Personal Care Industry Trends, published by PMMI – The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, examines packaging and packaging machinery implications across the 2017–2018 timeframe using industry surveys and market repositories, benchmarking regional shifts. Focus areas include supplier selection and serviceability, including spare part proximity and turnkey offerings; machinery flexibility and automation adoption, such as modular designs and robotics that reduce changeover and simplify cleaning; packaging formats and material transitions, including standup pouches, tubes and glass versus rigid plastics; and safety, traceability and regulatory pressures. The analysis indicates emerging patterns that generally show trade-offs between innovation and operational complexity, and charts highlight comparative trends across segments. The report reveals where engineering teams are prioritizing investments to strengthen operational resilience.
Published by PMMI (The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies) in 2018. Based on secondary analysis of PMMI and MarketsandMarkets repository data, Statista, US Bureau of Labor Statistics and Consumer Expenditure Survey figures, plus interviews with industry experts collected 2013–2018.
