Market research on the packaging industry. Standardised and cross...
Market research on the packaging industry. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market shares, industry trends.
This report examines e-commerce usage and revenue share from e-commerce in different industries and countries. The e-commerce index helps to better understand which industries are leading and identify key success factors. The briefing also analysis…
In 2022, sweet spreads continued to record positive growth in its packaging unit volumes in China. However, health concerns, given further impetus by the COVID-19 pandemic, were having a negative impact on sales as consumers shied away from…
The PET bottle, which continued to record increasing packaging unit volumes in 2023, remained the dominant pack type across the soft drinks industry in China in this year, with this expected to continue over the forecast period. This is because this…
Oyster sauces continued to see rising demand in China in 2021, which benefited packaging volumes of glass bottles, the dominant pack type used in the packaging of oyster sauces, as well as the much smaller pack type of other rigid containers. Oyster…
As in 2020, lockdowns introduced to curb the spread of COVID-19 increased home cooking occasions in China in 2022, driving packaging unit volume sales of cooking ingredients such as sauces, dips and condiments. Unit volume sales in the category…
Flexible plastic is the most popular pack type in frozen ready meals, but folding cartons continues to gain share in this category, with this pack type helping to convey a premium image. This pack type is often used for frozen ready meals targeted at…
COVID-19 lockdowns across the course of 2022 kept Chinese consumers at home more than usual at times over the year, increasing home cooking occasions and, consequently, demand for processed meat and seafood. Hotpot items such as lamb and beef enjoyed…
The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus was resulting in case number spikes across China throughout much of 2022, prompting the authorities to enforce strict lockdown measures due to its zero-COVID policy. As consumers were confined to their homes,…
In spite of the re-emergence of COVID-19 in 2022, packaging unit volume sales in plant-based dairy continued to grow for a second year, following the significant decline seen in 2020 when the pandemic first emerged, resulting in availability issues…
In 2021, Asia Pacific ranked first globally in terms of production output of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment, with a turnover of USD857 billion. Over 2021-2030, the region is expected to record the fastest production growth globally,…