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Flexible Packaging in South America

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  • 48 Pages
  • February 2026
  • GlobalData
  • ID: 6245421
Flexible Packaging in South America 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 South American flexible packaging market recorded a revenue of $46.4 billion in 2025, and the value increased with a CAGR of 2.9% between 2020 and 2025.
  • The food & beverages segment accounted for the market's largest proportion in 2025, with total revenue of $28.0 billion, equivalent to 60.4% of the market's overall value.
  • In 2025, South America held a share of 17.2% 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 South America
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the flexible packaging market in South America
  • 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 South America flexible packaging market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the South America flexible packaging market by value in 2025?
  • What will be the size of the South America flexible packaging market in 2030?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South America flexible packaging market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • Who are the top competitors in South America'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. Tetra Pak International SA
8.3. Sealed Air Corp
8.4. Oben Holding Group SAC
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: South America flexible packaging market value: $ billion, 2020-2025
Table 2: South America flexible packaging market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020-2025
Table 3: South America flexible packaging market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020-2025
Table 4: South America flexible packaging market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2025
Table 5: South America 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: Tetra Pak International SA: Key Facts
Table 10: Tetra Pak International SA: key employees
Table 11: Sealed Air Corp: Key Facts
Table 12: Sealed Air Corp: annual financial ratios
Table 13: Sealed Air Corp: key employees
Table 14: Oben Holding Group SAC: Key Facts
Table 15: South America Exchange Rate, 2020-2025
List of Figures
Figure 1: South America flexible packaging market value: $ billion, 2020-2025
Figure 2: South America flexible packaging market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020-2025
Figure 3: South America flexible packaging market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 4: South America flexible packaging market value forecast: $ billion, 2025-2030
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the flexible packaging market in South America, 2025
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the flexible packaging market in South America, 2025
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the flexible packaging market in South America, 2025
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the flexible packaging market in South America, 2025
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the flexible packaging market in South America, 2025
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the flexible packaging market in South America, 2025

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

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

  • Amcor Plc
  • Tetra Pak International SA
  • Sealed Air Corp
  • Oben Holding Group SAC