North America Flexible Packaging Market

North America Flexible Packaging Market Size

The North American flexible packaging market was assessed at USD 41.08 billion in 2024, and the regional market is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 3.16% from 2025 to 2033. The North American market size is expected to be worth USD 54.36 billion by 2033 from USD 42.38 billion in 2025.

Flexible packaging is one of the most unmistakable packaging strategies utilized by significant merchants over various scopes of end-client verticals, inferable from its quality, for example, ascending in shelf life. Mechanical advancement, manageability concerns, and appealing financial matters are among the explanations behind the momentous development of flexible packaging in the United States over the most recent two decades.

The interest in flexible packaging items is commonly determined by millennial clients in the region, as they have a passionate inclination toward single-serving and fast-style food and refreshment groceries. As these items are commonly intended to be tough, convenient, and lightweight, flexible packaging stands to be a well-known alternative to pack such items. The Firmest developing territories of snack foods, both as far as processed food sources and new products, are foreseen to oversee the interest in flexible packaging from the food and refreshment industry of the region.

Additionally, the propelled packaging styles, for example, collapsible/reusable pouches and bag-in-box, among others, are raising the utilization of flexible packaging in blend with inflexible packaging designs. Items, for example, pouches, liners, bags, and shrink wraps, are opening a broad scope of new applications to the flexible packaging market in the region. Furthermore, the union of the online business part in the region is foreseen to make flexible packaging one of the rapidly developing packaging approaches over the gauge time frame.

SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS

By Material Insights

The plastics section incorporates polymers, accounting for over 70% of the North American market share in 2022. Key advantages, for example, lightweight, minimal effort, high solidarity to weight proportion, and recyclable properties, have increased the material interest. Likewise, polymers' capacity to guarantee item uprightness will complement the fragment development for the forecast period.

By Product Type Insights

The Stand-up pouches segment is estimated to register a 6% CAGR between 2023 and 2028. Key perspectives, such as auxiliary and useful solidness, availability, and prevalent insurance against fume, dampness, and irritation, promote segmental growth. Solid visual shelf appeal and ease are foreseen to fuel the item reception rate among producers and end clients.

By Application Insights

The food and beverage segment is expected to hold an occupancy of 55% of the North American market by the end of the forecast period. Developing interest in bundles that guarantee supplement and flavor stronghold will bolster fragment development for the anticipated period.

REGIONAL ANALYSIS

In North America, the disposal of guidelines that confined the foundation of new assembling units by the legislature of Mexico has brought about the advancement of new assembling offices, including Takeda, Daiichi Ranbaxy, and Astellas. This administration technique has assumed a significant job in driving the household pharmaceutical industry, which thus is foreseen to fuel item requests over the estimated time frame.

KEY MARKET PLAYERS

Companies such as Amcor Limited, Bemis Company Inc., Constantia Flexibles Group GmbH, Sealed Air Corporation, Huhtamäki Oyj, Coveris Holdings S.A., Sonoco Products Company, Berry Plastics Group Inc., Mondi Group, and Reynolds Group Holdings are playing a dominating role in the North American flexible packaging market.

RECENT HAPPENINGS IN THE MARKET

• In September 2019, Amcor opened a packaging advancement focus in New Albany, Ohio. The Innovation Center is upheld by a cross-useful group of architects, originators, and specialized masters who work with clients on their item ideas. This has practical experience in the home and personal care market; however, its administrations are available to packaging clients over all the sections that Amcor serves.

• In July 2018, PPC Flexible Packaging, an Illinois-based shopper packaging organization, put over USD 2 million in updating its hardware and offices, which is relied upon to decidedly affect the United States market.

• In March 2017, Constantia Flexibles put resources into another printing innovation for the pharmaceutical packaging industry at its manufacturing site in Louvain, Belgium. This update in the innovation reinforced its sustainable packaging arrangements.

MARKET SEGMENTATION

This research report on the North American flexible packaging market has been segmented and sub-segmented into the following categories.

By Material

• Plastics

  • Polyethylene
  • Polypropylene
  • Polyvinyl Chloride
  • Polyethylene Terephthalate
  • Polystyrene
  • Ethylene-Vinyl Alcohol
• Aluminum Foil
• Paper and Paperboard

By Product Type

• Stand-Up Pouches
• Vacuum Pouches and Bags
• Retort Pouches and Gusseted Packs
• Wicketed Bags
• Others

By Printing Technology

• Flexography
• Rotogravure
• Digital
• Others

By Application

• Food And Beverage Packaging
• Personal Care Products
• Pharmaceutical Products
• Tobacco Products
• Agricultural Products
• Others
  • Sporting Goods
  • Agricultural Products

By Country

• The U.S.
• Canada
• Rest of North America