Straw Market Size, Share and Growth Analysis Report - Forecast Trends and Outlook (2025-2034)

The global straw market reached around USD 19.71 Billion in 2024. The market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.40% between 2025 and 2034 to reach nearly USD 33.35 Billion by 2034.

Global Straw Market Growth

Increasing pollution of water bodies has refuelled the debate surrounding plastic straws, which contribute towards damaging marine ecosystems. This has increased the demand for bioplastic straws, which are an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional straws. As per the United Nations, plastics are responsible for causing 80% of marine pollution worldwide. Globally, only 10% of all plastic production is recycled, and plastic pollution causes an economic loss of USD 6 billion-19 billion globally. Moreover, as per the International Union for Conservation of Nature, 17% of marine species are adversely affected by ocean’s plastic. This is expected to prompt plastic straw manufacturing companies to establish recycling facilities for plastic straws while boosting their accessibility for disabled people, who prefer them for their convenience of usage. This is expected to drive the straw market expansion.

The expansion of the North American food processing industry is also expected to have a favourable impact on market dynamics. This can be attributed to the growth of Canada’s food processing industry, which accounted for 18.2% of overall sales of the domestic manufacturing industry. In 2022, it accounted for 1.7% of the domestic GDP. This is expected to fuel the straw market value over the forecast period.

Key Trends and Developments

Shift towards silicone straws; innovations in Southeast Asia, use of scientific materials; and rising demand for alternative straws in North America is expected to favourably impact the growth of the straw market.

June 2024

Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution discovered that certain types of biodegradable straws (such as those made from cellulose diacetate) can degrade by nearly 50% in marine environments within 16 weeks. This is expected to create new straw market opportunities for key players.

July 2023

The Ina city government in Japan collaborated with the local agricultural cooperative to encourage disabled people to produce eco-friendly straws from triticale plants (a hybrid of wheat and rye). This is expected to accelerate the shift towards environment friendly straws in the region.

July 2022

Omugi Club, a Japanese company engaged in manufacturing and marketing of barley-based agricultural products increased the production of barley-based straws. In 2021, it produced around 300,000 barley straws for sale, driving the straw market revenue.

September 2021

Transcend Packaging partnered with BioPaxium Technologies, a leading material technology company, to produce packaging materials and straws from advanced moulded fibre.

Shift towards silicone straws

Food-grade silicone is odourless, non-toxic, flexible, and heat resistant. It is safe for the consumption of either hot or cold drinks and is easy to clean and carry. This is leading to a surge in demand for silicone straws.

Innovations in Southeast Asia

The discovery of sustainable raw materials for manufacturing straws is fuelling the global straw market expansion. Companies such as Brown Reed Agri Waste Innovations (India) have received national/international orders for manufacturing customisable straws from coconut leaves.

Use of scientific materials

Increasing consumer awareness regarding the harmful benefits of single-use plastic has led to the increasing use of polylactic acid (PLA) and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) for manufacturing compostable straws. This is one of the key trends in the straw market.

Rising demand for alternative straws in North America

Clark Associates, a leading American company that provides disposable drinkware accessories to national/global restaurant supply distributors, noted a 150% increase in the demand for alternative straws, which accounted for 22% of its overall sales in 2022. This indicates a favourable outlook for the North American straw industry.

Global Straw Market Trends

Brown Reed Agri Waste Innovations uses the epicuticular wax present in coconut leaves to produce biodegradable straws, branded as “Sunbird Straws”. The engineering team at the company developed an integrated conveyor system for reducing the production time from 45 seconds to 1 second. The company aims to produce 1,000,000 straws by 2027 to drive the shift towards a circular economic model of growth. Sunbird straws have saved the emissions from incineration of 10 tons of coconut leaves while replacing around 2 million plastic straws in India. This indicates that Southeast Asia is expected to emerge as an innovation hub for straws, accelerating the straw market development over the forecast period.

Global Straw Industry Segmentation

The EMR’s report titled “Global Straw Market Report and Forecast 2025-2034” offers a detailed analysis of the market based on the following segments:

Market Breakup by Type:

• Plastic Straws
• Bamboo Straws
• Metal Straws
• Paper Straws
• Glass Straws
• Silicone Straws
• Others

Market Breakup by Straw Length:

• Less than 9 cm
• 9-15 cm
• 16-20 cm
• Greater than 20 cm

Market Breakup by Distribution Channel:

• On-Trade
• Off-Trade

Market Breakup by Region:

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Latin America
• Middle East and Africa

Global Straw Market Share

Based on region, the market is segmented into North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa. Over the forecast period, the Asia Pacific is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.1% because of increasing innovation in sustainable straw manufacturing materials in the region.

Leading Companies in the Global Straw Market

Major market players are enhancing their production capabilities for alternative straws, which do not pose environmental hazards. Moreover, paper-based straws are expected to witness significant innovations, as new chemical coatings enhance their usability.

Hoffmaster Group, Inc.

Hoffmaster Group, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Wisconsin, United States. It is a premier manufacturer of single-use tableware for the consumer goods, foodservice, and baking industries.

Tetra Pak Group

Tetra Pak Group is a privately held company which is headquartered in Pully, Switzerland. Founded in 1951, it offers a wide range of solutions for packaging, processing, and distribution of food products.

BioPak Pty Ltd.

BioPak Pty Ltd. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in New South Wales, Australia. It is engaged in manufacturing biodegradable packaging products which are responsibly sourced and cause zero carbon emissions.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc. is a public limited company which is headquartered in Illinois, United States. Founded in 2020, it is engaged in producing containers and packages for the North American food and beverage industry.

Other major market players are Huhtamäki Oyj, FULING PLASTIC USA, INC., Transcend Packaging, Footprint, D&W Fine Pack LLC, and GCA Products, Inc., among others.