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Updated by Onye Dike on August 7th, 2026
Packa is a digital packaging management platform from Berlin-based Packmatic, aimed particularly at packaging, procurement, sustainability, quality and compliance teams in FMCG and other packaging-intensive businesses. It addresses a practical problem behind emerging packaging rules: specifications and supporting evidence are often dispersed across spreadsheets, PDFs, ERP exports, emails and supplier files. Packa converts this information into structured packaging data that can underpin purchasing, regulatory and environmental decisions. Its focus extends beyond PPWR compliance to the commercial management of packaging, connecting technical specifications with supplier information, costs, recyclability, EPR fees and environmental impacts within the same operational environment.

Available PPWR Compliance Features

Audit Trail & Evidence Retention
Declarations of Conformity & Technical Documentation
Packaging Market & Obligation Mapping
Recyclability Assessment
Recycled Content Tracking
Regulatory Updates & Compliance Workflow Automation
Restricted Substances & Packaging Bans Screening
Supplier Collaboration Tools

Missing PPWR Compliance Features

Labelling & QR Code Management
Packaging Minimisation & Void-Space Calculation
Reuse & Refill Tracking

Pricing

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Available Since

2025

Deployment Options

  • Web Browser (Cloud - Based)

Good Option For

  • Small Business (11-50 people)
  • Medium Business (51-250 people)
  • Large Business (250+ people)

Deep dive


Core Features

The Packa platform turns fragmented packaging information into a structured, centralized data foundation that connects procurement, sustainability and compliance workflows. Built on insights from hundreds of packaging projects undertaken through Packmatic, it brings practical packaging and procurement experience into a single digital environment. Its features include:

  • Packaging data management: Centralizes technical specifications, material and layer structures, dimensions, supplier documents, certificates and related packaging information.

  • PPWR compliance: Supports regulatory assessments, evidence management and Declaration of Conformity workflows for the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.

  • LCA and CO₂ analysis: Calculates packaging impacts at article level, including kg CO₂e and lifecycle-stage contributions from materials and production, transport, distribution and end-of-life.

  • Recyclability assessment: Evaluates packaging recyclability across European requirements, helping teams assess material and design choices alongside PPWR obligations.

  • EPR fee analysis: Examines packaging-related Extended Producer Responsibility fees, connecting regulatory costs with packaging portfolio and design decisions.

  • Procurement intelligence: Provides price analyses, real-time price trends and supplier benchmarking, while supporting digital tendering and packaging purchasing decisions.

Closing Insights

Packa is a solution of Packmatic, a Berlin packaging company whose experience provides an unusually operational backdrop for the software. Packmatic says it has worked on more than 850 packaging projects with over 300 customers and built a network of more than 350 manufacturers. Packa translates that packaging procurement experience into software at a time when PPWR is making structured packaging information increasingly important for companies selling products in the EU. Users include confectionery company Paul Reber and cosmetics business Pomélo + Co / Shyne, both of which use Packa to centralize packaging information and support cross-team workflows. Packa is particularly relevant where packaging procurement, sustainability and regulatory teams need to work from the same underlying dataset. Pricing is available in request.


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