{"id":1244,"date":"2017-06-06T22:03:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T20:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.packaging-journal.de\/fuenf-fragen-an-markus-boehm-sig-combibloc\/"},"modified":"2021-07-21T13:11:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T11:11:16","slug":"five-questions-for-markus-boehm-sig-combibloc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/fuenf-fragen-an-markus-boehm-sig-combibloc\/","title":{"rendered":"Five questions for Markus Boehm (SIG Combibloc)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Markus Boehm has been Chief Market Officer at SIG Combibloc, one of the world's leading system providers of carton packaging and solutions for the food and beverage industry, since 2009. SIG Combibloc has recently launched a comprehensive roadmap to become \u201eNet Positive\u201c. This means that the company wants to do more for society and the environment than it takes in.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>pj:<\/strong> Mr Boehm, what is the current focus of your company?<\/em><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Markus Boehm:<\/strong> We see it as our mission to provide people around the world with access to healthy, nutritious food and beverages - in a safe, sustainable and affordable way. And we do this in collaboration with our customers. For us, it is crucial to develop deep <strong>partnership relations<\/strong> with our customers to truly understand their challenges and requirements and what they need to provide excellent products and at the same time a<strong> High performance<\/strong> and <strong>Growth<\/strong> to create.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-1725979756\"><div id=\"packa-208164790\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>pj:<\/strong> What particular challenges did you face last year?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Markus Boehm:<\/strong> We work hard to help our customers continue to run strong, resilient and profitable businesses. We take responsibility, for example, by helping our customers to fulfil the sustainability requirements of their markets. We have therefore set out to develop a <strong>\u201eNet positive\u201c company<\/strong> We want to do more for society and the environment than we take advantage of.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>pj:<\/strong> How do you assess the economic situation?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Markus Boehm:<\/strong> We are convinced that the current megatrends and the overall economic situation will also have a positive impact on the food and beverage industry. <strong>Radical rethinking<\/strong> require. Approaches that were valid and justified five years ago need to be reconsidered, adapted or completely reorganised. This affects our own company as well as our customers and the entire industry.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>pj:<\/strong> What effects do you expect for your company?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Markus Boehm:<\/strong> The new timetables have already been written and important steps have been taken. We are doing everything we can to offer our customers new, comprehensive solutions. These solutions will equip our customers well to meet the demands of the next generation of consumers in order to <strong>Smart Factories<\/strong> for food and beverages and to develop food and beverage packaging that can be networked and, for example <strong>digital marketing<\/strong> directly on the packaging.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>pj:<\/strong> What do you see as the most important tasks and trends in the industry?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Markus Boehm:<\/strong> The challenges and tasks of the industry are essentially characterised by <strong>Global megatrends<\/strong> such as population growth, rapid urbanisation, a rapidly growing middle class and the effects of climate change. Also of significance is the new generation of consumers, the \u201e<strong>on the go\u201c<\/strong> lives, shops online and values <strong>sustainable consumption<\/strong> lays. These megatrends are shaping the future of the food and beverage industry.<\/p>\n<p>More interviews from our series <a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?s=f%C3%BCnf+fragen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Five questions for ...<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Markus Boehm is Chief Market Officer at SIG Combibloc, one of the leading system providers of carton packaging. 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