Global Sausage Casing Market - 2023-2030

Global Sausage Casing Market - 2023-2030

Global Sausage Casing Market reached US$ 2.88 billion in 2022 and is expected to reach US$ 4.09 billion by 2030, growing with a CAGR of 4.5% during the forecast period 2023-2030.

Increasing consumer preference towards processed meat products, such as sausages and hotdogs, helps expand the global sausage casings market size. The growing popularity of sausages in the food industry positively influences the sausage casing market, as sausage casings improve the flavor and texture of sausages. The sausage casings have wide applications in various sausages, including fresh, smoked and cured sausages.

New and innovative product launches boost the fuel the market expansion. Rising demand for vegan sausages is driving the launches of vegan sausages. Manufacturers are introducing plant-based sausage casing into the market. For instance, Vaess, a Netherlands-based food engineering company, announced the launch of a vegan sausage casing, in April 2022.

Sausage casings manufacturers are using technology to communicate with the end users of the sausage casings for better assistance on the use of the product. In April 2023, Plastic Sausage Casing, a manufacturer of plastic sausage casings, created a new website that provides fast and comfortable online ordering services to consumers. The manufacturer provides consumers with detailed product information and usage instructions through the updated website.

Dynamics

Increasing Demand for Sausages

Consumers prefer convenient and easy-to-cook food choices. The changing consumer food habits and high demand for ready-to-eat meat products boost the demand for processed meat products such as sausages. Sausages are gaining popularity as a healthy meat-snacking option in the global market. According to the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, in 2022, the sales of dinner sausage were nearly 1.2 Billion pounds and breakfast sausage sales reached 416 million pounds in U.S.

The launch of various types of sausages with innovative flavors increases the sausage demand, in turn increasing the demand for sausage casing, due to its key role in the production of sausage. The sausage casings enclose the filling of a sausage. They hold and provide a specific shape to the sausage product. The increasing demand for sausages, directly influences the demand for casings, increasing the market size.

The rising demand for the use of sausage casings is driving the establishment of new production production plants. For instance, in April 2022, Viscofan S.A., one of the leading suppliers of casings for meat products, introduced a manufacturing plant in Danville, Illinois. The plant's investment drives the production capacity of the products, helping the company to expand its business production.

Technological Improvements

The technological advancement in the sausage casings industry positively influences the global market. The equipment manufacturers adopt new and innovative techniques to produce the equipment that help in improving efficiency and productivity at the industrial level. Adopting these equipments increases the product range offering, driving the market growth.

In August 2023, Handtmann laucnhed a high-performance PVLH 251 AL system, an automated system for medium-scale industrial sausage producers. The automated production facility handles portioning, linking and hanging cellulose and collagen casing in cooked and dried sausages. In addition to improving the efficiency in the collagen and cellulose casings, the new system is applicable for dry sausages and producing sausage products for pet food.

The new innovation involved in establishing new techniques for better quality product production increases the market demand. In August 2023, a UK team of process engineers developed a new technique that protects the product quality of the manufactured collagen sausage. The new processing technology developed helps improve productivity and reduce the wastage of the collagen sausage casings.

High Coss and Stringent Regulations

The high production costs of the sausage casings increase the cost of final products, hindering market growth. For instance, in August 2023, Kalle Group, a leading industrial sausage casing supplier, declared an increase in the prices for sausage casings, due to the increasing raw material costs. To keep up with the rapidly increasing demand for sausage casings with the increasing raw material costs, the company announced an 8 % increase in the reeling stock and a 5% increase in the finished product.

Organisations and governments impose stringent regulations on producing and selling processed meat products, restraining market expansion. For instance, FSSAI has restricted some of the class II preservatives, such as sulphur dioxide, in the sausages. Constituent update of FSIS was done in May 2023. FSIS regulations 9 CFR 317.8(b)(38) and 381.117(g) provided certain circumstances for the approval of product labelling of sausage casings. The high regulatory load hamper the market growth.

Segment Analysis

The global sausage casing market is segmented based on type, form, distribution channel, application, End-User and region.

Convenience and Versatility

The global sausage casing market is segmented based on type into natural, synthetic and alternative casings. The artificial casings segment held the largest global market share due to its simple use and wide availability. The strength and elasticity provided by the artificial sausage casings positively drive segment growth. The artificial sausage casings are sub-segmented into collagen, cellulose, plastic and fibres.

