Growth Opportunities in the Glass, Plastic, and Paper Packaging Coatings Industry

Future Growth Potential Enhanced by Focus on Sustainability and Regulatory Landscape

The glass, plastic, and paper packaging industry faces a significant challenge in balancing the conventional advantages of product protection and customization with the imperative to reduce landfill waste, combat climate change, and conserve resources. Advanced packaging coatings have extensive applications across several industries, including F&B, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and personal care.

For example, water-based coatings can bolster the barrier properties of paper and cardboard, enabling their use in packaging where plastic was previously dominant. Repulpable barrier coatings offer an eco-friendly alternative to plastic films, facilitating easier recycling in standard paper facilities.

Demand for packaging coatings mirrors the growth in packaging shipments, albeit tempered by the adoption of more efficient coating and application methods. Anticipated advancements in biodegradable and recyclable coatings are poised to propel growth in the paper packaging industry, driven by companies seeking alternatives to conventional plastic packaging.

The analysis focuses on glass, plastic, and paper packaging substrates to examine the demand for packaging coatings, mainly in F&B, pharmaceutical, and personal care products. It discusses the qualitative aspects of some of the most frequently used resin chemistries, such as epoxy, polyurethane, acrylic, phenolics, and polyester in packaging coatings.

The geographic scope of this analysis encompasses the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia.