The clarity behind
every packaging decision

Packaging decisions become difficult when regulation, commercial priorities, and technical reality pull in different directions.

PSL connects them: setting the packaging strategy, making PPWR actionable, and carrying packaging development through to implementation.

The result is clear priorities, confident decisions, and a practical path to delivery.

Clients that trust us

How PSL helps

Three connected ways to move packaging work forward.

Packaging decisions rarely belong to one discipline. PSL brings strategy, regulation, technical development, and implementation together around the decision your team needs to make. Not every question requires a large project: support can begin with a focused review or workshop and continue through development and implementation when that is useful.

Packaging strategy

What we do

Align priorities, compare options, and connect commercial, technical, and sustainability considerations.

What you receive

A clear recommendation and practical portfolio roadmap.

PPWR advisory

What we do

Clarify roles and requirements, prepare declarations and technical files, and plan upcoming changes through 2030.

What you receive

Clear responsibilities, usable compliance documents, and a phased plan.

Packaging development

What we do

Develop materials and formats, prepare supplier briefs, and coordinate testing, machinery decisions, approvals, and implementation.

What you receive

A technically workable solution that is documented, approved, and ready to implement.

Who we work with

Packaging affects your business differently depending on what you make, sell, or supply.

Brand owners. Your packaging carries the brand and the compliance duty. Both have to work. Whether you are choosing a format, reviewing a supplier, or changing a brief, PSL gives you an independent view and supports the work through implementation.

Retail and private label. Your own-brand packaging is your responsibility across hundreds of SKUs you do not produce yourself. PSL sets practical requirements suppliers can work with, builds the guidelines, and coordinates improvement across the range.

Material and component suppliers. Your customers are asking new questions about performance, cost, and compliance. You need to know where change creates opportunity and how to explain the value of your offer. PSL brings an independent perspective and a clear commercial direction.

Industrial and B2B. Your packaging has to work with products, machinery, logistics, and customer requirements. You may be buying equipment, redesigning transport packaging, or reducing cost. Most industrial businesses have not examined what PPWR means for this work yet. PSL helps make the technical and commercial decisions and stays through implementation.

The situation

You can understand each part and still be unsure what to do next.

Packaging decisions become difficult when regulation, performance, cost, and internal priorities all need to work together.

Requirements are changing, different teams see different risks, and every choice affects what happens next.

PSL gives you a clear recommendation and stays involved as the work moves into development and implementation.

PPWR has applied since 12 August 2026, adding new requirements to decisions many teams were already facing. PSL helps you understand what applies and connect compliance to the wider packaging work.

Who you will be working with

What it feels like to work with PSL

Clear guidance from a partner who becomes part of the team.

Felix and PSL helped us fully understand the regulatory landscape and translate it into clear priorities, concrete next steps, and a robust long-term direction. Felix became part of our strategy process rather than simply providing analysis.

Lisa KöhlerStrategy and Internationalisation Lead · RECUP GmbH

We are absolutely satisfied with the competent and committed support we received from PSL. We were particularly impressed by the rapid understanding of our specific requirements and the close coordination with the relevant functional departments.

Sabine BendenManaging Director · Zentis Fruit Solutions GmbH

What do you need help with?

Choose the question closest to what you need now.

What does PPWR require from us?

You need to understand your company's role, which requirements apply, and what information you need for the Declaration of Conformity. We answer these questions in plain language and help you prepare the required work.

What you receive

  • A clear view of your role and responsibilities
  • The requirements that apply to your packaging
  • The information and evidence you need to collect
  • Support with the Declaration of Conformity
  • A practical list of actions, owners, and dates

What should our packaging strategy be?

You may need to set priorities across a portfolio, decide where to invest, or choose the right materials, formats, suppliers, or machinery. We combine compliance, product protection, cost, production, and customer needs into a direction your team can act on.

