World demand for aseptic
packaging is projected to grow 9.1% per year to $35.8 billion in 2015. Advances will be driven by the
increasing number of applications and the cost and convenience benefits
associated with aseptic packaging (especially in terms of ambient storage and
transportation). Strong growth is expected in developing countries, where the
lack of a cold supply chain infrastructure will continue to fuel demand for
shelf-stable products packaged aseptically. These and other trends are
presented inWorld Aseptic Packaging, a new study fromThe Freedonia
Group, Inc. (www.freedoniagroup.com),
a Cleveland-based industry market research firm.
Beverages will continue
to represent more than half of the global aseptic packaging market. Demand for aseptic packaging in
beverage applications will benefit from output growth coupled with expanding
applications resulting from cost and sustainability benefits of aseptic
packaging, especially the ability for dairy and other perishable beverages to
be moved via unrefrigerated trucks and stored at ambient temperatures. Gains in
the food market will be driven by expanding applications with liquid,
low-particulate and pumpable foods, often through the replacement of metal cans
and glass jars. Demand for aseptic packaging in pharmaceutical applications
will be fueled by preferences for unit-dose and other convenient drug delivery
formats combined with the increasing availability and consumption of
biotechnology-based drugs, which require the use of aseptic packaging to
prevent contamination and assure product sterility.
While the US accounted
for only 15% of the world aseptic packaging market in 2010, the country
represented one-third of the aseptic pharmaceutical packaging market. Gains in the US will reflect the
broadening aseptic filling requirements with liquid pharmaceuticals. Overall,
the fastest growth in the aseptic packaging market will be seen in Asia, with
India and China expected to experience the most rapid increases in the world. Between
2010 and 2015, China alone will account for 28% of global market value gains.
Central and South America will also experience above-average advances. Brazil
in particular will continue to see double-digit annual growth through the forecast
period and beyond, boosted by advances in the large beverage market and
expanding food and pharmaceutical applications.
Global demand for aseptic packaging to approach $36 billion
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