纸包装的全球机会，正在从“替代一种材料”升级为“交付一套可验证的餐饮包装解决方案”。
全球餐饮包装政策与市场地图 / GLOBAL PACKAGING MAP
全球餐饮包装十大区域政策与市场地图需求在哪里，谁在采购，如何进入
从欧盟、法国、德国、英国、加州、澳大利亚、印度、加拿大、新西兰到海湾市场，逐区回答需求为何形成、谁在采购、什么证据决定SKU，以及中国供应链如何进入。
19 候选 · 10 区域 · 7 角色
01 · EDITORIAL QUESTION
同样限塑，为何形成不同机会
“限塑”三个字，正在制造至少四种完全不同的市场。法国把可同时接待至少20人的餐饮场所堂食导向可洗、可重复使用餐具；英国把纸卡、纤维基复合和塑料分开收费；澳大利亚允许某些经认证的可堆肥制品进入州级豁免，但当地厨余与园林有机物收集（FOGO）仍可能拒收；印度的禁令、生产者延伸责任（EPR）和水性涂层询盘线索同时出现。
值得追踪的不是哪个市场“限塑最严”，而是法规如何变成采购：谁提规格，谁进口付款，谁承担EPR与测试，谁能让SKU进入或退出。本轮十区从19个候选中筛出，代表研究与进入优先级，不是“全球市场规模前十”。
核心判断
同样限塑没有形成全球通用产品，却共同推动采购升级：买方不再只比杯盒单价，还要核对功能、食品接触、EPR、终端去向和供应稳定性。纸包装凭借规模制造、成型印刷和纤维循环基础，正成为承接需求的重要平台；更接近订单的，是能按区域交付可验证最终SKU的供应链。
研究边界
十区由19个候选单元筛出，代表首批研究与进入优先级，不是市场规模、增速或订单概率排名；贸易数据只作进口通道代理。纸基包装可回收再浆”实验室可回收、纸厂可回收和当地可回收”是三个层级，实验室得率不等于现实回收率。
02 · CIRCULAR FIBRE VALUE
从材料替换走向纤维循环
纸杯和纸餐盒的商业起点，是稳定完成盛装、加工和规模交付。PE挤出淋膜提供成熟的阻水、热封和加工方案，不能简单写成“不可回收”。欧洲产业联盟4evergreen的非强制指南把仅包装内侧单面施涂的热塑性挤出层暂列为对常规纸回收“完全兼容或有限兼容”，双面结构通常转向专门纸厂；指南部分判断仍基于专家意见，并要求最终结构测试。改进对象是非纤维质量、纤维分离、筛渣和纸厂负担，不是PE名称。
水性分散涂层的积极价值在这里出现。该指南列出典型湿法施涂量约5—20克/平方米，成膜可薄至1—2微米，相比膜复合更易与纤维分离；但用量、结合强度和填料都会改变结果。水性只描述施涂体系，干膜仍可能是塑料；“更薄、更少”只有在相同原纸和同等功能下才是有效比较。
03 · TEN REGION MAP
十大区域速览
欧盟共同规则：先定产品底座，订单落在成员国
政策与数据。 欧洲议会和理事会《包装和包装废弃物条例》Regulation (EU) 2025/40（PPWR）于2025年2月11日生效，2026年8月12日起一般适用，覆盖所有包装，并把减量、复用、可回收设计、生产者责任及食品接触包装PFAS限值放进共同底座。外带餐饮最迟自2027年2月12日起接受顾客自带容器，2028年2月12日起提供复用选择，后者对微型企业有豁免。Eurostat统计，欧盟2023年产生7,970万吨包装废弃物，人均177.8千克；纸和纸板约3,230万吨、占40.4%。这不是餐饮包装市场规模。
需求、采购与进入。 需求信号属于“法规直接驱动＋品牌采购”，但PPWR没有指定水性涂层；含聚合物的阻隔层仍可能被识别为塑料或复合组件。品牌/包装生产者提出设计和PFAS规格，成员国进口商或首次投放者承担登记与EPR，涂布纸厂和制品厂实际采购，合规机构、PRO及回收体系可以否决SKU。中国企业应先选一个成员国、一个杯盒结构和一个责任主体，以完整BOM、食品接触、受限物质、涂层质量占比和可回收/复用证据切入，而不是拿“欧盟通用水涂证书”推遍27国。
主要依据：EUR-Lex PPWR；Eurostat《Packaging waste statistics》（2023数据，2025发布）。
法国：8%上限仍在，纸杯“零塑”推迟到2030
政策与数据。 法国生态转型部与经济财政部门联署的《2021年9月24日一次性塑料杯最大允许塑料含量法令》规定，自2024年1月1日起相关一次性杯塑料含量不超过杯重的8%。2025年12月28日修订法令把原定2026年的“无塑或仅痕量”节点推至2030年，2028年再评估；节点前合规制造或进口的库存可再消化12个月。其2025年技术评估明确：承担阻隔功能且含化学改性聚合物的水性分散体仍属于塑料。《AGEC法》及环境法典D.541-342要求，自2023年起，可接待至少20人的场所用复用杯、盘、容器和餐具供应堂食；外带另核杯体含塑上限。ADEME统计，法国2024年投放约27.5亿件各类复用包装，整体复用率1.82%；这是全包装口径，不是餐饮杯盒专属。
需求、采购与进入。 需求信号是“减塑＋复用”，不是“水涂直接增长”。连锁餐饮定堂食和外带规格；专业包装EPR缴费主体仍须以法国政府承诺最迟2026年9月公布的界定为准，生态组织、食品接触审核和门店运营都可卡住SKU。材料商应证明干膜组成和塑料占比；水性价值是在同等功能下控制聚合物质量。EPR运营已由2026年7月1日后移至2027年1月1日。
主要依据：Legifrance杯规与环境法典；法国生态转型部；ADEME《Réemploi des emballages：données 2024》。
德国：薄塑料层也触发复用义务
政策与数据。 德国《Verpackungsrecht-Durchführungsgesetz》（VerpackDG）于2026年8月12日生效并取代旧VerpackG；第60、61条承接自2023年以来的复用义务：由最终销售者灌装——包括其厨房、准备间或其他经营设施——的一次性塑料食品容器，以及所有材质的一次性饮料杯，都须提供不更贵、条件不更差的复用选择。食品容器全部或部分由塑料构成即可进入定义；不超过5名员工且销售面积不超过80平方米的小店可用顾客自带容器履责，并非完全免责。UBA统计，德国2023年产生约1,792万吨包装废弃物，整体回收率69.4%，纸和纸板大类为86.6%；大类率不证明具体纸杯可回收。
需求、采购与进入。 直接需求首先是复用。自2026年8月12日起，PPWR与VerpackDG把manufacturer的符合性责任和producer的EPR责任分开；品牌、德国境内供应链位置和是否境外直供最终用户都会改变责任人。餐饮品牌定规格，manufacturer准备技术文件，producer承担LUCID、系统参与和EPR。服务包装须按品牌、供应商所在地和采购路径重新识别，不能沿用旧“预参与系统”口径。中国供应商应先锁定角色，再交含塑、复用、再浆和食品接触证据。
主要依据：德国联邦公报VerpackDG；UBA《Verpackungsabfälle》（2023数据，2026更新）；ZSVR。
英国：“纸基”不一定按纸卡付费
政策与数据。 英国四地共同适用的《Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024》SI 2024/1332自2025年1月1日起生效，品牌所有者、灌装者和进口商等按活动与门槛识别责任。对承担废弃物处置费义务的适用包装，PackUK公布的2025—2026年度第一年基础费为：纸卡196英镑/吨、塑料423英镑/吨、纤维基复合461英镑/吨；不含全部注册、PRN/PERN等成本。自2026年1月1日起，不可手工分离的纸纤维—塑料组件，塑料质量占比超过5%按纤维基复合申报，5%及以下且能举证才归纸卡；可分离组件分别报告。
需求、采购与进入。 需求信号属于“EPR费用直接驱动＋品牌可回收性采购”，不是禁塑自动推动水涂。水性聚合物若形成不可分离塑料层，仍进入5%质量计算和可回收性评估方法（RAM）；降低干膜克重和不可分离塑料占比由此进入EPR分类、费用与采购核算。品牌/零售商提规格，英国进口商或达到门槛的producer申报付款，转换厂采购纸材，PackUK、监管机构和回收商控制分类与末端。切入包至少应包含层结构、干膜克重、塑料占比、食品接触和再浆测试。
主要依据：SI 2024/1332；PackUK《2025 base fees》；英国政府EPR材料分类指南。
美国加州：从塑料换成纸，仍未离开责任账本
政策与数据。 加州州长于2022年6月30日签署SB 54《Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act》；CalRecycle永久实施规章于2026年5月1日生效。制度覆盖一次性包装和一次性塑料餐饮具，并设EPR、源头减量及2032年目标；部分医疗、处方药和特定食品农业包装有排除。AB 1200又自2023年1月1日起禁止植物纤维食品包装含有意添加且发挥功能或技术作用的PFAS，或总有机氟达到100 ppm。CalRecycle估算，2024年填埋的SB 54覆盖材料约845.7万短吨，占全州填埋处置量21.1%；纸和纤维约392.9万短吨，占覆盖材料46.5%。2026覆盖材料类别（CMC）还把“带塑料涂层/内衬的纸板”单列，组别估算回收率低于6%且当期未列为可回收；这不是具体SKU认证。
需求、采购与进入。 需求信号是“法规直接＋品牌采购＋末端体系”，但不等于水性体系获豁免。品牌所有者、制造商或州内主体按法定层级可能成为producer；Circular Action Alliance已获批为首个PRO并于2026年6月提交计划，计划、预算和年度报告由CalRecycle审批，费用以获批安排为准。餐饮/零售买方提SKU，分选、回收或堆肥体系控制末端。中国供应商应先锁定producer、组件分类、PFAS、CMC和真实去向；进入州属设施还要另看SB 1335最终产品清单。
主要依据：CalRecycle SB 54永久规章、2024材料处置研究和2026 CMC清单；AB 1200。
澳洲：认证通过，FOGO未必接收
政策与数据。 联邦现行底座仍是《National Environment Protection (Used Packaging Materials) Measure 2011》与Australian Packaging Covenant，新包装改革尚在开发。南澳《Act 2020》及《Regulations 2021》自2024年9月1日起把一次性塑料饮料杯、杯盖及即食外带容器等纳入禁限；自2026年3月1日起，经AS 4736或AS 5810豁免的杯盒还须按适用堆肥路径清晰标识。西澳《Regulations 2018》下，咖啡杯、杯盖和外带托盘自2024年3月1日起实施，部分盖件和带盖容器自9月1日起实施；场外预包装、航空服务和州外供应等是西澳特定例外。水性聚合物层不自动退出塑料判断。AS 4736和AS 5810不能相互推定，上游证书不自动覆盖成杯，也不保证FOGO接受。
需求、采购与进入。 UN Comtrade Preview API对2024年HS 482369的估计值为：澳大利亚自全球约2.065亿美元、自中国约1.587亿美元，计算占比约76.9%；两行均标记isReported=false，只能作为混合盘、碟、杯等进口通道代理。西澳每年使用超过1.54亿只外带咖啡杯；其2026年FOGO沟通指南把可堆肥杯、容器和托盘列入一般垃圾，地方议会正分阶段采用。进口商/分销商采购付款，连锁品牌定规格，州监管、证书范围与地方末端控制SKU。中国企业应按“一个州＋一个SKU＋一种末端”验证。
