Europe Beverage Packaging Equipment Market Size, Share, Trends, Industry Analysis Report By Automation (Manual, Semi-Automatic, Fully Automatic), By Application, By Type – Market Forecast, 2025–2034

The europe beverage packaging equipment market size is expected to reach USD 4.22 billion by 2034, according to a new study by Polaris Market Research. The report “Europe Beverage Packaging Equipment Market Size, Share, Trends, Industry Analysis Report By Automation (Manual, Semi-Automatic, Fully Automatic), By Application, By Type, By Country – Market Forecast, 2025–2034” gives a detailed insight into current market dynamics and provides analysis on future market growth.

The Europe beverage packaging equipment market is a crucial sector that provides the machinery for filling, capping, labeling, and other processes required to prepare beverages for sale, including low-alcohol beverages. This market's existence is tied to the demand for efficient, high-speed production lines that can maintain product quality and safety while handling the immense volume of beverages produced daily. It includes a wide variety of equipment that can process different types of containers, such as glass bottles, plastic bottles, and metal cans. The market dynamics are largely shaped by the beverage industry's constant need for automation to reduce labor costs and increase output, as well as the push for specialized machinery that can adapt to new packaging designs and materials.

The market overview reveals a landscape driven by a number of key trends and factors. A strong emphasis on sustainability and the circular economy is a major force, as European Union regulations and consumer preferences are pushing for more recyclable, reusable, and lightweight packaging. This has led to an increased need for equipment that can handle materials such as recycled PET and bioplastics, and also support new designs aimed at reducing waste. Additionally, the market is influenced by the rise of automation and smart technologies. Manufacturers are increasingly integrating robotics, sensors, and data analytics into their production lines to enhance efficiency, reduce downtime, and improve quality control. These developments allow companies to respond quickly to changing consumer demands while optimizing their operational processes.

Europe Beverage Packaging Equipment Market Report Highlights:

By automation, the fully automatic segment held the largest share in 2024. Its dominance is driven by the demand from large-scale beverage producers for high-speed, continuous production lines that can operate with minimal human intervention, ensuring consistent quality and reduced operational costs.

In terms of application, the bottled water segment held the largest share in 2024. This is due to the consistently high volume of production and stable consumer demand, which necessitates robust, efficient, and reliable machinery to handle the vast number of bottles produced to meet market needs.

Based on type, the filling and capping machines segment held the largest share in 2024. These machines are considered the most fundamental part of the packaging process, as they are directly responsible for the critical steps of accurately filling containers and securely sealing them to ensure product integrity and safety.

By country, Germany held a leading position in the European market in 2024, due to its world-class engineering expertise and strong focus on technological innovation, which results in the production of highly efficient and precise packaging lines. Italy is emerging as a fastest-growing country.

A few key players in the Europe beverage packaging equipment market include Krones AG, KHS GmbH, Sidel Group, Tetra Pak, Syntegon Technology GmbH, GEA Group AG, Serac Group, Sacmi Group, Duravant LLC, ProMach Inc., and Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc.

Polaris Market Research has segmented the Europe beverage packaging equipment market report on the basis of automation, application, and type:

By Automation Outlook (Revenue – USD Billion, 2020–2034)

Manual

Semi-Automatic

Fully Automatic

By Application Outlook (Revenue – USD Billion, 2020–2034)

Bottled Water

Dairy Beverage

Alcoholic Beverages

Others

By Type Outlook (Revenue – USD Billion, 2020–2034)

Filling & Capping Machines

Labelling & Coding Machines

Palletizing & Depalletizing Machines

Conveying & Handling Machines

Cleaning & Sterilizing Machines

Wrapping & Bundling Machines

Cartoning Machines

Others

By Country Outlook (Revenue – USD Billion, 2020–2034)

Germany

France

UK

Italy

Spain

Netherlands

Russia

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