In many food-packaging applications, including stand-up pouches and flow wrappers, films are typically made using mixed materials in the structure. When different types of plastics are combined in a single package, it can be challenging to separate and recycle them effectively, leading to contamination and reduced quality of recycled materials. The widely used multi-material packaging film cannot be practically delaminated and recycled at scale.
Mono-material packaging involves using a single type of recyclable plastic to avoid the issues associated with mixed recycling. By designing packaging using only one type of recyclable plastic, such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or high-density polyethylene (HDPE), the recycling process becomes more streamlined and efficient. Mono-material packaging eliminates the need for complex sorting and separation processes, increasing the likelihood of the material being recycled and reducing the chances of contamination. The use of mono-materials packaging films increases recycling rates and creates higher quality recyclate, reducing waste and strengthening the post-consumer recycled (PCR) supply chain.
The global mono-material packaging market is experiencing significant growth due to increasing demand for sustainable and recyclable packaging solutions. The Global Market for Mono-material Packaging 2024-2035 provides an in-depth analysis of the mono-material packaging market, including market drivers, challenges, opportunities, and future trends. The report also covers key materials, production technologies, applications, and regional market insights.
The report covers different production technologies employed in the manufacturing of mono-material packaging, such as extrusion, injection molding, blow molding, thermoforming, compression molding, and 3D printing. It compares these technologies with multi-material packaging formats and highlights their respective advantages and limitations. A wide range of materials used in mono-material packaging is covered in the report, including plastics, bioplastics, paper and paperboard, metals, and glass. The properties and applications of each material are discussed in detail, with a special focus on the latest developments in bioplastics, such as polylactic acid (PLA), polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), starch-based plastics, nanocellulose, chitosan, and alginate.
The report also explores the various end-use industries that utilize mono-material packaging, including food and beverages, personal care and cosmetics, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, electronics and appliances, automotive, and building and construction. It analyzes the growth drivers, key applications, and latest trends in each market, and provides a list of key companies operating in each sector.
A comprehensive market analysis is provided, which includes market size, growth rate, and segmentation by material type, application, and region. The report identifies the key market drivers, such as increasing demand for sustainable packaging, stringent regulations, and growing consumer awareness, as well as the challenges faced by the market, such as high production costs and limited recycling infrastructure.
Detailed profiles of >50 key players in the global mono-material packaging market are included, covering their product portfolio plus over 200 profiles of materials producers for mono-material packaging. Companies profiled include Aegis Packaging, Albéa Group, Borealis, Coveris, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., Faerch A/S, Fuji Packaging, Henkel, Hoffmann Neopac, Huhtamaki Oyj, Innovia, Jindal Films, Klöckner Pentaplast, Mondi, Saica, Schur, Südpack, Toppan and Wipf AG.
The Global Market for Mono-material Packaging 2024-2035 report serves as an essential resource for packaging manufacturers, suppliers, and end-users seeking to understand the latest trends and opportunities in the mono-material packaging market. It provides valuable insights into market dynamics, helping stakeholders make informed business decisions and stay ahead of the competition.
Report contents include:
- Definition and overview of mono-material packaging
- Advantages and challenges of mono-material packaging
- Comparison of mono and multi-material packaging
- Production Technologies
- Extrusion
- Injection molding
- Blow molding
- Thermoforming
- Compression molding
- 3D printing
- Comparison with multi-material packaging formats
- Materials
- Plastics
- Bioplastics (PLA, PHA, starch-based plastics, nanocellulose, chitosan, alginate)
- Paper and paperboard
- Metals
- Glass
- Properties and applications of each material
- Markets and Applications
- Food and beverages
- Personal care and cosmetics
- Healthcare and pharmaceuticals
- Electronics and appliances
- Automotive
- Building and construction
- Growth drivers, key applications, and trends in each market
- Key companies operating in each sector
- Market Analysis
- Market size, growth rate, and segmentation by material type, application, and region
- Key market drivers (demand for sustainable packaging, regulations, consumer awareness)
- Challenges (high production costs, limited recycling infrastructure)
- Future outlook and growth opportunities
- Company Profiles
- Profiles of key players in the global mono-material packaging market
1 INTRODUCTION 13
- 1.1 What is Mono-material Packaging? 13
- 1.1.1 Sustainable Packaging 15
- 1.1.2 Mono vs Multi-Material Packaging 16
- 1.1.3 Recyclable mono-material packaging 17
- 1.1.4 Flexible plastic packaging 18
- 1.1.4.1 Multi-material flexible plastic packaging 18
- 1.1.4.2 Mono-material flexible plastic packaging 19
- 1.1.5 High barrier mono-material packaging 21
- 1.1.6 Mono-material design 22
- 1.2 Advantages of Mono-material Packaging 23
- 1.2.1 Recyclability 23
- 1.2.2 Sustainability 25
- 1.2.3 Cost-effectiveness 26
- 1.2.4 High barrier properties 27
- 1.2.5 Simplicity in Production 28
- 1.3 Challenges and Limitations 29
2 PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES 31
- 2.1 Extrusion 33
- 2.1.1 Blown Film Extrusion 33
- 2.1.2 Cast Film Extrusion 34
- 2.1.3 Sheet Extrusion 35
- 2.2 Injection Molding 36
- 2.3 Blow Molding 37
- 2.3.1 Extrusion Blow Molding 37
- 2.3.2 Injection Blow Molding 38
- 2.3.3 Stretch Blow Molding 39
- 2.4 Thermoforming 40
- 2.5 Compression Molding 41
- 2.6 3D Printing 42
3 MATERIALS 48
- 3.1 Plastics 50
- 3.1.1 Polyethylene (PE) 53
- 3.1.1.1 Low-density Polyethylene (LDPE) 53
- 3.1.1.2 High-density Polyethylene (HDPE) 54
- 3.1.2 Polypropylene (PP) 56
- 3.1.3 Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) 58
- 3.1.4 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) 59
- 3.1.5 Polystyrene (PS) 61
- 3.1.6 Regenerated cellulose fibre 62
- 3.1.7 Companies 63
- 3.1.1 Polyethylene (PE) 53
- 3.2 Bioplastics 64
- 3.2.1 Polylactic Acid (PLA) 64
- 3.2.1.1 Overview 64
- 3.2.1.2 Companies 66
- 3.2.2 Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) 66
- 3.2.2.1 Overview 66
- 3.2.2.2 Types 68
- 3.2.2.3 Companies 72
- 3.2.3 Starch-based Plastics 74
- 3.2.3.1 Overview 74
- 3.2.3.2 Companies 75
- 3.2.4 Nanocellulose 76
- 3.2.4.1 Cellulose nanofibers 76
- 3.2.4.2 Bacterial cellulose 80
- 3.2.5 Chitosan 86
- 3.2.5.1 Overview 86
- 3.2.5.2 Companies 87
- 3.2.6 Alginate 87
- 3.2.6.1 Overview 88
- 3.2.6.2 Companies 91
- 3.2.1 Polylactic Acid (PLA) 64
- 3.3 Paper and Paperboard 94
- 3.3.1 Kraft Paper 96
- 3.3.2 Corrugated Board 97
- 3.3.3 Cartonboard 98
- 3.3.4 Molded Pulp 99
- 3.4 Metals 101
- 3.4.1 Aluminium 102
- 3.4.2 Steel 103
- 3.5 Glass 104
4 MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS 106
- 4.1 Food and Beverages 107
- 4.1.1 Flexible Packaging 108
- 4.1.1.1 Market overview 108
- 4.1.1.2 Applications 109
- 4.1.2 Rigid Packaging 112
- 4.1.2.1 Market overview 112
- 4.1.2.2 Applications 113
- 4.1.3 Companies 117
- 4.1.1 Flexible Packaging 108
- 4.2 Personal Care and Cosmetics 118
- 4.2.1 Market overview 119
- 4.2.2 Applications 120
- 4.2.3 Companies 122
- 4.3 Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals 123
- 4.3.1 Market overview 123
- 4.3.2 Applications 124
- 4.3.3 Companies 127
- 4.4 Electronics and Appliances 129
- 4.4.1 Market overview 129
- 4.4.2 Applications 130
- 4.4.3 Companies 130
- 4.5 Other Markets 134
- 4.5.1 Automotive 134
- 4.5.2 Building and Construction 136
5 MARKET ANALYSIS 139
- 5.1 Market Overview 139
- 5.2 Market Drivers 141
- 5.3 Market Restraints 142
- 5.4 Market Opportunities 144
- 5.5 Market Segmentation 146
- 5.5.1 By Material Type 146
- 5.5.2 By Application 147
- 5.5.3 By Region 148
- 5.6 Market Size and Forecast 149
- 5.6.1 Global Market Value and Volume 149
- 5.6.1.1 Revenues 149
- 5.6.1.2 Volumes 151
- 5.6.2 Regional Market Value and Volume 155
- 5.6.2.1 Revenues 155
- 5.6.2.2 Volumes 156
- 5.6.2.3 North America 157
- 5.6.2.4 Europe 158
- 5.6.2.5 Asia-Pacific 161
- 5.6.2.6 Latin America 163
- 5.6.2.7 Middle East and Africa 165
- 5.6.1 Global Market Value and Volume 149
- 5.7 Competitive Landscape 166
- 5.7.1 Key players 166
- 5.7.2 Competitive Strategies 167
- 5.8 SWOT Analysis 169
- 5.9 Regulatory Framework and Sustainability Initiatives 171