Following the sustainability trend, manufacturers are introducing sustainable sausage casings. In April 2021, Viskase Companies Inc., a global corporation that supplies casings for processed meat products, such as sausages, unveiled sustainable EcoLine plastic casings. The company introduced Visflex, Vismax and Vislon Casings, which contain more than 80% chemically recycled plastic. More than 90% of chemically recycled plastic is present in Polyjax Casings.

The new acquisitions among the major market players help in expanding the market on a global scale. For instance, in August 2022, DCW Casing, a manufacturer of various sausage casings, was acquired by the Danish Crown's subsidiary, DAT-Schaub. The acquisition helps expand the company's product portfolio in the collagen casing product line.

Geographical Penetration

Increased Demand for Processed Meat Products

Europe dominated the global sausage casings market, due to its high demand for processed meat products. The region’s increasing popularity for processed meat products, such as sausages, in turn, increases the demand for the important ingredient of the product, sausage casings. Europeans prefer sausages over traditional meat because of the convenience and longer shelf life.

The high demand for the sausages increases the market demand for sausage casings. Countries like Germany, Italy and the Netherlands had the largest market shares in the region. With the high consumption rates, Germany dominated the market. In 2021, Germany accounted for a high sausage consumption range with 21kg per person.

The region has applied advanced technology in manufacturing sausage casings. For instance, Pooshesh Tehran Navid Co. company developed plastic sausage casings in Germany, through the application of the latest technology of polymer extrusion. The presence of key market players such as Viscofan S.A., Devro and DAT-Schaub, which manufacture sausage casings, helps in the wide expansion of the market in this region.

Competitive Landscape

The major global players in the market include Walton’s Inc., Devro, Weschenfelder Direct Ltd., Lemproducts, ALMOL CASING PTY LTD, Viscofan, DAT-Schaub Group, Saria Se, MCJ Casings and Combinatie Teijsen V.D. Hengel.

COVID-19 Impact Analysis

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had both positive and negative impacts on the global sausage casing market. Food processing industries are hugely impacted due to the lockdown restrictions by the governments. The processing industries halt their production and distribution activities. Poor supply chain activities reduced the availability of required resources to produce products.

The scarcity of raw materials and labor shortages resulted in low production rates. The disrupted distribution channel activities interrupted the product distribution to the End-User segments. The shutdown of food service sectors and restaurants with wide End-User applications of the product use for their sausage sales decreased the market size.

The change in consumer food patterns and high-snacking habits contributed to increased consumption of processed meat products, positively impacting the sausage casing market. An increased demand for smoked and cured sausages, which are convenient and ready-to-use products, raised the market demand. In addition, the increased use, accessibility and popularity of the e-commerce sector and the wide availability of these products in online sales increased the market demand.

Russia- Ukraine War Impact

The Russia-Ukraine war had a negative impact on many industrial sectors, including food. The scarcity of raw materials, reduced workforce, and distribution channel disruption affected the processed food products market growth, affecting the sausage casing market. The war created import and export trade disruptions, resulting in economic disturbances. The political and economic uncertainty created due to the war had a negative impact on the sausage casing market.

By Type
• Natural Casings
Cattle
Sheep
Pig
• Synthetic Casing
Collagen
Cellulose
Plastic
Fibers
• Alternative Casing

By Form
• Tubed
• Pretied

By Distribution Channel
• Business to Business
• Business to Consumers
Hypermarkets/supermarkets
Online stores
Specialty stores
Others

By Application
• Non-Edible
• Edible
Fresh Sausages
Pre-Cooked Sausages
Smoked Sausages
Cured Sausages
Meat-Based

By End-User
• Food Manufacturers
• Household
• Restaurants and Food Service
• Others

By Region
• North America
U.S.
Canada
Mexico
• Europe
Germany
UK
France
Italy
Russia
Rest of Europe
• South America
Brazil
Argentina
Rest of South America
• Asia-Pacific
China
India
Japan
Australia
Rest of Asia-Pacific
• Middle East and Africa

Key Developments
• In May 2023, Danish Crown subsidiary DAT-Schaub acquired SELO companies by taking over 70% of the company stakes. Through the acquisition, the company increased their sales of artificial casings by expanding the market in the Benelux region.
• In December 2022, SARIA, a German food manufacturer, acquired Devro Plc, a Scottish sausage casing-producing company. The acquisition helps SARIA company expand their collagen-based sausage casings product in the market.
• In November 2022, DAT-Schaub, the Danish Crown's subsidiary company, acquired Insuban Ltda, Indexna S.A., Tricolsa S.A.S., and ESB. Through these acquisitions, the company expanded its business line in South America.

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