Groupe Bel Sustainable Packaging Innovations Report 2026
Groupe Bel is moving beyond simple plastic replacement toward a cellulosic-first packaging platform built around barrier performance, folding geometry, sealing, and high-speed production. Its publication activity around paper-based packaging mechanics doubled from 2024 to the 2025–2026 period, suggesting that the bigger shift may be happening in how these packs are engineered and manufactured. We analyzed […]
O-I Glass Packaging Innovations Report 2026
The glass packaging industry is entering a period of major technical change. While the global glass packaging market is projected to grow from $68.1 billion in 2025 to $106.5 billion by 2035, future competitiveness will depend on improving energy efficiency, increasing recycled content, and creating higher-value packaging formats. O-I Glass is moving beyond incremental furnace […]
Forterra Innovation Landscape Report 2026
Forterra’s transition toward lower-carbon building materials is being shaped less by breakthrough material patents and more by manufacturing scale, operational consolidation, and external technology partnerships. The company is expanding high-volume production through the £95 million Desford facility while exploring solar power, waste repurposing, and hydrogen-based manufacturing pathways. We analyzed 80+ innovation signals across ten research […]
PLA Toxicity Studies Innovation Report 2026
PLA has been positioned as a sustainable alternative to conventional plastics, but the criteria for evaluating its safety are changing. Research is moving beyond biodegradability and compostability toward understanding how PLA degradation products behave at micro- and nano-scales. We analyzed 161 innovations across the PLA toxicity landscape to show how safety evaluation is evolving, which […]
Paper Packaging Innovation Report 2026
Multi-layer biodegradable composite publications rose 143% between 2024 and 2026, while paper cushioning activity accelerated 180%. The shift is not simply from plastic to paper. Primary and secondary packaging are moving down different technical paths, changing where materials, coatings, and converting R&D can create value. We analyzed 164 innovations across three research clusters to show […]
H.B. Fuller Innovations Report 2026
H.B. Fuller shows no recent activity in the six-innovation silicone and silane resin cluster analyzed, while Beijing Tonsan is building positions across both material chemistry and application hardware. At the same time, H.B. Fuller’s technical activity is moving toward life sciences and computational research. We analyzed 13 innovations across three research clusters to identify where […]
Finsa Innovation Landscape Report 2026
Finsa owns 100% of the filings across its six analyzed digital wood-policy tracking innovations, yet 75% of the innovations in its core material-board production cluster are co-developed with Dieffenbacher. That split points to an important R&D shift: the company is building proprietary control around traceability and compliance while remaining dependent on shared IP for critical […]
Bio-Based & Sustainable Binder Technologies for Coatings
Renewable monomer synthesis jumped from 2 innovations in 2023–2024 to 14 in 2025–2026, while biomass-derived flame-retardant systems increased from 4 to 14 over the same period. Bio-based binder R&D is moving beyond replacing fossil feedstocks and toward engineering the thermal stability, durability, processing characteristics, and circularity required for demanding coatings. We analyzed 700 innovations across […]
Enzymatic Plastic Recycling Innovation Report 2026
PET hydrolase mutant publications increased from 14 in 2023–2024 to 64 in 2025–2026, while modified PETase publications rose from 8 to 30. The race is moving beyond finding enzymes that degrade plastic toward making them stable, fast, and compatible with industrial processing. We analyzed 423 innovation records across 18 research clusters to identify where enzymatic […]
PFAS-Free Packaging Innovation Landscape: Technologies Shaping the Next Generation of Barriers
Innovation in fluorine-free polymer processing aids jumped from 15 publications in 2023–2024 to 93 in 2025–2026, while activity around aqueous nanocellulose and metal-oxide coatings accelerated 275%. But the strongest signals are moving away from simple PFAS substitutes toward multilayer structures, tuned polymer systems, and hybrid barrier technologies. We analyzed 493 listed innovations across 18 technology […]
