This report describes and explains the bag-in-box containers market and covers 2019-2024, termed the historic period, and 2024-2029, 2034F termed the forecast period. The report evaluates the market across each region and for the major economies within each region.
The global bag-in-box containers market reached a value of nearly $4.48 billion in 2024, having grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.52% since 2019. The market is expected to grow from $4.48 billion in 2024 to $6.22 billion in 2029 at a rate of 6.77%. The market is then expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.75% from 2029 and reach $8.63 billion in 2034.
Growth in the historic period resulted from growth in food and beverage consumption, increasing number of restaurants, foodservice and institutional buyers, rise in alcohol demand and increasing adoption in dairy and liquid food products. Factors that negatively affected growth in the historic period were risk of leakage and puncture in transport and concerns over recyclability and plastic waste.
Going forward, growth of organized retail and e-commerce, surge in pharmaceutical and healthcare, growth of the packaging industry and rise of online food delivery and meal kit will drive growth. Factors that could hinder the growth of the bag-in-box containers market in the future include fluctuating raw material prices, impact of trade war and tariffs and high competition from alternative rigid packaging solution.
North America was the largest region in the bag-in-box containers market, accounting for 31.05% or $1.39 billion of the total in 2024. It was followed by Asia Pacific, Western Europe and then the other regions. Going forward, the fastest-growing regions in the bag-in-box containers market will be Africa and Asia Pacific where growth will be at CAGRs of 8.14% and 8.01% respectively. These will be followed by Middle East and Eastern Europe where the markets are expected to grow at CAGRs of 7.76% and 7.22% respectively.
The global bag-in-box containers market is fairly concentrated, with large players operating in the market. The top 10 competitors in the market made up 35.15% of the total market in 2023. Mondi was the largest competitor with a 13.31% share of the market, followed by WestRock Company with 9.64%, Amcor Ltd with 4.91%, Sealed Air Corporation (Liquibox) with 1.97%, Smurfit Kappa Group with 1.42%, DS Smith PLC with 1.11%, Goglio SpA with 1.01%, SIG Group AG (Scholle IPN) with 0.83%, Aran Group with 0.67%. and Zarcos America with 0.28%.
The bag-in-box containers market is segmented by material type into low density polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate, ethylene vinyl alcohol and other material types. The low density polyethylene market was the largest segment of the bag-in-box containers market segmented by material type, accounting for 36.80% or $1.65 billion of the total in 2024. Going forward, the ethylene vinyl alcohol segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the bag-in-box containers market segmented by material type, at a CAGR of 9.08% during 2024-2029.
The bag-in-box containers market is segmented by capacity into less than 5 liters, 5-10 liters, 10-15 liters, 15-20 liters and more than 20 liters. The less than 5 liters market was the largest segment of the bag-in-box containers market segmented by capacity, accounting for 33.24% or $1.49 billion of the total in 2024. Going forward, the 5-10 liters segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the bag-in-box containers market segmented by capacity, at a CAGR of 8.34% during 2024-2029.
The bag-in-box containers market is segmented by application into food and beverages, industrial liquids (includes chemicals), household products and other applications (includes pharmaceuticals). The food and beverages market was the largest segment of the bag-in-box containers market segmented by application, accounting for 66.30% or $2.97 billion of the total in 2024. Going forward, the other applications (includes pharmaceuticals) segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the bag-in-box containers market segmented by application, at a CAGR of 10.03% during 2024-2029.
The bag-in-box containers market is segmented by product type into film and molded. The film market was the largest segment of the bag-in-box containers market segmented by product type, accounting for 69.84% or $3.13 billion of the total in 2024. Going forward, the molded segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the bag-in-box containers market segmented by product type, at a CAGR of 9.63% during 2024-2029.
The top opportunities in the bag-in-box containers market segmented by material type will arise in the ethylene vinyl alcohol segment, which will gain $664.21 million of global annual sales by 2029. The top opportunities in the bag-in-box containers market segmented by capacity will arise in the less than 5 liters segment, which will gain $490.42 million of global annual sales by 2029. The top opportunities in the bag-in-box containers market segmented by application will arise in the food and beverages segment, which will gain $961.65 million of global annual sales by 2029. The top opportunities in the bag-in-box containers market segmented by product type will arise in the film segment, which will gain $950.32 million of global annual sales by 2029. The bag-in-box containers market size will gain the most in the USA at $302.18 million.
