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CCTV.com News: As major e-commerce platforms kick off their mid-year promotions, close to 400 million express parcels are moving across the country every day starting in June. But in interviews, reporters found that excessive express packaging is still widespread: a big box inside a small box, packaging boxes stuffed with plastic foam, and layer upon layer of wrapping torn open before the product finally appears... CCTV reporter Tang Ying: These parcels are all items I bought from different e-commerce platforms; let's take a look at their pack

Flexible packaging refers to packaging made from various pliable plastic materials that conform to the shape of the packaged product. It is widely used across many industries, including food and beverage, personal care products, pharmaceuticals and household goods.

According to "The Future of Packaging: Long-Term Strategic Forecast to 2028" released by the US consulting firm Smithers, four major trends will emerge in packaging by 2028: innovation, sustainability, convenience and intelligence. At this year's Shanghai International Luxury Packaging Exhibition, the author was on site and also discovered numerous innovative packaging and solutions featuring sustainable concepts and smart concepts. 01 The concept of sustainable packaging development So what exactly is sustainable packaging

Opening a parcel is so much easier now! Packages used to be wrapped up 'tight as a drum' with tape, and it took ages to cut them open with scissors. What I bought wasn't big, but the box was huge and stuffed with foam. I took the item out and was left with a pile of rubbish." On May 9, Liu Huiying, who lives in the Qianlijia Shan residential community in Taiyuan, was full of emotion after receiving her "petite" parcel. In recent years, in order to change excessive packaging in express delivery, Shanxi has promoted green development of the postal industry and accelerated the treatment of excessive packaging, and express delivery companies have also

According to new research from IRI and the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business (CSB), 77% of consumers consider sustainability important when choosing which products to buy, up 8% from the 2021 survey results. As consumer expectations around sustainability continue to shift, CPG manufacturers and retailers alike need to understand and meet these demands. One area that has seen tremendous growth is packaging. Nielsen's "Sustainability: New Consumer Spending

Smart packaging refers to the general category of packaging that, while retaining its packaging functions, "identifies" and "judges" environmental factors, is capable of sensing, monitoring, locating and recording relevant product information, and achieving efficient and convenient information exchange and interaction with users. According to the latest report from global technology and consulting firm Technavio, the global smart packaging market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of nearly 8%. Experts predict that in the future, packaging produced with smart packaging technology

Food that could fit in one takeout box is split into two, a small cup of coffee is wrapped inside and out like a shoebox, and a 13-yuan milk tea comes with a 4-yuan packaging fee... The topic of "packaging assassins" has sparked heated discussion among netizens in recent days, drawing the attention of consumers and the media. The Shanghai Consumer Council said in response that consumers should have the right to be informed about and to choose packaging fees, and that takeaway merchants should not shift their operating costs onto consumers

Products that sell poorly have all kinds of problems, but products that sell well always share one common trait — great packaging! Classic cases of success built on creative marketing around product packaging keep emerging: Coca-Cola's quote bottles, Jiangxiaobai's bottle copy, the cup-sleeve creativity of the "little blue cup" (Luckin Coffee), Lü'ai's candies... There is no doubt that when business is bad, changing your packaging may be the most cost-saving and most effective solution. 1. Insight into the concept's need

Among China's 666 segmented industrial sectors, the packaging and printing industry, with a scale of 2 trillion, is closely tied to 97% of them, making it arguably the sector with the greatest strategic depth of any industry. Looking back on more than three decades of development, no matter how the international landscape has shifted, the packaging industry has always managed to find new growth drivers and keep itself on an even keel. Yet in the first half of 2023, after pandemic restrictions were fully lifted, the packaging and printing industry clearly found itself up against unprecedented

Water-soluble packaging, also known as water-soluble film or biodegradable packaging, refers to packaging materials that can dissolve or break down in water. These films are typically made from biodegradable polymers or other natural materials, and when exposed to water or moisture they are designed to break down into harmless components. With their ability to dissolve or break down in water, this innovative packaging solution will greatly reduce plastic waste and pollution. From single-use items that dissolve effortlessly in the washing machine