Pharmaceutical Packaging Market Analysis

  • Report ID: 4616
  • Published Date: Sep 10, 2025
  • Report Format: PDF, PPT

Pharmaceutical Packaging Market Segmentation:

Material 

The global pharmaceutical packaging market is segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by material into plastic, glass, metal, paper, and others. Out of which the plastic segment is anticipated to hold the largest market share over the forecast period. The growth of this segment can be attributed to its growing preference for packaging of tablets and capsules. Further, they also extensively used for packing liquid dose like syrups, and nasal. Approximately 19% of the weight of all pharmaceutical packaging is currently made up of plastic. Plastics are a diverse set of rigid composite materials that are primarily organic and that could be cast, molded, or directly polymerized into form, typically by applying pressure and heat separately or in combination. They benefit from being light in weight, simple to process, break resistant, tamper proof, pilfer proof, and corrosion resistant. Hence their demand in pharmaceutical companies for packaging is estimated to boost.

Type

The global pharmaceutical packaging market is also segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by type into primary and secondary. Amongst these segments, the primary segment is anticipated to generate the largest revenue in the market. Primary packaging, often known as retail packaging or POS (Point-of-Sale) packaging, is the package that comes into direct touch with the product. Primary packaging's major goals are product preservation and consumer education. In order to shield the product from the environment, it is typically composed of materials that are impermeable to air, light, and moisture. It is foremost procedure in packaging of medicine and hence can’t be avoided. Therefore, owing to the growth of the segment is anticipated to increase.

Our in-depth analysis of the global market includes the following segments:

                      By Type

  • Primary
  • Secondary

                      By Material

  • Plastic
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Paper
  • Others

                    By Product Type

  • Vials
  • Bottles
  • Blister Packs
  • Sachets
  • Syringes
  • Ampoules
  • Cartons & Boxes

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

In the year 2026, the industry size of pharmaceutical packaging is evaluated at USD 166.3 billion.

The global pharmaceutical packaging market size was worth over USD 150.7 billion in 2025 and is poised to grow at a CAGR of more than 11.5%, reaching USD 447.57 billion revenue by 2035.

North America pharmaceutical packaging market will secure around 40.6% share by 2035, driven by reshoring of pharmaceutical manufacturing, increased production facilities, and rising government spending on medicines.

Key players in the market include Becton, Dickinson, and Company, Amcor plc, AptarGroup, Inc., Drug Plastics Group, Gerresheimer AG, Schott AG, Owens Illinois, Inc., West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Berry Global, Inc., WestRock Company, SGD S.A.
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