Market-trend-based strategies for the bag-in-box containers market include focus on eco-friendly recycle-ready bag-in-box for water, focus on portable wine juice boxes revolutionize on-the-go and home wine experiences, focus on fully recyclable bag-in-box design enhances long-distance food transport durability and focus on space-saving, eco-friendly bag-in-box packaging for motor oils.
Player-adopted strategies in the bag-in-box containers market include focus on enhancing operational capabilities through new product launches and focus on enhancing operational capabilities through strategic acquisitions.
To take advantage of the opportunities, the analyst recommends the bag-in-box containers market companies to focus on developing recyclable and sustainable packaging, focus on expanding portable and convenient packaging solutions, focus on developing durable and fully recyclable packaging for long-distance transport, focus on developing space-saving and efficient packaging, focus on ethylene vinyl alcohol segment for growth, focus on 5-10 liters segment for growth, focus on molded segment for growth, focus on expanding distribution channels for bag-in-box containers, focus on competitive and value-based pricing for bag-in-box containers, focus on integrated promotional campaigns for bag-in-box containers, focus on customer-centric educational promotion for bag-in-box containers, focus on other applications segment for growth.
The global bag-in-box containers market reached a value of nearly $4.48 billion in 2024, having grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.52% since 2019. The market is expected to grow from $4.48 billion in 2024 to $6.22 billion in 2029 at a rate of 6.77%. The market is then expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.75% from 2029 and reach $8.63 billion in 2034.
Growth in the historic period resulted from growth in food and beverage consumption, increasing number of restaurants, foodservice and institutional buyers, rise in alcohol demand and increasing adoption in dairy and liquid food products. Factors that negatively affected growth in the historic period were risk of leakage and puncture in transport and concerns over recyclability and plastic waste.
Going forward, growth of organized retail and e-commerce, surge in pharmaceutical and healthcare, growth of the packaging industry and rise of online food delivery and meal kit will drive growth. Factors that could hinder the growth of the bag-in-box containers market in the future include fluctuating raw material prices, impact of trade war and tariffs and high competition from alternative rigid packaging solution.
North America was the largest region in the bag-in-box containers market, accounting for 31.05% or $1.39 billion of the total in 2024. It was followed by Asia Pacific, Western Europe and then the other regions. Going forward, the fastest-growing regions in the bag-in-box containers market will be Africa and Asia Pacific where growth will be at CAGRs of 8.14% and 8.01% respectively. These will be followed by Middle East and Eastern Europe where the markets are expected to grow at CAGRs of 7.76% and 7.22% respectively.
The global bag-in-box containers market is fairly concentrated, with large players operating in the market. The top 10 competitors in the market made up 35.15% of the total market in 2023. Mondi was the largest competitor with a 13.31% share of the market, followed by WestRock Company with 9.64%, Amcor Ltd with 4.91%, Sealed Air Corporation (Liquibox) with 1.97%, Smurfit Kappa Group with 1.42%, DS Smith PLC with 1.11%, Goglio SpA with 1.01%, SIG Group AG (Scholle IPN) with 0.83%, Aran Group with 0.67%. and Zarcos America with 0.28%.
The bag-in-box containers market is segmented by material type into low density polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate, ethylene vinyl alcohol and other material types. The low density polyethylene market was the largest segment of the bag-in-box containers market segmented by material type, accounting for 36.80% or $1.65 billion of the total in 2024. Going forward, the ethylene vinyl alcohol segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the bag-in-box containers market segmented by material type, at a CAGR of 9.08% during 2024-2029.
The bag-in-box containers market is segmented by capacity into less than 5 liters, 5-10 liters, 10-15 liters, 15-20 liters and more than 20 liters. The less than 5 liters market was the largest segment of the bag-in-box containers market segmented by capacity, accounting for 33.24% or $1.49 billion of the total in 2024. Going forward, the 5-10 liters segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the bag-in-box containers market segmented by capacity, at a CAGR of 8.34% during 2024-2029.