主要依据：DCCEEW联邦包装框架；南澳/西澳法规与Waste Authority；UN Comtrade 2024。
印度：出现询盘线索，规模与原因仍待验证
政策与数据。 印度《Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021》规定，自2022年7月1日起禁生产、进口、储存、分销、销售和使用清单内一次性塑料盘、杯、餐具、吸管和托盘等；没有直接禁止所有纸杯。2022年修订规则建立塑料包装EPR，至少一层塑料加一层非塑料的包装进入Category III判断。FSSAI《Packaging Regulations, 2018》要求食品经营者取得NABL认可实验室的食品接触符合性证据。本轮在BIS公开资料中仅检得2024年10月CHD 16 (22358) WC征求意见稿，未检得同题最终IS发布记录，不能当作现行认证。2022年7月至2025年7月累计检查861,740次、查扣1,985吨禁用SUP，处罚₹19.82 crore（约1.982亿卢比）。
需求、采购与进入。 本轮只确认用户提供了询盘线索，未取得完整时间序列、客户和项目阶段。若构成塑料包装，生产者、进口商、品牌所有者（PIBO）按身份履行CPCB EPR；NABL认可实验室提供证据，FSSAI、州食品部门及CPCB/SPCB/PCC实施监管。中国供应商应先问最终销售地，再联合打样。
主要依据：MoEFCC/CPCB塑料规则；FSSAI包装法规；印度议会SUP执行答复；TNPL 2024—25年报。
加拿大：禁令只管“问题塑料”餐饮具
政策与数据。 加拿大环境与气候变化部《Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations》（SUPPR）于2022年6月22日发布；指定餐饮具制造和进口禁令自2022年12月20日、销售禁令自2023年12月20日、出口相关禁令自2025年12月20日起实施。2026年1月30日联邦上诉法院裁判后，SUPPR继续有效。它针对含EPS、XPS、PVC、炭黑或氧化降解塑料的杯、盘、碗、盒。官方指南还把不含这些问题塑料的普通塑料内衬纸咖啡杯和PLA餐饮具列作不因该条款自动被禁的示例；但PLA、PHA仍可属于塑料。加拿大统计局记录，2025年餐饮及饮酒场所销售1,014亿加元，其中有限服务餐饮473亿、占46.6%；这是使用场景代理，不是包装市场规模。
需求、采购与进入。 信号来自“特定树脂禁限＋品牌/省级EPR”，不是联邦规则指定水涂。水性聚合物仍可能是塑料，只是未含五类问题塑料时不因SUPPR自动被禁。品牌定规格，进口商、品牌所有者或省级producer承担采购与EPR；省级PRO和地方回收系统控制末端。Health Canada的无异议函（LONO）是自愿化学安全意见，不是法律批准，也不转移食品卖方责任。中国企业应按目标省份核对主体、配方和用途。
主要依据：SUPPR及官方技术指南；Statistics Canada 2025餐饮销售；Health Canada食品包装指南。
新西兰：市政体系里，“可堆肥”仍可能进一般垃圾
政策与数据。 新西兰《Waste Minimisation (Plastic and Related Products) Regulations 2022》自2022年10月起禁部分PVC食品托盘、PS外带食品饮料包装等；2023年7月起，主要由塑料制成的盘、碗、托盘等餐桌用品被禁，叉、匙、刀、筷只要含塑即纳入，塑料定义包括生物基和可堆肥塑料。实施指南明确：塑料内衬的纸/竹/甘蔗浆餐桌用品、非EPS一次性杯及普通带盖塑料容器不在这一阶段。原计划2025年的第三阶段期限已取消。自2024年2月起，地方政府路边厨余/FOGO标准不收纸、纸板和可堆肥包装；专门商业收集另行核验。
需求、采购与进入。 UN Comtrade Preview API对2024年HS 482369的世界合计估计约3,110万美元；中国伙伴行约2,389万美元、毛重约782.9万千克且isReported=true，按金额计算占76.8%，但品目不能识别水涂。水性聚合物干膜不自动“无塑”；即使产品未被禁，复合层仍可能被标准路边纸回收排除。进口商/分销商付款，品牌定规格；食品企业与供应商证明包装安全，MPI/New Zealand Food Safety实施法规，市政和设施决定末端。纸回收路线须有最终结构测试与当地接受，堆肥路线须有设施确认。
主要依据：新西兰环境部塑料淘汰与路边收集指南；MPI食品包装规则；UN Comtrade 2024。
海湾市场：迪拜是规则锚，沙特是另一套准入
政策与数据。 UAE气候变化与环境部《Ministerial Decision No. 380 of 2022》形成联邦底座：自2026年1月1日起，第二阶段禁止进口、生产或交易塑料饮料杯及杯盖、盘、餐具、吸管、搅拌棒和泡沫塑料食品容器；出口/再出口及主管部门规定的再生材料产品有特定例外。迪拜《Executive Council Resolution No. 124 of 2023》另行适用于迪拜全境及自由区：2025年覆盖Styrofoam杯和食品容器等，2026年覆盖塑料盘、食品容器、餐具、饮料杯和杯盖；标识后的出口/再出口产品不得在UAE内销。迪拜2025年上半年约新开2,336家食品机构，只是渠道活动代理。
