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Demographic and Lifestyle Trends Driving Rigid Plastic Packaging Market Growth

The rigid plastic packaging industry is experiencing competition from flexible and sustainable packaging designs, but is still expected to maintain steady growth in developing economies.

Trends driving rigid plastic packaging market growth
The rigid plastic packaging industry is expected to maintain steady growth

According to a new report from Smithers, The Future of Rigid Plastic Packaging to 2024, global rigid plastic packaging consumption is projected at 58.6 million tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to grow during 2019–24 at an annual rate of 3.5% to 69.8 million tonnes. Rigid plastic packaging sales are forecast to grow from a projected $181.1 billion in 2019 at an annual rate of 4.2% during 2019–24 to reach $222.4 billion in 2024.

 

Rigid plastic packaging will continue to benefit from the drive to replace materials like glass and metal with lightweight, cost-effective, and high-performance plastic materials in various markets.

 

Advances in technology

Improved barrier solutions enable further penetration of rigid plastic packaging into applications such as fruit juices, milk, wine and hot-fill food jars. Resin producers are offering new and improved formulations for rigid plastic packaging. Bio-based plastics, including 100% bio-based PET bottles, are expected to gain market share over the forecast period.

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