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Market Study: Food Packaging - Europe

The overall European market for food packaging (excluding beverages) is analyzed in Ceresana's latest market study. Analysts at Ceresana expect this market (including secondary and transport packaging) to reach a volume of more than 38 million tonnes by 2022.

The Study in Brief

Chapter 1 offers a detailed analysis of the demand for food packaging in all of Europe as well as in 22 individual countries (unit: 1,000 tonnes). The information given is divided into application, type of packaging and material applied. Forecasts are provided for the period up to 2022. Plastic packaging in the most important countries is split by type of plastic (PE, PP, PET, and others). This allows for a more detailed analysis of films, bags, containers as well as caps and closures.
Chapter 2 analyzes the packaging demand in 12 application areas, such as Bakery and Pastry, Ready-Made Meals, Chilled and Frozen Food, Canned and Preserved Food, Dairy Products, Confectionery and Snacks as well as Dry Food. 
Chapter 3 covers the demand for food packaging split by the materials plastics, paper and cardboard (including corrugated board), metal and glass. The consumption volume is analyzed individually for the different types of packaging, for example bags, tubes, cans, caps and closures or container glass. 
Chapter 4 provides profiles of the most important manufacturers of food packaging, clearly arranged according to contact details, revenues, profit, product range, production sites, profile summary, type of product, and application. Detailed profiles are given for 102 manufacturers including Amcor Ltd., Auxiliar Conservera S.A., Berry Plastics Corporation, Coveris Holding S.A., DS Smith plc, Karatzis SA, Reynolds Group Holdings Limited, Riwisa AG, Sealed Air Corporation, Smurfit Kappa Group PLC, Sonoco Products Co., Ltd., and Tetra Pak International S.A.