Category: Plastic
Plastic market research reports by Freedonia Group
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US Food Trays & Bowls
Food Trays & Bowls Demand for food packaging trays and bowls is forecast to increase 3.3% per year to $3.1 billion in 2025. The rapidly rising popularity of fresh and frozen prepared meals – accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic – will bolster gains. While moderating retail grocery sales from pandemi ... Read More
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Global Unit Dose Pharmaceutical Packaging
Global Unit Dose Pharmaceutical Packaging Unit dose pharmaceutical packaging is forecast to increase 6.4% annually to nearly $57.9 billion in 2025. A heightened focus on patient adherence, infection prevention, and cost accounting in drug delivery will promote growth; unit dose containers contribute ... Read More
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Clamshells in Retail Food Packaging
Clamshells in Retail Food Packaging US demand for clamshell food packaging is projected to grow 3.8% annually to $1.7 billion in 2025. Gains will be driven by healthy gains in fresh prepared food sales and the continued importance of clamshells in packaging fragile items such as fresh produce and ba ... Read More
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Egg Packaging
Egg Packaging Packaging for eggs is forecast to grow 2.4% per year to $942 million in 2025, supported by the continued popularity of eggs and liquid egg whites as an economical, nutritious, and easy-to-prepare food. Gains will be further supported by the growing usage of higher value materials for e ... Read More
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Sweetener Packaging
Sweetener Packaging Demand for sweetener packaging is expected to fall from a high base in 2020 before gradually returning to growth and is forecast to reach $455 million in 2025. Gains will be supported by the growing popularity of organic and premium sweeteners, which tend to use more expensive pa ... Read More
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Baby Food & Formula Packaging
Baby Food & Formula Packaging US demand for baby food & formula packaging is projected to grow 1.5% annually to $377 million in 2025. Gains will be driven by above average growth in organic and natural baby foods, which tend to use higher value packaging, and innovations in packaging for food and fo ... Read More
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Global Pharmaceutical Packaging
Global Pharmaceutical Packaging Pharmaceutical packaging is projected to post global demand of $112 billion in 2025, up 6.0% annually from 2020 due to expanding drug production volumes, trends promoting the use of higher value packaging, including increasing drug sophistication and adaptations to ne ... Read More
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Recycled Plastics in Packaging
Recycled Plastics in Packaging Demand for recycled plastic for packaging applications in the US is projected to increase over 15% per year to 2.6 billion pounds in 2025. Gains will be driven by manufacturers’ efforts to meet stringent sustainability goals as well as improvements in recycling process ... Read More
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Food Packaging
Food Packaging Demand for food packaging is forecast to increase 3.1% per year to $52.0 billion in 2025. The food market is challenging for packaging suppliers due to the vast number of distinct applications where packaging must not only meet specific performance criteria but also be cost effective ... Read More
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Frozen Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging
Frozen Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging This study analyzes the US market for frozen meat, poultry, and seafood packaging by type (boxes and cartons, trays, sleeves and other rigid packaging, bags, wrap, pouches, lidding and other plastic film, all other flexible packaging), material (plastic, ... Read More
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Fresh Fruit Packaging
Fresh Fruit Packaging This study analyzes the US market for fresh fruit packaging by product (corrugated boxes; plastic containers; bags; trays and platters; pouches; baskets, punnets, and tills) and application (berries, apples, citrus, melons, grapes, other fruit). Historical data (2009, 2014, and ... Read More
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Frozen Food Bags & Pouches
Frozen Food Bags & Pouches This study analyzes the US market for frozen food bags and pouches by type (bags, flat pouches, standup pouches) and application (fruits and vegetables; meat, poultry, and seafood; frozen specialties; frozen baked goods; ice cream and frozen desserts; other foods). Histori ... Read More
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Global Beverage Caps & Closures