需求、采购与进入。 需求信号是“UAE/迪拜法规直接＋酒店餐饮渠道活跃”；区域转口仍须逐单验证。公开规则尚未统一分类水性聚合物涂层纸杯，报价前应由本地进口商就配方和最终SKU取得书面意见。沙特不是UAE禁令的延伸：SASO可降解塑料法规针对附件列明的PE/PP及氧化—生物降解产品，不是覆盖所有纸杯的堆肥路线；《Technical Regulation for Food Safety in Tools and Appliances Used in the Kitchen》另管食品接触。沙特进口商须在Saber完成产品符合性证书和逐批Shipment Certificate。中国企业应拆成迪拜内销、转口、沙特内销三张SKU卡。
主要依据：UAE 380/2022；Dubai 124/2023及Dubai Municipality 2025；SASO/Saber。
04 · ORDER CHAIN
谁在采购：真实订单不是从法规直接跳到工厂
七个订单角色｜规格提出者 → 材料采购者 → 进口/投放者 → PO付款者 → EPR承担者 → 证据控制者 → 末端接受者
十区反复出现的不是一张“客户名单”，而是七个需要拆开的订单角色。
第一，规格提出者通常是餐饮品牌、商超、机构客户或包装品牌。第二，材料采购者是涂布纸厂、转换厂或杯盒厂。第三，进口或市场投放者处理跨境、库存和登记。第四，实际PO付款者可能是进口商、分销商、品牌指定供应链或转换厂；合同和Incoterms会改变货款、测试费与库存风险。
第五，EPR责任与费用承担者可能与PO付款者不同，各市场producer或PIBO走不同体系。第六，证据门槛控制者包括食品接触审核、实验室、认证机构、PRO和监管部门；它们控制报告、标签、上架或履责能否成立，并非都属产品许可机关。第七，末端接受者是收运、分选、纸厂、堆肥设施和门店系统；“有证书”与“当地桶里能收”可以同时一真一假。
有效询盘至少要问清：最终销售国家/州、客户角色、SKU结构、食品工况、替代理由、法规/标准、谁进口、谁付测试费、谁承担EPR、目标末端、预计年量和下一节点。只有买方规格、责任主体、付费样品、第三方测试、试单或复购逐级出现，政策热度才开始变成商业证据。
05 · CHINA ENTRY PACKAGE
中国产业样本，水性涂层纸杯领域有辨识度的行业样本
纸杯/纸餐盒厂要交“最终SKU责任包”。 材料报告不能覆盖成杯，侧封、卷口、油墨和胶要进入BOM。立乐（Lido）是水性涂层纸杯领域有辨识度的产业样本：国家标准平台列其为GB/T 44834—2024和GB/T 27591—2025主要起草单位；其持续多年联合巴斯夫、博汇纸业、都佰城产业链协同推动水性阻隔涂层纸基餐饮具的规模化应用。对海外买方，这一价值还在持续放大，不止在于“水性涂层纸杯”标签的中国产业链能力，而在食品接触安全可靠、易回收的透明度与可验证性。
06 · CONCLUSION
真正的窗口，是把证据做在订单之前
十区共同指向一种采购变化：餐饮包装正从“材料替代”走向“区域化、可验证的解决方案交付”。在保留一次性需求的外带、配送、机构场景，纸包装凭借成熟制造、成型印刷和纤维循环基础具有升级空间；在复用优先市场，需与复用体系形成场景分工。水性阻隔的价值，是继续优化最终SKU的功能、非纤维负担和回收条件。
中国纸包装供应链的机会，是率先把区域需求、功能对照、结构减塑、再浆证据、食品接触、EPR和当地末端整理成低风险SKU。纸替塑由此成为买方可审核、纸厂可验证、责任方可计量的采购语言。
后续博碳包装将专业研究解读具体区域市场的政策与市场发展逻辑和机会，为中国纸基包装产业链从业者高质量创新发展，提供判断依据和参考。
博碳包装·产业洞察·研究说明
本文依据截至2026年8月17日可核验的法规、监管资料和官方数据整理；政策、费率及设施接受仍会变化，实际项目请按目标市场与最终SKU复核；本文用于产业研究与市场判断，不构成法律、认证或产品性能承诺。
博碳研究数据与核验来源
欧盟：Regulation (EU) 2025/40（PPWR）、欧盟委员会包装政策页、Eurostat 2023包装废弃物数据。
法国与德国：法国纸杯塑料含量现行条文、法国水性聚合物技术评估、ADEME 2024复用包装数据、德国VerpackDG联邦公报、UBA 2023包装数据、ZSVR：2026年8月12日起责任变化。
英国与加州：UK PackUK 2025—2026基础费、英国EPR材料分类、CalRecycle SB 54、CalRecycle 2024材料处置研究。
澳大利亚与印度：澳大利亚联邦包装责任框架、西澳FOGO接收规则、印度SUP执行数据、FSSAI包装法规汇编、TNPL 2024—25年报。
加拿大与新西兰：加拿大SUPPR技术指南、Statistics Canada 2025餐饮销售、新西兰塑料淘汰政策、新西兰FOGO排除清单、MPI食品包装规则。
海湾与贸易口径：UAE Ministerial Decision No. 380 of 2022、迪拜Executive Council Resolution No. 124 of 2023、SASO可降解塑料技术法规、UN Comtrade API方法说明。
迪拜渠道数据：Dubai Municipality 2025食品机构数据。
纸替塑与再浆方法：4evergreen《Circularity by Design Guideline》Version 4（2026）、Cepi《Paper and Board Recyclability Laboratory Test Method》Version 3（2025）、Lyytikäinen等2026年水性木栓质分散涂层再浆研究。
Global opportunities for paper packaging are being upgraded from “substitution of a material” to “delivery of a proven package solution”.
Global map of catering packaging policies and markets The #GLOBALPACKAGINGMAP
Global Catering Packaging Map of the 10 regional policies and markets Where the need is, who's buying and how to get in
From the EU, France, Germany, Britain, California, Australia, India, Canada, New Zealand to the Gulf market, answer on a regional basis about why demand is formed, who is purchasing, what evidence determines SKU and how China’s supply chain enters.
- 19 Candidates • The media 10 Regional • The media 7 Role
• EDITORIAL QUESSION
Same plastic, why do you create different opportunities?
The word “stamped” is creating at least four completely different markets. France will be able to accommodate them at least simultaneously. 20 The man ' s catering premises are rinsable and recyclable; the UK separates card, fiber-based compound and plastics; Australia allows certain certified itemscompostableThe product is state-level exempt, but local salubs may still be rejected from the garden organic collection (FOGO); bans, producer extension responsibility (EPR) and water coating info leads appear in India.
It's not the market that is “the most restrictive” to track, but how regulations are turned into procurement: who makes specifications, who imports payments, who pays for EPRs and tests, who can let SKU in or out. 19 One candidate was screened for research and priority, not “the top 10” in the global market.
Core judgement
The same plastic restriction does not create a global product but promotes procurement upgrades: buyers are no longer just going to be in the box, checking functionality, food contactPaper packaging is becoming an important platform for carrying demand, with the base of scale manufacturing, morphology and fibre circulation; closer to orders, it can deliver a proven supply chain for final SKU by region.
Studying boundaries
By sector ten. 19 One candidate unit was screened for the first studies and entry into priority, not market size, acceleration or order probability ranking; trade data were used only as an agent for import routes. Fiber-based packagingrecyclableRemoulder lab. RecyclablePaper mills. RecyclableLocalrecyclableThe three levels are the same as the actual recovery rate.
• CIRCULAR FIBRE VALUE
From material replacement to fibre cycle
The commercial starting point for the paper cups and boxes is to stabilize the completion of loading, processing and scale delivery. Pe squeezes out the film to provide a mature water retardation, heat sealing and processing program that cannot be simply written as "not recyclableThe non-mandatory guidelines of the EU ropean Industrial Union ' s 4evergreen temporarily list thermal plastic excrete coated on one side only in packaging as “full or limited compatibility” for conventional paper recycling, with dual-sided structures usually shifting to specialized paper plants; part of the guidance is still based on expert opinion and requires final structural testing. Improvements are directed at nonfibrous quality, fibre separation, sifting and paper mill burdens, not PE names.
The positive value of the water dispersion coatings is present here. This guide lists typical wet application rates. 5I'm not sure. 20g/m 2 with thinning membrane 1I'm not sure. 2 Micrometers are more easily separated from fibre than membrane compounds; but the amount of use, combined strength and fillings change results. Watery describes only coating systems, and dry films can still be plastics; “blank, less” is validly compared only with identical paper and equivalent functions.
03... TEN REGION MAP
Ten Regions Expedition
Common EU rules: product base pre-set, orders left to member States
Policy and data. Regulation (EU) of the EU ropean Parliament and Council on Packaging and Packaging Waste 2025/40 (PPWR) on 11 February 2025 Entered into force, 12 August 2026 As a rule, all packagings are covered and reduced, reused, recyclableDesign, producer responsibility andfood contactPackagingPFASRestricted values are placed in the common base. 12 February 2027 The government has been trying to get the information from the public. 12 February 2028 The EU, EU statistics. 2023 Generate 7I'm not sure. 9.7 million metric tonsPackaging waste, per capita 177.8 (a) kg; Paper and cardboard 3I'm not sure. 2.3 million metric tonsJim. 40.4%This is not the size of the catering packaging market.
Demand, procurement and access. The demand signal is a "regulation-driven + brand procurement" but the PPWR does not specify water coatings; barriers containing polymers may still be identified as plastic or composite components. PFAS Specifications, registration with EPR by the importer or first-time contributor of a member State, actual purchases at paper paints and products plants, compliance agencies, PROs and recycling systems can reject SKU. China should select a member State, a cupbox structure and a responsible subject to complete BOM, food contactand restricted substances, coating mass ratiorecyclable/Recycled evidence to cut instead of pushing it through with the EU General Water Paint Certificate 27 Country.
Main grounds for this are: EUR-Lex PPWR; EU rostat 2023 Data, 2025 Release.
France: 8%The cap is still in place. 2030
Policy and data. The Ministry of Eco-Transformation and the Economic and Financial Sector, 24 September 2021 The one-time maximum allowable plastic content of a plastic cup provides that since 1 January 2024 The one-time glass with no more than a cup weight. 8%I'm sorry. 28 December 2025 The amendment will change the original 2026"Standless or trace" nodes 2030I'm not sure. 2028 Re-assessment; inventory manufactured or imported in compliance before node re-insortable 12 months...and... 2025 The technical assessment clearly states that the water dispersion with barrier functions and chemically modified polymers remains plastic. The AGEC Act and the Environment Code D. 541- I'm sorry. 342 Request from 2023 At least, you can receive them. 20 The humans' place is used to supply canteens with a cup, plate, container and tableware; the outer nuclear cup contains a plastic ceiling. 2024 Release 27.5100 million items of various types of reuse, total rate 1.82%; this is a fully packaged caliber, not an exclusive food cup box.
Demand, procurement and access. The demand sign is “replastic plus reuse”, not “direct growth in water coatings”. September 2026 The definition is as published, eco-organizations, food contactThe material dealer should prove that the diaphragm is composed of a dehyde and plastics; the water value is to control the amount of polymers under equal functions. 1 July 2026 Move & After 1 January 2027I'm sorry.
Main grounds for this are: The Legifrance Cup and the Code of Environmental Law; Ministry of Eco-Transformation, France; ADEME, Réemploi des emballages: Données 2024".
Germany: The plastic layer also triggers the obligation to reuse
Policy and data. Verpackungsrecht-Durchführungsgesetz (VerpackDG)12 August 2026 Enter into force and replace old VerpackG; No. 60I'm not sure. 61 The Article is the one that's taken care of. 2023 (b) Reuse obligations: A single-time plastic food container filled by the final seller, including its kitchen, preparatory or other operating facilities, and a single-stage drink cup of all materials must provide a less expensive and less demanding option for reuse. Not more than 5 Staff with no more than sales area 80 square metersThe store can be used to carry a container with its customers, and it is not completely exempt. 2023 Generating the contract 1I'm not sure. 7.92 million metric tonsPackaging waste, overall recovery rate 69.4%, for paper and cardboard categories 86.6%; high-rate does not prove a specific paper cuprecyclableI'm sorry.
Demand, procurement and access. Direct needs are first reuse. 12 August 2026 Since, PPWR and VerpackDG separate the responsibility for manufacturer from that of producer; branding, location of supply chains in Germany and whether to provide them directly to end-users abroad will change those responsible. Catering brand specifications, preparation of technical documents by manufacturer, and production of LUCID, system participation, and EPR. Services packagings must be re-identified by brand, supplier location, and procurement path, without using the old pre-participation system calibre. Food contactEvidence.
Main grounds for this are: German Federal Gazette VerpackDG; UBA Verpackungsabfälle (Verpackungsafällé)2023 Data, 2026 Update; ZSVR.
United Kingdom: “Paper-based” not necessarily paid for on a card.
Policy and data. "Producer Protection Organizations (Packaging and Packing Waste) Regulations" 2024# And I'm gonna be the one to be the only one to get my hands on it # 2024/1332 From 1 January 2025 Effective as of this date, brand owners, emitters and importers are liable for identification according to activity and threshold. 2025I'm not sure. 2026 The base fee for the first year is: card 196 Pounds sterling/tonne plastic 423 Pounds sterling/tonne, fiber-based compound 461 Pounds sterling/tonne; excluding full registration, PRN/PERN costs etc. From 1 January 2026 From the point of view, non-separable paper fibre - plastic assemblies with a greater proportion of plastic mass than 5%The blogger says that the Queens are not interested in the future. 5%The card is supported by evidence up to and including; the separate components are reported separately.
Demand, procurement and access. Demand signal belongs to the EP Cost Direct Driver+CalmrecyclabilityThe water polymers enter if they form an unseparable plastic layer. 5%Quality calculations andrecyclabilityAssessment method (RAM); reduction of the dry membrane weight and non-separable plastic share is thus entered into EP classification, cost and procurement accounting. Brand/retailer specification, UK importer or producer at threshold to declare payment, conversion plant purchase paper, PackUK, regulator and recycler control classification and end end. Food contactAnd replastic tests.
Main grounds for this are: SI 2024/1332; PackUK2025 Basefees; Government of the United Kingdom EPR material classification guide.
California, USA: From plastic to paper. Still not leaving the liability book.
Policy and data. The Governor of California is... 30 June 2022 Signing of the SB 54"Platic Planning and Packaging Process Regulation Act; CalRecycle permanently enforces the regulations 1 May 2026 In force. The system covers one-time packaging and one-off plastic catering units, with EPRs, source reductions and 2032 Target; partial medical care, prescription drugs and specific food agricultural packaging excluded. 1200 From the beginning. 1 January 2023 It's a ban on plant fibre. Food packagingwhich contain an addition and perform a functional or technical functionPFASor total organic fluoro accelerator 100 ppmI'm sorry. CalRecycle estimates that the government is not going to be able to do this. 2024 Landfilled SB 54 Cover material 845.7 Tt. 10, 000, representing State-wide landfill disposal 21.1%; paper and fibres 392.9 Tonnes,% of covered material 46.5%I'm sorry. 2026 The CMC also lists "paper board with plastic coating/lined" in separate columns, where the group estimates that recovery rates are lower than 6%and not included in the current periodrecyclable; this is not specific SKU authentication.
Demand, procurement and access. The demand signal is “regulations + brand purchasing + end system”, but does not amount to a water system being exempted. Brand owners, manufacturers or state subjects may be producer by statutory level; Circurlar Action Alliance has been approved as the first PRO and will be granted for the first time. June 2026 Submit plans, plan, budget and annual report to CalRecycle for approval at the cost of the approved arrangements. PFASCMC and real destinations; access to state facilities is also required for SB 1335 Final product list.
Main grounds for this are: CalRecycle SB 54 Permanent regulations, 2024 Material disposal studies and 2026 CMC List; AB 1200I'm sorry.
Australia: Certification is passed and FOGO may not accept
Policy and data. The current federal base remains the National Environment Protection (United States) 2011 New packaging reforms are under development with Australia Packaging Covenant. 2020 The blog is a part of the blog "Regulations" 2021"From"1 September 2024 (b) The introduction of a ban on the use of one-time plastic beverages, cup caps and ready-to-use outer-band containers; 1 March 2026 Up, after AS 4736 Or AS 5810 The exempted cupbox must also be clearly marked according to the applicable composting path. Western AustraliaRegulations 2018 Under the coffee cup, cup cover and extra tray from 1 March 2024 Started with partial caps and coating containers from 9 monthsThe water polymer layer does not automatically withdraw from the plastic judgement. 4736 And AS 5810 It cannot be presumed that the upstream certificate does not automatically cover cups or guarantee FOGO acceptance.
