Features:
- Global pouch packaging consumption is projected at 620.5 billion units in 2024
- This is forecast to grow during 2024-2029 at an annual rate of 4.0% to approximately 754.0 billion units.
Find out:
- How pouches can incorporate value-adding features such as resealable zippers and sliders, spouts and handles
- How the rising demand for packaged food and beverages, coupled with cost-effectiveness and convenience, will impact the market for pouches
- How innovations such as faster process machinery speeds and reduced heating times in retort applications will impact pouch production.
Report definition:
- This report covers three types of pouches - stand-up, flat and high-barrier.
- The stand-up pouch is constructed of flexible film or laminated material, with three panels to make it self-standing. Conventional stand-up pouches are those with heat-sealed bottom horizontal panel gussets.
- Flat pouch types included in the market data are: Pillow pouches (back or centre seal); three-side-seal pouches and four-side-seal pouches.
- The term 'high-barrier pouch packaging' applies to packs made from flexible films (metallised, opaque and clear films) that are smaller than 250-micrometer in gauge, with an oxygen gas transmission rate (OTR) of 5cm3/m2/day (25-micrometer films) at 23-degree C or less, and 0% relative humidity (RH), and water vapour transmission rates (WVTR) of <5 gm/m2/day (25-micrometer films) at 38-degree C and 90% RH.
The Smithers methodology
This report is based on extensive primary and secondary research. Primary research consisted of targeted interviews with material suppliers, converters and experts drawn from key markets. This was supported by secondary research in the form of extensive literature analysis of published data, official government statistics, domestic and international trade organisation data, company websites, industry reports, trade press articles, presentations, and attendance at trade events.
Who should buy the report:
- Packaging converters
- Raw material suppliers
- Food and beverage brand owners
- Supermarket and food-service retailers
- Packaging industry consultants and analysts
Table of Contents
Executive summary
Introduction and methodology
- Objective
- Market segmentation and report scope
- Pouch format
- Material
- End use markets
- Geographic markets
- Definitions
- Stand-up pouches
- Flat pouches
- High-barrier pouches
- Data
- Methodology
- List of polymer abbreviations
- Exchange rates
Market overview
- The pouch industry value chain
- Roll stock manufacturers
- Vertically integrated pouch converters
- Specialists
- Pouches manufactured in-line or pre-made in-house
- Market drivers and trends
- Economic influences
- Lifestyle and demographic influences
- Growing awareness of health and wellness
- Rising urbanisation and busy lifestyles
- More women in the workforce
- More single-parent and single-person households
- Demographic influences
- Replacement of alternative pack formats
- Sustainable packaging
- Retail trends
- Packaging regulation
- Flexible package recycling
- Key pouch market participants
- Substrate suppliers
- Pouch converters
- Pouch machinery manufacturers
- Recent industry developments
- Beverage company switches from non-recyclable bags to polypropylene
- ProAmpac acquires US flexible packaging producer, Specialty Packaging
- SIG completed the acquisition of US packaging systems producer, Scholle IPN
- CCL acquires pouch production from Capri-Sun Group
- Lidl GB becomes first UK supermarket to trial on-shelf smart refills
Technology developments
- Pouch packing machinery developments
- Recyclable mono-material pouch packaging film solutions
- Pouch packaging product developments
- High barrier solutions for monomaterial pouch packaging
- Ancillary product developments for pouch plastic packaging
- High barrier coatings
Pouch market by format
- Pouch product markets
- Flat pouches
- Pillow pouches
- Three-side-seal pouches
- Four-side-seal pouches
- Flat pouches market forecast
- Stand-up pouches
- Doyen
- K-seal pouches
- Corner bottom pouches
- Stand-up pouch market forecast
- Product features
- Retort pouches
- Foil retort pouches
- Non-foil retort pouches
- Aseptic pouches
- Resealable pouches
- Vacuum pouches
- Shaped pouches
- Spouted pouches
- Stick pouches
Pouch market by material
- Polymer types
- Transmission rates
- Pouch consumption
- Pouch materials
- Aluminium foil
- Metallized films
- Ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH)
- Other high-barrier pouch materials
- Polyvinylidene chloride (PVdC)
- Inorganic vapour deposition high barrier coatings
- Silicon oxide
- Aluminium oxide
- Low- to medium-barrier pouches
- Biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP)
- Cast polypropylene (CPP)
- Biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BOPET)
- Biaxially oriented polyamide (BOPA)
- Low-density polyethylene and linear low-density polyethylene (LDPE / LLDPE)
- Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
Pouch market by end use sector
- Retort food
- Microwave packaging
- Other retort uses
- Non-retort food
- Fresh produce
- Fresh fruit & vegetables
- Fresh meat, fish and poultry
- Dried food
- Snack food
- Confectionery
- Frozen food
- Baked goods
- Non-retort soups and sauces
- Dairy products
- Chilled food
- Ready meals
- Baby food
- Pet food
- Drinks
- Hot drinks
- Soft drinks
- Alcoholic drinks
- Non-food markets
- Pharmaceuticals and medical
- Household care
- Cosmetics & personal care
- Tobacco
- Other non-food
Pouch market by geographic region
- Western Europe
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Spain
- UK
- Other Western Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Poland
- Russia
- Other Eastern Europe
- North America
- US
- Other North America (Canada, Mexico)
- South & Central America
- Brazil
- Other South & Central America
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- India
- Japan
- Other Asia-Pacific
- Middle East and Africa
- Turkey
- Other Middle East & Africa
Tables
- Global pouch packaging market; key issues and trends to 2029
- Barrier classification
- Exchange rates, 2019-23 (=US$1)
- Pouches: key market drivers and trends to 2029
- Substrate suppliers: a selection of leading producers by product type, 2024
- Pouch converters: a selection of leading producers, 2024
- Pouch machinery, a selection of leading manufacturers, 2024
- Technology developments for pouch packaging to 2029
