Market Share by IndustryCertain products lend themselves to flexible packaging – based on product characteristics, consumer expectations and brand identity – and therefore will indicate a higher percentage of use compared to rigid packaging. Food products, considered a good fit for flexible packaging, have the highest percentage of use.

Formats by Frequency and Future GrowthThe pillow pouch and stand up pouch are the two most frequently used flexible packaging types, as well as the two fastest growing types.

One in Four Near Saturation LevelThe majority of companies indicated their packaging mix will remain the same over the next five years. 40% of the companies among that majority are reaching the upper limit of saturation, utilizing flexible for 90‐100% of their products.

Overall Product Mix Remains ConsistentThe total ratio of flexible to rigidpackaging is 41% to 59% respectively, the same as PMMI’s 2010 report.

Using Now

Moving Towards

NO PACKAGING CHANGES

INCREASING FLEXIBLE

RETURNING TO RIGID

PILLOWPOUCH

STAND UPPOUCH

BAGS SACHETS/SINGLE-USE

ENVELOPES TUBES FLEXIBOX

THE MANY FACETS OF FLEXIBLE PACKAGINGPMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, examined the different dimensions of flexible packaging in its latest industry report.

Learn more in the executive summary of the Flexible Packaging Report, downloadable at pmmi.org/research.

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43% RIGID57% FLEXIBLE

69% RIGID31% FLEXIBLE

98% RIGID2% FLEXIBLE

61%

40%33%

6%

PHARMACEUTICALSFOOD

75% RIGID25% FLEXIBLE

HOUSEHOLDPRODUCTS

BEVERAGES

40%32%27% 28%

11% 13% 8% 5%3%0%

3%0%

22%

0%

59% RIGID

2010 2015

41% FLEXIBLE59% RIGID

41% FLEXIBLE

OVERALL AVERAGE FLEXIBLE PACKAGE USAGE FOR 2010 AND 2015

REACHING THE UPPER LIMIT OF

SATURATION