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Pharmaceutical Packaging in South America

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  • 54 Pages
  • March 2026
  • GlobalData
  • ID: 6285862

Pharmaceutical Packaging in South America

Summary

Pharmaceutical Packaging in South America industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: 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

  • Pharmaceutical packaging involves enclosing and protecting medicinal products to ensure their quality, safety, and effectiveness throughout their shelf life. Based on packaging type, the market is segmented into primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging. Primary packaging comes into direct contact with the medicine and safeguards it from contamination and environmental factors. Secondary packaging provides additional protection, while also offering labeling and product information. Tertiary packaging is designed for bulk handling, storage, and transportation of pharmaceutical products.
  • The South American pharmaceutical packaging market recorded a revenue of $4.7 billion in 2025, and the value increased with a CAGR of 6.0% between 2020 and 2025.
  • The primary segment accounted for the market's largest proportion in 2025, with total revenue of $3.4 billion, equivalent to 72.4% of the market's overall value.
  • The growth of the South American pharmaceutical packaging market during 2020-25 was driven by the increase in demand for generic pharmaceuticals due to the accelerating healthcare costs and increasing abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) approvals.

Scope

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

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the South America pharmaceutical packaging market by value in 2025?
  • What will be the size of the South America pharmaceutical packaging market in 2030?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South America pharmaceutical packaging market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • How large is South America’s pharmaceutical packaging market in relation to its regional counterparts?

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. Becton Dickinson and Co
8.4. AptarGroup Inc
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 Pharmaceutical Packaging Market Value: $ Million, 2020-25
Table 2: South America Pharmaceutical Packaging Market Category Segmentation: % Share, By Value, 2020-25
Table 3: South America Pharmaceutical Packaging Market Category Segmentation: $ Million, 2020-25
Table 4: South America Pharmaceutical Packaging Market Geography Segmentation: $ Million, 2025
Table 5: South America Pharmaceutical Packaging Market Value Forecast: $ Million, 2025-30
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: Becton Dickinson and Co: Key Facts
Table 13: Becton Dickinson and Co: annual financial ratios
Table 14: Becton Dickinson and Co: key employees
Table 15: Becton Dickinson and Co: key employees Continued
Table 16: AptarGroup Inc: Key Facts
Table 17: AptarGroup Inc: annual financial ratios
Table 18: AptarGroup Inc: key employees
Table 19: South America Exchange Rate, 2020-25
List of Figures
Figure 1: South America Pharmaceutical Packaging Market Value: $ Million, 2020-25
Figure 2: South America Pharmaceutical Packaging Market Category Segmentation: $ Million, 2020-25
Figure 3: South America Pharmaceutical Packaging Market Geography Segmentation: % Share, By Value, 2025
Figure 4: South America Pharmaceutical Packaging Market Value Forecast: $ Million, 2025-30
Figure 5: Forces Driving Competition In The Pharmaceutical Packaging Market In South America, 2025
Figure 6: Drivers Of Buyer Power In The Pharmaceutical Packaging Market In South America, 2025
Figure 7: Drivers Of Supplier Power In The Pharmaceutical Packaging Market In South America, 2025
Figure 8: Factors Influencing The Likelihood Of New Entrants In The Pharmaceutical Packaging Market In South America, 2025
Figure 9: Factors Influencing The Threat Of Substitutes In The Pharmaceutical Packaging Market In South America, 2025
Figure 10: Drivers Of Degree Of Rivalry In The Pharmaceutical 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
  • Smurfit WestRock Plc
  • Becton Dickinson and Co
  • AptarGroup Inc