Looking back at 2016, the packaging industry took strides in more innovative, sustainable, holistic, technologically advanced and efficient directions. Realizing new opportunities in a variety of industries, as well as uncovering new challenges, members of the packaging world and beyond turned their heads towards advancements that would not only generate greater potential in materials, design, manufacturing, sourcing and end-of-life opportunities, but leveraging that potential throughout the value chain and across practices.
Among these new challenges, opportunities and innovations in the industry today, here are the key trends that HAVI (havi.com) and industry leaders agree will be dominating influencers in the coming year: