General Packaging Market Research Reports & Industry Analysis

Primary Packaging Labels Demand for primary packaging labels in the United States is projected to increase 3.1% per year to $10.2 billion in 2025. Advances will be supported by overall growth in packaging demand, increasing use of higher value labels (including plastic labels and larger, full-body l ...

Labels Demand for labels in the United States is projected to increase 3.3% per year to $20.6 billion in 2025. Gains will be driven by the focus on labels as marketing and track-and-trace tools, which will boost demand for value-added labels. In addition, improvements in printing and converting tech ...

Global Caps & Closures Global demand for caps and closures is projected to increase 1.9% per year to over 2.4 trillion units in 2024. Gains will be driven by gains in food, beverage, and pharmaceutical manufacturing, as well as increasing personal spending power in developing regions. This study ...

Caps & Closures: United Kingdom This report forecasts to 2024 cap and closure demand in units, and demand and shipments in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level in the UK. Total demand is segmented by material in terms of: plastic, metal, rubber, and cork. Total demand is also segmented by ma ...

Caps & Closures: Europe This report forecasts to 2024 cap and closure demand in units, and demand and shipments in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level in Europe. Total demand in units is segmented by material in terms of: plastic, metal, rubber, and cork. Total demand in units is also segme ...

Pouches US demand for pouches is projected to increase 3.7% per year to $11.0 billion in 2024. Gains will be driven by the many functional advantages of pouches, including their enhanced shelf appeal compared to rigid containers, as well as features such as resealability, vacuum sealing, and spouts. ...

Vacuum Skin Packaging with Covid-19 Market Impact Analysis US demand for vacuum skin packaging used in food applications is projected to increase 7.9% per year to $117 million in 2024. Demand will be supported by expanding use of VSP with premium and organic foods, as well as by consumers’ growing f ...

Protective Mailers with COVID-19 Market Impact Analysis US demand for protective mailers is forecast to grow 5.0% per year to $1.3 billion in 2024. Advances will be supported by continued robust growth in online sales and overall volume growth in the number of packages shipped. Manufacturing markets ...

Insulated Packaging Containers & Shippers with COVID-19 Market Impact Analysis US demand for insulated packaging containers and shippers is forecast to increase 3.5% per year to $945 million in 2024. Sales gains will be supported by increasingly exacting expectations for the handling of temperature- ...

COVID-19 Economic Impact Report: Retail Bags At The Freedonia Group, we are actively monitoring company and industry reports on how the COVID-19 outbreak is impacting demand, investment, and industry consolidation. We published our US Retail Bags industry study in December 2019. Since then, the unfo ...

Protective Packaging: United States This report forecasts to 2024 US protective packaging demand in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level. Total demand is segmented by product in terms of: flexible, foam, and rigid. Total demand is also segmented by market as follows: durable goods, nondurabl ...

At The Freedonia Group, we are actively monitoring company and industry reports on how the COVID-19 outbreak is impacting demand, investment, and industry consolidation. We published our most recent Global Protective Packaging industry study in July 2019. Since then, the unfolding scope of the globa ...

Recovered Packaging: United States This report forecasts to 2023 US recovery of post-consumer packaging from the US municipal solid waste (MSW) stream in short tons. For comparison, this report also forecasts the total generation of post-consumer packaging in the MSW stream. Total packaging recovery ...

Medical Device Packaging US demand for medical device packaging is projected to rise 2.9% per year to over $6.7 billion in 2023, with containers accounting for 80% of this amount and packaging accessories the remainder. Demand will grow faster than the value of end-use product shipments as stricter ...

Cannabis Packaging Opportunities US demand for cannabis product packaging is set to increase 31% per year from 2019 to $1.1 billion in 2024. Strong advances in domestic marijuana and hemp product sales will boost packaging demand. Packaging value will also be supported by a continued emphasis on pro ...

Global E-Commerce Packaging Global e-commerce packaging demand is projected to expand 11% annually to $22.1 billion. Ongoing robust growth in e-commerce sales worldwide will drive gains in associated packaging demand. This report covers e-commerce packaging demand by Product, Market, Region, and Cou ...

Global Pharmaceutical Packaging As medication consumption and production increases – spurred by trends like aging populations, evolving epidemiological patterns, new drug introductions, expanded prescription medication benefits, and more – so too will demand for pharmaceutical packaging worldwide, a ...

Global Protective Packaging Global demand for protective packaging is expected to grow 5.7% per year to $35.9 billion in 2023. Gains will be driven by rising adoption of e-commerce shopping across the globe and by growth in manufacturing activity. This report covers protective packaging demand by Pr ...

Global E-Commerce Packaging This report forecasts global demand for e-commerce packaging by product, market, and major world region in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level for 2023 and 2028. Product segments include: boxes; protective packaging; mailers; labels; and other products, such as t ...

Acquisition Impact Report: Berry Global/RPC Group The plastic packaging industry continued to consolidate based on the pressure to compete globally and increasing sustainability and packaging reduction initiatives.  Following upon the heels of the large Amcor/Bemis combination, other leading pr ...

Retail-Ready Packaging in the US US demand for retail-ready packaging is projected to climb 6.1% per year to $7.9 billion in 2023. Retail-ready packaging is especially important to retailers in the e-commerce age, as it simplifies stocking, reduces operating costs, and keeps shelves more organized, ...

Rigid Bulk Packaging Demand for rigid bulk packaging in the US is being impacted by a number of factors:  strong growth for high value reusable containers; competition from refurbished and reconditioned containers and flexible bulk packaging; and a flurry of industry consolidation activity.&nbs ...

Merger Impact Report: Amcor Ltd/Bemis Freedonia’s new Acquisition Impact report analyzes Amcor Ltd.'s proposed acquisition of Bemis Company and prospects for the combined operations. The compact report focuses on key areas of interest including strengths and weaknesses of the new company and an anal ...

Global Cups & Lids Global demand for cups and lids is projected to increase 3.9% per year to $32.4 billion in 2022. Worldwide, growth will be driven by advances in foodservice and food processing activity, and increased consumer spending rates. This report covers cups and lids demand by Product, Mar ...

Global Cups & Lids This report forecasts to 2022 global demand for cups and lids by product, market, and major world region in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level. Product segments include: drinking cups, packaging and other cups, and lids. Reported markets encompass: food and beverage pack ...