GCC Flexible Packaging Market: Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2023-2028
Market Report I 2023-06-14 I 140 Pages I IMARC Group
Market Overview:
The GCC flexible packaging market size reached US$ 3.3 Billion in 2022. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 4.9 Billion by 2028, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 6.6% during 2023-2028.
Flexible packaging refers to any package that is made up of flexible and easy yielding materials that has no rigid structure of its own (such as hard plastics), but actually conforms - and follows the contours of - the product that is enclosed within it. Flexible packaging may include bags, pouches, liners, plastic, film, aluminum foil, metalized or coated paper or film, or any combination of these materials. Flexible packaging currently represents the fastest growing segment of the packaging industry and is used for consumer and institutional products and in industrial applications, to protect, market, and distribute a vast array of products.
The market for flexible packaging is currently exhibiting strong growth in the GCC region largely driven by a continuous growth in its end use sectors such as food, retail, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, etc. Catalyzed by rising levels of urbanization, changing dietary habits, large expatriate population and increasing penetration of organized retail formats such as hypermarkets and supermarkets, the processed and packaged food market in the GCC region is currently exhibiting strong growth. Moreover, driven by economic growth and rising personnel disposable incomes, the retail and consumer goods market in the region is also experiencing strong growth. Additionally, the rising prevalence of various chronic and acute diseases coupled with increasing geriatric population is driving the demand of pharmaceuticals in the region.
Flexible packaging offers numerous advantages over rigid packaging. It helps in extending the shelf life of various products, particularly food, and has a positive sustainability profile. Flexible packaging also requires lower energy to produce and to transport, and generates lower quantities of greenhouse gases. Additionally, it also offers convenience to consumers as it is light-weight, easy to open, carry, store, and reseal. All the major traditional benefits of rigid packaging can be realized from flexible packaging with the added advantages of lower cost and greater flexibility.
Key Market Segmentation:
IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the GCC flexible packaging market report, along with forecasts at the regional and country level from 2023-2028. Our report has categorized the market based on raw material type, product type, application and printing technology.
Regional Insights:
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Oman
Kuwait
Bahrain
Qatar
Based on the region, the market has been segmented into Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar. Currently, Saudi Arabia dominates the total GCC flexible packaging market.
Breakup by Raw Material Type:
Polymer
Paper
Foil
Based on the raw material type, the market has been segmented into polymer, paper and foil. Polymers currently represent the most popular raw material type.
Breakup by Product Type:
Pouches and Bags
Squeezable Bottles
Others
Based on the product type, pouches and bags represent the biggest segment.
Breakup by Application:
Food and Beverages
Non-Food
Consumer Products
Pharmaceuticals
Others
Based on the application, the food and beverages industry dominates the flexible packaging market.
Breakup by Printing Technology:
Rotogravure
Flexography
Offset
Digital
Others
On the basis of printing technology, the market has been segmented into rotogravure, flexography, offset, digital and others. Amongst these, rotogravure currently represents the most popular printing technology.
Competitive Landscape:
The report has also analysed the competitive landscape of the GCC flexible packaging market. Some of the key players include:
Huhtamaki
Rotopak
Arabian Packaging
Integrated Plastics Packaging
Emirates Printing Press
Emirates Technopack
Fujairah Plastics
Amber Packaging Industries LLC
Saudi Printing & Packaging Co.
Printo Pack
APSCO
Key Questions Answered in This Report:
How has the GCC flexible packaging market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the GCC flexible packaging industry?
What are the key regional markets in the GCC flexible packaging industry?
What are the major application segments in the GCC flexible packaging industry?
What are the major raw material types in the GCC flexible packaging industry?
What are the key product types in the GCC flexible packaging industry?
What are the key printing technologies in the GCC flexible packaging industry?
What are the price trends of flexible packaging in the GCC region?
What are the various stages in the value chain of the GCC flexible packaging market?
What are the key driving factors and challenges in the GCC flexible packaging market?
What is the structure of the GCC flexible packaging market and who are the key players?
What is the degree of competition in the GCC flexible packaging market?
How is flexible packaging manufactured?
