Market Share of Latin America Contract Packaging Industry
The Latin America contract packaging market is semi-consolidated is competitive, with some influential players operating in the market. These players with a noticeable share in the market are concentrating on expanding their customer base across the region. These businesses leverage strategic collaborative actions to improve their market percentage and enhance profitability.
In June 2022: With the changing market dynamics, plastic packaging materials remain in high demand even as costs climb within the industry. Attributed in part to weather events, infrastructure problems, labor shortages, and the pandemic, widely used packaging resins such as PET saw price increases of nearly 50% in 2021. Most of the makers rely on imported materials for resin packaging production, and short-term price relief is not expected for polyethylene and polystyrene packaging projects. The Rabobank report indicates new plants set to begin production in 2022 may ease polyethylene prices in 2023.
Moreover, Inflation isn't the sole factor for the supply gap that has thwarted the aluminum packaging industry, but the cost of the familiar material is up 40% over the past two years. Faced with high materials costs and the possibility of can shortages, beverage producers have taken massive packaging cost increases as inflationary pressure complicates aluminum beverage packaging in 2022. Energy uncertainty in Europe is expected to inflate the cost of glass packaging, as well. As a major glass importer, the users in Latin America can expect continued upward pricing pressure from the energy-intensive industry.
Latin America Contract Packaging Market Leaders
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TricorBraun
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Assemblies Unlimited, Inc.
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VMA LOGDIST
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U.S. Packaging & Wrapping LLC
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PAC Worldwide Corporation
*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
