Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape i...
Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape industry demand throughout Asia-Pacific, with local insight, market statistics and analysis ranging from strategic regional overview to in-depth coverage by country or city.
Total confectionery packaging volumes increased in South Korea in 2023, seeing a gradual recovery after sales declined during the pandemic. Flexible packaging remained the dominant pack type in chocolate confectionery in 2023, as this offers…
Total confectionery packaging volumes in Thailand continued to rise in 2023, approaching the pre-pandemic level of unit volumes. In 2023, flexible plastic remained the dominant pack type for confectionery packaging, and continued to see a rising…
Flexible plastic continues to be the dominant pack type used in overall confectionery packaging. Flexible plastic is by far the most widely used pack type across chocolate confectionery, gum and sugar confectionery – and this applies to both imported…
Although growth slowed in 2022, it was still positive in sugar confectionery, which dominates overall confectionery packaging in Vietnam, with products such as candies and sweets remaining highly popular among Vietnamese consumers of all ages. These…
Shaped liquid cartons, already a major pack type within the category, were gaining share in dairy food packaging in China in 2023 due to their versatility, convenience and superior branding possibilities. These cartons are easy to handle, pour and…
Gable top liquid cartons have become a popular choice for dairy packaging in Hong Kong due to their convenience, portability and ability to maintain product quality, with this pack type gaining share again in the overall category in 2023. Consumers…
India is the largest producer of dairy products in the world and within this, milk is the largest category in terms of volume sales. Traditionally, a large part of India’s milk sales were accounted for by informal trade in the form of door-to-door…
Flexible plastic has been recording strong growth in the packaging of butter and spreads as this pack type provides excellent barrier properties against oxygen, moisture and light, which are crucial for preserving the freshness and quality of butter.…
Total dairy packaging retail volumes declined in Japan in 2023. PET bottles remained the most significant pack type in dairy packaging in Japan in 2023, and despite the decline in overall dairy packaging volumes in 2023, PET bottles saw increasing…
The Malaysian dairy industry is seeing a significant shift towards HDPE bottles for the packaging of fresh milk and flavoured milk drinks. While HDPE offers less transparency than PET, its superior tactile properties, particularly its…
While HDPE bottles remained the major pack type for drinking milk products in 2023, gable-top liquid cartons continued to gain share in this category in this year, and are even likely to become the leading packaging format over the forecast period.…
Total dairy packaging volumes saw another year of decline in South Korea in 2023, with falling volumes across all the main categories. Although yoghurt and sour milk products also saw a decline in packaging volumes in 2023, it still accounted for the…
Total dairy packaging volumes in Thailand increased for a second year in 2023, but were still unable to recover fully from the impact of COVID-19, and volumes remained below the pre-pandemic (2019) level. Shelf stable milk accounted for a high share…
Sales of yoghurt continued to record strong growth in the Philippines in 2023, boosted by the rising health-consciousness among the local population. Packaging in yoghurt in the Philippines is dominated by 80ml other plastic bottles. The choice of…
The growth in drinking milk products in dairy packaging in Vietnam is due to an increasing awareness of the importance of dairy products in a balanced diet, especially among health-conscious consumers. In addition, drinking milk is seen as a…
Folding cartons are the leading pack type in home insecticides in China and are expected to continue gaining share in the coming years. They are the preferred pack type as they are cost-effective to produce and lightweight, ensuring economical…
Liquid tablet detergents continued to record strong growth in 2023, with more of the same expected over the forecast period. This is thanks to these products offering convenience, efficiency, multifunctionality and precise dosage, thereby avoiding…
Flexible plastic, the dominant pack type in India’s home care market, was continuing to record unit volume growth in 2023. The presence of numerous small players in the marketplace is a significant contributory factor to this trend. As these small…
Due to Indonesia’s changing climate and tropical nature, the demand for home insecticides remains consistently high, with 2023 proving no exception to this. In terms of packaging, metal aerosol cans recorded another year of dynamic growth in home…
The usage of plastic pouches in home care packaging continued to decline in Japan in 2023, with this being a trend that started in 2021. This is primarily being driven by the growing demand for eco-friendly and sustainable packaging solutions.…