2025 paper packaging industry current market
In 2025, the overall market of the paper packaging industry shows a positive development trend, the market size continues to expand, the strength of enterprises continues to increase, technological innovation and environmental protection requirements continue to improve.
Market size and growth trend
By 2023, the market size of China's paper packaging industry has exceeded 1.2 trillion yuan, and the number of enterprises in the industry has exceeded 10,000, forming a relatively complete industrial chain .
It is expected that the market size of the mainland paper packaging industry is expected to exceed 591.3 billion yuan in 2024.
In addition, the global paper packaging market size is also continuing to grow, and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.8% from 2025 to 2030
Industry structure and classification
The paper packaging industry can be divided into three categories: packaging materials, packaging products and packaging equipment. The specific sub-industries include paper packaging, plastic packaging, metal packaging, glass packaging and bamboo packaging
Commonly used printing processes include four-color printing, spot color printing, film coating, UV printing, hot printing, embossing, jet coding, etc., to meet the market needs of different enterprises .
Technological innovation and environmental protection requirements
Technological innovation is the core driving force to promote the development of the paper packaging industry. Enterprise investment in packaging equipment gradually to new products, new packaging and production line of digital and intelligent upgrade tilt, through the introduction of advanced automation technology and intelligent equipment, improve production efficiency, reduce labor costs, while improving product quality and market response speed
In addition, environmental protection requirements are increasing, 80% of the surveyed enterprises have set clear green environmental protection goals, and actively promote green transformation, the use of degradable, recyclable materials to reduce resource consumption and environmental pollution
Market demand change
With the diversification of consumer demand, the enhancement of environmental awareness and the continuous progress of science and technology, the paper packaging industry is facing unprecedented opportunities and challenges. Consumers' emphasis on product experience has increased the demand for innovation in packaging materials, and customers' expectations for future innovation are as high as 8.2 points .
In addition, the popularity of e-commerce has made the demand for paper packaging in the express delivery industry soar, promoting the development of the industry .