In 2016, the flexible packaging industry was valued at a total of 30.2 billion U.S. dollars in the United States alone.
In 2017, 39 percent of the packaging market’s value was generated from flexible packaging. Rigid plastic packaging held the second largest share of the global packaging market, with 28 percent. Share of the global packaging market in 2017, by packaging type
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Flexible Packaging Association. (October 18, 2017). Share of the global packaging market in 2017, by packaging type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/258962/share-of-the-global-packaging-market-by-packaging-type/
Flexible Packaging Association. "Share of the global packaging market in 2017, by packaging type." Chart. October 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258962/share-of-the-global-packaging-market-by-packaging-type/
Flexible Packaging Association. (2017). Share of the global packaging market in 2017, by packaging type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258962/share-of-the-global-packaging-market-by-packaging-type/
Flexible Packaging Association. "Share of The Global Packaging Market in 2017, by Packaging Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258962/share-of-the-global-packaging-market-by-packaging-type/
Flexible Packaging Association, Share of the global packaging market in 2017, by packaging type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258962/share-of-the-global-packaging-market-by-packaging-type/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Share of the global packaging market in 2017, by packaging type [Graph], Flexible Packaging Association, October 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/258962/share-of-the-global-packaging-market-by-packaging-type/