Demand, procurement and access. UN Comtrade Preview API2024HS 482369 Estimated value: Australia from the Global Compact 2.065US$ billion from China 1.587US$ billion, calculated as a percentage 76.9%; both rows marked ♪ Is Reported=false The WA uses more than the rest of the year. 1.54 One billion extra cups; 2026FOGO's communication guidecompostableCups, containers and pallets are included in general garbage and are being introduced by local councils in stages. Importers/distributors purchase payments, chain brand specifications, state supervision, certificate range, and local end control of SKU.
Main grounds for this are: DCCEEW Federal Packaging Framework; SA/WA statute and Waste Authority; UN Comtrade 2024I'm sorry.
India: Discovery trails are emerging and scale and cause still to be verified
Policy and data. The Indian newspaper Plastic Waste Management Development Rules, which is a popular blog post by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been published in the country. 2021 It's a rule, since 1 July 2022 Production, import, storage, distribution, sale and use of single-time plastic plates, cups, tableware, straws and trays in the list are prohibited; not all paper cups are directly banned. 2022 The revised rules establish a plastic packaging EPR, at least one layer of plastic plus non-plastic packaging entering the Category III judgement. 2018 The food operator is required to obtain the NABL accreditation laboratory. Food contactConformity evidence. This round only checks in the BIS disclosure. October 2024CHD 16 (SINGING)22358 The WC comments, which are not finalised on the same subject IS release record, cannot be considered as current authentication. July 2022toJuly 2025 Cumulative inspection 861, 740 Second, seizure 1I'm not sure. 985 metric tonsDisable SUP, punish the Xiao 19.82 ♪ Crore (approx.)1.982 Rs. 100 million).
Demand, procurement and access. This round only confirms that users have provided a query trail and did not obtain the full time series, customers, and project phases.
Main grounds for this are: MoEFCC/CPCB Plastics Code; FSSAI Packaging Regulation; Executive Response from SUP of the Parliament of India; TNPL 2024I'm not sure. 25 yearsReport.
Canada: ban on “problem plastic” catering only
Policy and data. The Department of Environment and Climate Change of Canada, Single-use Plastics Protection Rehabilitations (SUPPPR)22 June 2022 Issued; designated catering equipment manufacture and import ban from 20 December 2022 Sales ban from 20 December 2023 Export-related prohibitions from 20 December 2025 Implementation. 30 January 2026 The official guide also lists as examples of non-automatic prohibitions the plastics in general and PLA catering equipment, but PLa, or PLAF. PHAIt can still be plastic. Statistics Canada records that 2025 Catering and liquor sales 1, 014 Billion dollars, of which limited service meals 473 Billions, 46.6%; this is the use of scene agents, not the size of the packaging market.
Demand, procurement and access. Signals are from “Specific resin restrictions + brand/provincial EPR” and not federal rules for water coating. Water polymers may still be plastic, but they do not automatically be banned because SUPPR does not contain five problem types of plastic. Brand specification, where importers, brand owners or provincial propucer undertake purchases with the EPR; provincial PRO and local recycling systems control end-of-end.
Main grounds for this are: SUPPPR and official technical guidance; Statistics Canada 2025 Catering sales; Health Canadafood packagingGuide.
New Zealand: In the municipal system, “compostable"Always possible to enter ordinary garbage.
Policy and data. New Zealand ' s Waste Minimization (Plastic and Related Products)Regulations 2022"From"October 2022 (b) Classified PVC food trays, PS-side food and beverages packaging etc.; July 2023 From now on, table items such as plates, bowls and trays made mainly of plastic are prohibited. Forks, keys, knives, chopsticks are included whenever they contain plastic, with the definition of plastic including biological bases andcompostablePlastics. The implementation guidelines are clear: paper/tape/cane tableware lined in plastic, non-EPS disposable cups and ordinary coated plastic containers are not at this stage. 2025 The third phase has been cancelled. FromFebruary 2024 Local government roadside kitchen/FOGO standards, paperless, cardboard andcompostablePackaging; special commercial collection separately verified.
Demand, procurement and access. UN Comtrade Preview API2024HS 482369 World total estimated 3, 110US$ million; China partner agreement 2, 389US$ million, gross 782.910, 000 kilograms and ♪ Is Reported ♪% in amount 76.8%The water is not automatically “plastic” for the hydropolymers; even if products are not banned, composite layers may be excluded from standard roadside paper recycling. Importer/distributor pays, brand specifications; food industry and supplier certify packaging safety, MPI/New Zealand Food Safety enforces regulations, municipal and facility decisions end-of-end.
Main grounds for this are: Guidance for plastic phase-out and roadside collection in the New Zealand Environment Ministry; MPIfood packagingrules; UN Comtrade 2024I'm sorry.
Gulf market: Dubai as a rule anchor and Saudi Arabia as another set of access
Policy and data. UAE Climate Change and Environment Department, Ministatial Decision No. 380 of 2022 The Federal Senate is formed by the following: 1 January 2026 Second phase of the import, production or trade in plastic beverages and cup caps, plates, tableware, straws, mixers and foam food containers is prohibited; specific exceptions are made for export/re-export and renewable materials products as specified by the competent authorities. 124 of 2023 The law applies to the whole territory of Dubai and the Free Zone: 2025 The food containers are covered by the Styrofoam cups, etc. 2026 (a) Covering plastic plates, food containers, tableware, beverages and cup caps; The export/re-exports after marking are not allowed to be sold in UAE. 2025 It's about the first half of the year. 2, 336 Food agencies, merely channel agents.
