Zoom Seminar Scheduled for October 23 (Fri): 'Details of Top Companies' Business Development, Packaging Technology, Regulatory Compliance, and Environmental Policies in the Global Packaging Industry'

AndTech Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture; President and CEO: Masao Suyama; hereinafter 'AndTech') will launch a course titled 'Latest Trends in the Global Packaging Industry' as part of its Zoom lecture series for R&D support. This course aims to cover the latest trends in the global packaging market and global packaging companies, from market trends by major country and packaging type to business strategies and technical characteristics of top companies, environmental policies, international regulations such as EU-PPWR, INC, and EPR, M&A, and future industry outlook.

Gain an overview of the latest global packaging market trends and the current status of major countries, with comparative explanations of business strategies, strengths, and global expansion of the world's top packaging companies!

Compare across companies the environmental initiatives such as plastic reduction, recycling, and paperization being promoted by top companies, along with their progress and challenges!

Look ahead to the future of the global packaging industry based on international regulations such as EU-PPWR, INC, and US EPR, major M&A deals, and the latest trends from K2025 and Interpack2026!

This course is scheduled to start on October 23, 2026. Details: https://andtech.co.jp/seminars/1f1acc96-a9a2-6850-aef4-064fb9a95405

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Theme: Details of Top Companies' Business Development, Packaging Technology, Regulatory Compliance, and Environmental Policies in the Global Packaging Industry

Date and Time: October 23, 2026 (Fri) 13:30-16:30

Participation Fee: 44,000 yen (tax included) * Electronic materials will be distributed

URL: https://andtech.co.jp/seminars/1f1acc96-a9a2-6850-aef4-064fb9a95405

Format: Live streaming seminar using 'Zoom'

Details will be provided after registration.

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-Program and Instructor-

Shusei Matsuda, Senior Advisor, Toyobo Packaging Plan & Service Co., Ltd. / Representative, Mazda Packaging Technology W&R

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Understand the scale of the global packaging market, trends in major countries, and market trends by packaging type

Understand the business strategies and technical characteristics of global top packaging companies, and the differences in each company's strengths and business development

Compare and understand the environmental policies of packaging companies and their progress, including plastic reduction and recycling initiatives

Grasp the latest trends and impacts of international regulations surrounding packaging and plastics, such as EU-PPWR, INC, and EPR

Gain insight into M&A and industry restructuring trends in the packaging industry, and the future business development of global packaging companies

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[Lecture Purpose]

Understand the characteristics and strengths of business development of the world's top packaging-related companies. Then investigate environmental policies, especially those related to plastic packaging, and objectively understand, compare, and discuss progress. Also, as recent topics, introduce trends in regulations and M&A, and predict future trends.

[Program]

1. Global Packaging Market and Industry

・Overall scale and scale/trends of major countries

・Trends by packaging type

2. World's Top Packaging Ranking Companies

Create a ranking based on sales revenue, and explain in detail the list of companies covered and the reasons for selection.

3. Detailed Discussion of Selected Companies

Provide easy-to-understand explanations of the specific companies covered and the characteristics of packaging companies.

・Amcor (The world's largest flexible packaging company develops its business according to each country's packaging market)

・SEE (formerly Sealed Air: Accelerating digital and environmental responses with a company name change)

・Sonoco (Acquired a metal packaging division, advancing to become a comprehensive packaging company)

・Mondi (Prioritizes paper-based environmentally friendly products)

・Tetra Pak (The giant of paper cartons aims for the most sustainable packaging)

・Smurfit Westrock (A major consumer paperboard company, leaping further through M&A)

・Huhtamaki (Established a strong flexible packaging business base in the notable Indian market)

・Silgan (The metal container giant emphasizes the recycling advantage of steel cans)

・Constantia Flexibles, Klöckner Pentaplast (Two European flexible packaging converters chasing the top with environmental products), etc.

Introduce their business development and environmental policies.

Additionally, add companies such as Aptar, ALPLA, and also provide comparative explanations of recently surging ProAmpac and TOPPAN. (To avoid being scattered, incorporate history, technical explanation videos, etc., and explain ingeniously.)

4. Comparison of Business Development Characteristics

By comparing international expansion, regional characteristics, etc., you can grasp the characteristics of top companies.

5. Compare Characteristics and Progress of Environmental Policies on Packaging

Discuss the current progress and outlook, summarizing by company and industry.

Using the latest reports of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Global Commitment, etc., compare the progress of environmental policies on packaging, and discuss the characteristics of companies and problems in the progress of environmental policies.

As a result, complete a comparison list.

6. Future Developments

・Understanding global regulatory movements on packaging

Specific examples:

・European EU-PPWR (Published on January 22, 2025 as Regulation (EU) 2025/40, entered into force on February 11, applicable from August 12, 2026)

・Status of the global treaty INC negotiations

・Impact of US EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) (movements in the 7 states where it has been enacted, movements toward federal-level legislation)

・Include explanations of other movements and latest situations

7. Frequent and Active Large-Scale M&A and Impact Predictions

・Birth of Amcor Plc and its reality

・Large-scale acquisitions by major Japanese converters and their impacts, etc.

8. Consider the future movements of global top packaging companies, including trends at the latest international exhibitions (K2025, Interpack2026) as topics.

[Q&A]

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