Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Research Report 2025(Status and Outlook)

Report Overview

Fiber-based food packaging refers to packaging materials derived from natural fibers such as paperboard, cardboard, and molded pulp, which are used for packaging food products. These materials are known for their sustainability, recyclability, and biodegradability, making them an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional plastic packaging. Fiber-based food packaging is widely used in the food industry to package a variety of products such as fruits, vegetables, bakery items, and ready-to-eat meals.

The market for fiber-based food packaging is experiencing significant growth due to increasing consumer awareness and demand for sustainable packaging solutions. With growing concerns about plastic pollution and environmental sustainability, many food companies are shifting towards fiber-based packaging to reduce their carbon footprint and appeal to eco-conscious consumers. In addition, stringent regulations and government initiatives promoting the use of sustainable packaging materials are driving the adoption of fiber-based food packaging across various industries.

Furthermore, technological advancements in the manufacturing processes of fiber-based packaging materials are also contributing to the market growth. Innovations such as barrier coatings, water-based inks, and advanced printing techniques are enhancing the functionality and visual appeal of fiber-based food packaging, making them more attractive to both consumers and manufacturers. As a result, the market for fiber-based food packaging is expected to continue expanding as more companies prioritize sustainability and eco-friendly practices in their packaging strategies.

The global Fiber-based Food Packaging market size was estimated at USD 285.01 million in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 341.87 million by 2033, exhibiting a CAGR of 2.30% during the forecast period.

This report provides a deep insight into the global Fiber-based Food Packaging market covering all its essential aspects. This ranges from a macro overview of the market to micro details of the market size, competitive landscape, development trend, niche market, key market drivers and challenges, SWOT analysis, Porter's five forces analysis, value chain analysis, PEST analysis, etc.

The analysis helps the reader to shape the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. Furthermore, it provides a simple framework for evaluating and accessing the position of the business organization. The report structure also focuses on the competitive landscape of the Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Market, this report introduces in detail the market share, market performance, product situation, operation situation, etc. of the main players, which helps the readers in the industry to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.

In a word, this report is a must-read for industry players, investors, researchers, consultants, business strategists, and all those who have any kind of stake or are planning to foray into the Fiber-based Food Packaging market in any manner.

Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Market: Market Segmentation Analysis

The research report includes specific segments by region (country), manufacturers, Type, and Application. Market segmentation creates subsets of a market based on product type, end-user or application, Geographic, and other factors. By understanding the market segments, the decision-maker can leverage this targeting in the product, sales, and marketing strategies. Market segments can power your product development cycles by informing how you create product offerings for different segments.

Key Company

Huhtamaki

Paptic

Stora Enso

Ahlstrom-Munksjö

Woodly

WestRock

International Paper

Packaging Corporation

Georgia - Pacific Packaging & Cellulose

ThermoFibre

CEE Packaging Solutions

Market Segmentation (by Type)

Recycled Fiber

Natural Fiber

Market Segmentation (by Application)

