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Soft Drinks Packaging in South Korea

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  • 11 Pages
  • July 2025
  • Region: South Korea
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 1576533
In 2024, total soft drinks packaging retail volumes in South Korea rose, increasing by 8% to reach 16 billion units. Growth was largely driven by consumer demand for convenience, premiumisation, and functional beverages, such as carbonates, juice, and energy drinks. Younger consumers, in particular, favoured energy drinks in cans, probiotic carbonates in PET bottles, and premium juices in brick liquid cartons, prompting brands to pursue sustainable, on-the-go packaging solutions.

This Soft Drinks Packaging in South Korea report offers insight into key trends and developments driving packaging across the category. The report also examines trends and prospect for various pack types and closures: metal packaging, rigid plastic, glass, liquid cartons, paper-based containers; flexible packaging.

Product coverage: Asian Speciality Drinks, Bottled Water, Carbonates, Concentrates, Energy Drinks, Juice, RTD Coffee, RTD Tea, Sports Drinks.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Soft Drinks Packaging market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

KEY DATA FINDINGS

2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Increasing demand for functional beverages boosts soft drinks packaging
  • Demand for rPET rises along with targets set by the Ministry of Environment
  • Brands move towards more sustainable packaging to meet consumer demand
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Smaller pack sizes set to increase, boosted by on-the-go consumption
  • Increased measures required to achieve the rPET targets set by 2030
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