South Africa’s packaging market is undergoing a significant transformation, with sustainability and practicality at the heart of developments across non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks, pet food, home care and hot drinks.
This Packaging in South Africa report offers insight into key trends and developments in the industry. The report also examines trends and prospect for various pack types and closures: metal packaging, rigid plastic, glass, liquid cartons, paper-based containers; flexible packaging.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
This Packaging in South Africa report offers insight into key trends and developments in the industry. The report also examines trends and prospect for various pack types and closures: metal packaging, rigid plastic, glass, liquid cartons, paper-based containers; flexible packaging.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
Why buy this report?
- Get a detailed picture of the Packaging market;
- Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
- Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
- Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.
Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY- Packaging in 2024: The big picture
- Evolving packaging shift towards value and everyday convenience
- Smaller, single-serve packaging trends across multiple food categories in South Africa
- PET dominance and HDPE growth shape South Africa’s beverage packaging in 2024
- Rising preference for metal beverage cans in alcoholic drinks
- Premium sustainability through in-mould labelling in beauty packaging
- HDPE bottles and larger pack sizes shape home care packaging
- Flexible packaging focuses on convenience through resealable pouches
- Strengthening Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations
- Mandatory Deposit Return System (DRS) proposed for beverage containers in South Africa
- Expansion of circular economy and recycling infrastructure
- Tackling plastic pollution through collaborative action
- Table 1 Overview of Packaging Recycling and Recovery in South Africa: 2022/2023 and Targets for 2024