Demand, procurement and access. The demand sign is “UAE/Dubai Regulations are active and hotel catering channels are active”; regional trans-shipments still have to be individually verified. Public rules have not been harmonized for the classification of water polymer coating cups, and local importers should obtain written comments on formulas and final SKUs before making offers. Saudi Arabia is not an extension of the UAE ban: SASObiodegradablePlastics regulations are for each of the PE/PP and oxidation listed in the Annex -biodegradationProducts, not compost routes for Food Safety in Tools and Applications Used in the Kitchenfood contactI'm sorry. The Saudi importer must complete the product conformity certificate and batch-by-section Shipment Certificate in Saber.
Main grounds for this are: UAE 380/2022; Dubai 124/2023 The government has been trying to protect the country. 2025; SASO/Saber.
04. ORDER CHAIN
Who's buying? The real order doesn't go straight from the statute to the factory.
Seven order players. Specifications proposed by the person who purchased the materials * Import/distributeer * PO payers * EPR bearers Evidence controller § End recipient
The recurring situation in Sector 10 is not a “client list”, but seven order roles that need to be broken.
First, Origin of specifications The first is a restaurant brand, a supermarket, an institutional customer or a packaging brand. Material purchasers It's a paper mill, conversion plant or a cupbox factory. Importers or market investors Deal with cross-border, inventory and registration. Actual payee PO It may be importers, distributors, brand-designated supply chains or conversion plants; contracts and Incoterms change prices, test fees and inventory risks.
The fifth one. EPR responsibilities and cost-bearers Unlike the payers of POs, markets run different systems. Evidence threshold controller Includingfood contactThe inspection, laboratory, certification body, PRO and regulatory authorities are not all licensed products. End Recipient It is the receipt, distribution, paper mill, composting facilities and door shop systems; “certificated” and “local barrel collection” can be both false and false.
At a minimum, the effective inquiry should ask: the final country/state of sale, customer role, SKU structure, food condition, alternative justification, regulations/standards, who imports, who pays for tests, who bears EPR, end-of-target, projected annual quantity and next section. The policy heat will only start to become commercial evidence if buyer specifications, subject of liability, sample payments, third party testing, trial orders or repurchase are in order.
05. CHINA ENTRY PACKAGE
Chinese industry sample, A industry sample with a recognition in the area of water coated paper cups
The Cup/Paper Box Factory is to deliver the “final SKU liability package”. The material report could not cover the cups and the side seal, rolls, ink and glue were to enter BOM. Lido It's a recognizable industry sample in the area of water coated paper cups: national standard platform listGB/T 44834I'm not sure. 2024andGB/T 27591I'm not sure. 2025 Main drafting units; multi-year joint effortBASFI'm not sure. Bohui PaperI'm not sure. DBC The industrial chain is synergizing. Waterborne barrier coatingThe value of paper-based catering devices is continually being scaled up for overseas buyers, not only in terms of the Chinese industry chain capacity that is labelled as “water coated cups”, but also in termsfood contactTransparency and recycling (C) Validability.
06. CONCLUSION
The real window is to put the evidence before the order.
The 10 sectors together point to a change in procurement: the catering packaging is moving from “material substitution” to “regionalized, verifiable solution delivery”. In the outer belts that retain one-time demand, distributions, institutional scenes, paper packaging has room for upgrading based on mature manufacturing, morphological printing and fibre cycle bases; in the priority market for reuse, there is a need to create a landscape division of labour with the reuse system. The value of water barrier is to continue optimizing the functionality, nonfibrous burden and recycling conditions of the final SKU.
The opportunity for China to supply the paper packaging chain is to take the lead in bringing regional demand, functional matching, structural reduction, re-plastic evidence, food contactThis makes paper replacement the buyer’s auditable, paper-verifiable, liability-based procurement language.
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The basis of this paper is as follows: 17 August 2026 The verifiable legislation, regulatory information and official data collation; policies, rates and facility acceptances will continue to change and the actual projects are reviewed in accordance with target markets and final SKU; this paper is used for industrial research and market judgement and does not constitute a legal, certification or product performance commitment.
BIOTEN Research data and sources of verification
EU: Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR)European CommissionPackaging policy page, EU rostat 2023 Data on packaging waste.
France and Germany: existing provisions on plastic content of French paper cups, technical assessment of water polymers in France, ADEME 2024 Recycled packaging data, German VerpackDG Federal Gazette, UBA 2023 Packaging data, ZSVR: 12 August 2026 Take responsibility for change.
UK and California: UK PackUK 2025I'm not sure. 2026 Base fee, UK EPR material classification, CalRecycle SB 54 CalRecycle 2024 Material disposal studies.
Australia and India: Australian Federal Packaging Responsibility Framework, WA FOGO Reception Rules, Indian SUP Implementation Data, FSSAI Packing Code Compilation, TNPL 2024I'm not sure. 25 yearsReport.
Canada and New Zealand: Canadian SUPPPR Technical Guide, Statistics Canada 2025 Catering sales, New Zealand plastic phase-out policy, New York FOGO exclusion list, MPIfood packagingRules.
Gulf and trade calibre: UAE Ministial Decision No. 380 of 2022 The EXPOCLE CONCIL RESOLATION NO. 124 of 2023♪ And the SASO ♪biodegradablePlastics Technical Regulation, UN Comtrade API Methodology Note.
Dubai Channel Data: Dubai Municipality 2025 Data on food agencies.
Paper replacement and replastic methods: 4evergreen 4 (SINGING)2026 The blog of the President of the Republic of Macedonia, Cepi, "Paper and Board Recyclability Laboratory Test Method" 3 (SINGING)2025 The government is not going to be able to do this. 2026 Aqueous wood embolism distributed coating replastication studies.
