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PPWR in Manufacturing: From Packaging Data to Scalable Compliance

The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) introduces stricter requirements for packaging, documentation, and proof of compliance.

For manufacturing companies, this means that relevant packaging information must be reliably consolidated, maintained, and made available for compliance processes – across different systems, processes, and suppliers.

That is where the real challenge lies. Information on materials, packaging components, recycled content, substances of concern, and recyclability is often spread across ERP, PLM, and PIM systems, local files, and technical supplier documentation.

As a result, what starts as a packaging requirement increasingly becomes a data challenge:

Your packaging strategy is becoming a data strategy.

Four challenges that make PPWR particularly relevant for manufacturing

PPWR introduces new requirements for packaging and its documentation. In practice, however, the quality of the underlying data largely determines how effectively companies can meet these requirements.

Fragmented data

Relevant packaging data is scattered across systems and documents.

The result: Information must be consolidated and validated manually.

Supplier dependencies

Some of the required information comes from suppliers.

The result: Missing or delayed data can block your own compliance processes.

Increasing complexity

As product portfolios, packaging variants, suppliers, and markets grow, so does the effort required to manage the underlying data.

The result: Manual processes reach their limits more quickly.

Higher costs

Incomplete data makes reporting more difficult and can affect fees.

The result: Additional manual effort and avoidable costs.

PPWR in Manufacturing: How prepared are you?

Which packaging data is becoming relevant? Where do typical gaps arise across suppliers and internal processes? And how well prepared is your company for PPWR?

Our e-book shows what manufacturing companies should focus on now – from the relevant packaging data to a practical PPWR readiness check.

Your packaging strategy is becoming a data strategy

PPWR highlights just how closely packaging and data are now connected.

By capturing, validating, and making packaging data available in a structured way, companies not only create the foundation for regulatory evidence. The same information can also support reporting, automation, and the ongoing optimization of the packaging portfolio.

In this way, a compliance requirement can become a data foundation that creates value beyond PPWR.

packaging composition and components
substances of concern
recycled content

recyclability and potential recycling blockers
empty-space ratios
primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging

The key question is not simply whether this information exists.

It must be clearly assigned to the relevant packaging, maintained in a traceable way, and made available for the processes that depend on it.

A better data foundation creates value beyond compliance

PPWR is the immediate driver. But the value of structured packaging data goes much further.

Structured data makes differences between packaging options more transparent.
This makes it easier to identify risks, potential redesign needs, and opportunities for optimization.
A more accurate data foundation improves the quality of EPR reporting and supports a more informed assessment of fees and financial impact.
When relevant information is available in a structured form, teams no longer need to repeatedly gather data from different sources for documentation and reporting.
At the same time, this creates a stronger foundation for automation.

Getting started means creating transparency

Companies do not need to rebuild their entire packaging IT landscape from day one.

The first step is to understand which requirements are actually relevant and how well the current data and process landscape is prepared to meet them.

Our five-step approach:

1. Define scope and roles

Which role does your company fulfill under PPWR? Which packaging and markets fall within the relevant scope?

2. Assess your current data landscape

Which packaging data is already available? Where is it stored? And where are the gaps?

3. Define responsibilities and the target state

Who will be responsible for which data going forward? How should information be validated, stored, and made available across systems and stakeholders?

4. Enable the right technology

Based on this foundation, you can determine how packaging data and compliance processes should be technically supported and integrated into your existing SAP system landscape.

5. Scale step by step

Once scope, data availability, responsibilities, and the technical target state are clear, the necessary compliance processes can be built in a structured way and scaled over time.

PPWR webinar with SAP

Want to take a deeper dive?

In our joint webinar with SAP, we will show what PPWR means for manufacturing companies in practice and how SAP RDP can support implementation – including a live demo.

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Why delaware?

Home of Manufacturing
We understand the processes and requirements of manufacturing companies and approach PPWR from this operational perspective.
Connecting data, processes, and technology
We bring packaging data, responsibilities, and compliance processes together in an integrated approach.
SAP Platinum Partner & Co-Innovator
When a functional concept needs to become a technical solution, we bring deep SAP expertise to integrate it into existing system landscapes.
Start pragmatically
We first create transparency around scope, data availability, and required actions – and use this as the basis for defining the next steps.

Successfully implement PPWR

From initial orientation to concrete implementation, our experts support you on the path toward a future-ready packaging data strategy.

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Regulatory requirements are evolving

Although they all relate to packaging, their focus is different:
- PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation): sets EU‑wide rules on packaging design, documentation and compliance. It raises expectations on proof, consistency and long‑term compliance.
- EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility): focuses on financial responsibility. Producers contribute to collection and recycling based on the amount and type of packaging placed on specific markets.
- PPT (Plastic Packaging Tax): targets specific materials, mainly plastic. The goal is to encourage the use of recycled content through taxation in certain countries.
Different rules, but they all rely on packaging data.
Because PPWR requires organizations to prove compliance, not just calculate or report it. Without structured packaging data:
- information can’t be reused,
- documentation becomes manual,
- and responding to changes takes more time than expected.
PPWR applies to any organization placing packaged goods on the EU market, including:
- brand owners
- manufacturers
- importers
- distributors
Many organizations fulfil more than one role.
No. August 2026 is the first major milestone, but requirements will continue to evolve in the years after.
That’s why focusing only on the first deadline often leads to rework later.
For most organizations, the best first step is understanding:
- where packaging data lives today,
- how reliable it really is,
- and how well it supports multiple obligations.
That’s exactly why we offer a PPWR kickstart.

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