Q4 2025 How's Business
How’s Business: 4th Quarter 2025, published by PMMI – The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies in January 2026, examines macro and member-sourced indicators from late 2024 through Q4 2025 using PMMI’s How’s Business and Quickie surveys alongside public economic series such as PMI, CPI and PPI. The analysis indicates strengthening demand and growing backlog, while focus areas highlight demand dynamics and backlog management, supply-chain resilience and tariff impacts on procurement and pricing, and cash-flow pressures tied to late payments; charts highlight quarter-over-quarter movements and benchmark comparisons around neutral index thresholds. The report reveals where engineering teams are prioritizing investments to strengthen operational resilience.
Why read this report?
- Analyze Q4 new orders momentum for packaging machinery and demand signals
- Explore tariff impacts on materials cost and procurement strategies
- Identify backlog shifts indicating machinery lead times and production constraints
- Assess supply chain disruption trends affecting packaging materials availability
- Compare sustainability adoption across equipment specs and packaging materials
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Published by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, in January 2026; authored by Jorge Izquierdo, Rebecca Marquez, Andrea Admana, and Grace Lee. Based on PMMI member How’s Business quarterly surveys and a 2025 Q4 Tariffs Quickie survey of members, plus secondary analysis of ISM PMI, BLS CPI/PPI, and industry outlook data covering Q1–Q4 2025 (tariffs quickie fielded January 2026).
