Global Thin Plastic Carrier Tape Market Growth 2025-2031
Description
The global Thin Plastic Carrier Tape market size is predicted to grow from US$ 643 million in 2025 to US$ 1006 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.7% from 2025 to 2031.
Carrier tape is a type of strip product applied in the field of electronic packaging. It has a specific thickness and is evenly distributed with holes (also known as pockets) for placing electronic components and indexing holes for positioning along its length. Carrier tape can be categorized by material into paper carrier tape and plastic carrier tape. Paper tape has the advantages of low cost and easy handling, making it suitable for packaging chip components with a thickness not exceeding 1mm, and it is mainly used for passive components such as RCL. Plastic carrier tape is used for thicker components, suitable for active components like integrated circuits, semiconductor products, and thicker passive components. Plastic carrier tape products can be further divided into black plastic carrier tape and transparent plastic carrier tape. Black carrier tape is mainly used in high-end electronic components such as the semiconductor market due to its good electrical conductivity, while transparent plastic carrier tape is mainly used in the mid to low-end market.
A thin plastic tape carrier is a strip-shaped carrier used for packaging and conveying electronic components, characterized by its relatively thin thickness. Made typically from materials such as polyester, polycarbonate, or other suitable plastics, it is designed to optimize storage space, reduce material consumption, and meet the precision and efficiency requirements of the automatic assembly process. The inner surface of the thin tape carrier is coated with an anti-static film or layer to protect electrostatic discharge (ESD) sensitive components from damage. Compared to conventional thickness carriers, thin plastic tape carriers offer enhanced lightweight, environmental friendliness, and better adaptability to high-density packaging and automated production lines while ensuring component safety.
Trends:
1. Technological Innovation: As electronic components become smaller in size and more complex in function, plastic carrier tape is evolving towards higher precision, stronger load-bearing capacity, and better heat resistance.
2. Material Diversification: To meet the needs of different electronic products, the materials used for plastic carrier tape are continuously expanding, including conductive, antistatic, and environmentally degradable materials.
3. Increased Automation: With the advancement of smart manufacturing, the automatic assembly and packaging technology for plastic carrier tape is also improving, adapting to more efficient production processes.
Drivers:
1. Growth in Demand for Electronic Products: The continuous updating and upgrading of electronic products such as smartphones, computers, and wearable devices have driven the growth of the plastic carrier tape market.
2. Miniaturization of Electronic Products: As electronic products become lighter and thinner, the demand for precision plastic carrier tape is increasing.
3. Development of Global Supply Chains: With the maturation of the global electronics industry chain, plastic carrier tape, as an important packaging material, has seen a corresponding growth in market demand.
Restrictions:
1. Environmental Pressure: The environmental impact of plastic carrier tape is receiving more attention, and strengthened environmental regulations may limit the use of certain plastic materials.
2. Fluctuations in Raw Material Prices: The instability of prices for raw materials such as oil directly affects the production costs and prices of plastic carrier tape.
3. Intense Market Competition: As more companies enter the plastic carrier tape industry, market competition intensifies, and price wars may compress profit margins.
4. Technical Barriers: The production of high-end plastic carrier tape requires a high technical threshold, which may limit the market expansion of some companies.
Overall, the plastic carrier tape industry is expected to continue its growth momentum driven by technological innovation and market demand, but it also needs to overcome challenges related to environmental protection, costs, and technology.
LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Thin Plastic Carrier Tape Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Thin Plastic Carrier Tape sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Thin Plastic Carrier Tape sales for 2025 through 2031. With Thin Plastic Carrier Tape sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Thin Plastic Carrier Tape industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Thin Plastic Carrier Tape landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Thin Plastic Carrier Tape portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Thin Plastic Carrier Tape market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Thin Plastic Carrier Tape and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Thin Plastic Carrier Tape.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Thin Plastic Carrier Tape market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
PC Carrier Tape
PS Carrier Tape
PET Carrier Tape
PP Carrier Tape
Others
Segmentation by Application:
Power Discrete Devices
Integrated Circuit
Optoelectronics
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
3M
Advantek
Shin-Etsu Polymer
Nissho Corporation
Zhejiang Jiemei Electronic Technology
NIPPO CO.,LTD
YAC GARTER
U-PAK
C-Pak
ePAK International
ROTHE
Sumitomo Bakelite
Tek Pak
Jiangyin Winpack
SEKISUI SEIKEI
Asahi Kasei
Kanazu Giken
Taiwan Carrier Tape Enterprise Co., Ltd
LaserTek
JSK Co.,Ltd
Miyata System
Hwa Shu Enterpris
Xiamen Hatro Electronics
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Thin Plastic Carrier Tape market?
What factors are driving Thin Plastic Carrier Tape market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Thin Plastic Carrier Tape market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Thin Plastic Carrier Tape break out by Type, by Application?
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.
