Top Priorities:
Refillable packaging for concentrated or dilutable products (e.g., bottles) designed for reuse, with solutions to ensure hygiene and ease of use.
Permanent or durable containers for replacement products, with innovative approaches to address refill hygiene and cleanliness.
Palletization improvements, including stretch film alternatives while maintaining load stability.
eCommerce-ready packaging that reduces overpacking and uses high recycled content [protective packaging that prevent melting/keeps product cool].
Label-free visual branding technologies, such as multi-color, high-contrast direct digital printing and laser marketing.
Use of novel materials and technologies (aluminum, steel, glass, paper, polymer, glue) to enable lightweighting and material reduction.
Other Areas of Interest:
- Novel functional barriers (low moisture vapor and oxygen transmission rates) with good sealability and acceptable end of life (recyclability, compostability).
- Software or generative AI technologies for lightweight packaging design and sustainable improvement.
- Aluminum Foil Replacement Materials that maintain high moisture barrier and dead-fold properties (must be designed for recycling).
- Pouches: Monolayer film for water (PET) & dairy products advancing recyclability and biodegradability/compostability.
- Label Alternatives & Multi-Colors/High Contrast Solutions: Exploring label-free packaging options. Beyond traditional labeling, using technologies like direct digital printing and laser marking.
- Alternatives to dairy pots: technology allows low plastic & low carbon solution as an alternative to dairy classic pots.
- Innovative gift product solutions, including market-aware design with scalable and cost-effective development capabilities.