Meat, Poultry, and Seafood

Confectionery and Bakery Products

Frozen Processed Food Products

Dairy Products

Other

Geographic Segmentation

  • North America (USA, Canada, Mexico)
  • Europe (Germany, UK, France, Russia, Italy, Rest of Europe)
  • Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, India, Southeast Asia, Rest of Asia-Pacific)
  • South America (Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Rest of South America)
  • The Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Rest of MEA)
Key Benefits of This Market Research:
  • Industry drivers, restraints, and opportunities covered in the study
  • Neutral perspective on the market performance
  • Recent industry trends and developments
  • Competitive landscape & strategies of key players
  • Potential & niche segments and regions exhibiting promising growth covered
  • Historical, current, and projected market size, in terms of value
  • In-depth analysis of the Fiber-based Food Packaging Market
  • Overview of the regional outlook of the Fiber-based Food Packaging Market:
Key Reasons to Buy this Report:
  • Access to date statistics compiled by our researchers. These provide you with historical and forecast data, which is analyzed to tell you why your market is set to change
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  • The concise analysis, clear graph, and table format will enable you to pinpoint the information you require quickly
  • Provision of market value data for each segment and sub-segment
  • Indicates the region and segment that is expected to witness the fastest growth as well as to dominate the market
  • Analysis by geography highlighting the consumption of the product/service in the region as well as indicating the factors that are affecting the market within each region
  • Competitive landscape which incorporates the market ranking of the major players, along with new service/product launches, partnerships, business expansions, and acquisitions in the past five years of companies profiled
  • Extensive company profiles comprising of company overview, company insights, product benchmarking, and SWOT analysis for the major market players
  • The current as well as the future market outlook of the industry concerning recent developments which involve growth opportunities and drivers as well as challenges and restraints of both emerging as well as developed regions
  • Includes in-depth analysis of the market from various perspectives through Porter’s five forces analysis
  • Provides insight into the market through Value Chain
  • Market dynamics scenario, along with growth opportunities of the market in the years to come
Chapter Outline

Chapter 1 mainly introduces the statistical scope of the report, market division standards, and market research methods.

Chapter 2 is an executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the Fiber-based Food Packaging Market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.

Chapter 3 makes a detailed analysis of the market's competitive landscape of the market and provides the market share, capacity, output, price, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information of the main manufacturers in the market.

Chapter 4 is the analysis of the whole market industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry, as well as Porter's five forces analysis.

Chapter 5 introduces the latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.

Chapter 6 provides the analysis of various market segments according to product types, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.

Chapter 7 provides the analysis of various market segments according to application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.

Chapter 8 provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region from the consumer side and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and capacity of each country in the world.

Chapter 9 shares the main producing countries of Fiber-based Food Packaging, their output value, profit level, regional supply, production capacity layout, etc. from the supply side.

Chapter 10 introduces the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales revenue, sales volume, price, gross profit margin, market share, product introduction, recent development, etc.

Chapter 11 provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region during the forecast period.

Chapter 12 provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each market segment during the forecast period.

Chapter 13 is the main points and conclusions of the report.


