Bag-in-box container Market Size, Share & Industry Analysis, By Material Type (Polyethylene, Nylon & Nylon/EVOH, Metallized polyester, PET, Others), By Application (Food & Beverages, Industrial Fluids (including pharmaceutical & agrochemicals), Household & Personal Care) Others and Regional Forecast, 2024-2032

Bag-in-box container is a special form container that is used for storage and transportation of fluids. It contains a strong bladder or bag that is made of several layers of metallised films or plastics. These containers are widely adopted in food & beverage industry along with several other end–use industries for transportation and effective storage. These containers are light in weight and are chemically inert towards food substances. Also, the materials used in these containers are approved by various regulatory agencies for food contact that ensures safety of the consumers.       

On the basis of material type, bag-in-box container market is segmented into polyethylene, nylon & nylon/EVOH, metallized polyester, PET and others. On the basis of application, bag-in-box container market is segmented into Food & Beverages, Household & Personal Care and Industrial Fluids (including pharmaceutical & agrochemicals).

From a geographical standpoint, the market is categorised into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa.

Key market Drivers- Being largest consumer of bag-in-box containers, food & beverage industry drives the market. These containers offer a variety of benefits to the packaged product that has increased the its consumption. Increased shelf life, negligible or zero contamination, inertness, and superior mechanical strength, etc. are some of the benefits offered by bag-in-box containers that makes them popular choice of packaging in the food & beverage industry. In the wine industry, the bog-in-box containers have gained significant traction and is expected to create lucrative growth opportunities for the manufacturers. restaurants, hotels and catering services prefer it due to ease of handling and storage along with the preservation of the original flavour.   

Key market restraints- Increasing awareness about the hazards caused by the plastic waste, consumers are turning to the eco-friendly packaging materials. Bio-plastics are getting significant attention and popularity in the market. With more research and development, bio- plastics are more likely to replace the conventional plastic materials. Though most of the bag-in-box containers are made of recyclable plastic materials, most of them end-up being incinerated and disposed. As per World Economic forum, only 9% of the plastic has been recycled to date of the total plastic generated till date from 1950s. 

Key Players Covered:

The global Bag-in-box container market is fairly fragmented with number of global & regional players operating in the market. Some of the leading manufacturers in the global Bag-in-box container Market include- Aran Group, Liqui-Box, Rapak (DS Smith), Scholle IPN, Vine Valley Ventures LLC, Amcor plc, Optopack Ltd., Smurfit Kappa, SLF Packaging, Gemini Packaging, aspla Plásticos Españoles, S.A., Steriltom, Ruijin XinChen Technology Co., Ltd, ChangZhou FengDi Plastic Technology Co., Ltd., Qingdao Zhongbang Packaging Co., Ltd and others.

Key Insights

• New Advancements in Production Technologies


• Key Trends in the market


• New Product Launches, Expansions, Key Players


• Regulatory Landscape


• Porters Five Forces Analysis

Regional Analysis:

On geographical basis, Bag-in-box container market is segmented into North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Middle East & Africa. Asia-Pacific consumes significant amount of bag-in-box containers due to heavy demand from the food & beverage industry. Also, the region is the biggest market of FMCG goods which consumes significant amount of bag-in-box containers. North America is the largest producer of bag-in-box containers. Wine industry accounts for prominent share in the consumption of bag-in-box containers in the region. The market in the North America is expected to grow at moderate rate over the forecast period. Europe is also expected to follow similar trend and the consumption pattern in the region is also similar to that of North America. Latin America region is expected to witness moderate to high growths on the back of rising disposable income and improving socio-political conditions in the region. The rising consumption of FMCG goods is expected to increase the demand for bag-in-box containers in the region. Middle East & Africa region is expected to witness slow growths over short and mid-term forecast owing to slow developments in the regional markets.

Segmentation

Key Industry Developments

• October, 2019, Liqui-Box Corp, a manufacturer of liquid packaging products headquartered in the USA, agreed to sell its bag-in-box business in UK region to Peak Packaging to get approval for its DS smith merger deal.


• March, 2019, Liqui-Box Corp entered into an acquisition agreement with DS Smith plc. This deal is expected to strengthened the company’s distribution and manufacturing capabilities. However, the deal later went under the scanner of regulatory authorities and investigations regarding the fairness of the deal is being examined.