Egypt Flexible Plastic Packaging Market Size (2024 - 2029)

Egypt Flexible Plastic Packaging Market Analysis

The Egypt Flexible Plastic Packaging Market size in terms of shipment volume is expected to grow from 0.35 Million tonnes in 2024 to 0.46 Million tonnes by 2029, at a CAGR of 5.62% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

Shipping, transportation, and handling rely on packaging to safeguard products. Egypt's flexible plastic packaging market is poised for growth, driven by a burgeoning food and beverage industry and escalating plastic demand across various industries.

• Given its strategic position bridging Africa and the Middle East, Egypt stands as a key industrial hub. The surge in food packaging has significantly upped the nation's plastic consumption. Frontiers Media reported that Egypt accounts for 0.7% of global plastic consumption, underlining its pivotal role in market expansion.
• Plastics are increasingly integral to daily life in Egypt, especially in its food and beverage industry. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) highlights that a tourism boom and a diverse culinary palette fuel the need for robust packaging solutions.
• As a dominant pharmaceutical player in the Middle East, Egypt's demand extends to pouches, blister packs, and bags for drug packaging. The African Development Bank Group's data underscores Egypt's pharmaceutical exports, hinting at a promising market trajectory.
• While plastic packaging's environmental impact garners heightened concern, Egypt's inadequate recycling infrastructure is pushing manufacturers to explore alternative materials, posing a challenge to market growth.

Egypt Flexible Plastic Packaging Industry Segmentation

The study on the Egyptian flexible plastic packaging market tracks demands in terms of revenue for flexible plastic packaging by material and tracks the market size for respective end-user industries. The Egyptian flexible plastic packaging market estimates include all the costs associated with flexible plastic packaging manufacturing, ranging from raw material procurement to end-use industries. The estimates exclude the cost of the content that is or is to be packed inside flexible plastic packaging. The scope of the flexible plastic packaging market is limited to B2B demand. Market numbers have been arrived at using both bottom-up and top-down approaches for segmentation, and volume has also been considered.

The Egypt Flexible Plastic Packaging Market Report is Segmented by Material (Polyethene [PE], Bi-Oriented Polypropylene [BOPP], Cast Polypropylene [CPP], Polyvinyl Chloride [PVC], Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol [EVOH], and Other Material Types [Polycarbonate, PHA, PLA, Acrylic, and ABS]), Product Type (Pouches, Bags, Films and Wraps, and Other Product Types), End-User Industry (Food [Frozen Food, Dry Food, Meat, Poultry, and Sea Food, Candy & Confectionery, Pet Food, Dairy Products, Fresh Produce and Other Food (Seasonings & Spices, Spreadables, Sauces, Condiments, etc.)], Beverage, Medical and Pharmaceutical, Personal Care and Household Care, and Other End User Industry [Automotive, Chemical, Agriculture]).The market sizing and forecasts are provided in terms of volume (tonnes) for all the above segments.