$608.7bn
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Global plastic product and packaging manufacturers have experienced mixed results over the five years to 2024. The industry has benefited from increasing plastic consumption worldwide, as rising capacity worldwide has resulted in solid growth in overall plastic production. Plastic goods are substituted for materials like wood, paper, metals, and glass, which are often more price-competitive while offering better performance. Because of rising consumption and production during most of the current period, industry revenue is forecast to have risen at a CAGR of 0.9% to $609.0 billion through 2024, with forecast growth of 2.1% during the current year.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 0.9 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $608.7bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue ($m)
2024 | Profit ($m)
2024 | Profit Margin (%)
2024 |
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Saudi Basic Industries Corporation | 18,881.1 | N/A | N/A | |
Evonik Industries AG | 3,496.5 | N/A | N/A | |
Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 2,097.9 | N/A | N/A |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Plastic containers and packaging products, Miscellaneous plastic products and Intermediate and other plastic goods. Plastic containers and packaging products is the largest segment of the Global Plastic Product & Packaging Manufacturing.
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Enterprises in the Global Plastic Product and Packaging Manufacturing industry manufacture a variety of plastic goods, including plastic building materials, products used to package food and beverages and plastic products used to manufacture furniture and other durable goods. Companies that manufacture foam products, such as those used in automotive manufacturing and insulation for housing, are also included in this industry.
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The market size of the Global Plastic Product & Packaging Manufacturing industry in Global is $608.7bn in 2024.
There are 121k businesses in the Global Plastic Product & Packaging Manufacturing industry in Global, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.6 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Global Plastic Product & Packaging Manufacturing industry in Global has been growing at a CAGR of 0.9 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Global Plastic Product & Packaging Manufacturing industry in Global is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Global Plastic Product & Packaging Manufacturing market in Global are Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, Evonik Industries AG and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Plastic containers and packaging products and Miscellaneous plastic products are part of the Global Plastic Product & Packaging Manufacturing industry.
The company holding the most market share in Global is Saudi Basic Industries Corporation.
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Global Plastic Product & Packaging Manufacturing industry in Global.