Plastic Films Market by Product Type, Distribution Channel, End User 2024-2032
                     Global Plastic Films 
Market Research and 
Forecast Report 2024-
2032
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A c c o r d i n g  t o  t h e  l a t e s t  r e p o r t  b y  I M A R C  G r o u p ,  t i t l e d  " P l a s t i c  F i l m s  M a r k e t :  G l o b a l  I n d u s t r y  
T r e n d s ,  S h a r e ,  S i z e ,  G r o w t h ,  O p p o r t u n i t y  a n d  F o r e c a s t  2 0 2 4 - 2 0 3 2 , "  t h e  g l o b a l  p l a s t i c  f i l m s  
m a r k e t  s i z e  r e a c h e d  U S $  1 5 9 . 7  B i l l i o n  i n  2 0 2 3 .
P l a s t i c  f i l m s  a r e  v e r s a t i l e  a n d  w i d e l y  u s e d  m a t e r i a l s  t h a t  h a v e  r e v o l u t i o n i z e d  n u m e r o u s  
i n d u s t r i e s  d u e  t o  t h e i r  u n i q u e  p r o p e r t i e s  a n d  a p p l i c a t i o n s .  T h e y  a r e  t y p i c a l l y  m a d e  t h r o u g h  a  
Report p r o c e s s  c a l l e d  e x t r u s i o n ,  w h e r e  a  m o l t e n  p l a s t i c  r e s i n  i s  f o r c e d  t h r o u g h  a  d i e ,  r e s u l t i n g  i n  a  
c o n t i n u o u s  t h i n  s h e e t  o r  f i l m .  T h e  m o s t  c o m m o n  c o m p o n e n t s  o f  p l a s t i c  f i l m s  i n c l u d e  p o l y m e r s  
s u c h  a s  p o l y e t h y l e n e  ( P E ) ,  p o l y p r o p y l e n e  ( P P ) ,  a n d  p o l y v i n y l  c h l o r i d e  ( P V C ) ,  w h i c h  c o n t r i b u t e  
Highlight and t o  t h e i r  f l e x i b i l i t y ,  d u r a b i l i t y ,  a n d  b a r r i e r  p r o p e r t i e s .  T h e y  o f f e r  n u m e r o u s  a d v a n t a g e s ,  i n c l u d i n g  e x c e l l e n t  m o i s t u r e  a n d  c h e m i c a l  r e s i s t a n c e  a n d  t r a n s p a r e n c y ,  m a k i n g  t h e m  s u i t a b l e  
f o r  p a c k a g i n g  a p p l i c a t i o n s ,  s u c h  a s  f o o d  p a c k a g i n g  a n d  c o n s u m e r  g o o d s .  T h e y  a l s o  p r o v i d e  
Description p r o t e c t i o n  a g a i n s t  e x t e r n a l  f a c t o r s ,  s u c h  a s  u l t r a v i o l e t  ( U V )  r a d i a t i o n  a n d  o x y g e n ,  e x t e n d i n g  t h e  s h e l f  l i f e  o f  p r o d u c t s .  M o r e o v e r ,  p l a s t i c  f i l m s  c a n  b e  c u s t o m i z e d  t o  m e e t  s p e c i f i c  
r e q u i r e m e n t s .  T h e r e  a r e  v a r i o u s  t y p e s  o f  p l a s t i c  f i l m s  a v a i l a b l e ,  e a c h  t a i l o r e d  t o  s p e c i f i c  
n e e d s ,  i n c l u d i n g  l o w - d e n s i t y  p o l y e t h y l e n e  ( L D P E ) ,  h i g h - d e n s i t y  p o l y e t h y l e n e  ( H D P E ) ,  
p o l y p r o p y l e n e ,  P V C ,  p o l y e s t e r  ( P E T ) ,  a n d  p o l y a m i d e  ( P A )  f i l m s .
