Over the past decade, the global packaging industry has enjoyed steady growth driven by shifts in choice of substrates, expansion of new markets, and changing ownership dynamics. Headline changes include increased use of plastics to replace other substrates and accommodate consumers’ demand for convenience, the economic boom in China and other emerging regions, greater industry consolidation, and growing private-equity ownership.
Growth will continue in the decade ahead, but heavier pressures and more disruptive changes are likely. Against this backdrop, we sought to understand better what is in store for packaging converters through 2030.1 To find answers, we conducted extensive interviews with retailers, fast-moving-consumer-goods (FMCG) companies, and packaging-industry executives in major end-user markets and across the main substrates. We also carried out deep-dive primary research and analyses over the period of September 2018 to March 2019.
Glass bottles and jars
Plastic bottles and jars
Plastic and tin leads and closures
Lotion Pumps
Spray pumps
Trigger sprayers
Accessories
Winning with new models in packaging. How the bioplastics industry can go green.