Containers & Packaging in South Africa

July 2026 | 45 pages | ID: C2F6850EA8ACEN
MarketLine

Abstracts

Summary

Containers & Packaging in South Africa industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative

Summary

information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2020-25, and forecast to 2030). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

• The containers & packaging market encompasses a wide range of products explicitly used for packaging purposes. Market volume represents the consumption of packaging products in a specific year, while the market value is calculated by multiplying the average manufacturer’s price of packaging materials by the market volume.
• The South African containers & packaging market recorded a value of $8.8 billion in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6% during 2020-25.
• Market consumption volume increased with a CAGR of 2.1% during 2020-25, reaching a total of 5.2 million tonnes in 2025.
• In 2025, South Africa’s containers & packaging market consumption volume grew, driven by rising online retail sales.

Scope

• Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the containers & packaging market in South Africa
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the containers & packaging market in South Africa
• Leading company profiles reveal details of key containers & packaging market players’ global operations and financial performance
• Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the South Africa containers & packaging market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

• What was the size of the South Africa containers & packaging market by value in 2025?
• What will be the size of the South Africa containers & packaging market in 2030?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South Africa containers & packaging market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• Who are the top competitors in South Africa's containers & packaging market?

Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. Market Value
1.2. Market Value Forecast
1.3. Market Volume
1.4. Market Volume Forecast
1.5. Category Segmentation
1.6. Geography Segmentation
1.7. Market Rivalry
1.8. Competitive Landscape

2 MARKET OVERVIEW

2.1. Market Definition
2.2. Market Analysis
2.3. Market Trends
2.4. Regulatory Landscape

3 MARKET DATA

3.1. Market Value
3.2. Market Volume

4 MARKET SEGMENTATION

4.1. Category Segmentation
4.2. Geography Segmentation

5 MARKET OUTLOOK

5.1. Market Value Forecast
5.2. Market Volume Forecast

6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer Power
6.3. Supplier Power
6.4. New Entrants
6.5. Threat Of Substitutes
6.6. Degree Of Rivalry

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What strategies do the leading players follow?
7.3. What are the recent developments in the market?

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1. Nampak Ltd
8.2. Mpact Ltd
8.3. Mondi Plc

9 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

9.1. Country data

10 APPENDIX

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry Associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: South Africa containers and packaging market value: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 2: South Africa containers and packaging market volume: million tonnes, 2020-25
Table 3: South Africa containers and packaging market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020-25
Table 4: South Africa containers and packaging market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 5: South Africa containers and packaging market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2025
Table 6: South Africa containers and packaging market value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Table 7: South Africa containers and packaging market volume forecast: million tonnes, 2025-30
Table 8: Nampak Ltd: Key Facts
Table 9: Nampak Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 10: Nampak Ltd: Key Employees
Table 11: Mpact Ltd: Key Facts
Table 12: Mpact Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 13: Mpact Ltd: Key Employees
Table 14: Mondi Plc: Key Facts
Table 15: Mondi Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 16: Mondi Plc: Key Employees
Table 17: South Africa Size of Population (Million), 2021-23
Table 18: South Africa Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-24
Table 19: South Africa GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-24
Table 20: South Africa Inflation, 2021-23
Table 21: South Africa Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-24
Table 22: South Africa Exchange Rate, 2020-25

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: South Africa containers and packaging market value: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 2: South Africa containers and packaging market volume: million tonnes, 2020-25
Figure 3: South Africa containers and packaging market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 4: South Africa containers and packaging market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 5: South Africa containers and packaging market value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Figure 6: South Africa containers and packaging market volume forecast: million tonnes, 2025-30
Figure 7: Forces driving competition in the containers and packaging market in South Africa, 2025
Figure 8: Drivers of buyer power in the containers and packaging market in South Africa, 2025
Figure 9: Drivers of supplier power in the containers and packaging market in South Africa, 2025
Figure 10: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the containers and packaging market in South Africa, 2025
Figure 11: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the containers and packaging market in South Africa, 2025
Figure 12: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the containers and packaging market in South Africa, 2025