Market research on the packaging industry. Standardised and cross...
Market research on the packaging industry. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market shares, industry trends.
In 2023, HDPE bottle packaging continued to be the leading pack type in beauty and personal care in Italy due to several key factors. Its superior strength and durability make it an ideal choice for protecting various beauty and personal care…
HDPE bottles are the leading pack type in both beauty and personal care as a whole and the bath and shower category in packaging unit volume terms in Spain. The durability and resistance to impact of HDPE bottles make them ideal for daily use in…
Skin care packaging, which is the biggest category in beauty and personal care in unit volume terms in Sweden, continued to record positive growth in 2023. While there is ongoing demand for these products among the local population, growth is also…
Body wash/shower gel in 75ml HDPE bottles has been seeing strong growth in recent years, taking share from larger sizes like 200ml, 250ml or 300ml. The recent popularity of the 75ml size reflects a trend towards travel-friendly and single-use…
The widespread usage of HDPE bottles in the packaging of beauty and personal care products in the Netherlands can be attributed to a number of reasons. These include their versatility in accommodating various product formulations, their durability…
Folding cartons, the second most widely-used packaging format in beauty and personal packaging, has been gaining share on leading pack type HDPE bottles in recent years in the UK. This can be attributed to the fact that, in addition to being…
HDPE bottles continued to be the main pack type in beauty and personal care product packaging in Turkey in 2023, with PET bottles, squeezable tubes and flexible plastic and folding cartons also widely used in this industry in this country. These pack…
Consumers continued to indulge in chocolate confectionery as a small, affordable treat, providing a sense of comfort and mood enhancement. The decline in the usage of aluminium foil in chocolate confectionery packaging can be attributed to several…
Total confectionery packaging volumes saw a second year of decline in Germany in 2023, due to declines for chocolate and sugar confectionery, as more consumers looked to limit their sugar intake. Flexible plastic remained the predominant pack type in…
Total confectionery packaging volumes saw a slight decline in Italy in 2023, although while gum and chocolate confectionery packaging volumes declined, sugar confectionery saw growth. Nevertheless, not all chocolate confectionery categories saw…
Ferrero Group has introduced a new, thinner wrapping for its Kinder Bueno range, reducing the plastic layer by 23%, while still maintaining product freshness and protection. This innovation follows collaboration with upstream suppliers to develop…
Flexible plastic accounted for the largest share of packaging unit volumes in confectionery in Sweden in 2023, followed by folding cartons. Flexible packaging dominates countlines and tablets, the largest chocolate confectionery categories, in unit…
Total confectionery packaging volumes in Switzerland saw a marginal decline in 2023. Countlines, which is one of the largest categories in chocolate confectionery in terms of packaging volumes, saw a similar slight decline in 2023. Flexible plastic…
Total confectionery packaging volumes continued to fall in the Netherlands in 2023, with declines for chocolate confectionery and gum, and a rise for sugar confectionery. Although rises in consumer prices resulted in an increase in value sales of…
Although it remains a much smaller pack type in unit volume terms, flexible paper continues to take share from the dominant packaging format of flexible plastic in countlines, as consumers increasingly opt for sustainable packaging options. This…
Total confectionery packaging volumes in Turkey continued to see a slow and stable rise in 2023. Chocolate confectionery continued to account for by far the most significant packaging volumes. Within chocolate confectionery, folding cartons witnessed…
Spreadable cheese has been growing in popularity among French consumers as it is convenient to use and easy to spread. This has therefore been boosting the packaging unit volumes of thin wall plastic containers, as they are the primary pack type used…
Total dairy packaging volumes remained fairly stable in Germany in 2023. In this year, thin wall plastic containers remained the leading pack type within dairy packaging, accounting for more than half of sales. Despite facing competition and a slight…
Total dairy packaging volumes in Italy saw slight growth in 2023. Although cheese remained one of the most significant categories in terms of packaging volumes in this year, it saw fairly stable unit volumes. The price of cheese in Italy rose…
Record growth in milk prices during 2022 led to sharp inflation in dairy products, with the impact of this continuing into 2023. Dairy producers were therefore faced with significant pressure from rising input costs, making livestock farming…