Table of Contents 1 Research Methodology and Statistical Scope 1.1 Market Definition and Statistical Scope of Fiber-based Food Packaging 1.2 Key Market Segments 1.2.1 Fiber-based Food Packaging Segment by Type 1.2.2 Fiber-based Food Packaging Segment by Application 1.3 Methodology & Sources of Information 1.3.1 Research Methodology 1.3.2 Research Process 1.3.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation 1.3.4 Base Year 1.3.5 Report Assumptions & Caveats 2 Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Overview 2.1 Global Market Overview 2.1.1 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Size (M USD) Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2033) 2.1.2 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2033) 2.2 Market Segment Executive Summary 2.3 Global Market Size by Region 3 Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Competitive Landscape 3.1 Company Assessment Quadrant 3.2 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Life Cycle 3.3 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Sales by Manufacturers (2020-2025) 3.4 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Revenue Market Share by Manufacturers (2020-2025) 3.5 Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) 3.6 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Average Price by Manufacturers (2020-2025) 3.7 Manufacturers Fiber-based Food Packaging Sales Sites, Area Served, Product Type 3.8 Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Competitive Situation and Trends 3.8.1 Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Concentration Rate 3.8.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Fiber-based Food Packaging Players Market Share by Revenue 3.8.3 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion 4 Fiber-based Food Packaging Industry Chain Analysis 4.1 Fiber-based Food Packaging Industry Chain Analysis 4.2 Market Overview of Key Raw Materials 4.3 Midstream Market Analysis 4.4 Downstream Customer Analysis 5 The Development and Dynamics of Fiber-based Food Packaging Market 5.1 Key Development Trends 5.2 Driving Factors 5.3 Market Challenges 5.4 Market Restraints 5.5 Industry News 5.5.1 New Product Developments 5.5.2 Mergers & Acquisitions 5.5.3 Expansions 5.5.4 Collaboration/Supply Contracts 5.6 PEST Analysis 5.6.1 Industry Policies Analysis 5.6.2 Economic Environment Analysis 5.6.3 Social Environment Analysis 5.6.4 Technological Environment Analysis 5.7 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Porter's Five Forces Analysis 5.7.1 Global Trade Frictions 5.7.2 Global Trade Frictions and Their Impacts to Fiber-based Food Packaging Market 5.8 ESG Ratings of Leading Companies 6 Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Segmentation by Type 6.1 Evaluation Matrix of Segment Market Development Potential (Type) 6.2 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025) 6.3 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Size Market Share by Type (2020-2025) 6.4 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Price by Type (2020-2025) 7 Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Segmentation by Application 7.1 Evaluation Matrix of Segment Market Development Potential (Application) 7.2 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Sales by Application (2020-2025) 7.3 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Size (M USD) by Application (2020-2025) 7.4 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Sales Growth Rate by Application (2020-2025) 8 Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Sales by Region 8.1 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Sales by Region 8.1.1 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Sales by Region 8.1.2 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Sales Market Share by Region 8.2 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Size by Region 8.2.1 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Size by Region 8.2.2 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Size Market Share by Region 8.3 North America 8.3.1 North America Fiber-based Food Packaging Sales by Country 8.3.2 North America Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Size by Country 8.3.3 U.S. Market Overview 8.3.4 Canada Market Overview 8.3.5 Mexico Market Overview 8.4 Europe 8.4.1 Europe Fiber-based Food Packaging Sales by Country 8.4.2 Europe Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Size by Country 8.4.3 Germany Market Overview 8.4.4 France Market Overview 8.4.5 U.K. Market Overview 8.4.6 Italy Market Overview 8.4.7 Spain Market Overview 8.5 Asia Pacific 8.5.1 Asia Pacific Fiber-based Food Packaging Sales by Region 8.5.2 Asia Pacific Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Size by Region 8.5.3 China Market Overview 8.5.4 Japan Market Overview 8.5.5 South Korea Market Overview 8.5.6 India Market Overview 8.5.7 Southeast Asia Market Overview 8.6 South America 8.6.1 South America Fiber-based Food Packaging Sales by Country 8.6.2 South America Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Size by Country 8.6.3 Brazil Market Overview 8.6.4 Argentina Market Overview 8.6.5 Columbia Market Overview 8.7 Middle East and Africa 8.7.1 Middle East and Africa Fiber-based Food Packaging Sales by Region 8.7.2 Middle East and Africa Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Size by Region 8.7.3 Saudi Arabia Market Overview 8.7.4 UAE Market Overview 8.7.5 Egypt Market Overview 8.7.6 Nigeria Market Overview 8.7.7 South Africa Market Overview 9 Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Production by Region 9.1 Global Production of Fiber-based Food Packaging by Region(2020-2025) 9.2 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Revenue Market Share by Region (2020-2025) 9.3 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025) 9.4 North America Fiber-based Food Packaging Production 9.4.1 North America Fiber-based Food