Global Beverage Caps & Closures Global demand for beverage caps and closures is projected to increase 1.9% per year to nearly 1.6 trillion units in 2024. Gains will be driven by gains in beverage manufacturing, as well as increasing personal spending power in developing regions. This study analyzes ... Read More
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Global Plastic Caps & Closures
Global Plastic Caps & Closures Global demand for beverage caps and closures is projected to increase 2.3% per year to 1.9 trillion units in 2024. Gains will be driven by gains in food and beverage manufacturing, as well as increasing personal spending power in developing regions. This study analyzes ... Read More
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Fresh Produce Packaging
Fresh Produce Packaging Demand for packaging used with fresh fruits and vegetables is forecast to rise 3.7% annually to $6.7 billion in 2024. Gains will result from increased sales of prepackaged produce at retail, as well as from more intensive use of higher value packaging types such as modified-a ... Read More
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Fresh Produce Plastic Containers
Fresh Produce Plastic Containers Demand for plastic containers used with fresh fruits and vegetables is forecast to rise 5.0% annually to $1.6 billion in 2024. Gains will result primarily from increased sales of increasing sales of ready-to-eat (RTE) salads and other RTE fruits and vegetables, which ... Read More
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Fresh Vegetable & Salad Packaging
Fresh Vegetable & Salad Packaging Demand for packaging used with fresh vegetables and salad is forecast to rise 3.5% annually to $4.2 billion in 2024. Gains will result from increased sales of prepackaged produce at retail, as well as from more intensive use of higher value packaging types such as r ... Read More
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Flexible Frozen Food Packaging
Flexible Frozen Food Packaging Through 2024, demand for flexible frozen food packaging is forecast to rise 3.6% per year to $3.2 billion. Advances will be driven by the ongoing shift from rigid packaging to lighter weight flexible packaging in a number of frozen food applications due to its source r ... Read More
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Global Caps & Closures
Global Caps & Closures Global demand for caps and closures is projected to increase 1.9% per year to over 2.4 trillion units in 2024. Gains will be driven by gains in food, beverage, and pharmaceutical manufacturing, as well as increasing personal spending power in developing regions. This study ... Read More
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Frozen Food Tubs, Cups, & Bowls
Frozen Food Tubs, Cups, & Bowls US demand for frozen food tubs, cups, and bowls is projected to increase 3.8% per year to $844 million in 2024. Gains will be driven by rising sales of single-serve ice cream and premium frozen desserts, as well as by the continued introduction of new frozen dinne ... Read More
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Ice Cream & Frozen Dessert Packaging
Ice Cream & Frozen Dessert Packaging US demand for ice cream and frozen dessert packaging is forecast to increase 3.1% per year to $948 million in 2024. Sales will be driven by more intensive use of single-serving sizes due to their convenience and portion-control advantages. Rising indulgence p ... Read More
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Consumer Product Pouches
Consumer Product Pouches Demand for pouches in consumer product applications is forecast to increase 6.7% per year to $565 million in 2024, or 4.8 billion units. Robust advances will be driven by further conversions from rigid containers such as metal cans, glass jars, and paperboard boxes and other ... Read More
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Candy & Snack Food Pouches
Candy & Snack Food Pouches US demand for pouches used in candy and snack food applications is forecast to rise 2.7% per year to $3.4 billion in 2024, or 29.9 billion units. In most markets, pouches are expected to capture additional market share from rigid containers, bags, and film wrap due to pouc ... Read More
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Vacuum Skin Packaging
Vacuum Skin Packaging with Covid-19 Market Impact Analysis US demand for vacuum skin packaging used in food applications is projected to increase 7.9% per year to $117 million in 2024. Demand will be supported by expanding use of VSP with premium and organic foods, as well as by consumers’ growing f ... Read More
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Protective Mailers
Protective Mailers with COVID-19 Market Impact Analysis US demand for protective mailers is forecast to grow 5.0% per year to $1.3 billion in 2024. Advances will be supported by continued robust growth in online sales and overall volume growth in the number of packages shipped. Manufacturing markets ... Read More
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