Glass packaging market will reach $59.94 billion in 2019
Glass bottle is the NO.1 option for all water based goods, esp the food, beverages and pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry, which is not react after loaded with other chemicals, this is very important for consumer’s health, so more and more consumer prefer to choose glass packing.
Transparency Market Research has published new glass bottle Market Report “Glass Packaging Market for Food and Beverage, Pharmaceuticals, Beer and Other Alcoholic Beverages–Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 – 2019. The global market for glass packaging was valued at USD 47.43 billion in 2012 and is expected to reach USD 59.94 billion by 2019, growing at a CAGR of 3.4 percent from 2013 to 2019. In terms of volume, global demand was 45.71 million tons in 2012 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.1 percent from 2013 to 2019.
Dark color glass bottle are often used in packaging of beer as glass helps in deflecting UV rays, thereby reducing the occurrence of “skunky” beer. Rise in global consumption of beer is expected to be one of the primary factors driving the glass packaging market. In addition, the growth of the healthcare industry and rising use of glass bottles for storage of medicines due to its sterility and reusability is expected to augment the demand for glass packaging over the next few years. However, growing popularity of plastics and its increasing application scope for packaging is expected to hamper the growth of the market. Growing consumer preference towards glass for packaging of food, beverages and chemicals is expected to open new opportunities for the growth of the market over the next few years.
Alcoholic beverages (excluding beer) were the largest application segment of the glass packaging market and accounted for over 50 percent of the total demand in 2012. However, the consumption of glass in the packaging of beer is expected to witness the fastest growth on account of increasing consumption in Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe coupled with the preference towards glass as packaging material.
Alcoholic beverages and pharmaceuticals are expected to show robust demand for glass Transparency Market Research packaging over the next few years due to its sterility.
Asia Pacific was the largest market for glass packaging and accounted for over 16.1 billion of the overall revenue in 2012. Growing consumption of beer and alcoholic beverages in countries such as India, China, Thailand, Australia and Indonesia are expected to boost the demand for glass as packaging medium in these countries. Esp the China market, which is not only the main glass bottle production plant base, they are also the higher increase market for the glass packaging, Europe was the second largest market for glass packaging accounting for over 13.34 million tons of overall demand in 2012.
Packaging of food, beverages, perfume and chemicals in glass bottles and jars is classified as glass packaging. Glasses provide excellent barrier properties, do not react with other chemicals, have high sterility and are reusable. This report gives an in-depth analysis and forecast of the glass packaging market on a global as well as regional level. On a global level, the market has been analyzed and forecast for a time period ranging from 2013 to 2019, on the basis of volume (kilo tons) and revenue (USD million). For a detailed understanding of the market on the regional level, the demand has been foretasted based on volume (kilo tons) and revenue (USD million).
The glass study includes drivers and restraints and their impact on the growth of the glass packaging market over the forecast period. In addition, the report includes opportunities available for the growth of the market within the forecast period, on a global as well as regional level.