Carrier tape is a type of strip product applied in the field of electronic packaging. It has a specific thickness and is evenly distributed with holes (also known as pockets) for placing electronic components and indexing holes for positioning along its length. Carrier tape can be categorized by material into paper carrier tape and plastic carrier tape. Paper tape has the advantages of low cost and easy handling, making it suitable for packaging chip components with a thickness not exceeding 1mm, and it is mainly used for passive components such as RCL. Plastic carrier tape is used for thicker components, suitable for active components like integrated circuits, semiconductor products, and thicker passive components. Plastic carrier tape products can be further divided into black plastic carrier tape and transparent plastic carrier tape. Black carrier tape is mainly used in high-end electronic components such as the semiconductor market due to its good electrical conductivity, while transparent plastic carrier tape is mainly used in the mid to low-end market.
A thin plastic tape carrier is a strip-shaped carrier used for packaging and conveying electronic components, characterized by its relatively thin thickness. Made typically from materials such as polyester, polycarbonate, or other suitable plastics, it is designed to optimize storage space, reduce material consumption, and meet the precision and efficiency requirements of the automatic assembly process. The inner surface of the thin tape carrier is coated with an anti-static film or layer to protect electrostatic discharge (ESD) sensitive components from damage. Compared to conventional thickness carriers, thin plastic tape carriers offer enhanced lightweight, environmental friendliness, and better adaptability to high-density packaging and automated production lines while ensuring component safety.
Trends:
1. Technological Innovation: As electronic components become smaller in size and more complex in function, plastic carrier tape is evolving towards higher precision, stronger load-bearing capacity, and better heat resistance.
2. Material Diversification: To meet the needs of different electronic products, the materials used for plastic carrier tape are continuously expanding, including conductive, antistatic, and environmentally degradable materials.
3. Increased Automation: With the advancement of smart manufacturing, the automatic assembly and packaging technology for plastic carrier tape is also improving, adapting to more efficient production processes.
Drivers:
1. Growth in Demand for Electronic Products: The continuous updating and upgrading of electronic products such as smartphones, computers, and wearable devices have driven the growth of the plastic carrier tape market.
2. Miniaturization of Electronic Products: As electronic products become lighter and thinner, the demand for precision plastic carrier tape is increasing.
3. Development of Global Supply Chains: With the maturation of the global electronics industry chain, plastic carrier tape, as an important packaging material, has seen a corresponding growth in market demand.
Restrictions:
1. Environmental Pressure: The environmental impact of plastic carrier tape is receiving more attention, and strengthened environmental regulations may limit the use of certain plastic materials.
2. Fluctuations in Raw Material Prices: The instability of prices for raw materials such as oil directly affects the production costs and prices of plastic carrier tape.
3. Intense Market Competition: As more companies enter the plastic carrier tape industry, market competition intensifies, and price wars may compress profit margins.
4. Technical Barriers: The production of high-end plastic carrier tape requires a high technical threshold, which may limit the market expansion of some companies.
Overall, the plastic carrier tape industry is expected to continue its growth momentum driven by technological innovation and market demand, but it also needs to overcome challenges related to environmental protection, costs, and technology.
LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Thin Plastic Carrier Tape Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Thin Plastic Carrier Tape sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Thin Plastic Carrier Tape sales for 2025 through 2031. With Thin Plastic Carrier Tape sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Thin Plastic Carrier Tape industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Thin Plastic Carrier Tape landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Thin Plastic Carrier Tape portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Thin Plastic Carrier Tape market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Thin Plastic Carrier Tape and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Thin Plastic Carrier Tape.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Thin Plastic Carrier Tape market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
PC Carrier Tape
PS Carrier Tape
PET Carrier Tape
PP Carrier Tape
Others
Segmentation by Application:
Power Discrete Devices
Integrated Circuit
Optoelectronics
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
3M
Advantek
Shin-Etsu Polymer
Nissho Corporation
Zhejiang Jiemei Electronic Technology
NIPPO CO.,LTD
YAC GARTER
U-PAK
C-Pak
ePAK International
ROTHE
Sumitomo Bakelite
Tek Pak
Jiangyin Winpack
SEKISUI SEIKEI
Asahi Kasei
Kanazu Giken
Taiwan Carrier Tape Enterprise Co., Ltd
LaserTek
JSK Co.,Ltd
Miyata System
Hwa Shu Enterpris
Xiamen Hatro Electronics
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Thin Plastic Carrier Tape market?
What factors are driving Thin Plastic Carrier Tape market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Thin Plastic Carrier Tape market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Thin Plastic Carrier Tape break out by Type, by Application?
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.
Table of Contents
156 Pages
- *This is a tentative TOC and the final deliverable is subject to change.*
- 1 Scope of the Report
- 2 Executive Summary
- 3 Global by Company
- 4 World Historic Review for Thin Plastic Carrier Tape by Geographic Region
- 5 Americas
- 6 APAC
- 7 Europe
- 8 Middle East & Africa
- 9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
- 10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
- 11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
- 12 World Forecast Review for Thin Plastic Carrier Tape by Geographic Region
- 13 Key Players Analysis
- 14 Research Findings and Conclusion
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