Tuesday, 28 October 2014

Global Plastic Packaging Market to Grow at a CAGR of 5.49% BY 2018

Plastic packaging is used in the packaging of food and beverages (F&B), medical, chemicals, and consumer products. Plastic bottles and containers are non-corrosive, light, relatively inexpensive, and can be molded into a variety of shapes and dimensions, making it highly applicable for packaging. Its inert nature and ability to preserve products for a long period of time makes it a popular choice in the F&B industry. Plastic packaging is also preferred by customers in the F&B sector because its attractiveness aids in promotions.

Analysts forecast the Global Plastic Packaging market will grow at a CAGR of 5.49 percent over the period 2013-2018.

The report recognizes the following companies as the key players in the Global Plastic Packaging Market: Amcor Ltd., Berry Plastics Corp., Bemis Company Inc., Sealed Air Corporation and Sonoco Products Company.

Other Prominent Vendors in the market are: AEP Industries, ALPLA-Werke, APPE, Britton Group, Daibochi Plastic, DS Smith, LINPAC Group, Man Luen, Printpack, Rexam, Reynolds Group, RPC Group and Silgan.

Advances in technology in the market are fuelling the market growth. Development of high grade plastics through the implementation of cutting-edge technology to suit the needs of B2B customers is taking precedence. Corporations are investing a huge chunk of revenues in R&D to come up with new innovations in plastic packaging. Modern microprocessor-based controllers and intelligent control systems are used to make hi-tech plastic, which is resistant to extreme conditions of temperature and pressure.


Covered in this Report
The Global Plastic Packaging market can be divided into two broad segments based on the type of end product: Rigid Plastic Packaging and Flexible Plastic Packaging. The Global Plastic Packaging market landscape is highly fragmented with the presence of many MSME vendors globally.

Global Plastic Packaging Market 2014-2018, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers Europe, the APAC region, the Americas, and the ROW; it also covers the Global Plastic Packaging market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.

According to the report, one of the main factors affecting the market positively is the increase in the amount of F&B consumption worldwide. Most F&B products use either flexible or rigid plastics for packaging as they are non-reactive and cheap. Increase in spending power coupled with people's growing requirements has pushed the growth of the F&B market.

Further, the report states that one of the main challenges that the market faces is the growing competition from other forms of packaging. Items such as wood and paper are gaining popularity among both manufacturers and customers because of the variety of options provided by them.

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