Annual global plastic production of up to 400 million tons, of which up to 40% of the packaging field, this shocking data reminds us: sustainable development has become a major issue that cannot be avoided in the global packaging industry, especially in Asia. According to relevant authoritative statistics, although the use of plastic packaging has soared, its recycling rate is worrying, even less than 10%. With the growing demand for plastic packaging in China and other Asian countries, the ecological burden of waste packaging in the environment continues to increase.
To address this challenge, CHINAPLAS 2025 will hold an important conference entitled "Sustainable Plastic Packaging Forum" on April 15-16, 2025 at the Shenzhen International Convention and Exhibition Center, which is jointly organized by Ya-style Exhibition Services Co., Ltd. and the China Packaging Federation.
In today's society, the sustainable development trend of the packaging industry is becoming more and more obvious, and has received widespread attention from all walks of life. According to CHINAPLAS 2024, there are more than 1,900 industry-related suppliers participating in the exhibition, and more than 30% of the visitors are from the packaging industry. The global plastic packaging market size in 2023 reached $365.958 billion and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.91% between 2023 and 2028. This shows that in the future market environment, the importance of plastic packaging and related products will become more prominent.
The forum will explore hot trends and technologies in the field of plastic packaging, focusing on innovative materials, processing technologies and sustainable packaging solutions, covering the upstream and downstream of the entire plastic packaging industry chain. In this forum, not only consumer goods brands and packaging products manufacturers participate, it is expected that the proportion of brand and product manufacturers will exceed 60%.
Challenges and opportunities from an international perspective
The degree of internationalization of this forum is also very high, and will bring together representatives of authoritative packaging institutions from around the world. For example, the World Packaging Organization (WPO) will share trends, challenges and updates on sustainable development policies in the global plastic packaging market. The Asian Packaging Federation (APF) will bring green solutions for plastic packaging to the Asian market. In addition, experts from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) will conduct an in-depth analysis of the EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, presenting the latest EU regulations in this area to help countries understand and implement sustainable development.
To this end, the forum also invited a number of global leading enterprise experts from Dow Chemical, Shaanxi North people, Husky, Saudi Basic Industries and other companies to share their latest achievements in sustainable packaging solutions, and jointly discuss the pain points and difficulties faced by the plastic packaging industry in the process of sustainable development. This is not only a deep exchange in the industry, but also a strategic layout opportunity for companies to open overseas markets.
Innovative BuyerTalk sessions to facilitate communication
In order to promote the interaction and exchange of the forum, the organizers set up a special BuyerTalk session. This session will include packaging managers from leading brands, who will share their material and process concerns, as well as specific challenges encountered during the development of innovative packaging. This not only builds a platform for communication and exchange between brand owners and product manufacturers, but also promotes easy interaction between material and equipment suppliers, helping to achieve more efficient docking of the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain.