The Europe pharmaceutical packaging market size reached USD 26.82 Billion in 2024. The market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.70% between 2025 and 2034, reaching almost USD 51.30 Billion by 2034.
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation proposed by the EU in November 2022 aims to make all pharmaceutical packaging 100% recyclable by 2035. The anticipated increase in the adoption of food-grade PE by the pharmaceutical industry is expected to meet the legal regulations surrounding the use of recycled content in plastic packaging and contribute to the overall the market growth. Thus, paper and paperboard materials are expected to constitute a major portion of the Europe pharmaceutical packaging market share.
The rising prevalence of pharmacogenomics marks a key trend in the healthcare sector, indicating an underlying shift towards personalised medicine. This is expected to necessitate the demand for unique packaging solutions that are made from specialised materials for better preserving medicinal formulations. Customised labelling on individual packets can enable patients to understand the quantity of dosage better and track the efficacy of their treatment plans. This can contribute towards the Europe pharmaceutical packaging market expansion.
The increasing incidence of antimicrobial resistance is prompting companies to introduce innovative pharmaceutical packaging solutions. By incorporating advanced microchips into blister packets, product packaging can provide relevant information regarding medicine dosage and time to the patient. This data can also be accessed by healthcare professionals engaged in ensuring patient recovery to understand her health condition. This is expected to drive the Europe pharmaceutical packaging market growth in the forecast period.
Market Segmentation
Europe Pharmaceutical Packaging Market Report and Forecast 2025-2034 offers a detailed analysis of the market based on the following segments:
Market Breakup by Materials:
Plastics and Polymers
Glass
Paper and Paperboard
Aluminium Foil
Others
Market Breakup by Product Type:
Plastic Bottles
Specialty Bags
Parenteral Container
Blister Packing
Closures
Labels
Others
Market Breakup by Packaging Type:
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Market Breakup by Drug Delivery Mode:
Oral Drug
Injectable Packaging
Topical
Others
Market Breakup by End Use:
Pharma Manufacturing
Contract Packaging
Retail Pharmacy
Institutional Pharmacy
Market Breakup by Country:
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Italy
Others
The key Europe pharmaceutical packaging market players are Amcor Plc, DS Smith Plc, Gerresheimer AG, Sonoco Products Co., Sealed Air Corp., Schott AG, WestRock Co., Omnicell Inc., AptarGroup, Inc., Berry Global Group Inc., and Nolato AB, among others.
- 1 Executive Summary
- 1.1 Market Size 2024-2025
- 1.2 Market Growth 2025(F)-2034(F)
- 1.3 Key Demand Drivers
- 1.4 Key Players and Competitive Structure
- 1.5 Industry Best Practices
- 1.6 Recent Trends and Developments
- 1.7 Industry Outlook
- 2 Market Overview and Stakeholder Insights
- 2.1 Market Trends
- 2.2 Key Verticals
- 2.3 Key Countries
- 2.4 Supplier Power
- 2.5 Buyer Power
- 2.6 Key Market Opportunities and Risks
- 2.7 Key Initiatives by Stakeholders
- 3 Economic Summary
- 3.1 GDP Outlook
- 3.2 GDP Per Capita Growth
- 3.3 Inflation Trends
- 3.4 Democracy Index
- 3.5 Gross Public Debt Ratios
- 3.6 Balance of Payment (BoP) Position
- 3.7 Population Outlook
- 3.8 Urbanisation Trends
- 4 Country Risk Profiles
- 4.1 Country Risk
- 4.2 Business Climate
- 5 Global Pharmaceutical Packaging Market Overview
- 5.1 Key Industry Highlights
- 5.2 Global Pharmaceutical Packaging Historical Market (2018-2024)
- 5.3 Global Pharmaceutical Packaging Market Forecast (2025-2034)
- 5.4 Global Pharmaceutical Packaging Market Share by Region
- 5.4.1 North America
- 5.4.2 Europe
- 5.4.3 Asia Pacific
- 5.4.4 Latin America
- 5.4.5 Middle East and Africa
- 6 Europe Pharmaceutical Packaging Market Overview
- 6.1 Key Industry Highlights
- 6.2 Europe Pharmaceutical Packaging Historical Market (2018-2024)
- 6.3 Europe Pharmaceutical Packaging Market Forecast (2025-2034)
- 7 Europe Pharmaceutical Packaging Market by Materials
- 7.1 Plastics and Polymers
- 7.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 7.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 7.2 Glass
- 7.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 7.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 7.3 Paper and Paperboard
- 7.3.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 7.3.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 7.4 Aluminium Foil
- 7.4.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 7.4.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 7.5 Others
- 8 Europe Pharmaceutical Packaging Market by Product Type
- 8.1 Plastic Bottles
- 8.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 8.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 8.2 Speciality Bags
- 8.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 8.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 8.3 Parenteral Container
- 8.3.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 8.3.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 8.4 Blister Packing