The bag-in-box containers market is segmented by application into food and beverages, industrial liquids (includes chemicals), household products and other applications (includes pharmaceuticals). The food and beverages market was the largest segment of the bag-in-box containers market segmented by application, accounting for 66.30% or $2.97 billion of the total in 2024. Going forward, the other applications (includes pharmaceuticals) segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the bag-in-box containers market segmented by application, at a CAGR of 10.03% during 2024-2029.
The bag-in-box containers market is segmented by product type into film and molded. The film market was the largest segment of the bag-in-box containers market segmented by product type, accounting for 69.84% or $3.13 billion of the total in 2024. Going forward, the molded segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the bag-in-box containers market segmented by product type, at a CAGR of 9.63% during 2024-2029.
The top opportunities in the bag-in-box containers market segmented by material type will arise in the ethylene vinyl alcohol segment, which will gain $664.21 million of global annual sales by 2029. The top opportunities in the bag-in-box containers market segmented by capacity will arise in the less than 5 liters segment, which will gain $490.42 million of global annual sales by 2029. The top opportunities in the bag-in-box containers market segmented by application will arise in the food and beverages segment, which will gain $961.65 million of global annual sales by 2029. The top opportunities in the bag-in-box containers market segmented by product type will arise in the film segment, which will gain $950.32 million of global annual sales by 2029. The bag-in-box containers market size will gain the most in the USA at $302.18 million.
Market-trend-based strategies for the bag-in-box containers market include focus on eco-friendly recycle-ready bag-in-box for water, focus on portable wine juice boxes revolutionize on-the-go and home wine experiences, focus on fully recyclable bag-in-box design enhances long-distance food transport durability and focus on space-saving, eco-friendly bag-in-box packaging for motor oils.
Player-adopted strategies in the bag-in-box containers market include focus on enhancing operational capabilities through new product launches and focus on enhancing operational capabilities through strategic acquisitions.
To take advantage of the opportunities, the analyst recommends the bag-in-box containers market companies to focus on developing recyclable and sustainable packaging, focus on expanding portable and convenient packaging solutions, focus on developing durable and fully recyclable packaging for long-distance transport, focus on developing space-saving and efficient packaging, focus on ethylene vinyl alcohol segment for growth, focus on 5-10 liters segment for growth, focus on molded segment for growth, focus on expanding distribution channels for bag-in-box containers, focus on competitive and value-based pricing for bag-in-box containers, focus on integrated promotional campaigns for bag-in-box containers, focus on customer-centric educational promotion for bag-in-box containers, focus on other applications segment for growth.
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Description
Where is the largest and fastest-growing market for bag-in-box containers? How does the market relate to the overall economy; demography and other similar markets? What forces will shape the market going forward? The bag-in-box containers market global report answers all these questions and many more.The report covers market characteristics; size and growth; segmentation; regional and country breakdowns; competitive landscape; market shares; trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s history and forecasts market growth by geography. It places the market within the context of the wider bag-in-box containers market; and compares it with other markets.
The report covers the following chapters:
- Introduction and Market Characteristics - Brief introduction to the segmentations covered in the market, definitions and explanations about the segment by material type, by capacity, by application and product type.
- Key Trends - Highlights the major trends shaping the global market. This section also highlights likely future developments in the market.
- Growth Analysis and Strategic Analysis Framework - Analysis on PESTEL, end use industries, market growth rate, global historic (2019-2024) and forecast (2024-2029, 2034F) market values and drivers and restraints that support and control the growth of the market in the historic and forecast periods, forecast growth contributors and total addressable market (TAM).
- Global Market Size and Growth - Global historic (2019-2024) and forecast (2024-2029, 2034F) market values and drivers and restraints that support and control the growth of the market in the historic and forecast periods.
- Regional and Country Analysis - Historic (2019-2024) and forecast (2024-2029, 2034F) market values and growth and market share comparison by region and country.
