Protective Packaging: United States

Protective Packaging: United States

This report forecasts to 2027 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 manufacturing, e-commerce, nondurable goods manufacturing, and retail and other markets such as moving and mail order uses.

To illustrate historical trends, total demand is provided in annual series from 2012 to 2022; the various segments are reported at five-year intervals for 2012, 2017, and 2022.

Excluded from the scope of this report are active insulated shipping containers employing electricity or other power sources to maintain a temperature-controlled environment inside an insulated enclosure. Retail packaging such as blister packs and clamshells are also excluded. Stretch and shrink hoods used in storage and transportation, and flexible bulk packaging such as shipping sacks, liners, paper roll wrap, and poly tubing roll are excluded as well.

Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided with quantified trends. Other various topics, including profiles of pertinent leading companies, are covered in this report. A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Related NAICS Codes:
322211 Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
322220 Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing
326140 Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
326150 Urethane and Other Foam Product (Except Polystyrene) Manufacturing
326199 All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing