The 2025-2030 World Outlook for Flexible (Converted) Plastic Packaging
This study covers the world outlook for flexible (converted) plastic packaging across more than 190 countries. For each year reported, estimates are given for the latent demand, or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.), for the country in question (in millions of U.S. dollars), the percent share the country is of the region, and of the globe. These comparative benchmarks allow the reader to quickly gauge a country vis-à-vis others. Using econometric models which project fundamental economic dynamics within each country and across countries, latent demand estimates are created. This report does not discuss the specific players in the market serving the latent demand, nor specific details at the product level. The study also does not consider short-term cyclicalities that might affect realized sales. The study, therefore, is strategic in nature, taking an aggregate and long-run view, irrespective of the players or products involved.
In this report we define the sales of flexible (converted) plastic packaging as including all commonly understood products and/or services falling within this broad category, irrespective of product packaging, formulation, size, or form. Companies participating in this industry include Adchem, Admiral Packaging, Inc., Advanced Barrier Extrusions, LLC, AEP Industries, Afripack, AGI-Shorewood Tobacco Packaging, Airlite, Alcan Medical Flexibles, Alliance Barrier Films, LLC, Aluprint S de R.L. de C.V., Amcor Flexibles, American Packaging, AMGRAPH Packaging, Ampac, Aptar Group, Automated Packaging Systems, Avintiv, Ball Plastics Packaging, Beacon Converters, Beijing VPS minority Interests, Bella Prima Packaging, Belmark, Inc., Bemis Company, Berry Global Group, B-Pack Due, Braksem, Bryce, cei (Coating Excellence International), Celplast Metallized Products, Chengdu minority Interests, CL&D Graphics, Clear Lam Packaging, Clopay Plastic Products Company, Coca Cola, Coldpack, Inc., Constantia Flexibles, Coveris Holdings, Covers High Performance Packaging, C-P Flexible Packaging, Creative Polypack, Ltd., Creo, Cryovac, Inc., CTI Industries Corporation, Cukurova Group, Deku-Pack, Detmold, Diversey, Eagle Flexible Packaging, EcoPack, EcoPaper, Emerald Packaging, Emplal Participaз?es SA, Encon’s perform manufacturing Business, Evadix, Exopack, LLC, Fagerdala Singapore PTE, Ltd., Flex America, Inc., Forest Park, Foshan New Changsheng Plastics Films Company, Ltd., Genpak LP, Glenroy, Globalpack Group, Gopaca, Graffo Paranaense de Embalagens S/A (Graffo), Graphic Flexible Packaging, LLC, Grupo Andopack, Hebei Qite Packing, Heritage Bag Company (HBC), Hood Packaging Corporation, Huhtamaki, Indevco Management Resources, Inc. (IMRI), International Playcard & Label Company, Jiangsu Shenda Group, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft, Label Technology, Inc., Lantero, Letica, Lindsay Goldberg, LLC, LPS Industries, LLC, Markenburg International Foods Corporation, Mayor Packaging, Merpas Co. S.à r.l., Mondi Jackson, Inc., Multifilm Packaging Corporation, Nampak Flexibles, Oai Hung Company, Ltd., Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Packaging, Optimum Plastics, Inc., Oracle Packaging, Orora, P&G, P&I Displays and Packaging, Packaging Corporation, Paharpur 3P, Parikh Packaging, Parry Enterprises India, Pemara Labels Group, PERUPLAST SA, Plastic Packaging Technologies, LLC, Platinum Equity, Polymer Packaging, PolyPak, Polytainers, Prime Label and Packaging, LLC, Printpack, Prolamina, Qingdao P&B Company, Ltd., Qite, Reynolds, Robbie, Rollprint Packaging Products, SCA Packaging, Sealed Air Corporation, Sealstrip Corporation, Shield Pack, LLC, Shorewood, Sigma Plastics, Silgan, Sonoco Flexible Packaging, Southern Film Extruders, Inc., Spear Group, St. Johns Packaging, Ltd., Star Packaging Corporation, SteriPack Group, SunFlex Packagers, Inc., Tara Plastics Corporation, Techni-Chem, Technipaq, Tetra Pak, Transco Plastics, Uniglobe, Virox Technologies, Vitex Packaging Group, Waddington Group, Wal-Mart, Webster Industries, Wihuri, Winpak, and Zhongshan Tian Cai Packaging Company. In addition to the sources indicated, additional information available to the public via news and/or press releases published by players in the industry was considered in defining and calibrating this category. All figures are in a common currency (U.S. dollars, millions) and are not adjusted for inflation (i.e., they are current values). Exchange rates used to convert to U.S. dollars are averages for the year in question. Future exchange rates are assumed to be constant in the future at the current level (the average of the year of this publication's release in 2024).
In this report we define the sales of flexible (converted) plastic packaging as including all commonly understood products and/or services falling within this broad category, irrespective of product packaging, formulation, size, or form. Companies participating in this industry include Adchem, Admiral Packaging, Inc., Advanced Barrier Extrusions, LLC, AEP Industries, Afripack, AGI-Shorewood Tobacco Packaging, Airlite, Alcan Medical Flexibles, Alliance Barrier Films, LLC, Aluprint S de R.L. de C.V., Amcor Flexibles, American Packaging, AMGRAPH Packaging, Ampac, Aptar Group, Automated Packaging Systems, Avintiv, Ball Plastics Packaging, Beacon Converters, Beijing VPS minority Interests, Bella Prima Packaging, Belmark, Inc., Bemis Company, Berry Global Group, B-Pack Due, Braksem, Bryce, cei (Coating Excellence International), Celplast Metallized Products, Chengdu minority Interests, CL&D Graphics, Clear Lam Packaging, Clopay Plastic Products Company, Coca Cola, Coldpack, Inc., Constantia Flexibles, Coveris Holdings, Covers High Performance Packaging, C-P Flexible Packaging, Creative Polypack, Ltd., Creo, Cryovac, Inc., CTI Industries Corporation, Cukurova Group, Deku-Pack, Detmold, Diversey, Eagle Flexible Packaging, EcoPack, EcoPaper, Emerald Packaging, Emplal Participaз?es SA, Encon’s perform manufacturing Business, Evadix, Exopack, LLC, Fagerdala Singapore PTE, Ltd., Flex America, Inc., Forest Park, Foshan New Changsheng Plastics Films Company, Ltd., Genpak LP, Glenroy, Globalpack Group, Gopaca, Graffo Paranaense de Embalagens S/A (Graffo), Graphic Flexible Packaging, LLC, Grupo Andopack, Hebei Qite Packing, Heritage Bag Company (HBC), Hood Packaging Corporation, Huhtamaki, Indevco Management Resources, Inc. (IMRI), International Playcard & Label Company, Jiangsu Shenda Group, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft, Label Technology, Inc., Lantero, Letica, Lindsay Goldberg, LLC, LPS Industries, LLC, Markenburg International Foods Corporation, Mayor Packaging, Merpas Co. S.à r.l., Mondi Jackson, Inc., Multifilm Packaging Corporation, Nampak Flexibles, Oai Hung Company, Ltd., Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Packaging, Optimum Plastics, Inc., Oracle Packaging, Orora, P&G, P&I Displays and Packaging, Packaging Corporation, Paharpur 3P, Parikh Packaging, Parry Enterprises India, Pemara Labels Group, PERUPLAST SA, Plastic Packaging Technologies, LLC, Platinum Equity, Polymer Packaging, PolyPak, Polytainers, Prime Label and Packaging, LLC, Printpack, Prolamina, Qingdao P&B Company, Ltd., Qite, Reynolds, Robbie, Rollprint Packaging Products, SCA Packaging, Sealed Air Corporation, Sealstrip Corporation, Shield Pack, LLC, Shorewood, Sigma Plastics, Silgan, Sonoco Flexible Packaging, Southern Film Extruders, Inc., Spear Group, St. Johns Packaging, Ltd., Star Packaging Corporation, SteriPack Group, SunFlex Packagers, Inc., Tara Plastics Corporation, Techni-Chem, Technipaq, Tetra Pak, Transco Plastics, Uniglobe, Virox Technologies, Vitex Packaging Group, Waddington Group, Wal-Mart, Webster Industries, Wihuri, Winpak, and Zhongshan Tian Cai Packaging Company. In addition to the sources indicated, additional information available to the public via news and/or press releases published by players in the industry was considered in defining and calibrating this category. All figures are in a common currency (U.S. dollars, millions) and are not adjusted for inflation (i.e., they are current values). Exchange rates used to convert to U.S. dollars are averages for the year in question. Future exchange rates are assumed to be constant in the future at the current level (the average of the year of this publication's release in 2024).
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 OVERVIEW
1.2 WHAT IS LATENT DEMAND AND THE P.I.E.?
1.3 THE METHODOLOGY
1.4 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
2 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
2.1 THE WORLDWIDE MARKET POTENTIAL
3 AFRICA
3.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
3.2 ALGERIA
3.3 ANGOLA
3.4 BENIN
3.5 BOTSWANA
3.6 BURKINA FASO
3.7 BURUNDI
3.8 CAMEROON
3.9 CAPE VERDE
3.10 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
3.11 CHAD
3.12 COMOROS
3.13 CONGO (FORMERLY ZAIRE)
3.14 COTE D'IVOIRE
3.15 DJIBOUTI
3.16 EGYPT
3.17 EQUATORIAL GUINEA
3.18 ERITREA
3.19 ETHIOPIA
3.20 GABON
3.21 GHANA
3.22 GUINEA
3.23 GUINEA-BISSAU
3.24 KENYA
3.25 LESOTHO
3.26 LIBERIA
3.27 LIBYA
3.28 MADAGASCAR
3.29 MALAWI
3.30 MALI
3.31 MAURITANIA
3.32 MAURITIUS
3.34 MOROCCO
3.35 MOZAMBIQUE
3.36 NAMIBIA
3.37 NIGER
3.38 NIGERIA
3.39 REPUBLIC OF CONGO
3.40 RWANDA
3.41 SAO TOME E PRINCIPE
3.42 SENEGAL
3.43 SIERRA LEONE
3.44 SOMALIA
3.45 SOUTH AFRICA
3.46 SOUTH SUDAN
3.47 ST. HELENA
3.48 SWAZILAND
3.49 TANZANIA
3.50 THE GAMBIA
3.51 TOGO
3.52 TUNISIA
3.53 UGANDA
3.54 WESTERN SAHARA
3.55 ZAMBIA
3.56 ZIMBABWE
4 ASIA
4.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
4.2 BANGLADESH
4.3 BHUTAN
4.4 BRUNEI
4.5 BURMA
4.6 CAMBODIA
4.7 CHINA
4.8 HONG KONG
4.9 INDIA
4.10 INDONESIA
4.11 JAPAN
4.12 LAOS
4.13 MACAU
4.14 MALAYSIA
4.15 MALDIVES
4.16 MONGOLIA
4.17 NEPAL
4.18 NORTH KOREA
4.19 PAPUA NEW GUINEA
4.20 PHILIPPINES
4.21 SEYCHELLES
4.22 SINGAPORE
4.23 SOUTH KOREA
4.24 SRI LANKA
4.25 TAIWAN
4.26 THAILAND
4.27 TIMOR - LESTE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
4.28 VIETNAM
5 EUROPE
5.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
5.2 ALBANIA
5.3 ANDORRA
5.4 AUSTRIA
5.5 BELARUS
5.6 BELGIUM
5.7 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
5.8 BULGARIA
5.9 CROATIA
5.10 CYPRUS
5.11 CZECH REPUBLIC
5.12 DENMARK
5.13 ESTONIA
5.14 FINLAND
5.15 FRANCE
5.16 GEORGIA
5.17 GERMANY
5.18 GIBRALTAR
5.19 GREECE
5.20 GUERNSEY
5.21 HUNGARY
5.22 ICELAND
5.23 IRELAND
5.24 ISLE OF MAN
5.25 ITALY
5.26 JERSEY
5.27 KAZAKHSTAN
5.28 KOSOVO
5.29 LATVIA
5.30 LIECHTENSTEIN
5.31 LITHUANIA
5.32 LUXEMBOURG
5.33 MACEDONIA
5.34 MALTA
5.35 MOLDOVA
5.36 MONACO
5.37 MONTENEGRO
5.38 NORWAY
5.39 POLAND
5.40 PORTUGAL
5.41 ROMANIA
5.42 RUSSIA
5.43 SAN MARINO
5.44 SERBIA
5.45 SLOVAKIA
5.46 SLOVENIA
5.47 SPAIN
5.48 SWEDEN
5.49 SWITZERLAND
5.50 THE FAROE ISLANDS
5.51 THE NETHERLANDS
5.52 THE UNITED KINGDOM
5.53 UKRAINE
6 LATIN AMERICA
6.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
6.2 ARGENTINA
6.3 BELIZE
6.4 BOLIVIA
6.5 BRAZIL
6.6 CHILE
6.7 COLOMBIA
6.8 COSTA RICA
6.9 ECUADOR
6.10 EL SALVADOR
6.12 GUATEMALA
6.13 GUYANA
6.14 HONDURAS
6.15 MEXICO
6.16 NICARAGUA
6.17 PANAMA
6.18 PARAGUAY
6.19 PERU
6.20 SURINAME
6.21 THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
6.22 URUGUAY
6.23 VENEZUELA
7 NORTH AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN
7.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
7.2 ANGUILLA
7.3 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
7.4 ARUBA
7.5 BARBADOS
7.6 BERMUDA
7.7 CANADA
7.8 CUBA
7.9 CURACAO
7.10 DOMINICA
7.11 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
7.12 GREENLAND
7.13 GRENADA
7.15 HAITI
7.16 JAMAICA
7.18 MONTSERRAT
7.19 PUERTO RICO
7.20 SINT MAARTEN
