2026 Global: Anti-Counterfeit Packaging Market-Competitive Review (2032) report
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The 2026 Global: Anti-Counterfeit Packaging Market-Competitive Review (2031) report features the global market size and projected growth/decline data for the period 2021 through 2032. The report primarily provides an examination of the business strategies for the ten largest global companies in the market and how their strategies differ.
Perry/Hope Partners' reports provide the most accurate industry forecasts based on our proprietary economic models. Our forecasts project the product market size nationally and by regions for 2021 to 2032 using regression analysis in our modeling. and Perry/Hope is the only market research publisher that utilizes both longitudinal (historical) and vertical (from market section to market division to market class) analysis, since we study every manufactured product in the countries we analyze. The report also provides written analysis on the market definition, market segments, and SWOT analysis (market strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats).
The market study aims at estimating the market size and the growth potential of this market. Topics analyzed within the report include a detailed breakdown of the global markets for anti-counterfeit packaging market by geography and historical trend. The scope of the report extends to sizing of the anti-counterfeit packaging market market and global market trends with market data for 2024 as the base year, 2025 and 2026 as the estimate years with projection of CAGR from 2027 to 2032.
The report also features a list of the top ten largest global players in the market. A review of each company includes 1) an estimate of the market share, 2) a listing of the products and/or services in the market, and 3) the features of these products and/or services in the market. The report has a chapter on Comparative Business Strategies for the largest four players. An example of the Comparative Business Strategies analysis would be -- How does Netflix's business strategy to expand its market share in the global online streaming compare to Amazon Prime's business strategy through its video products and services?
The ten market players in this report and a brief synopsis of their participation in the market are:
3M Company leverages its materials science expertise to supply tamper-evident films, security labels, and specialty adhesives used in anti‑counterfeit packaging across pharmaceuticals, electronics, and consumer goods; the company pairs physical features with digital authentication tools to support serialization and track‑and‑trace programs. Avery Dennison Corporation provides RFID inlays, secure labels, and integrated software that enable item‑level tagging, authentication, and supply‑chain visibility for retail, healthcare, and luxury brands, emphasizing scalable, hybrid overt/covert solutions that blend physical security with data platforms. CCL Industries supplies specialty labels and security laminates for brand protection, offering printed overt features, holography and covert taggants to deter tampering and enable forensic verification for packaged products in food, beverage and pharmaceuticals. DuPont (E.I. du Pont de Nemours) develops advanced security inks, color‑shifting films and microscopic taggant chemistries that are integrated into substrates and labels to create hard‑to‑replicate authentication layers for high‑value goods and regulated industries. Zebra Technologies focuses on secure identification hardware and software—printers, high‑resolution imaging, serialization systems and end‑to‑end traceability platforms—that help manufacturers and distributors implement track‑and‑trace and on‑pack authentication workflows at scale.
SICPA Holding SA specializes in secure inks, covert forensic markers and encrypted coding systems widely used for product authentication and government‑grade traceability; its multi‑layered approach combines visible, invisible and digital security elements for pharmaceuticals, currency and luxury packaging. AlpVision SA is a niche provider of digital watermarking and invisible authentication technologies that enable smartphone‑based verification and covert marking without altering package aesthetics, serving luxury, automotive and consumer electronics brands that prioritize concealed anti‑counterfeit features. Applied DNA Sciences deploys molecular tagging (DNA taggants) and forensic verification services that allow provenance validation from raw materials through distribution, addressing regulatory and legal requirements for irreversible product authentication in pharma, agrochemicals and premium goods. Authentix (including assets tied to Blue Water Energy/Authentix reporting) offers chemical markers, secure coding and forensic analysis services designed to protect supply chains and support field testing for authenticity across fuel, tobacco, and branded products. SML Group provides security labeling, holography, and smart label solutions—combining printed security, RFID and covert overt features—for brand protection and anti‑tamper applications in luxury goods, pharmaceuticals and consumer packaging.
These ten companies together span material science, printed security, digital watermarking, molecular taggants, RFID and serialization ecosystems, enabling layered defense strategies that combine overt deterrents with covert forensic markers and cloud‑enabled traceability. Market studies show North America and Europe drive early adoption because of stringent regulatory frameworks (pharmaceutical serialization, food safety and IP enforcement), while Asia‑Pacific growth is accelerating as manufacturers adopt track‑and‑trace, blockchain and smartphone verification to combat large‑scale counterfeiting. Competitive positioning varies: conglomerates such as 3M, Avery Dennison and CCL bundle global manufacturing scale and integrated solutions, specialist firms like SICPA, AlpVision and Applied DNA command high‑value proprietary technologies, and systems vendors such as Zebra bridge hardware, software and services to operationalize on‑pack authentication across distribution networks.
Perry/Hope Partners' reports provide the most accurate industry forecasts based on our proprietary economic models. Our forecasts project the product market size nationally and by regions for 2021 to 2032 using regression analysis in our modeling. and Perry/Hope is the only market research publisher that utilizes both longitudinal (historical) and vertical (from market section to market division to market class) analysis, since we study every manufactured product in the countries we analyze. The report also provides written analysis on the market definition, market segments, and SWOT analysis (market strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats).
