When green products encounter embarrassment, the low-carbon economy strikes again to realize a truly green economy. If green products have not been able to realize the green economy or people are still vague about the concept of green economy, then low-carbon economy clarifies the concept of green economy and adds low-carbon content. This economic model sweeping the world will have a profound impact on the entire economic system. For packaging in food and related industries: it is a revolution. It deserves attention and research.
Environmental protection policy
Over-packaged mooncakes in our country have become a major area of criticism among food consumers. Mooncakes have essentially become a gift rather than something to eat. Mooncakes can be exaggerated to say: they exist entirely for the sake of favor and face. For other related foods, especially some non-staple foods, wasting packaging materials has become a kind of honor, a kind of "additive" with high brand value. It seems that the packaged brand is the endorsement of food quality. As the low-carbon economy approaches, people are becoming more and more disinterested in these over-packaged products. This is what we are happy to see. The realization of low-carbon food economy will be a new era in which products return to quality competition.
Looking back on the simple packaging of peach cakes when we were young, they were once the food we drooled over. Nowadays, people are worried about too many pigments and additives in beautifully packaged foods. Although the quality of food and the quality of its packaging are not completely inversely proportional, they are somewhat related. Walmart, Safeway and Tetra Pak in Europe and the United States have begun to require similar certification documents from packaging suppliers when purchasing goods. Jack Aguero, president of ProMach, noted: "More and more packaging machinery manufacturers are beginning to pay attention to the importance of sustainable development." This trend is likely to continue.
Challenges facing the industry
Although low-carbon economy has become the main theme of media propaganda, implementation still has a long way to go. Europe and the United States have always attached great importance to environmental protection. Although the energy consumption of mechanical equipment is not high, there is no need to adopt a "sustainable development" strategy. But for the food industry, it is already urgent. And food packaging machinery manufacturers must stay ahead of the needs of the food industry, because they (food packaging machinery manufacturers) will find that their customers will require them to provide more affordable and environmentally friendly products. Therefore, manufacturers must prepare for this day as soon as possible.
The third point: For large food companies, large retail supermarkets, large equipment manufacturers, etc., they are more willing to see Dongfeng, such as low-carbon economy, promote corporate restructuring and increase vitality and innovative competitiveness, because they have no basis for competition. At the same time, small and medium-sized enterprises can also show off their skills and give it a try in the new economic environment. Such a good competition pattern for economic development will be formed and benefit mankind.