Michelman’s Lori Gobris to address sustainable packaging at Mumbai summit

Lori Gobris, global marketing director for Packaging at Michelman, will present “Packaging Innovation at the Crossroads of Performance and Sustainability” at the 13th Speciality Films & Flexible Packaging Global Summit & Exhibition. The event will take place August 26-27, 2026, at the Jio World Convention Center in Mumbai, India.

Scheduled for August 26 at 12:45pm, Gobris’ presentation will examine how the packaging industry is responding to accelerating regulatory requirements, evolving sustainability commitments, and growing expectations for product performance. The session will highlight how advances in functional coatings are helping brands, converters, and other value chain partners develop packaging solutions that balance sustainability goals with commercial viability.

“As sustainability expectations continue to evolve, the packaging industry has reached a pivotal moment where innovation, collaboration, and performance must advance together,” says Gobris. “Functional coatings are enabling new possibilities across paper and film packaging structures, helping companies improve recyclability, material efficiency, and circularity without compromising the performance consumers and brands expect. I look forward to sharing examples of how collaborative innovation is helping move sustainable packaging from concept to reality.”

The presentation will cover:

• Sustainability, regulation, and emerging packaging design trends
• Strategies for balancing performance, circularity, and efficiency
• Barrier and heat seal technologies for next-generation packaging
• Film-to-paper transitions and material simplification approaches
• The importance of collaboration across the packaging value chain
• Future pathways including bio-based, recyclable, and dual end-of-life solutions

She will also share examples of co-created, market-ready packaging structures that demonstrate how Michelman’s aqueous coating technologies work together as integrated coating systems. Featured products will include Michelman’s recently launched Nuvita Life 4002 & 4605 bio-based barrier coatings, developed for paper-based retail food packaging applications.

Conference visitors are encouraged to attend the presentation and stop by Michelman’s stand to learn more about the company’s sustainable packaging solutions and collaborative approach to innovation.