The market study aims at estimating the market size and the growth potential of this market. Topics analyzed within the report include a detailed breakdown of the global markets for anti-counterfeit packaging market by geography and historical trend. The scope of the report extends to sizing of the anti-counterfeit packaging market market and global market trends with market data for 2024 as the base year, 2025 and 2026 as the estimate years with projection of CAGR from 2027 to 2032.
The report also features a list of the top ten largest global players in the market. A review of each company includes 1) an estimate of the market share, 2) a listing of the products and/or services in the market, and 3) the features of these products and/or services in the market. The report has a chapter on Comparative Business Strategies for the largest four players. An example of the Comparative Business Strategies analysis would be -- How does Netflix's business strategy to expand its market share in the global online streaming compare to Amazon Prime's business strategy through its video products and services?
The ten market players in this report and a brief synopsis of their participation in the market are:
3M Company leverages its materials science expertise to supply tamper-evident films, security labels, and specialty adhesives used in anti‑counterfeit packaging across pharmaceuticals, electronics, and consumer goods; the company pairs physical features with digital authentication tools to support serialization and track‑and‑trace programs. Avery Dennison Corporation provides RFID inlays, secure labels, and integrated software that enable item‑level tagging, authentication, and supply‑chain visibility for retail, healthcare, and luxury brands, emphasizing scalable, hybrid overt/covert solutions that blend physical security with data platforms. CCL Industries supplies specialty labels and security laminates for brand protection, offering printed overt features, holography and covert taggants to deter tampering and enable forensic verification for packaged products in food, beverage and pharmaceuticals. DuPont (E.I. du Pont de Nemours) develops advanced security inks, color‑shifting films and microscopic taggant chemistries that are integrated into substrates and labels to create hard‑to‑replicate authentication layers for high‑value goods and regulated industries. Zebra Technologies focuses on secure identification hardware and software—printers, high‑resolution imaging, serialization systems and end‑to‑end traceability platforms—that help manufacturers and distributors implement track‑and‑trace and on‑pack authentication workflows at scale.
SICPA Holding SA specializes in secure inks, covert forensic markers and encrypted coding systems widely used for product authentication and government‑grade traceability; its multi‑layered approach combines visible, invisible and digital security elements for pharmaceuticals, currency and luxury packaging. AlpVision SA is a niche provider of digital watermarking and invisible authentication technologies that enable smartphone‑based verification and covert marking without altering package aesthetics, serving luxury, automotive and consumer electronics brands that prioritize concealed anti‑counterfeit features. Applied DNA Sciences deploys molecular tagging (DNA taggants) and forensic verification services that allow provenance validation from raw materials through distribution, addressing regulatory and legal requirements for irreversible product authentication in pharma, agrochemicals and premium goods. Authentix (including assets tied to Blue Water Energy/Authentix reporting) offers chemical markers, secure coding and forensic analysis services designed to protect supply chains and support field testing for authenticity across fuel, tobacco, and branded products. SML Group provides security labeling, holography, and smart label solutions—combining printed security, RFID and covert overt features—for brand protection and anti‑tamper applications in luxury goods, pharmaceuticals and consumer packaging.
These ten companies together span material science, printed security, digital watermarking, molecular taggants, RFID and serialization ecosystems, enabling layered defense strategies that combine overt deterrents with covert forensic markers and cloud‑enabled traceability. Market studies show North America and Europe drive early adoption because of stringent regulatory frameworks (pharmaceutical serialization, food safety and IP enforcement), while Asia‑Pacific growth is accelerating as manufacturers adopt track‑and‑trace, blockchain and smartphone verification to combat large‑scale counterfeiting. Competitive positioning varies: conglomerates such as 3M, Avery Dennison and CCL bundle global manufacturing scale and integrated solutions, specialist firms like SICPA, AlpVision and Applied DNA command high‑value proprietary technologies, and systems vendors such as Zebra bridge hardware, software and services to operationalize on‑pack authentication across distribution networks.
Table of Contents
32 Pages
- 1.0 Scope of Report and Methodology
- 2.0 Market SWOT Analysis and Players
- 2.1 Market Definition
- 2.2 Market Segments
- 2.3 Market Strengths
- 2.4 Market Weaknesses
- 2.5 Market Threats
- 2.6 Market Opportunities
- 2.7 Major Players
- 3.0 Competitive Analysis
- 3.1 Market Player 1
- 3.2 Market Player 2
- 3.3 Market Player 3
- 3.4 Market Player 4
- 3.5 Market Player 5
- 3.6 Market Player 6
- 3.7 Market Player 7
- 3.8 Market Player 8
- 3.9 Market Player 9
- 3.10 Market Player 10
- 4.0 Comparative Business Strategies
- 4.1 Comparative Business Strategies of Player 1 and 2
- 4.2 Comparative Business Strategies of Player 1 and 3
- 4.3 Comparative Business Strategies of Player 1 and 4
- 4.4 Comparative Business Strategies of Player 2 and 3
- 4.5 Comparative Business Strategies of Player 2 and 4
- 4.6 Comparative Business Strategies of Player 3 and 4
- 5.0 Appendix
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