
Plastic Food Packaging: United States
Description
Plastic Food Packaging: United States
This report forecasts to 2027 US plastic food packaging demand in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level. Total demand is segmented by product in terms of: pouches; bags and liners; other flexible packaging such as wrap and lidding; tubs and cups; bottles and jugs; and other rigid packaging such as trays, clamshells, and jars. Total demand is also segmented by application as follows: meat, poultry, and seafood; fresh produce; dairy; and other applications such as prepared foods, baked goods, and savory snacks.
To illustrate historical trends, total demand is provided in annual series from 2012 to 2022; the various segments are reported at five-year intervals for 2012, 2017, and 2022.
Excluded from the scope of this report are the following: bulk packaging such as shipping sacks, intermediate bulk containers, strapping, drums, bulk pails, and material handling containers; shipping and transit packaging, defined as packaging that does not touch the food itself and is used solely for the purposes of shipping or storage; protective packaging; retail-ready packaging; in-store packaging used for self-service in produce, deli, and bakery departments; separately sold caps and closures; packaging accessories such as tags, tape, and labels; beverage packaging; pet food and animal feed packaging; single-use foodservice products such as cups, lids, dinnerware, utensils, napkins, pizza boxes, French fry cartons, doughnut boxes, and other containers and such used by restaurants or other non-retail foodservice establishments; and unconverted materials sold to food manufacturers for captive packaging production (although the value of the finished packaging produced captively by end users does count).
Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided with quantified trends. Other various topics, including profiles of pertinent leading companies, are covered in this report. A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.
Related NAICS Codes:
- 326111 Plastics Bag & Pouch Manufacturing
- 326112 Plastics Packaging Film & Sheet (Including Laminated) Manufacturing
- 326140 Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
- 326160 Plastics Bottle Manufacturing
Table of Contents
- HIGHLIGHTS
- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- Historical Trends
- Key Economic Indicators
- Sustainability Initiatives
- New Product Development
- PRODUCT SEGMENTATION & FORECASTS
- Pouches
- Bags & Liners
- Other Flexible Packaging
- Tubs & Cups
- Bottles & Jugs
- Other Rigid Packaging
- APPLICATION SEGMENTATION & FORECASTS
- Meat, Poultry, & Seafood
- Fresh Produce
- Dairy
- Other Applications
- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- Industry Characteristics
- Market Share
- ABOUT THIS REPORT
- Scope
- Sources
- Industry Codes
- Freedonia Methodology
- Resources
- LIST OF TABLES & FIGURES
- Figure 1 | Key Trends in US Plastic Food Packaging Demand, 2022 - 2027
- Figure 2 | US Plastic Food Packaging Demand Trends, 2012 - 2022
- Table 1 | Key Indicators for US Plastic Food Packaging Demand, 2012 - 2027 (US$ bil)
- Figure 3 | US Plastic Food Packaging Demand by Product, 2012 - 2027 (US$ bil)
- Table 2 | US Plastic Food Packaging Demand by Product, 2012 - 2027 (US$ mil)
- Figure 4 | US Plastic Food Packaging Demand by Product, 2012 - 2027 (%)
- Figure 5 | US Plastic Food Packaging Demand by Application, 2012 - 2027 (US$ bil)
- Table 3 | US Plastic Food Packaging Demand by Application, 2012 - 2027 (US$ mil)
- Figure 6 | US Plastic Food Packaging Demand by Application, 2012 - 2027 (%)
- Figure 7 | US Plastic Food Packaging Market Share by Company, 2022 (%)
- Table 4 | Selected Suppliers to the US Plastic Food Packaging Market
- Table 5 | NAICS & SIC Codes Related to Plastic Food Packaging
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