 6.3. Mono-material packaging technology ecosystem

      • 6.3.1. Bobst | Garware | emsur | IMA Dairy &Foods | Mondorevive | Coveris | mondi | Royal | Toppan | Mitsubishi Chemical | MARS | AR Packaging | TeraPlast | PALL | Hyosung Chemical | Braskem | Rotografia | Gualapack | Jindal | Unilever | Michelman | Swiss Pack | Km Packaging | Be innovative | UFLEX | MAX Specialty Films | Innovia | Taurus | Polygala | oben

    • 6.4. Scientific Research Analysis

      • 6.4.1. Polyethylene | Vapor deposited films | Recylcability | Vapor deposited film | Mono-material | Polyethylene film | Sealant | Resin | Adhesion | Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd | Packaging material | Polypropylene | Shel life | Green asparagus | Antioxidant | Oligomerization | Antimicrobial | Chitosan | Pomegranate peel powder | University of Catania | Kapadokya University | Bohai University

    • 6.5. Regulations & compliance

      • 6.5.1. CEFLEX | Flexible Package | Recyclability | Sustainable

  • 7. Recycling Methods

    • 7.1. Global recycled plastics market

      • 7.1.1. Plastic waste | Recycled plastic | Pyrolysis | Depolymerization | Solvent extraction | Mechanical recycling | Reused | Environmentally friendly | MARS | TotalEnergies | Unilever | Aimplas | The Coca-cola Company | NextLoopp | amcor | Pepsico | DOW \ BASF

    • 7.2. Consumer perceptions

      • 7.2.1. Consumption | Recycled | Consumer perception | Biodegradable | Sustainability | Reused | Plastic waste | Eco-friendly

    • 7.3. Plastic recycling technologies

      • 7.3.1. Mechanical recycling

        • 7.3.1.1. Recycling | Melt bending | Separation | Sorting | Washing | Grinding | Pelletizing | Automated | Infrared Technologies | Polymer | Optical color | Density | Electrostatic | Melting point | Hydroclones | Dimaplast | KL – Entsorgung | Lucyplast | Corplex | Vogt plastic

      • 7.3.2. Chemical recycling

        • 7.3.2.1. Recycling | Thermochemical | Decomposition | Polymer | Pyrolysis | Additives free | BASF, British plastics Federation | Mondelez International | wrap

    • 7.4. Plastic recycling ecosystem

      • 7.4.1. Quantafuel | Alpla | Tomra | Borealis | TotalEnergies | Ineos | Aimplas | BASF | efsa | Nextloopp | Cumapol | Unilever | DOW | lyondellbasell | Saperatec | Recycling Technologies | Pyrowave | OBBOTEC | Novoloop | Purecycle | Quantafuel | Eastman | Scholle IPN | ProAmpac | Nestle | Emmi Group | Henkel | Sealedair | Licella | agilyx

    • 7.5. Scientific Research Analysis

      • 7.5.1. Recycling | Plastic waste | Wet-mechanical processing | Sorting | Robotics | Mental simulation | PET | Jinan University | Wuppertal Institute for Climate | Circulyzer | Extrusion | Waste polymers | Li Qin |

    • 7.6. Regulations & compliance

      • 7.6.1. Plastic Pollution Act | Advanced recycling technologies | Resins | Food Safety and Standard Act |

    • 8. Highlights & FutureBridge recommendations