7.21 ST PIERRE AND MIQUELON
7.22 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
7.23 ST. LUCIA
7.24 ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
7.25 THE BAHAMAS
7.26 THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
7.27 THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
7.28 THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
7.29 THE UNITED STATES
7.30 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
7.31 TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
8 OCEANIA
8.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
8.2 AMERICAN SAMOA
8.3 AUSTRALIA
8.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND
8.6 COOK ISLANDS
8.7 FIJI
8.8 FRENCH POLYNESIA
8.9 GUAM
8.10 KIRIBATI
8.11 MARSHALL ISLANDS
8.12 MICRONESIA FEDERATION
8.13 NAURU
8.14 NEW CALEDONIA
8.15 NEW ZEALAND
8.16 NIUE
8.17 NORFOLK ISLAND
8.18 PALAU
8.19 SOLOMON ISLANDS
8.20 THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLAND
8.22 TOKELAU
8.23 TONGA
8.24 TUVALU
8.25 VANUATU
8.26 WALLIS AND FUTUNA
8.27 WESTERN SAMOA
9 THE MIDDLE EAST
9.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
9.2 AFGHANISTAN
9.3 ARMENIA
9.4 AZERBAIJAN
9.5 BAHRAIN
9.6 IRAN
9.7 IRAQ
9.8 ISRAEL
9.9 JORDAN
9.10 KUWAIT
9.11 KYRGYZSTAN
9.12 LEBANON
9.13 OMAN
9.14 PAKISTAN
9.15 PALESTINE
9.16 QATAR
9.17 SAUDI ARABIA
9.18 SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
9.19 TAJIKISTAN
9.20 THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
9.21 TURKEY
9.22 TURKMENISTAN
9.23 UZBEKISTAN
9.24 YEMEN
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10.1 DISCLAIMERS & SAFE HARBOR
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1.1 OVERVIEW
1.2 WHAT IS LATENT DEMAND AND THE P.I.E.?
1.3 THE METHODOLOGY
1.4 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
2 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
2.1 THE WORLDWIDE MARKET POTENTIAL
3 AFRICA
3.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
3.2 ALGERIA
3.3 ANGOLA
3.4 BENIN
3.5 BOTSWANA
3.6 BURKINA FASO
3.7 BURUNDI
3.8 CAMEROON
3.9 CAPE VERDE
3.10 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
3.11 CHAD
3.12 COMOROS
3.13 CONGO (FORMERLY ZAIRE)
3.14 COTE D'IVOIRE
3.15 DJIBOUTI
3.16 EGYPT
3.17 EQUATORIAL GUINEA
3.18 ERITREA
3.19 ETHIOPIA
3.20 GABON
3.21 GHANA
3.22 GUINEA
3.23 GUINEA-BISSAU
3.24 KENYA
3.25 LESOTHO
3.26 LIBERIA
3.27 LIBYA
3.28 MADAGASCAR
3.29 MALAWI
3.30 MALI
3.31 MAURITANIA
3.32 MAURITIUS
3.34 MOROCCO
3.35 MOZAMBIQUE
3.36 NAMIBIA
3.37 NIGER
3.38 NIGERIA
3.39 REPUBLIC OF CONGO
3.40 RWANDA
3.41 SAO TOME E PRINCIPE
3.42 SENEGAL
3.43 SIERRA LEONE
3.44 SOMALIA
3.45 SOUTH AFRICA
3.46 SOUTH SUDAN
3.47 ST. HELENA
3.48 SWAZILAND
3.49 TANZANIA
3.50 THE GAMBIA
3.51 TOGO
3.52 TUNISIA
3.53 UGANDA
3.54 WESTERN SAHARA
3.55 ZAMBIA
3.56 ZIMBABWE
4 ASIA
4.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
4.2 BANGLADESH
4.3 BHUTAN
4.4 BRUNEI
4.5 BURMA
4.6 CAMBODIA
4.7 CHINA
4.8 HONG KONG
4.9 INDIA
4.10 INDONESIA
4.11 JAPAN
4.12 LAOS
4.13 MACAU
4.14 MALAYSIA
4.15 MALDIVES
4.16 MONGOLIA
4.17 NEPAL
4.18 NORTH KOREA
4.19 PAPUA NEW GUINEA
4.20 PHILIPPINES
4.21 SEYCHELLES
4.22 SINGAPORE
4.23 SOUTH KOREA
4.24 SRI LANKA
4.25 TAIWAN
4.26 THAILAND
4.27 TIMOR - LESTE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
4.28 VIETNAM
5 EUROPE
5.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