Packaging Production Growth Rate (2020-2025) 9.4.2 North America Fiber-based Food Packaging Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025) 9.5 Europe Fiber-based Food Packaging Production 9.5.1 Europe Fiber-based Food Packaging Production Growth Rate (2020-2025) 9.5.2 Europe Fiber-based Food Packaging Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025) 9.6 Japan Fiber-based Food Packaging Production (2020-2025) 9.6.1 Japan Fiber-based Food Packaging Production Growth Rate (2020-2025) 9.6.2 Japan Fiber-based Food Packaging Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025) 9.7 China Fiber-based Food Packaging Production (2020-2025) 9.7.1 China Fiber-based Food Packaging Production Growth Rate (2020-2025) 9.7.2 China Fiber-based Food Packaging Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025) 10 Key Companies Profile 10.1 Huhtamaki 10.1.1 Huhtamaki Basic Information 10.1.2 Huhtamaki Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Overview 10.1.3 Huhtamaki Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Market Performance 10.1.4 Huhtamaki Business Overview 10.1.5 Huhtamaki SWOT Analysis 10.1.6 Huhtamaki Recent Developments 10.2 Paptic 10.2.1 Paptic Basic Information 10.2.2 Paptic Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Overview 10.2.3 Paptic Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Market Performance 10.2.4 Paptic Business Overview 10.2.5 Paptic SWOT Analysis 10.2.6 Paptic Recent Developments 10.3 Stora Enso 10.3.1 Stora Enso Basic Information 10.3.2 Stora Enso Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Overview 10.3.3 Stora Enso Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Market Performance 10.3.4 Stora Enso Business Overview 10.3.5 Stora Enso SWOT Analysis 10.3.6 Stora Enso Recent Developments 10.4 Ahlstrom-Munksjö 10.4.1 Ahlstrom-Munksjö Basic Information 10.4.2 Ahlstrom-Munksjö Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Overview 10.4.3 Ahlstrom-Munksjö Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Market Performance 10.4.4 Ahlstrom-Munksjö Business Overview 10.4.5 Ahlstrom-Munksjö Recent Developments 10.5 Woodly 10.5.1 Woodly Basic Information 10.5.2 Woodly Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Overview 10.5.3 Woodly Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Market Performance 10.5.4 Woodly Business Overview 10.5.5 Woodly Recent Developments 10.6 WestRock 10.6.1 WestRock Basic Information 10.6.2 WestRock Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Overview 10.6.3 WestRock Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Market Performance 10.6.4 WestRock Business Overview 10.6.5 WestRock Recent Developments 10.7 International Paper 10.7.1 International Paper Basic Information 10.7.2 International Paper Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Overview 10.7.3 International Paper Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Market Performance 10.7.4 International Paper Business Overview 10.7.5 International Paper Recent Developments 10.8 Packaging Corporation 10.8.1 Packaging Corporation Basic Information 10.8.2 Packaging Corporation Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Overview 10.8.3 Packaging Corporation Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Market Performance 10.8.4 Packaging Corporation Business Overview 10.8.5 Packaging Corporation Recent Developments 10.9 Georgia - Pacific Packaging and Cellulose 10.9.1 Georgia - Pacific Packaging and Cellulose Basic Information 10.9.2 Georgia - Pacific Packaging and Cellulose Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Overview 10.9.3 Georgia - Pacific Packaging and Cellulose Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Market Performance 10.9.4 Georgia - Pacific Packaging and Cellulose Business Overview 10.9.5 Georgia - Pacific Packaging and Cellulose Recent Developments 10.10 ThermoFibre 10.10.1 ThermoFibre Basic Information 10.10.2 ThermoFibre Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Overview 10.10.3 ThermoFibre Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Market Performance 10.10.4 ThermoFibre Business Overview 10.10.5 ThermoFibre Recent Developments 10.11 CEE Packaging Solutions 10.11.1 CEE Packaging Solutions Basic Information 10.11.2 CEE Packaging Solutions Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Overview 10.11.3 CEE Packaging Solutions Fiber-based Food Packaging Product Market Performance 10.11.4 CEE Packaging Solutions Business Overview 10.11.5 CEE Packaging Solutions Recent Developments 11 Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Forecast by Region 11.1 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Size Forecast 11.2 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Forecast by Region 11.2.1 North America Market Size Forecast by Country 11.2.2 Europe Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Size Forecast by Country 11.2.3 Asia Pacific Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Size Forecast by Region 11.2.4 South America Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Size Forecast by Country 11.2.5 Middle East and Africa Forecasted Sales of Fiber-based Food Packaging by Country 12 Forecast Market by Type and by Application (2026-2033) 12.1 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Forecast by Type (2026-2033) 12.1.1 Global Forecasted Sales of Fiber-based Food Packaging by Type (2026-2033) 12.1.2 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Size Forecast by Type (2026-2033) 12.1.3 Global Forecasted Price of Fiber-based Food Packaging by Type (2026-2033) 12.2 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Forecast by Application (2026-2033) 12.2.1 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Sales (K MT) Forecast by Application 12.2.2 Global Fiber-based Food Packaging Market Size (M USD) Forecast by Application (2026-2033) 13 Conclusion and Key Findings

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