10 Jul 2019 --- The size and value of the global packaging industry are ever-expanding, but the amount of university-level, packaging-specific degrees and courses remains relatively low. It has been predicted that by 2020 the global packaging industry will be worth US$1 trillion. However, until Michigan State University (MSU) established its packaging program in 1952, there were no university-based packaging education programs in the world, and packaging is still a very new discipline. Leading FMCGs are now attaching increased significance to packaging as a means to facilitate improved sustainability, as well as the rise of e-commerce and on-the-go convenience across industries and products. PackagingInsights investigates whether the discrepancy between the growing importance of packaging and the availability of specialized packaging education needs to change.
