2026 Annual Work Conference of the National Packaging Standardization Technical Committee Held in Beijing

On November 5, 2026, the 2026 Annual Work Conference of the National Packaging Standardization Technical Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Packaging Standardization Committee") was held in Beijing. More than 50 representatives including Wang Junfeng, Director of the Equipment and Materials Standards Division, Standard Technology Management Department of the State Administration for Market Regulation, Meng Long from the Standards Division, Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Li Hua, President of China Packaging Federation and Chairman of the Packaging Standardization Committee, Wang Li, Chief Engineer of China Packaging Federation, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the Packaging Standardization Committee, and all committee members of the Packaging Standardization Committee attended the conference.

Director Wang Junfeng fully affirmed the work achievements of the Packaging Standardization Committee. He pointed out that standardization work should further strengthen the sense of responsibility and forward-looking awareness, enhance the construction of the standard system, and continuously track the implementation of standards. Meanwhile, it is necessary to closely focus on national industrial development strategies, proactively meet the development needs of advanced manufacturing and modern service industries, actively expand new fields of packaging standardization, strengthen the layout of standards in key directions, and support the transformation, upgrading and high-quality development of the packaging industry with high-quality standard supply.

Comrade Meng Long put forward five suggestions on the standardization work of the packaging industry: First, adhere to industrial thinking, implement policies by category, and scientifically plan standard construction; second, strengthen top-level design and improve the standard system of the packaging industry; third, increase standard supply to promote the high-quality development of the packaging industry; fourth, strengthen the publicity and promotion of standards and enhance the implementation and application of standards; fifth, deepen international cooperation and improve the internationalization level of packaging industry standards. It is hoped that the Packaging Standardization Committee will further play the supporting and leading role of standardization work and provide strong guarantee for the transformation and upgrading of the packaging industry.

Subsequently, Secretary-General Wang Li delivered a work report to the conference, comprehensively summarizing the work achievements of the Packaging Standardization Committee in standard system construction, standard formulation, revision and review, green and low-carbon development, international standardization, and standard implementation and publicity, and deploying the key work for 2027. In the next step, the Packaging Standardization Committee will continue to improve the packaging industry standard system, strengthen the construction of standards in fields such as product safety, green design, easy recycling and regeneration, and intellectualization, deepen international standard cooperation, enhance standard publicity and implementation, and further improve the ability of standardization work to serve industrial development.

In his concluding speech, President Li Hua expressed gratitude to the National Standardization Administration of the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology for their long-term support for the standardization work of the packaging industry, and affirmed the active participation and hard work of all committee members over the past year. He pointed out that packaging standardization work should further give full play to the professional advantages of committee members, strengthen the linkage between upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, promote the in-depth collaboration of industry, university, research and application, and lead industrial transformation and upgrading with high standards.

This annual meeting also invited Wu Yusun, Director of the First Review Department of the National Standard Technical Review Center of the State Administration for Market Regulation, to give a special lecture on national standard formulation policies and drafting requirements for compilation instructions, professionally interpreted relevant system documents such as the Administrative Measures for National Standards and the Administrative Measures for Adopting International Standards, and systematically explained the main contents, compilation requirements and precautions of national standard compilation instructions combined with practical cases, providing guidance for further standardizing the formulation and revision of standards and improving the quality of standard compilation.

During the period, China Packaging Federation carried out special publicity on four group standards for carbon footprint of packaging products including Greenhouse Gases—Quantification Method and Requirements for Product Carbon Footprint—Plastic Packaging Products (T/CPF 0092—2024), introduced the carbon footprint accounting requirements for paper, plastic, metal and glass packaging products, and explained carbon footprint accounting and resource recycling and other contents combined with two typical cases, providing a reference for enterprises to carry out carbon footprint accounting and green and low-carbon transformation.

The conference also reviewed and approved two national standards, namely Packaging Containers—Plastic Tamper-Evident Caps and Packaging Containers—Heavy-Duty Corrugated Boxes.

This conference systematically summarized the work achievements of the Packaging Standardization Committee in 2026, clarified the key work tasks for 2027, further enhanced the exchanges and cooperation among committee members, condensed industry consensus, and laid a solid foundation for the work in the next stage. In the next step, the Packaging Standardization Committee will give full play to the professional advantages of experts in various fields such as production, management and scientific research, focus on key directions including standard system construction, green and low-carbon development, intelligent development and international standardization, continuously improve the quality of standardization work, and provide solid support for the high-quality development of the packaging industry.