- Market Segmentation - Contains the market values (2019-2024) (2024-2029, 2034F) and analysis for each segment by material type, by capacity, by application and product type in the market. Historic (2019-2024) and forecast (2024-2029) and (2029-2034) market values and growth and market share comparison by region market.
- Regional Market Size and Growth - Regional market size (2024), historic (2019-2024) and forecast (2024-2029, 2034F) market values and growth and market share comparison of countries within the region. This report includes information on all the regions Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa and major countries within each region.
- Competitive Landscape - Details on the competitive landscape of the market, estimated market shares and company profiles of the leading players.
- Other Major and Innovative Companies - Details on the company profiles of other major and innovative companies in the market
- Competitive Benchmarking - Briefs on the financials comparison between major players in the market.
- Competitive Dashboard - Briefs on competitive dashboard of major players.
- Key Mergers and Acquisitions - Information on recent mergers and acquisitions in the market covered in the report. This section gives key financial details of mergers and acquisitions, which have shaped the market in recent years.
- Recent Developments - Information on recent developments in the market covered in the report.
- Market Opportunities and Strategies - Describes market opportunities and strategies based on findings of the research, with information on growth opportunities across countries, segments and strategies to be followed in those markets.
- Conclusions and Recommendations - This section includes recommendations for bag-in-box containers providers in terms of product/service offerings geographic expansion, marketing strategies and target groups.
- Appendix - This section includes details on the NAICS codes covered, abbreviations and currencies codes used in this report.
Markets Covered:
1) By Material Type: Low Density Polyethylene; Ethylene Vinyl Acetate; Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol; Other Material Types2) By Capacity: Less Than 5 Liters; 5-10 Liters; 10-15 Liters; 15-20 Liters; More Than 20 Liters
3) By Application: Food and Beverages; Industrial Liquids; Household Products; Other Applications
4) By Product Type: Film; Molded
Companies Mentioned: Mondi; WestRock Company; Amcor Ltd; Sealed Air Corporation (Liquibox); Smurfit Kappa Group
Countries: Australia; China; India; Indonesia; Japan; South Korea; USA; Canada; Brazil; France; Germany; UK; Italy; Spain; Russia
Regions: Asia-Pacific; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets; GDP proportions; expenditure per capita; bag-in-box containers indicators comparison.
Data Segmentation: Country and regional historic and forecast data; market share of competitors; market segments.
Sourcing and Referencing: Data and analysis throughout the report is sourced using end notes.
Companies Mentioned
The companies featured in this Bag-in-Box Containers market report include:- Mondi
- WestRock Company
- Amcor Ltd
- Sealed Air Corporation (Liquibox)
- Smurfit Kappa Group
- DS Smith PLC
- Goglio SpA
- SIG Group AG (Scholle IPN)
- Aran Group
- Zarcos America
- TriMas Corporation
- Qingdao Zhongbang Packaging Co., Ltd.
- Qingdao LAF Packaging Co., Ltd
- Toyo Seikan Group Holdings
- Hokkan Holdings Ltd
- CDF Corporation
- Optopack Ltd
- Aran Group
- Fujimori Kogyo (now ZACROS Corporation)
- Smurfit Westrock
- DS Smith
- Arlington Packaging
- Aspla Plásticos Españoles S.A.
- Quadpack Industries, S.A.
- Goglio S.p.A.
- Polsinelli Enologia Srl
- Kappa Rus
- Q-PAQ
- Smurfit Kappa
- Tetra Pak
- GNS Packaging Solutions
- TedPack LLC
- SIG
- Amcor plc
- CDF Corporation
- Zacros America
- Pack-Logix
- Sealed Air Corporation
- General Films
- AstraPouch
- Mpact Limited
Table Information
| Report Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| No. of Pages | 648 |
| Published | November 2025 |
| Forecast Period | 2024 - 2034 |
| Estimated Market Value ( USD | $ 4.48 Billion |
| Forecasted Market Value ( USD | $ 8.63 Billion |
| Compound Annual Growth Rate | 6.8% |
| Regions Covered | Global |
| No. of Companies Mentioned | 42 |
