{"id":11762,"date":"2021-10-20T16:28:46","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T08:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=11762"},"modified":"2023-03-23T10:50:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T02:50:26","slug":"top-5-packaging-trends-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/top-5-packaging-trends-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Packaging Trends You Need To Know In 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The packaging materials industry can be divided into consumer packaging and industrial packaging. The former refers to the packaging of goods sold to consumers, primarily involving shopping bags<\/a>, packaging bags<\/a>, padded mailers<\/a>, boxes<\/a> and gift wraps<\/a>, etc. Food and beverage packages, such as PET bottles, laminated paper packages and flexible packaging, also fall within this category. Industrial packaging is mainly used for protection and transportation purposes. It includes vacuum packs<\/a>, heat seal<\/a>, shrink packaging films, cartons<\/a>, paperboard boxes<\/a>, PS foam, bubble wrap<\/a>, and foam sheets.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Chinese Mainland is a major consumer goods production centre that generates a mammoth demand for packaging materials. The growth in other businesses on the mainland has also boosted the demand for advertising, packaging, and printing. In the meantime, growing numbers of consumer goods manufacturers are outsourcing their packaging production to specialised packagers. These developments have created business opportunities for packaging subcontractors.\u00a0<\/p>

As online shopping has accelerated, there has been a visible increase in demand for e\u2011commerce packaging solutions. Demand for paper boxes and labels is expected to grow the fastest, boosted by the increase in package volume. Packaging is expected to become more personalised to help with marketing and brand differentiation. However, brands are also becoming increasingly aware of sustainable e\u2011commerce packaging and are looking for ways to reduce packaging waste. For example, leading online fashion retailer\u00a0Zalora<\/em>\u00a0has started using recyclable packaging and has adopted reusable packaging bags for returned products from customers.\u00a0<\/p>

Flexible packaging has been gaining popularity in recent years, and it is likely to be increasingly used to replace or complement the packaging of product assortments that have traditionally been packaged in cans and bottles. One example of this trend is stand\u2011up pouches, which are increasingly used in food and beverages packaging, especially for liquids. They are easy to store and highly practical to close or reseal. They also use fewer materials, which helps to reduce shipping and logistics costs. Polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, and polypropylene are some of the common materials used in most flexible packaging.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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1. Sustainable Packaging<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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