- 8.4.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 8.4.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 8.5 Closures
- 8.5.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 8.5.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 8.6 Labels
- 8.6.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 8.6.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 8.7 Others
- 9 Europe Pharmaceutical Packaging Market by Packaging Type
- 9.1 Primary
- 9.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 9.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 9.2 Secondary
- 9.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 9.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 9.3 Tertiary
- 9.3.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 9.3.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 10 Europe Pharmaceutical Packaging Market by Drug Delivery Mode
- 10.1 Oral Drug
- 10.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 10.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 10.2 Injectable Packaging
- 10.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 10.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 10.3 Topical
- 10.3.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 10.3.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 10.4 Others
- 11 Europe Pharmaceutical Packaging Market by End Use
- 11.1 Pharma Manufacturing
- 11.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 11.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 11.2 Contract Packaging
- 11.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 11.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 11.3 Retail Pharmacy
- 11.3.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 11.3.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 11.4 Institutional Pharmacy
- 11.4.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 11.4.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 12 Europe Pharmaceutical Packaging Market by Country
- 12.1 Germany
- 12.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 12.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 12.2 United Kingdom
- 12.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 12.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 12.3 France
- 12.3.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 12.3.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 12.4 Italy
- 12.4.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 12.4.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 12.5 Others
- 13 Market Dynamics
- 13.1 SWOT Analysis
- 13.1.1 Strengths
- 13.1.2 Weaknesses
- 13.1.3 Opportunities
- 13.1.4 Threats
- 13.2 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
- 13.2.1 Supplier’s Power
- 13.2.2 Buyer’s Power
- 13.2.3 Threat of New Entrants
- 13.2.4 Degree of Rivalry
- 13.2.5 Threat of Substitutes
- 13.3 Key Indicators of Demand
- 13.4 Key Indicators of Price
- 14 Value Chain Analysis
- 15 Competitive Landscape
- 15.1 Supplier Selection
- 15.2 Key Global Players
- 15.3 Key Regional Players
- 15.4 Key Player Strategies
- 15.5 Company Profiles
- 15.5.1 Amcor Plc
- 15.5.1.1 Company Overview
- 15.5.1.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.5.1.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 15.5.1.4 Certifications
- 15.5.2 DS Smith Plc
- 15.5.2.1 Company Overview
- 15.5.2.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.5.2.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 15.5.2.4 Certifications
- 15.5.3 Gerresheimer AG
- 15.5.3.1 Company Overview
- 15.5.3.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.5.3.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 15.5.3.4 Certifications
- 15.5.4 Sonoco Products Co.
- 15.5.4.1 Company Overview
- 15.5.4.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.5.4.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 15.5.4.4 Certifications
- 15.5.5 Sealed Air Corp.
- 15.5.5.1 Company Overview
- 15.5.5.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.5.5.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 15.5.5.4 Certifications
- 15.5.6 Schott AG
- 15.5.6.1 Company Overview
- 15.5.6.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.5.6.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 15.5.6.4 Certifications
- 15.5.7 WestRock Co.
- 15.5.7.1 Company Overview
- 15.5.7.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.5.7.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 15.5.7.4 Certifications
- 15.5.8 Omnicell Inc.
- 15.5.8.1 Company Overview
- 15.5.8.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.5.8.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 15.5.8.4 Certifications
- 15.5.9 AptarGroup, Inc.
- 15.5.9.1 Company Overview
- 15.5.9.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.5.9.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 15.5.9.4 Certifications
- 15.5.10 Berry Global Group Inc.
- 15.5.10.1 Company Overview
- 15.5.10.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.5.10.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 15.5.10.4 Certifications
- 15.5.11 Nolato AB
- 15.5.11.1 Company Overview
- 15.5.11.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.5.11.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 15.5.11.4 Certifications
- 15.5.12 Others
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