Converted Flexible Packaging: United States Report

Report Overview

This report forecasts to 2029 US converted flexible packaging demand in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level. Total demand is segmented by product in terms of: pouches; bags, sacks, and liners; wrap; and small volume products such as chubs, skin packaging, and sleeves. Total demand is also segmented by market as follows: meat, poultry, and seafood; baked goods; snack food; fresh produce; other food applications such as candy and confections, dairy products, and baby food; and nonfood applications such as pharmaceuticals, pet food, and chemicals.

To illustrate historical trends, total demand is provided in annual series from 2019 to 2024; the various segments are reported at five-year intervals for 2019 and 2024.

This report focuses on primary and secondary packaging and excludes most bulk and transit packaging. Other products excluded from the scope of this report include: foodservice disposable packaging, such as sandwich wrap or stretch wrap; grocery store bags on a roll used in deli, produce, or bakery departments; household and institutional plastic storage bags; flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs); labels including shrink sleeve labels; mailing envelopes (mailers); money bags; novelty bags; pallet wrap; paper yard waste and refuse sacks; protective packaging, such as bubble packaging or paper fill; retail bags, also known as shopping bags, grocery bags, or merchandise bags; rollstock; sausage casings; semi-rigid packaging; stretch and shrink film for transport packaging; tape; and trash bags.

Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided with quantified trends. Other various topics, including profiles of pertinent leading companies, are covered in this report. A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Related NAICS Codes:

322220 Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing
326111 Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing
326112 Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing

Table of Contents

HIGHLIGHTS

• Historical Trends
• Key Economic Indicators
• Sustainability Initiatives

• Pouches
• Bags, Sacks, & Liners
• Wrap
• Small Volume Flexible Packaging Products

• Meat, Poultry, & Seafood
• Baked Goods
• Snack Foods
• Fresh Produce
• Other Foods
• Nonfood

• Industry Characteristics
• Market Share

• Scope
• Sources
• Industry Codes
• Freedonia Methodology
• Resources

• Figure 1 | Key Trends in US Converted Flexible Packaging Demand, 2024 – 2029
• Figure 2 | US Converted Flexible Packaging Demand Trends, 2019 – 2024
• Table 1 | Key Indicators for US Converted Flexible Packaging Demand; 2019, 2024, 2029 (US$ bil)
• Figure 3 | US Converted Flexible Packaging Demand by Product, 2019, 2024, 2029 (US$ bil)
• Table 2 | US Converted Flexible Packaging Demand by Product; 2019, 2024, 2029 (US$ mil)
• Figure 4 | US Converted Flexible Packaging Demand by Product; 2019, 2024, 2029 (%)
• Figure 5 | US Converted Flexible Packaging Demand by Market, 2019, 2024, 2029 (US$ bil)
• Table 3 | US Converted Flexible Packaging Demand by Market; 2019, 2024, 2029 (US$ mil)
• Figure 6 | US Converted Flexible Packaging Demand by Market; 2019, 2024, 2029 (%)
• Figure 7 | US Converted Flexible Packaging Market Share by Company, 2024 (%)
• Table 4 | Leading Suppliers to the US Converted Flexible Packaging Market by Product
• Table 5 | NAICS & SIC Codes Related to Converted Flexible Packaging