Opportunities in the Thai Packaging Industry 2025

Opportunities in the Thai Packaging Industry 2025

Summary

Thailand’s packaging volumes stood at 67.2 billion units in 2024, and will reach 74.3 billion units in 2029, recording a CAGR of 2% during 2024–29. Rigid plastics was the most used pack material in 2024, accounting for a share of 34.2%, followed by flexible packaging. The rigid plastics pack material is also forecast to register the fastest CAGR over the forecast period. The Thai packaging industry is characterized by its strong presence in the food industry, which accounted for a 47% volume share in 2024, followed by the non–alcoholic beverages industry, accounting for a share of 39.1%.

Scope

This report utilizes multiple data sources to provide a comprehensive overview of the packaging industry in Thailand as part of our coverage of the industry across 48 countries. It includes an analysis of the following -

• Market overview: Provides an overview of the usage of different packaging materials across different industries in terms of the number of units, packaging share, and growth rates during 2019–29. Additionally, it explores packaging innovations for leading industries in each packaging material analyzed.
• Growth in the use of pack material by industry: Provides an overview of the shift in the utilization of various pack materials across leading industries during 2024–29.
• Key pack materials: Includes data and analysis—number of units (millions) and growth rates—for five key pack materials, namely rigid plastics, rigid metal, glass, paper & board, and flexible packaging, during 2019–29. It also includes data and analysis for pack materials other than the previously mentioned five. Additionally, the section covers:
• Pack sub-type: Includes aerosol – metal, box – rigid plastic, carton – carton board, box – liquid packaging board, box – other material, foil – aluminum, pod – paper, flexible plastic, tray – aluminum, tube – flexible plastic, other flexible packaging pack types – all sub-types, HDPE, PET, etc.
• Pack type: Includes aerosol, bag-in-box, bag/sachet, blister pack, bottle, box, bubble top, can, carton-folding, carton-liquid, clamshell, etc.
• Closure material: Includes metal, plastic, glass, natural cork, synthetic cork, and others.
• Closure type: Includes cap, crown, dispenser, film, flip/snap top, foil, lever closure, plastic tie, prize off, screw top, sports cap, stopper, and twist off.
• Primary outer material: Includes flexible packaging, board, rigid plastic, and others.
• Primary outer type: Includes bag, blister pack, carton-folding, shrink wrap, sleeve, and others.

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