Specialty Papers Asia 2025: Pioneering Innovation and Sustainability in Asia's Rapidly Evolving Market
The specialty paper market in Asia, particularly in China, is experiencing dynamic growth driven by rising consumer demand for high-quality, eco-friendly, and personalized products. With applications expanding into high-end packaging, sustainable labels, and cultural and creative products, the industry is on a trajectory of significant transformation.
However, along with these opportunities come pressing challenges: stricter environmental policies, raw material supply constraints, and heightened competition.
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An Engineer in Printing Technology and Post graduate in Packaging Technology, who has delivered innovations/Patents with Unilever, in the domain of RFID and is currently taking Private label innovations to the next level with Walmart. He leads the artwork development, package design And procurement currently, with an inclination towards innovative technologies, customer convenience and sustainability.
Alexey Vishtal is working at Mayr-Melnhof Board & Paper as a Head of Novel Packaging Development where his main focus is development of novel fibre-based packaging with barrier functionality to offer a viable alternative to difficult to recycle plastics. He has joined MM in early 2022 and before that spent almost 7 years with Nestlé leading fibre-based packaging in their research organization. Before that he held various positions in paper and related industries. Alexey has a paper engineering background and doctoral degree in paper physics and converting.
Matteo Pallotta is a part of the founding team and Managing Director of Papkot in APMEA (Asia Pacific & Middle East).
Papkot is a revolutionary paper coating startup specializing in sustainable packaging solutions, eliminating the need for plastic.
Previously, Matteo was a Venture Partner at Aurora Capital (an hybrid fund investing in private & public markets) and Chief International Officer at 4Dage (developing hardware & software for digital twins). Matteo is also a co-founding partner of Wherefor Group (a diversified holding company).
Paper & packaging industry professional with focus in products, portfolios, markets and strategy
Combines technical and commercial experience from paper and polymers with 10 years of international experience on paper and packaging field. Master's Degree in Forest Products Marketing and Management from University of Helsinki, Finland. Currently employed by Mondi Group as a Head of Product Portfolio Management for Flexible Packaging.
Dr. Warren Batchelor is an Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Biore-source Processing Research Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), part of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Monash University. He is also Director of Education in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. He is the chair of the Standards Australia PK-019 committee, which develops standards for the pulp and paper industry and is the Australian representative on the international com-mittee, TC6.
His major research interests are in sustainable materials, with a particular interest in materials from cellulose nanofibers (CNFs), with contributions including:
• Recyclability of CNF films and of paper-polymer laminates.
• Life-cycle analysis of materials and processes
• CNF characterisation methods including developing standards for CNFs.
• Paper mill biorefinery and CNF production.
• Methods for the rapid preparation of CNF sheets by spray coating and vacu-um filtration.
• Development of renewable, recyclable, CNF barrier layers to displace petro-leum-derived polymers in packaging.
• Nanoparticle-cellulose nanofibre composites for barrier applications, ultrafil-tration membranes, antimicrobial functional layers and photocatalytic deg-radation of organic contaminants.
Felix Lu has over 15 years‘ experience in packaging & printing industries, and has been taking various middle to senior roles of sales, marketing, business development and product development in local & multinational companies in Asia Pacific.
With his solid experience in market research and analysis, business strategy creation and new market development, Felix is working with clients and partners to deliver strategic analysis, innovative solutions and new business proposals in packaging, printing and related industries.
Felix joined in Smithers as project leader for Asia consultancy projects, and he is focusing on creating value to clients for packaging industry, combining a global and regional view. He is based in Shanghai, China.
