Opportunities in the United Arab Emirates Packaging Industry 2025

Opportunities in the United Arab Emirates Packaging Industry 2025

Summary

The UAE’s packaging volumes stood at 13.3 billion units in 2024, and will reach 14.9 billion units in 2028, recording a CAGR of 2.9% during 2024–28. Rigid plastics was the most used pack material in 2024, at 6.2 billion units, which will reach seven billion units in 2028. The pack material is also forecast to register the fastest CAGR over the forecast period. Food was the largest end-user of packaging in the UAE in 2024, consuming 6.1 billion units. Volumes will reach 6.5 billion units in 2028, registering a CAGR of 2.9% over 2024–28. Non-alcoholic beverages, the second-largest end-user of packaging in the country, mainly utilized rigid plastics in 2024.

Scope

This report utilizes multiple data sources to provide a comprehensive overview of the packaging industry in the UAE 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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