5.2 ALBANIA
5.3 ANDORRA
5.4 AUSTRIA
5.5 BELARUS
5.6 BELGIUM
5.7 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
5.8 BULGARIA
5.9 CROATIA
5.10 CYPRUS
5.11 CZECH REPUBLIC
5.12 DENMARK
5.13 ESTONIA
5.14 FINLAND
5.15 FRANCE
5.16 GEORGIA
5.17 GERMANY
5.18 GIBRALTAR
5.19 GREECE
5.20 GUERNSEY
5.21 HUNGARY
5.22 ICELAND
5.23 IRELAND
5.24 ISLE OF MAN
5.25 ITALY
5.26 JERSEY
5.27 KAZAKHSTAN
5.28 KOSOVO
5.29 LATVIA
5.30 LIECHTENSTEIN
5.31 LITHUANIA
5.32 LUXEMBOURG
5.33 MACEDONIA
5.34 MALTA
5.35 MOLDOVA
5.36 MONACO
5.37 MONTENEGRO
5.38 NORWAY
5.39 POLAND
5.40 PORTUGAL
5.41 ROMANIA
5.42 RUSSIA
5.43 SAN MARINO
5.44 SERBIA
5.45 SLOVAKIA
5.46 SLOVENIA
5.47 SPAIN
5.48 SWEDEN
5.49 SWITZERLAND
5.50 THE FAROE ISLANDS
5.51 THE NETHERLANDS
5.52 THE UNITED KINGDOM
5.53 UKRAINE
6 LATIN AMERICA
6.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
6.2 ARGENTINA
6.3 BELIZE
6.4 BOLIVIA
6.5 BRAZIL
6.6 CHILE
6.7 COLOMBIA
6.8 COSTA RICA
6.9 ECUADOR
6.10 EL SALVADOR
6.12 GUATEMALA
6.13 GUYANA
6.14 HONDURAS
6.15 MEXICO
6.16 NICARAGUA
6.17 PANAMA
6.18 PARAGUAY
6.19 PERU
6.20 SURINAME
6.21 THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
6.22 URUGUAY
6.23 VENEZUELA
7 NORTH AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN
7.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
7.2 ANGUILLA
7.3 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
7.4 ARUBA
7.5 BARBADOS
7.6 BERMUDA
7.7 CANADA
7.8 CUBA
7.9 CURACAO
7.10 DOMINICA
7.11 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
7.12 GREENLAND
7.13 GRENADA
7.15 HAITI
7.16 JAMAICA
7.18 MONTSERRAT
7.19 PUERTO RICO
7.20 SINT MAARTEN
7.21 ST PIERRE AND MIQUELON
7.22 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
7.23 ST. LUCIA
7.24 ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
7.25 THE BAHAMAS
7.26 THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
7.27 THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
7.28 THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
7.29 THE UNITED STATES
7.30 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
7.31 TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
8 OCEANIA
8.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
8.2 AMERICAN SAMOA
8.3 AUSTRALIA
8.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND
8.6 COOK ISLANDS
8.7 FIJI
8.8 FRENCH POLYNESIA
8.9 GUAM
8.10 KIRIBATI
8.11 MARSHALL ISLANDS
8.12 MICRONESIA FEDERATION
8.13 NAURU
8.14 NEW CALEDONIA
8.15 NEW ZEALAND
8.16 NIUE
8.17 NORFOLK ISLAND
8.18 PALAU
8.19 SOLOMON ISLANDS
8.20 THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLAND
8.22 TOKELAU
8.23 TONGA
8.24 TUVALU
8.25 VANUATU
8.26 WALLIS AND FUTUNA
8.27 WESTERN SAMOA
9 THE MIDDLE EAST
9.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
9.2 AFGHANISTAN
9.3 ARMENIA
9.4 AZERBAIJAN
9.5 BAHRAIN
9.6 IRAN
9.7 IRAQ
9.8 ISRAEL
9.9 JORDAN
9.10 KUWAIT
9.11 KYRGYZSTAN
9.12 LEBANON
9.13 OMAN
9.14 PAKISTAN
9.15 PALESTINE
9.16 QATAR
9.17 SAUDI ARABIA
9.18 SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
9.19 TAJIKISTAN
9.20 THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
9.21 TURKEY
9.22 TURKMENISTAN
9.23 UZBEKISTAN
9.24 YEMEN
10 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTIES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS
10.1 DISCLAIMERS & SAFE HARBOR
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