Packaging

After seeing a growth spike in 2021, facial care product packaging continued to see strong growth in 2022. This can be attributed to the increasing beauty consciousness among consumers, evolving preferences for personalised skin care routines, the…

The clean beauty trend has been taking over the beauty and personal care market in Saudi Arabia, just as it has done the world over. Consumers are increasingly seeking out cosmetics products that make use of all-natural ingredients, vegan formulas…

For beauty and personal care packaging, HDPE bottles continued to be the leading pack type in Singapore in unit volume terms in 2022. HDPE is known for its excellent durability and strength, which ensures that the contents are safeguarded from…

Bath and shower products were recording the strongest unit volume growth rates in beauty and personal care packaging in South Africa in 2022, which can be attributed to the increasing hygiene awareness among consumers as well as their changing…

South Korea relaxed the bulk of its COVID-19 restrictions in April-May 2022, triggering a return to pre-pandemic out-of-home lifestyles. This, in turn, helped drive volume sales in beauty and personal care categories that consumers use when going…

Flexible paper packaging continued to lose share to folding cartons and flexible plastic in beauty and personal care in Spain in 2022. This can be attributed to the fact that, when compared to flexible paper, flexible plastic and folding cartons are…

Skin care packaging in Sweden continued to record positive growth in 2022 not just due to the demand for these products among the local population but also as a result of its emphasis on sustainable packaging materials, minimalist designs and a…

Squeezable plastic tubes are an important pack type in Switzerland’s beauty and personal care market, used to package products within oral care, skin care, sun care and other categories. Globally, a shift is being observed in the manufacturing of…

While folding cartons and HDPE bottles remained the leading pack types in beauty and personal care packaging in Thailand in 2022, squeezable plastic tubes were recording stronger growth in this year. Squeezable plastic tubes have become popular due…

Within the pack types used in the packaging of toothpaste, squeezable plastic tubes accounted for the dominant share in 2022, with folding cartons the next biggest pack type. Toothpaste brands are increasingly launching sustainably packaged products…

As society fully reopened with the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, beauty and personal care packaging unit volume sales increased in the Philippines in 2022 after its performances in the previous two years had been negatively impacted by the…

Hair care, which is one of the biggest beauty and personal care categories in terms of packaging unit volume sales in the United Arab Emirates, continued to see relatively dynamic growth in 2022. This benefited the usage of HDPE bottles, the main…

In 2022, folding cartons took over from HDPE bottles as the main pack type in unit volume terms in UK beauty and personal packaging. This can be attributed to the fact that, in addition to being lightweight and easy to carry, folding cartons also…

Hair care lost its position as the biggest category in unit volume terms in beauty and personal care packaging to bath and shower in 2020, when the latter product area experienced a massive spike in demand due to the pandemic arriving in the US in…

When the pandemic first arrived in Turkey in 2020 it resulted in bath and shower recording very strong growth in its packaging unit volumes thanks to an increase in demand for personal hygiene and self-care products. Bath and shower has since…

Skin care packaging continued to record a healthy unit volume sales increase in Vietnam in 2022, with its leading pack type – squeezable plastic tubes – also continuing to grow. This pack type is popular thanks to being lightweight, durable and…

Flexible plastic continued to lead sugar confectionery packaging in Argentina in 2023, thanks to providing advantages such as excellent barrier properties, which protect sugar confectionery from external factors such as light, air, and moisture,…

Folding cartons remained the main pack type in boxed assortments packaging, as these products are often associated with luxury in Australia. Boxed assortments containing high-grade chocolate or exotic nuts are generally packaged in folding cartons.…

Chocolate confectionery packaging continued to record strong growth in Brazil, helped by a surge in both consumption of and demand for chocolate products, particularly premium and high-quality options. Brand owners have been investing in attractive…

Flexible packaging continues to be the dominant packaging in confectionery, with flexible plastic the main individual pack type thanks to its strong position in chocolate confectionery. Flexible plastic is also the most-used pack type for sugar…