United States Ampoules Packaging Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2022 - 2027)

United States Ampoules Packaging Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2022 - 2027)

The United States ampoules packaging market is expected to register a CAGR of 7.21% over the forecast period, 2021-2026. Glass ampoules have been widely used for packaging injectable drugs for over several decades, and the trend is anticipated to continue during the forecast period.

Key Highlights

• Ampoules are being widely used in pharmaceutical and chemical laboratories to preserve and store medicinal fluids, capsules, and liquids. They have greatly influenced the shelf life of products as they prevent contamination and mix of medicines. Glass ampoules offer high transparency enabling easy inspection of their contents and higher protection as they are relatively impermeable to moisture and air as well as chemically resistant to most medicinal products.
• The emergence of plastic ampoules in the market has been to counter some of the concerns relating to glass particles entering the contents during the breaking of the ampoules. This is expected to create an opportunity for the plastic ampoules manufacturers and may be impacted by regulatory upgrades and standards present in the respective nation.
• Several players operating in this space are manufacturing custom-sized glass ampoules to cater to the swelling demand from various end-user industries. Straight stem ampoule and open funnel glass ampoule are manufactured for two different types of ampoules. Straight stem ampoules are expected to witness increased demand, owing to the growth of the vaccine market. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has provided further impetus to the growth of the fast-growing vaccine industry.
• O maintain the properties of the medications, glass is a preferred material that is predominantly used in the pharmaceutical ampoule market. For instance, cytotoxic medicines, such as calcium folinate, are mostly packed in an injection of 3 mg/ml in the 10‐ml ampoule.
• Other significant areas of application for ampoules constitute the cosmetics/beauty industry. The growing market for high-quality elixirs and serum products for the face, eye area, hair, hands, and feet have been a significant driver to the market studied.

Key Market TrendsHigh commodity value of glass resulting in high recyclability

• Consumers in the United States are placing greater importance on sustainable, eco-friendly packaging solutions, which allows manufacturers to adopt glass ampoules over alternative packaging solutions. Companies such as Gerresheimer serves all market segments of the international pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, also covering all aspects of beauty and hygiene.
• Pharmaceutical packaging accounts for a small proportion of waste because most of the packaging solutions use glass as a material. Additionally, glass packaging is 100% recyclable, which makes it a desirable packaging option from an environmental point of view. Moreover, colored glass, such as amber glass and red-colored glass, protects its contents from ultraviolet rays and certain wavelengths. Glass ampoules can easily sterilize using heat, making them a suitable material for pharmaceutical packaging.​
• Furthermore, strict government regulations regarding the restrictions on the usage of PET material for pharmaceutical packaging are further increasing the attractiveness of glass packaging for the pharmaceutical industry.​
• According to the Glass Packaging Institute (GPI), the use of recycled glass in the manufacturing of new products reduces the consumption of raw materials, cuts emissions, extends the life of glass-making equipment such as furnaces, and saves energy. For instance, energy costs are reduced by around 2-3% for every 10% crushed recycled glass (cullet) used in the production process.
• The Glass Packaging Institute has set a target and laid out plans to achieve a 50% recycling rate in the United States by 2030. However, the United States is currently well behind the glass recycling rate, with around 37% of container glass actually being recycled. Relatively, Europe has achieved a higher recycling rate of glass, estimated to be around 74%. Municipalities and Materials Recovery Facilities are attempting to increase the United States glass recycling rate through certifications and pilot programs.

Increasing demand of pharmaceutical applications for ampoules

• Pharmaceutical glass ampoules demand is expected to increase due to the growing need for vaccine storage. Manufacturing has increased dramatically due to the growing demand.
• Even though many businesses faced negatively affected demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, few sectors, including the pharmaceutical glass industry, witnessed high demand. Glassmakers such as Schott, Gerresheimer AG, etc., reported increased demand from the pharmaceutical sector for ampoules, bottles, and vials to meet COVID-19 vaccine-related developments.
• Concerns such as light and ultraviolet penetration led to the growth in the use of ampoules in the pharmaceutical market. Ampoules offer better protection and security from various wavelengths of radiation and are mandatory for storing several medications. The moldable characteristic of plastic ampoules has stimulated ampoules manufacturing in various shapes and sizes for different uses in the pharmaceutical sector.
• Moreover, the choice of unit dose parenteral packaging for consumers over multi-dose packaging has been increasing. Plastic ampoules provide fixed dosages to help pharmaceutical companies control costs by reducing drug overfill and other inefficiencies in the production process. Hence, the use of plastic ampoules is especially advantageous for pharmaceutical companies dealing with costly drugs.

Competitive Landscape

The United States Ampoules Packaging Market is consolidated due to the presence of few vendors in the market and the maturity status of the industry in the region. The market players are finding new ways, such as strategic partnerships or collaborations, to accelerate the development of ampoules packaging in the region, fostering growth.

• October 2021 - Stevanato Group, a global provider of drug delivery, drug containment, and diagnostic solutions to the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and life sciences industries, has been conferred with Pharma Manufacturing magazine's 2021 Pharma Innovation Award for the company's AI-ready Vision Robot Unit (VRU) - a robotic human-like inspection unit.
• November 2020 - Pharmaceutical manufacturer CDM Lavoisier decided to completely automate the company's inspection process for injectable glass ampoules, using AIM 3000 from Syntegon Technology. This inspection process change has been made owing to the increasing complexity and variety of parenteral drugs' demand for higher quality assurance.

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Companies Mentioned

IBM Corporation
Oracle Corporation
Internap Corporation
Packet Inc. (An Equinix Inc. Company)
Scaleway Inc.
Amazon Web Services Inc
Rackspace Inc.
CenturyLink, Inc.
LightEdge Solutions, Inc

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