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Flexible Packaging in Europe

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  • 54 Pages
  • February 2026
  • Region: Europe
  • GlobalData
  • ID: 6245417
Flexible Packaging in Europe industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2020-25, and forecast to 2030). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

  • The flexible packaging market refers to the sales of packaging products made from flexible or semi-flexible materials that can readily change shape without breaking, and that are used to contain, protect, preserve, and distribute goods across end-use industries.
  • The European flexible packaging market recorded a revenue of $53.5 billion in 2025, and the value increased with a CAGR of 3.0% between 2020 and 2025.
  • The food & beverages segment accounted for the market's largest proportion in 2025, with total revenue of $32.1 billion, equivalent to 60.0% of the market's overall value.
  • In 2025, Europe held a share of 19.9% in the global flexible packaging industry.

Report Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the flexible packaging market in Europe
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the flexible packaging market in Europe
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key flexible packaging market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Europe flexible packaging market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the Europe flexible packaging market by value in 2025?
  • What will be the size of the Europe flexible packaging market in 2030?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Europe flexible packaging market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • Who are the top competitors in Europe's flexible packaging market?

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strengths and strategies of leading players?
7.3. What are the recent developments in the market?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Amcor Plc
8.2. Smurfit WestRock Plc
8.3. Mondi Plc
8.4. Constantia Flexibles Group GmbH
8.5. Tetra Pak International SA
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related the analyst research
10.4. About the Analyst
List of Tables
Table 1: Europe flexible packaging market value: $ billion, 2020-2025
Table 2: Europe flexible packaging market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020-2025
Table 3: Europe flexible packaging market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020-2025
Table 4: Europe flexible packaging market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2025
Table 5: Europe flexible packaging market value forecast: $ billion, 2025-2030
Table 6: Amcor Plc: Key Facts
Table 7: Amcor Plc: annual financial ratios
Table 8: Amcor Plc: key employees
Table 9: Smurfit WestRock Plc: Key Facts
Table 10: Smurfit WestRock Plc: annual financial ratios
Table 11: Smurfit WestRock Plc: key employees
Table 12: Mondi Plc: Key Facts
Table 13: Mondi Plc: annual financial ratios
Table 14: Mondi Plc: key employees
Table 15: Constantia Flexibles Group GmbH: Key Facts
Table 16: Constantia Flexibles Group GmbH: key employees
Table 17: Tetra Pak International SA: Key Facts
Table 18: Tetra Pak International SA: key employees
Table 19: Europe Size of Population (Million), 2021-2025
Table 20: Europe Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-2025
Table 21: Europe GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-2025
Table 22: Europe Inflation, 2021-2025
Table 23: Europe Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-2025
Table 24: Europe Exchange Rate, 2020-2025
List of Figures
Figure 1: Europe flexible packaging market value: $ billion, 2020-2025
Figure 2: Europe flexible packaging market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020-2025
Figure 3: Europe flexible packaging market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 4: Europe flexible packaging market value forecast: $ billion, 2025-2030
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the flexible packaging market in Europe, 2025
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the flexible packaging market in Europe, 2025
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the flexible packaging market in Europe, 2025
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the flexible packaging market in Europe, 2025
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the flexible packaging market in Europe, 2025
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the flexible packaging market in Europe, 2025

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Amcor Plc
  • Smurfit WestRock Plc
  • Mondi Plc
  • Constantia Flexibles Group GmbH
  • Tetra Pak International SA