Industry Insights: Advanced Barrier Packaging

This report explores innovations in barrier packaging, identifying key innovation trends and analyzing the competitive positions of key suppliers.

Advanced barrier packaging refers to innovations aimed at improving the barrier properties of packaging. It is a key focus of R&D at present among packaging companies. Barrier materials such as aqueous coatings protect the packaged good from spoilage, contamination, and degradation due to excessive exposure to oxygen, sunlight, moisture and so on. Improved barrier properties help consumers, retailers, and manufacturers by improving product hygiene, extending shelf life, and making distribution easier by extending storage times due to less spoilage.

Scope

• Sustainability and product hygiene are driving innovations in barrier packaging.
• Barrier packaging protects items from spoilage and can also improve sustainable credentials by enabling material substitutions and increasing recyclable content and overall recyclability.
• An evolving regulatory landscape around packaging presents opportunities and challenges.

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