R e q u e s t  f o r  a  P D F  s a m p l e  o f  t h i s  r e p o r t :  
h t t p s : / / w w w . i m a r c g r o u p . c o m / p l a s t i c - f i l m s - m a r k e t / r e q u e s t s a m p l e
Report Description
G l o b a l  P l a s t i c  F i l m s  M a r k e t  T r e n d s :
T h e  i n c r e a s i n g  d e m a n d  f o r  f l e x i b l e  p a c k a g i n g  s o l u t i o n s  a c r o s s  s e c t o r s ,  s u c h  a s  f o o d  a n d  b e v e r a g e s  ( F & B ) ,  p h a r m a c e u t i c a l s ,  a n d  
c o n s u m e r  g o o d s ,  a n d  t h e  r i s i n g  p o p u l a r i t y  o f  c o n v e n i e n c e - o r i e n t e d  p a c k a g i n g  a r e  s o m e  o f  t h e  p r i m a r y  f a c t o r s  c r e a t i n g  a  p o s i t i v e  
o u t l o o k  f o r  t h e  m a r k e t  g r o w t h .  F u r t h e r m o r e ,  t h e  e x p a n d i n g  e - c o m m e r c e  i n d u s t r y  a n d  t h e  s u b s e q u e n t  s u r g e  i n  d e m a n d  f o r  p r o t e c t i v e  
p a c k a g i n g  m a t e r i a l s  a r e  s i g n i f i c a n t l y  c o n t r i b u t i n g  t o  t h e  m a r k e t  g r o w t h .  A n o t h e r  d r i v e r  h e l p i n g  t h e  m a r k e t  s u s t a i n  i t s e l f  i s  t h e  s t r i n g e n t  
e n v i r o n m e n t a l  r e g u l a t i o n s  a n d  t h e  g r o w i n g  f o c u s  o n  s u s t a i n a b i l i t y ,  p r o m p t i n g  t h e  a d o p t i o n  o f  e c o - f r i e n d l y  a n d  r e c y c l a b l e  p l a s t i c  f i l m s .  
B e s i d e s  t h i s ,  r a p i d  t e c h n o l o g i c a l  a d v a n c e m e n t s  a n d  i n n o v a t i o n s  i n  f i l m  m a n u f a c t u r i n g  p r o c e s s e s ,  s u c h  a s  e n h a n c e d  b a r r i e r  p r o p e r t i e s ,  
h i g h  c l a r i t y ,  a n d  e x t e n d e d  s h e l f  l i f e ,  a n d  r o b u s t  g r o w t h  i n  t h e  c o n s t r u c t i o n  s e c t o r  a r e  f u e l i n g  t h e  m a r k e t  g r o w t h .  T h e  i n c r e a s i n g  u s e  o f  
p l a s t i c  f i l m s  i n  t h e  a g r i c u l t u r e ,  h e a l t h c a r e ,  a n d  a u t o m o t i v e  i n d u s t r i e s  i s  a c t i n g  a s  a n o t h e r  g r o w t h - i n d u c i n g  f a c t o r .  A p a r t  f r o m  t h i s ,  t h e  
e s c a l a t i n g  d e m a n d  f o r  f l e x i b l e  e l e c t r o n i c s  a n d  d i s p l a y s  a n d  t h e  i n c r e a s i n g  d e m a n d  f o r  r e a d y - t o - e a t  ( R T E )  m e a l s ,  o n - t h e - g o  s n a c k s ,  a n d  
c o n v e n i e n c e  f o o d s  a r e  i n f l u e n c i n g  t h e  m a r k e t  g r o w t h .  A d d i t i o n a l l y ,  t h e  g r o w i n g  p o p u l a r i t y  o f  l i g h t w e i g h t  a n d  c o s t - e f f e c t i v e  p a c k a g i n g  
m a t e r i a l s ,  t h e  e m e r g e n c e  o f  n e w  e n d - u s e  i n d u s t r i e s ,  a n d  t h e  e x p a n d i n g  r e t a i l  s e c t o r  a c r o s s  t h e  g l o b e  a r e  p r o p e l l i n g  t h e  m a r k e t  g r o w t h .
L o o k i n g  f o r w a r d ,  t h e  m a r k e t  v a l u e  i s  p r o j e c t e d  t o  r e a c h  U S $  2 4 1 . 1  B i l l i o n  b y  2 0 3 2 ,  e x p a n d i n g  a t  a  C A G R  o f  4 . 5 4 %  d u r i n g  2 0 2 4 -
2 0 3 2 .
V i e w  R e p o r t  T O C ,  F i g u r e s  a n d  T a b l e s :  h t t p s : / / w w w . i m a r c g r o u p . c o m / p l a s t i c - f i l m s - m a r k e t
Product Type Insights:
• Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
• Polyvinyl  Chloride (PVC)
• Polypropylene (PP)
• Polyethylene (PE)
• Others
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Application Insights:
Segmentation • Packaging
o Food Containers
o Bl ister Packs
o Electr ic & Electronic Purposes
o Others
• Decoration
o Sol id Color
o Others
• Industria l
o Construct ion Materials
o Safety Materials
o Advertisement L ighting
o Others
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Regional Insights:
Segmentation • North America
• Asia-Pacifi c
• Europe
• Latin America
• Middle East and Afr ica
• Amcor plc
• Berry Global  Inc.
• Cosmo Fi lms L imited
• Dow Inc.
Competitive • DuPont de Nemours Inc.
• Exxon Mobi l  Corporat ion
Landscape • Inteplast  Group Corporat ion
with Key • J inda l  Poly  Fi lms
• Mitsubishi  Chemical  Hold ings Corporat ion
Players • Polyplex Corporat ion L imited
• RKW Group
• Saudi  Basic  Industr ies  Corporat ion (Saudi  
Arabian Oi l  Co.)
• Toray Industr ies Inc.
• UFlex L imited
How has the global plastic films market performed 
so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
What are the drivers, restraints, and opportunities 
in the global plastic films market?
Key What are the key regional markets?
Questions 
Which countries represent the most attractive 
Answered in plastic films markets?
the Report What is the breakup of the market based on the 
product type?
Which is the most attractive product type in the 
plastic films market?
What is the breakup of the market based on the 
application?
Which is the most attractive application in the 
plastic films market?
Key 
What is the competitive structure of the global 
plastic films market?
Questions 
Answered in Who are the key players/companies in the global 
plastic films market?
the Report
1     P r e f a c e
2     S c o p e  a n d  M e t h o d o l o g y
    2 . 1     O b j e c t i v e s  o f  t h e  S t u d y
    2 . 2     S t a k e h o l d e r s
    2 . 3     D a t a  S o u r c e s
        2 . 3 . 1     P r i m a r y  S o u r c e s
        2 . 3 . 2     S e c o n d a r y  S o u r c e s
    2 . 4     M a r k e t  E s t i m a t i o n
Table of         2 . 4 . 1     B o t t o m - U p  A p p r o a c h        2 . 4 . 2     T o p - D o w n  A p p r o a c h
    2 . 5     F o r e c a s t i n g  M e t h o d o l o g y
3     E x e c u t i v e  S u m m a r y
4     I n t r o d u c t i o n
Contents     4 . 1     O v e r v i e w    4 . 2     K e y  I n d u s t r y  T r e n d s
5     G l o b a l  P l a s t i c  F i l m s  M a r k e t
    5 . 1     M a r k e t  O v e r v i e w
    5 . 2     M a r k e t  P e r f o r m a n c e
    5 . 3     I m p a c t  o f  C O V I D - 1 9
    5 . 4     M a r k e t  F o r e c a s t
6      M a r k e t  B r e a k u p  b y  P r o d u c t  T y p e
    6 . 1     P o l y e t h y l e n e  T e r e p h t h a l a t e  ( P E T )
        6 . 1 . 1  M a r k e t  T r e n d s
        6 . 1 . 2  M a r k e t  F o r e c a s t
    6 . 2     P o l y v i n y l  C h l o r i d e  ( P V C )
        6 . 2 . 1  M a r k e t  T r e n d s
        6 . 2 . 2  M a r k e t  F o r e c a s t
    6 . 3     P o l y p r o p y l e n e  ( P P )
        6 . 3 . 1  M a r k e t  T r e n d s
        6 . 3 . 2  M a r k e t  F o r e c a s t
       
    6 . 4     P o l y e t h y l e n e  ( P E )
        6 . 4 . 1  M a r k e t  T r e n d s
        6 . 4 . 2  M a r k e t  F o r e c a s t
    6 . 5     O t h e r s
        6 . 5 . 1  M a r k e t  T r e n d s
        6 . 5 . 2  M a r k e t  F o r e c a s t
7    M a r k e t  B r e a k u p  b y  A p p l i c a t i o n
    7 . 1     P a c k a g i n g
        7 . 1 . 1  M a r k e t  T r e n d s
        7 . 1 . 2  K e y  S e g m e n t s
Table of            7 . 1 . 2 . 1  F o o d  C o n t a i n e r s           7 . 1 . 2 . 2  B l i s t e r  P a c k s
           7 . 1 . 2 . 3  E l e c t r i c  &  E l e c t r o n i c  p u r p o s e s
           7 . 1 . 2 . 4  O t h e r s
Contents         7 . 1 . 3  M a r k e t  F o r e c a s t    7 . 2     D e c o r a t i o n
        7 . 2 . 1  M a r k e t  T r e n d s
        7 . 2 . 2  K e y  S e g m e n t s
           7 . 2 . 2 . 1  S o l i d  C o l o r
           7 . 2 . 2 . 2  O t h e r s
        7 . 2 . 3  M a r k e t  F o r e c a s t
    7 . 3     I n d u s t r i a l
        7 . 3 . 1  M a r k e t  T r e n d s
        7 . 3 . 2  K e y  S e g m e n t s
           7 . 3 . 2 . 1  C o n s t r u c t i o n  M a t e r i a l s
           7 . 3 . 2 . 2  S a f e t y  M a t e r i a l s
           7 . 3 . 2 . 3  A d v e r t i s e m e n t  L i g h t i n g
           7 . 3 . 2 . 4  O t h e r s
        7 . 3 . 3  M a r k e t  F o r e c a s t     
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