- Global pouch consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Global pouch market value by pouch type, 2019-2029 ($ million)
- Flat pouch consumption by world region, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Flat pouch market value by world region, 2019-2029 forecast ($ million)
- Stand-up pouch consumption by world region, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Stand-up pouch market value by world region, 2019-2029 forecast ($ million)
- Barrier classification
- Barrier performance for polymer and inorganic oxide-coated film at various
- Global pouch materials consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (tonnes)
- Global pouch consumption by barrier material, 2019-2029 (tonnes)
- Typical high-barrier aluminium foilbased pouch structures
- Aluminium foil pouches: consumption by world region, 2019 - 2029 (tonnes)
- Comparison of oxygen and water vapour barrier properties of typical aluminium foil and metallized pouch packaging film structures
- Metallized pouches: consumption by world region, 2019-2029 (tonnes)
- EVOH pouches: consumption by world region, 2019-2029 (tonnes)
- Other high-barrier pouches: consumption by world region, 2019-2029 (tonnes)
- Oxygen and water transmission rates for PVdC-coated substrates
- PVdC pouches: consumption by world region, 2019-2029 (tonnes)
- Oxygen and water transmission rates for silicon oxide- and aluminium oxide-coated substrates
- AlOx-coated and SiOx-coated pouches: consumption by world region, 2019-2029 (tonnes)
- Low- to medium-barrier pouches: consumption by world region, 2019-2029 (tonnes)
- Global pouch consumption by end-use market, 2019-2023 (units million)
- Global flat pouch consumption by end-use market, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Global stand-up pouch consumption by end-use market, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Retort food pouch consumption by region, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Non-retort food pouch consumption by region, 2019- 2029 (units million)
- Pet food pouch consumption by region, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Drinks pouch consumption by region, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Non-food pouch consumption by region, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Global pouch packaging consumption by region, 2019- 2029 (units million)
- Global pouch packaging market value by region, 2019-2029 ($ million)
- Western Europe: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Western Europe pouch packaging market value by pouch type, 2019-2029 ($million)
- Western Europe: pouch packaging consumption by country, 2019- 2029 (units million)
- Western Europe: pouch packaging consumption by material, 2019- 2029 (000 tonnes)
- Western Europe: pouch packaging consumption by end use, 2019- 2029( (units million)
- France: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Germany: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Italy: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Spain: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- UK: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Other Western Europe: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Eastern Europe: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Eastern Europe pouch packaging market value by pouch type, 2019-2029 ($ million)
- Eastern Europe: pouch packaging consumption by country, 2019- 2029 (units million)
- Eastern Europe: pouch packaging consumption by material, 2019- 2029 (000 tonnes)
- Eastern Europe: pouch packaging consumption by end use, 2019- 2029 (units million)
- Poland: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Russia: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Other Eastern Europe: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- North America: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- North America pouch packaging market value by pouch type, 2019-2029 ($ million)
- North America: pouch consumption by country, 2019- 2029 (units million)
- North America: pouch packaging consumption by material, 2019- 2029 (000 tonnes)
- North America: pouch packaging consumption by end use, 2019- 2029 (units million)
- US: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Other North America: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- South & Central America: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- South & Central America: pouch packaging market value by pouch type, 2019-2029 ($ million)
- South & Central America; pouch consumption by country, 2019- 2029 (units million)
- South & Central America: pouch packaging consumption by material, 2019-2029 (000 tonnes)
- South & Central America: pouch packaging consumption by end use, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Brazil: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Other South & Central America: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Asia-Pacific: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Asia-Pacific: pouch packaging market value by pouch type, 2019-2029 ($ million)
- Asia-Pacific: pouch consumption by country, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Asia-Pacific: pouch packaging consumption by material, 2019- 2029 (000 tonnes)
- Asia-Pacific: pouch packaging consumption by end use, 2019- 2029 (units million)
- China: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- India: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Japan: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Other Asia-Pacific: pouch consumption by country, 2019- 2029 (units million)
- Middle East & Africa: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Middle East & Africa: pouch packaging market value by pouch type, 2019-2029 ($ million)
- Middle East & Africa: pouch consumption by country, 2019- 2029 (units million)
- Middle East & Africa: pouch packaging consumption by material, 2019-2029 (000 tonnes)
- Middle East & Africa: pouch packaging consumption by end use, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Turkey: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
- Other Middle East & Africa: pouch packaging consumption by pouch type, 2019-2029 (units million)
Figures
- Global pouch consumption, percentage share by pouch type, 2023
- Global pouch consumption, percentage share by end use sector, 2023
- Global pouch consumption, percentage share by barrier material, 2023
- Global pouch consumption, percentage share by region, 2023
- The pouch packaging industry value chain
- Relative pouch complexity