1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends
5 GCC Packaging Market
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.3 Market Breakup by Type
5.4 Market Forecast
6 GCC Flexible Packaging Market
6.1 Market Overview
6.2 Market Performance
6.3 Impact of COVID-19
6.4 Market Breakup by Region
6.5 Market Breakup by Raw Material Type
6.6 Market Breakup by Product Type
6.7 Market Breakup by Application
6.8 Market Breakup by Printing Technology
6.9 Market Forecast
6.10 SWOT Analysis
6.10.1 Overview
6.10.2 Strengths
6.10.3 Weaknesses
6.10.4 Opportunities
6.10.5 Threats
6.11 Value Chain Analysis
6.11.1 Overview
6.11.2 Research and Development
6.11.3 Raw Material Procurement
6.11.4 Manufacturing
6.11.5 Marketing
6.11.6 Distribution
6.11.7 End-Use
6.12 Porters Five Forces Analysis
6.12.1 Overview
6.12.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
6.12.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
6.12.4 Degree of Competition
6.12.5 Threat of New Entrants
6.12.6 Threat of Substitutes
6.13 Price Analysis
6.13.1 Key Price Indicators
6.13.2 Price Structure
7 Market Breakup by Region
7.1 Saudi Arabia
7.1.1 Current Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 UAE
7.2.1 Current Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
7.3 Oman
7.3.1 Current Trends
7.3.2 Market Forecast
7.4 Kuwait
7.4.1 Current Trends
7.4.2 Market Forecast
7.5 Bahrain
7.5.1 Current Trends
7.5.2 Market Forecast
7.6 Qatar
7.6.1 Current Trends
7.6.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by Raw Material Type
8.1 Polymer
8.1.1 Current Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Paper
8.2.1 Current Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
8.3 Foil
8.3.1 Current Trends
8.3.2 Market Forecast
9 Market Breakup by Product Type
9.1 Pouches and Bags
9.1.1 Current Trends
9.1.2 Market Forecast
9.2 Squeezable Bottles
9.2.1 Current Trends
9.2.2 Market Forecast
9.3 Others
9.3.1 Current Trends
9.3.2 Market Forecast
10 Market Breakup by Application
10.1 Food and Beverages
10.1.1 Current Trends
10.1.2 Market Forecast
10.2 Non-Food
10.2.1 Current Trends
10.2.2 Market Forecast
10.3 Consumer Products
10.3.1 Current Trends
10.3.2 Market Forecast
10.4 Pharmaceuticals
10.4.1 Current Trends
10.4.2 Market Forecast
10.5 Others
10.5.1 Current Trends
10.5.2 Market Forecast
11 Market Breakup by Printing Technology
11.1 Rotogravure
11.1.1 Current Trends
11.1.2 Market Forecast
11.2 Flexography
11.2.1 Current Trends
11.2.2 Market Forecast
11.3 Offset
11.3.1 Current Trends
11.3.2 Market Forecast
11.4 Digital
11.4.1 Current Trends
11.4.2 Market Forecast
11.5 Others
11.5.1 Current Trends
11.5.2 Market Forecast
12 Flexible Packaging Manufacturing Process
12.1 Product Overview
12.2 Raw Material Requirements
12.3 Manufacturing Process
12.4 Key Success and Risk Factors
13 Competitive Landscape
13.1 Market Structure
13.2 Key Players
13.3 Profiles of Key Players
13.3.1 Huhtamaki
13.3.2 Rotopak
13.3.3 Arabian Packaging
13.3.4 Integrated Plastics Packaging
13.3.5 Emirates Printing Press
13.3.6 Emirates Technopack
13.3.7 Fujairah Plastics
13.3.8 Amber Packaging Industries LLC
? 13.3.9 Saudi Printing & Packaging Co.
13.3.10 Printo Pack
13.3.11 APSCO
Figure 1: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: GCC: Packaging Market: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2017-2022
Figure 3: GCC: Packaging Market: Sales Volume (in Kilo Tons), 2017-2022
Figure 4: GCC: Packaging Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2022
Figure 5: GCC: Packaging Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2023-2028
Figure 6: GCC: Packaging Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in Kilo Tons), 2023-2028
Figure 7: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2017-2022
Figure 8: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market: Sales Volume (in Kilo Tons), 2017-2022
Figure 9: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2022
Figure 10: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market: Breakup by Raw Material Type (in %), 2022
Figure 11: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market: Breakup by Product Type (in %), 2022
Figure 12: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market: Breakup by Application (in %), 2022
Figure 13: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market: Breakup by Printing Technology (in %), 2022
Figure 14: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2023-2028
Figure 15: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in Kilo Tons), 2023-2028
Figure 16: GCC: Flexible Packaging Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 17: GCC: Flexible Packaging Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 18: GCC: Flexible Packaging Industry: Porter's Five Forces Analysis
Figure 19: Saudi Arabia: Flexible Packaging Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 20: Saudi Arabia: Flexible Packaging Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 21: UAE: Flexible Packaging Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 22: UAE: Flexible Packaging Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 23: Oman: Flexible Packaging Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 24: Oman: Flexible Packaging Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 25: Kuwait: Flexible Packaging Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 26: Kuwait: Flexible Packaging Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 27: Bahrain: Flexible Packaging Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 28: Bahrain: Flexible Packaging Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 29: Qatar: Flexible Packaging Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 30: Qatar: Flexible Packaging Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 31: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Polymer): Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 32: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Polymer) Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 33: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Paper): Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 34: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Paper) Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 35: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Foil): Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 36: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Foil) Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 37: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Pouches and Bags): Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 38: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Pouches and Bags) Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 39: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Squeezable Bottles): Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 40: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Squeezable Bottles) Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 41: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Others): Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 42: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Others) Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 43: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Food and Beverages): Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 44: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Food and Beverages) Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 45: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Non-Food): Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 46: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Non-Food) Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 47: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Consumer Products): Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 48: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Consumer Products) Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 49: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Pharmaceuticals): Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 50: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Pharmaceuticals) Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 51: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Other Applications): Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 52: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Other Applications) Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 53: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Rotogravure): Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 54: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Rotogravure) Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 55: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Flexography): Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 56: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Flexography) Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 57: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Offset): Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 58: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Offset) Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 59: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Digital): Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 60: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Digital) Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 61: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Other Printing Technologies): Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 62: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market (Other Printing Technologies) Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 63: Flexible Packaging Manufacturing: Process Flow
Table 1: GCC: Packaging Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2022 and 2028
Table 2: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2022 and 2028
Table 3: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Table 4: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market Forecast: Breakup by Raw Material Type (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Table 5: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market Forecast: Breakup by Product Type (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Table 6: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market Forecast: Breakup by Application (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Table 7: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market Forecast: Breakup by Printing Technology (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Table 8: Flexible Packaging: Raw Material Requirements
Table 9: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market Structure
Table 10: GCC: Flexible Packaging Market: Key Players
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