Shift to sustainable plastic packaging faces regulatory and market hurdles, Rabobank reports - FreshFruitPortal.com

A new report from Rabobank highlights significant challenges for the widespread adoption of sustainable plastic packaging. While there’s a strong market push and regulatory impetus towards greener solutions, companies are encountering substantial hurdles. These include the availability and cost-effectiveness of sustainable materials, the need for new or retrofitted machinery to handle these materials, and evolving regulations that can create uncertainty. For FMCG, pharma, and industrial companies, this means that the transition to sustainable packaging is not a simple material swap but requires careful consideration of operational changes, capital investment in new equipment, and navigating a complex regulatory landscape. The report suggests that the pace of adoption will be slower than anticipated due to these interwoven factors.

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Procurement and operations managers should anticipate a more complex and potentially costly transition to sustainable plastics, requiring evaluation of existing machinery’s compatibility and potential upgrades or new equipment purchases to accommodate new material types and processing requirements.

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