The Packaging Industry in India

The Packaging Industry in India

Contents of Packaging IndustryDefinition of PackagingPackaging Industry : GlobalPackaging Industry : IndianTypes of PackagingManufacturing processPurposes servedFactors Affecting the GrowthFuture

Definition of Packaging

Packaging is defined in the regulations as "all products made of any materials of any nature to be used for the containment, protection, handling, delivery and preservation of goods from the producer to the user or consumer."

Packaging Industry: Global

Size of Packaging Industry Worldwide (est.): USD 600 Bn. (excluding machinery)

In terms of global market presence, Europe is 30%, North America is 28%, Latin America is 7%, Asia is 27% and other is 8% of global packaging industry.

According to the materials used in packaging industry throughout the globe, paper shares the most, 36%, metal is 17%, plastic takes 34%, glass takes 10% and other occupies 3%

World packaging industry has been growing at a rate of 3 5 % per annum

Packaging Industry : Indian The highly fragmented packaging industry is estimated at Rs 8,000 crore. The industry is growing at the rate of 22-25 per cent per annum. In the next five years, the sector is expected to triple to around $ 60 bn. More than 80 percent of the total packaging in India constitutes rigid packaging. The remaining 20 percent comprises flexible packaging. There are about 600-700 packaging machinery manufacturers, 95percent of which are in the small and medium sector located all over India. India's per capita packaging consumption is less than $ 15 against world wide average of nearly $ 100.

Contd.

Consumer Packaging is highly fragmented, with only a small percentage of companies above Rs.1 billion sales revenue markBulk packaging is primarily in the small scale sector, mainly on account of the Governments reservation policy for the SSI sectorGrowing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 15 to 20 per cent annually, the Indian packaged food industry is likely to touch $30 billion by 2015 from the current level of $15 billion including snack foods, ready-to-eat foods, healthy foods. Types of packaging materialsPlastic

MetalBrick Carton

Cardboard

Glass

Types of Packaging

The packaging industry uses different materials like glass, metals, wood and polymers for packaging different types of products. Types of industry classification

Rigid Packaging

Flexible Packaging

Contd.

Thermoformed trays Clamshells Blister packs Injection molded / Blow Molded products

Laminations

Rigid Packaging (Plastics and Foam)Flexible Packaging

Manufacturing process

Types of molding include:

Blow molding

Compression molding

Contd..Extrusion molding

Foam molding

Contd..Injection molding

Laminating

Contd..Reaction injection molding

Matrix molding

Contd..Rotational molding (or Rotomolding)

Transfer molding

Thermoforming

Purposes Served

ContainmentProtection and PreservationSupplementary Product ProtectionCommunicationConvenienceEnvironmental AspectsMarketing Trends

Factors Affecting Growth

UrbanizationIncreasing Health ConsciousnessIndian Economy Experiencing Good Growth ProspectsChanging Food Habits amongst IndiansPersonal health consciousness amongst IndiansRural Marketing Pushing Demand for SachetsFUTURE Bio-plastic is the future of packaging: Researchers