This year’s study includes macro and sector data analysis, interviews of product producers and domestic equipment manufacturers in the hotspot sub- sectors selected: Yogurt; Skin Care and Cosmetics; and Baby and Child Care. The 2016 study is an update to the study done in 2012, focusing on identifying sectors with potential continued growth for packaging machinery. After the initial analysis of historical and future growth, three sectors were identified for deeper analysis and interviews of manufacturers in these sectors as well as China domestic packaging equipment manufacturers.