MeetingPack 2026. Barrier packaging solutions: A challenge for the circular economy

Meetingpack 2026, and a photo of a meeting room with people sitting down
Start/End date
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Event type
Conference
Country
Spain
City
Valencia
Sector
Circular design,
Governance,
Packaging,
Plastics, Polymers and Rubber,
Recycling,
Reuse
Scope
International
Key Area
Production,
Waste management,
Secondary raw materials
Organising Body
AINIA
AIMPLAS
Event website

Specialists, companies and key stakeholders from the packaging value chain will address the challenges and opportunities posed by the transition toward more sustainable models and explore the latest trends in barrier packaging materials and solutions. There will be a comprehensive programme of presentations, round tables and success stories focusing on sustainability, innovation and adaptation to circular economy goals.

Eight thematic sessions led by around thirty experts will cover topics ranging from the development of innovative materials to strategies for meeting sustainability targets set by Regulation 40/2025.

Key topics on the agenda:

Day 1:

  • Innovative materials for producing sustainable packaging, and the perfect balance between recyclability and functionality in advanced packaging.
  • Sustainability in flexible barrier packaging, looking at efficient industrial solutions for applying barrier coating, advances in hygienic and water-based coatings to reduce environmental impact, and challenges and opportunities in the transition toward recyclable structures.
  • Innovations in rigid barrier packaging, covering Luminy® innovation and PLA bead foam packaging, and packaging strategies to meet 2030 targets.

Day 2:

  • Developments in next-generation materials derived from captured CO₂.
  • End-of-life and recyclability of packaging, with presentations on monomaterial solutions for pet food, new generations of materials and real recyclability of advanced PE/PA films.
  • Reuse and new business models.
  • Trends and needs in packaging.

There will be plenty of opportunities for networking, such as the congress dinner and the exhibition area.

The congress is intended for packaging manufacturers, material and equipment suppliers, distribution companies, multinational food corporations, public authorities, food law specialists and researchers.

This event will take place in English on 21 and 22 April 2026, at the Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe in Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences. Buy your ticket and see the programme.