North America Ampoules Packaging Market - Growth, Trends, Forecast(2022 - 2027)

The North America Ampoules Packaging Market is expected to register a CAGR of approximately 9% during the forecast period (2020 - 2025).

Key Highlights

• The growth in demand for ampoules packaging in the North American region is expected to grow, as the pharmaceutical industry in the region is growing significantly, in terms of innovation and competitiveness, despite its mature status as compared to the other regions.
• ProMach, a packaging machinery solutions provider, acquired Pharmaworks, a packaging technology provider for the pharmaceutical, consumer goods, and contract packaging industries. The acquisition of Pharmaworks will enable ProMach to significantly expand its pharmaceutical solutions portfolio and strengthen its integrated solutions capabilities for a broad range of applications.
• The increasing government concern towards augmenting sterile and tamper-proof packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical industry makes glass ampoules a viable packaging solution for the pharmaceutical industry.
• In July 2020, Schott announced to introduce vials capable of holding up to 2 billion vaccination doses. The pharma glass and packaging specialist has reached agreements with leading pharmaceutical companies, including key players in India. The global agreements became effective in July 2020, and first vials are already being delivered to companies in Asia, North America, and Europe. Such iniiatives are expected to increase the market demand for ampoules in the region.

Key Market Trends

Pharmaceutical Industry Expected to Exhibit the Maximum Number of Adoption

• The North American region dominates the pharmaceutical industry in terms of innovation and differentiation and an increasing number of initiatives taken by the pharmaceutical manufacturing companies towards R&D activities. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved 41 novel new drugs in 2014, representing the highest number in the past 18 years.
• The increasing manufacturing and research activities give rise to rising demand for regulations to ensure drug safety and protection. So, manufactures are collaborating with contract packagers to develop a drug adherence package that communicates dosage information through print and graphics.
• As per the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations in the United States, pharmaceutical drugs need high barrier packaging materials and sealants that are impermeable and resistant to solvents, grease, chemicals, and heat for better security protection. Such needs and developments act as a major catalyst for the increase in demand for ampoules packaging solutions in the market.
• Also, the increasing demand for injectable drugs, due to higher ROI, therapeutic efficiency, and rapid onset of action are expected to drive the growth of ampoules in the industry.

United States Expected to Dominate the Market

• The United States is expected to dominate the ampoules packaging market in the North America region, owing to the dominance of several end-user industries in the country, such as the pharmaceutical and the personal care sectors.
• The consumers in the United States are placing greater importance on sustainable, eco-friendly packaging solutions, which allows the manufacturers to adopt glass ampoules over plastic ampoules. Companies like Gerresheimer serves all market segments of the international pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, also covering all aspects of beauty and hygiene.
• In April 2020, Keystone Folding Box Co., which is involved in the designing and manufacturing of paperboard packaging solutions, incorporated new die-cutting and gluing equipment into its production facility. The infrastructure investment increases the company’s production capacity of a vial, ampoules, and syringe packaging by 25%, and accommodates shorter lead-times.
• Keystone's portfolio includes a broad range of secondary packaging systems for injectable pharmaceutical products, available for prefilled syringes, autoinjector pens, vials, and ampoules, as well as combinations of these drug delivery formats.

Competitive Landscape

The Ampoules Packaging Market in the North American region is consolidated due to the presence of very few vendors in the market and the maturity status of the industry in the region. The market players are finding new ways, such as strategic partnerships or collaborations, to innovate the development of ampoules packaging in the region, fostering growth.

• November 2019 - West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., an innovator in injectable drug administration, partnered with SCHOTT, a primary packaging solutions provider, to combine the SCHOTT iQ platform with West's Ready Pack system. The collaboration will initially launch by combining West components and SCHOTT's adaptiQ high-quality RTU glass vials and ampoules and will expand to include other convenient, ready-to-use combinations of West and SCHOTT products, to be available on a small-quantity basis.

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