What you receive

  • Clear priorities for your packaging portfolio
  • A comparison of the available options
  • The technical and commercial implications
  • A recommendation your team can understand and defend
  • A practical plan for suppliers and internal teams

Can you help us develop and implement the solution?

You may be buying a machine, changing a material, developing a new format, or restarting a project that has slowed down. We provide the specialist knowledge and practical support needed to create, test, approve, and implement the solution.

What you receive

  • A clear scope and shared understanding of the challenge
  • The right specialists for the work
  • Supplier briefs, concepts, tests, or decision documents
  • Coordination across internal teams and external partners
  • Support through approval and implementation
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Working with PSL

From the first conversation to a result you can use.

PSL stays close to the work from the first conversation through delivery. You always know what happens next, who is involved, and what the work should achieve.

Our aim is simple: solve the immediate problem well enough that PSL is the first call when the next one comes up.

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Start with a conversation

Book a 30-minute call or write a few lines. We listen, ask questions, and give you an honest first view of the situation.

If PSL can help, you receive a clear proposal covering the work, timing, cost, and people involved.

Work with the right team

The work is shaped around your question. It may include advice, strategy, development, testing, supplier coordination, or implementation.

The person who understands your question stays involved and brings in the right specialists when needed.

Leave with a result that works

You receive a clear decision, practical outputs, and support to put them into use.

The work ends with a solved problem and a relationship you can return to when the next packaging question comes up.

What our clients say

Real projects. Real results. In their words.

Felix Gass structured the workshop extremely well, with thorough upfront preparation that clearly connected upcoming European packaging regulations to our specific needs and product portfolio. During the session, he balanced a clear, insightful regulatory overview with a hands-on working format that helped us openly assess our strengths and weaknesses and translate them into concrete, prioritized action plans. Felix stands out for his ability to quickly grasp our pain points, convert them into clear actions, and for his deep, practical knowledge of the European packaging landscape.

Anne-Laure JaeckelProduct Manager · SWM International

In our collaboration with PSL, we received in-depth data analyses and expert advice on packaging alternatives. Together, we were able to develop concrete implementation plans that provide our purchasing organization with effective decision-making aids in the optimization of packaging as well as impulses in preparation for the PPWR requirements.

We are absolutely satisfied with the competent and committed support we received from PSL. We were particularly impressed by the rapid understanding of our specific requirements and the close coordination with the relevant functional departments. Thanks to their in-depth expertise, we were able to make sound decisions when purchasing new packaging equipment and selecting and developing packaging materials.

Sabine BendenManaging Director · Zentis Fruit Solutions GmbH

In our collaboration with PSL, a packaging strategy and practical guidelines for sustainable packaging were developed. The partnership was highly professional, efficient, and results-driven. Particularly valuable was the clear and well-structured documentation of the individual process steps. Together, we established guidelines that are highly applicable internally and support the ongoing development of our packaging requirements. We thank PSL for the excellent collaboration and the successful delivery of the project.

Throughout development, we benefited from PSL's fast, competent, and reliable support. Their solution-oriented, creative approach to material consulting and development impressed us. The team provided expert, innovative assistance with critical issues, always demonstrating professionalism and out-of-the-box thinking.

Tatiana TsarkovaCo-Founder & Managing Director · CU-Mehrweg GmbH

With Felix & PSL, we have found a highly competent partner for everything from complex packaging solutions and selecting the right machinery to obtaining a practical second opinion. Straightforward, reliable, transparent, and solution-oriented, he has become an established and valued part of our consulting pool.

David GebhardManaging Director · Aquapurna GmbH

Regulation is not a side issue for us, but a strategic driver. Felix and PSL helped us fully understand the regulatory landscape and translate it into clear priorities, concrete next steps, and a robust long-term direction. Felix became part of our strategy process rather than simply providing analysis. He combines sharp analytical thinking with a strong understanding of organizations and how they work. In the end, working with him felt less like hiring an external consultant and more like having a trusted colleague on the team.

Lisa KöhlerStrategy and Internationalisation Lead · RECUP GmbH

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