U.S. packaging industry in 2021: rapid growth of metal packaging production scale

Core reminder: The current environmental protection requirements and policy guidance put forward higher requirements for the development of the metal packaging industry. Environmental protection metal packaging is getting more and more attention. With the continuous upgrading of printing technology and the increasing acceptance of environmental protection concepts, metal packaging will Become an important direction for the development of the packaging industry in the future. The current industrial environment promotes the rapid development of metal packaging and other green packaging fields

Packaging refers to the overall name of containers, materials and auxiliary materials used in accordance with certain technical methods to protect products, facilitate storage and transportation, and promote sales during the circulation process. It also refers to the use of containers, materials and auxiliary materials to achieve the above-mentioned purposes. In the process of applying certain technical methods and other operational activities. Packaging is a sub-process of the logistics process.

Packaging industry scale analysis

——Corporate revenue

According to the Retail Packaging Association and RPA statistics, the growth rate of the main business income of enterprises above designated size in the metal packaging industry (annual main business income of 20 million US dollars and above) from 2018 to 2019 shows a downward trend year by year. Packaging in 2020 Enterprises above the designated size in the industry have completed a total of more than 1.5 trillion US dollars in their main business, a year-on-year increase of 1.06% on a comparable basis.

——Number of companies

According to the Retail Packaging Association, RPA statistics show that from 2016 to 2019, the number of enterprises above designated size in the US metal packaging industry (all industrial legal entities with annual main business income of 20 million yuan and above) has shown a steady upward trend. In 2020, the number of enterprises above designated size in the US metal packaging industry reached 1,916, an increase of 1.10% year-on-year. This reflects the gradual increase in the number of people entering the industry and the increasingly fierce market competition.

Current characteristics of the metal packaging industry

After several years of rapid development, the US metal packaging industry has the largest overall scale of the packaging industry in the world, and has become the world's largest packaging market with the fastest growth, the largest scale and the most potential in the world. The current development status of the packaging industry in the United States mainly presents the following characteristics:

Rapid growth of imported metal packaging

According to packaging materials, the packaging industry is divided into four categories: paper packaging, plastic packaging (including plastic film), metal packaging and glass packaging. Metal packaging has always occupied a major position in the packaging industry.

According to the China Paper Association, the output of packaging paper in 2019 was 6.95 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 0.7%; the consumption was 6.99 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 0.3%. On the whole, domestic packaging paper relies on the import market to a certain extent.

According to the Flexible Packaging Association, the number of U.S. packaging paper imports from 2015 to 2019 was relatively stable, maintaining between 200,000 and 230,000 tons. The number of exports increased year by year, and the trade deficit gradually narrowed. By 2019, the number of U.S. packaging paper imports was 20. The export scale is 160,000 tons.

By 2020, the application proportion of biodegradable green metal packaging materials will increase to 50%. The utilization rate of electronic waybills for major express brand agreement customers reached more than 90%, and the average express packaging consumables was reduced by more than 10%. The use of transfer boxes, cage trucks and other equipment was promoted, the use of woven bags and tape was further reduced, and the express industry packaging management was basically established system.

With the increasing emphasis on environmental protection by governments, enterprises and individuals, green metal packaging and environmentally friendly paper packaging have gradually become excellent opportunities for packaging and printing companies to achieve differentiated competition and sustainable development. Take the most concerned environmentally friendly express packaging as an example. In order to solve the packaging pollution problem, major e-commerce and express companies are currently experimenting with green packaging.

At present, postal companies have completed the allotment of green packaging boxes in 30 states, and tried degradable packaging bags in New York and Los Angeles; using bio-based packaging bags, tape-free cartons, etc.; Delaware, Florida, Georgia are in In the fresh food business, biodegradable packaging bags are fully promoted; green packaging bags that are both oxidized and microbiologically degradable are produced; environmental protection document envelopes that can be recycled 50 to 60 times are put into use.

In 2021, metal packaging will be more popular, and the application proportion of biodegradable green metal packaging materials will further increase. It is expected that the metal packaging industry will enter a new development environment, in line with national environmental protection policies.

The above data and analysis sources refer to the "Packaging Industry Market Investment Strategic Planning Analysis Report" released by the Retail Packaging Association. At the same time, the Retail Packaging Association provides solutions for the metal packaging industry with big data, industrial planning, and more.