Opportunities in the Romanian Packaging Industry 2026

Total packaging volumes in Romania were 23.5 billion units in 2025, and will reach 25.6 billion units in 2030, recording a CAGR of 1.7% during 2025-30.

Flexible packaging was the most used pack material with a 30.1% share, recording 7.1 billion units in 2025 and expected to reach 7.8 billion units in 2030, at a CAGR of 2.1%. Food accounted for the highest usage of flexible packaging.

Rigid plastics, the second-most-utilized pack material, accounted for a 27.2% share of total packaging volumes in 2025.

Rigid metal, with a smaller volume share of 15.1% in 2025, is forecast to register the highest CAGR during 2025-30, at 3.4%.

Report Scope

This report utilizes multiple data sources to provide a comprehensive overview of the packaging industry in Romania, as part of our coverage of the industry across 48 countries. It includes an analysis of the following:

• Market overview: Provides an overview of the usage of different pack materials across different industries in terms of the number of units, packaging share, and growth rates during 2020-30. Additionally, it explores packaging innovations for the leading industries in regard to each pack material analyzed.
• Growth in the use of pack materials by industry: Provides an overview of the shift in the utilization of various pack materials across the leading industries during 2025-30.
• Key pack materials: Includes data and analysis-number of units (millions) and growth rates-for five key pack materials, namely rigid plastics, rigid metal, paper & board, flexible packaging, and glass during 2020-30. It also includes data and analysis for pack materials other than the previously mentioned five. Additionally, the section covers:
• Pack sub-type: Includes aerosol - metal, box - rigid plastic, carton - carton board, box - liquid packaging board, box - other material, foil - aluminum, pod - paper, flexible plastic, tray - aluminum, tube - flexible plastic, other flexible packaging pack types - all sub-types, HDPE, PET, and others.
• Pack type: Includes aerosol, bag-in-box, bag/sachet, blister pack, bottle, box, bubble top, can, carton-folding, carton-liquid, clamshell, etc.
• Closure material: Includes metal, plastic, glass, natural cork, synthetic cork, and others.
• Closure type: Includes cap, crown, dispenser, film, flip/snap top, foil, lever closure, plastic tie, prize off, screw top, sports cap, stopper, and twist off.
• Primary outer material: Includes flexible packaging, board, rigid plastic, and others.
• Primary outer type: Includes bag, blister pack, carton-folding, shrink wrap, sleeve, and others.

Reasons to Buy

• Manufacturers and retailers seek latest information on how the market is evolving to formulate their sales and marketing strategies. There is also demand for authentic market data with a high level of detail. This report has been created to provide its readers with up-to-date information and analysis to uncover emerging opportunities of growth within the sector in the region.
• The report provides a detailed analysis of the countries in the region, covering the key challenges, competitive landscape and demographic analysis, that can help companies gain insight into the country specific nuances.
• The analysts have also placed a significant emphasis on the key trends that drive consumer choice and the future opportunities that can be explored in the region, than can help companies in revenue expansion.
• To gain competitive intelligence about leading brands in the sector in the region with information about their market share and growth rates.