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Report Overview

This report forecasts to 2029 global demand for labels by product, market, and major world region in square meters. Product segments include: pressure sensitive, glue-applied, heat shrink and stretch, and niche/lower volume products such as in-mold labels, heat transfer labels, and wraparound labels. Reported markets encompass: primary packaging; secondary packaging; industrial; mailing and shipping; and consumer, commercial, and institutional.

Major world regions include North America, Western Europe, Asia/Pacific, and all other regions.

To illustrate historical trends, world, product, market, and regional demand (including product and market segments) are provided for 2019 and 2024.

Excluded from coverage in this report are: adhesive notes (e.g., 3M’s Post-it notes); adhesive-backed envelopes; cloth and woven labels (e.g., garment labels); decorative pressure sensitive tapes; graphic films; electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags (although the labels used in conjunction with EAS tags are covered); label/form combinations; labels printed directly onto containers without the use of an intervening substrate; postage stamps (however, blank labels for postage meters and online purchases of postage are included); rigid metal labels; tags; and unprinted shrink neckbands.

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

NAICS Codes Related to the Labels Industry
NAICS Code(s) Code Description
322220 Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Mfg
322299 All Other Converted Paper Product Mfg
323111 Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)
326112 Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Mfg

Table of Contents

HIGHLIGHTS

GLOBAL PRODUCT OVERVIEW & FORECASTS
  • Pressure Sensitive Labels
  • Glue-Applied Labels
  • Heat Shrink & Stretch Labels
  • Niche/Lower Volume Products
GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW & FORECASTS
  • Primary Packaging
  • Secondary Packaging
  • Industrial
  • Mailing & Shipping
  • Consumer, Commercial, & Institutional
REGIONAL SEGMENTATION & FORECASTS
  • Regional Demand Overview
  • North America
  • Western Europe
  • Asia/Pacific
  • Other Regions
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
  • Industry Characteristics
  • Market Share
ABOUT THIS REPORT
  • Scope
  • Sources
  • Industry Codes
  • Freedonia Methodology
  • Resources
LIST OF TABLES & FIGURES
  • Figure 1 | Global Label Market Outlook, 2024 – 2029
  • Figure 2 | Global Label Demand by Product; 2019, 2024, 2029 (bil sq mtr)
  • Table 1 | Global Label Demand by Product; 2019, 2024, 2029 (mil sq mtr)
  • Figure 3 | Global Label Demand by Product; 2019, 2024, 2029 (%)
  • Figure 4 | Global Label Demand by Market; 2019, 2024, 2029 (bil sq mtr)
  • Table 2 | Global Label Demand by Market; 2019, 2024, 2029 (mil sq mtr)
  • Figure 5 | Global Label Demand by Market; 2019, 2024, 2029 (%)
  • Figure 6 | Global Label Demand by Region; 2019, 2024, 2029 (bil sq mtr)
  • Table 3 | Global Label Demand by Region; 2019, 2024, 2029 (mil sq mtr)
  • Figure 7 | Global Label Demand by Region; 2019, 2024, 2029 (%)
  • Figure 8 | North America: Label Demand by Product; 2019, 2024, 2029 (bil sq mtr)
  • Figure 9 | North America: Label Demand by Market; 2019, 2024, 2029 (bil sq mtr)
  • Table 4 | North America: Label Demand by Product & Market; 2019, 2024, 2029 (mil sq mtr)
  • Figure 10 | Western Europe: Label Demand by Product; 2019, 2024, 2029 (bil sq mtr)
  • Figure 11 | Western Europe: Label Demand by Market; 2019, 2024, 2029 (bil sq mtr)
  • Table 5 | Western Europe: Label Demand by Product & Market; 2019, 2024, 2029 (mil sq mtr)
  • Figure 12 | Asia/Pacific: Label Demand by Product; 2019, 2024, 2029 (bil sq mtr)
  • Figure 13 | Asia/Pacific: Label Demand by Market; 2019, 2024, 2029 (bil sq mtr)
  • Table 6 | Asia/Pacific: Label Demand by Product & Market; 2019, 2024, 2029 (mil sq mtr)
  • Figure 14 | Other Regions: Label Demand by Region; 2019, 2024, 2029 (bil sq mtr)
  • Figure 15 | Other Regions: Label Demand by Product; 2019, 2024, 2029 (bil sq mtr)
  • Table 7 | Other Regions: Label Demand by Region & Product; 2019, 2024, 2029 (mil sq mtr)
  • Figure 16 | Global Label Market Share by Company, 2024 (%)
  • Table 8 | Leading Suppliers to the Global Label Market
  • Table 9 | NAICS & SIC Codes Related to Labels
  • Table 10 | HS Codes Related to Labels
  • Table 11 | NACE Codes Related to Labels
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