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From Comply to Compete: Navigating the Future of Fiber-Based Packaging

As Europe enters a new era of sustainable packaging under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), the fiber-based packaging industry is navigating unprecedented change. While the regulatory direction is becoming clearer, many implementation details, technical requirements, and market expectations continue to evolve.

The 6th Functional Fiber-Based Materials & Packaging conference brings together brand owners, packaging converters, fiber producers, material innovators, technology providers, recyclers, and regulatory experts to explore how the industry can successfully navigate this transition while creating long-term commercial value.

Key agenda highlights include:

  • Navigating PPWR: Understand the latest regulatory developments, compliance obligations, recyclability requirements, and practical strategies for preparing your packaging portfolio.
  • Brand Owner Perspectives: Hear directly from leading FMCG companies on how evolving regulations are shaping packaging innovation, procurement decisions, and sustainability priorities.
  • Advancing Functional Fiber Packaging: Discover the latest innovations in barrier papers, PFAS-free coatings, molded fiber technologies, and high-performance fiber materials that enable plastic replacement without compromising functionality.
  • Expanding the Fiber Toolbox: Explore the growing role of alternative fibers, biomaterials, and next-generation feedstocks in building resilient, circular packaging supply chains.
  • Scaling Commercial Adoption: Learn how new manufacturing technologies, material platforms, and value chain collaborations are accelerating the commercialization of fiber-based packaging across diverse applications.
  • Preparing for What's Next: Join industry leaders as they discuss the future of fiber-based packaging, emerging market opportunities, and how businesses can move beyond compliance to build lasting competitive advantage.

Join Europe's leading packaging innovators in Barcelona to exchange ideas, benchmark strategies, and shape the future of functional fiber-based packaging.

Contact grace@cmtconference.com for more information on participation.

Confirmed Speakers to date 

  • Ecol Studio SpA
  • Nestle
  • Perfetti Van Melle S.p.A.
  • Graphic Packaging International Spain
  • Mérieux NutriSciences Italia - Chelab S.r.l.
  • Royal Vaassen Flexible Packaging
  • Fedrigoni Paper 
  • Barracuda Technologies Inc.
  • Lactips
  • Yangi AB
  • Hoting Innovations AB
  • Palouse Fiber Packaging
  • Cotton Incorporated
  • Fibenol


Who should attend

     
Paper packaging experts

Specialists in paper-based packaging formats - flexible, rigid and board - seeking the latest material, coating and convertibility intelligence.

Barrier applications specialists

Technical leads working on oil & grease resistance, WVTR, OTR and heat-seal performance in PFAS-free and bio-based coating systems.

Molded fiber professionals

Engineers, product developers and operations leads in wet and dry molded fiber — from egg-tray producers to high-value electronics and food packaging converters.

Sustainability managers

In-house sustainability and packaging compliance leads at brand owners and converters navigating PPWR, PFAS phase-out and EPR obligations across markets.

Fiber & paper raw material producers

Pulp producers, specialty paper mills, board manufacturers and alternative fiber suppliers — including hemp, bagasse and agricultural waste feedstock developers.

Barrier coating & chemical suppliers

Formulators and commercial suppliers of water-based, bio-derived, mineral and PHA-based barrier coatings, binders, sizing agents and functional additives for fiber substrates.

Brand owners & FMCG companies

Packaging and procurement leads at food, beverage, beauty and consumer goods companies driving the transition from plastic to fiber — with specific interest in PPWR-compliant, food-contact safe formats.

Packaging converters

Converting operations transitioning product portfolios to paper-based formats — seeking technical solutions, commercial scale-up intelligence and supplier connections.

Regulatory & certification bodies

Policy specialists, food-contact compliance experts, recyclability certification bodies and EPR scheme operators across EU and global markets.

Equipment & machinery providers

Manufacturers of coating lines, VFFS machinery, pulp moulding equipment and process technology enabling scale-up of fiber-based packaging formats.

Investors & business developers

VCs, corporate development teams and strategic investors tracking the fiber-based packaging market — a sector growing at 6–11% CAGR across key segments through 2035.

Academic & R&D researchers

University researchers and industrial R&D scientists working on cellulosic materials, bio-based coatings, alternative fiber sources and fiber packaging characterisation.

Be a Sponsor or Exhibitor! 

This event is an excellent platform to promote your organization to influential players and investors in the industry. Sponsorship opportunities available include Corporate, Exclusive luncheon & Cocktail sponsor. Contact cynthia@cmtconference.com for more information.

Exhibition / catalogue display can be arranged upon request. Contact grace@cmtconference.com