- 5.9.1 Regulations and Directives 172
- 5.9.1.1 European Union (EU) 172
- 5.9.1.2 United States (US) 173
- 5.9.1.3 China 174
- 5.9.2 Other Regions 175
- 5.9.3 Sustainability Initiatives and Certifications 175
- 5.9.1 Regulations and Directives 172
- 5.10 Future Trends and Developments 178
- 5.10.1 Advancements in Material Science 178
- 5.10.2 Smart and Intelligent Packaging 179
- 5.10.3 Circular Economy and Closed-loop Systems 180
- 5.10.4 Shift Towards Reusable and Refillable Packaging 181
6 COMPANY PROFILES 184 (52 company profiles)
7 APPENDICES 234
- 7.1 List of Abbreviations 234
- 7.2 Glossary of Terms 235
8 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 237
- 8.1 Data Collection 238
- 8.2 Data Analysis 238
- 8.3 Assumptions and Limitations 238
9 REFERENCES 238
List of Tables
- Table 1. Types of sustainable packaging. 15
- Table 2. Targets and progress of the top 10 plastic packaging producers. 15
- Table 3. Mono vs Multi-Material Packaging. 16
- Table 4. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Mono-material Packaging vs. Conventional Packaging. 20
- Table 5. Advantages of Mono-material Packaging. 23
- Table 6. Global Recycling Rates. 23
- Table 7. Challenges and Limitations in Mono-material Packaging. 29
- Table 8. Mono-material Packaging Production Technologies comparison. 31
- Table 9. Comparison with multi-material packaging formats. 32
- Table 10. Mono-material plastic packaging products. 48
- Table 11. Properties of Commonly Used Plastics in Mono-material Packaging. 50
- Table 12. Mono-material plastics producers. 63
- Table 13. Polylactic acid (PLA) market analysis-manufacture, advantages, disadvantages and applications. 64
- Table 14. PLA producers. 66
- Table 15.Types of PHAs and properties. 69
- Table 16. Commercially available PHAs. 71
- Table 17. PHA producers. 72
- Table 18. Common starch sources that can be used as feedstocks for producing biochemicals. 74
- Table 19. Starch-based plastics producers. 75
- Table 20. Applications of cellulose nanofibers (CNF). 76
- Table 21. Cellulose nanofibers producers. 77
- Table 22. Bacterial cellulose producers. 84
- Table 23. Chitosan producers. 87
- Table 24. Companies developing algal-based bioplastics. 91
- Table 25. Major paper packaging formats. 94
- Table 26. Comparison of Paper and Paperboard Materials for Mono-material Packaging. 95
- Table 27. Mono-material Packaging Applications by End-use Industry. 106
- Table 28. Main flexible packaging materials and their functions. 108
- Table 29. Common plastic polymers and layers in flexible food packaging as well as their respective functions. 110
- Table 30. Companies developing mono-material flexible and rigid packaging. 117
- Table 31. Companies developing mono-material personal care and cosmetics products. 122
- Table 32. Companies developing mono-material healthcare and pharma packaging. 127
- Table 33. Companies developing mono-material electronics packaging. 131
- Table 34. Companies developing mono-material automotive products. 135
- Table 35. Market drivers in Mono-material packaging. 141
- Table 36. Market Restraints in Mono-material Packaging. 142
- Table 37. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, by Material Type (2020-2035), Billions USD. 149
- Table 38. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, by End Use Market (2020-2035), Billions USD. 150
- Table 39. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, by Material Type (2020-2035), ‘000 Tonnes. 151
- Table 40. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, by End Use Market (2020-2035), ‘000 Tonnes. 153
- Table 41. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, by Region (2020-2035), Billions USD. 155
- Table 42. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, by Region (2020-2035), ‘000 Tonnes. 156
- Table 43. Key Players in the Global Mono-material Packaging Market. 166
- Table 44. Regulatory Landscape for Mono-material Packaging in Key Regions. 171
- Table 45. List of abbreviations. 234
- Table 46. Glossary of terms. 235
List of Figures
- Figure 1. Capri-Sun mono-material pouch. 20
- Figure 2. Material Extrusion Process. 44
- Figure 3. Recycling Rates of Various Packaging Materials. 48
- Figure 4. Global Plastic Production and Waste Generation. 51
- Figure 5. LLDPE TF-BOPE packaging for frozen food. 54
- Figure 6. Mondi’s high-barrier MAP thermoformed tray with PP top and bottom webs; and Mondi’s all-PP retortable pouch. 56
- Figure 7. PHA family. 68
- Figure 8. Bacterial nanocellulose shapes 81
- Figure 9. Packaging made from Seaweed. 88
- Figure 10. DSM’s Akulon Fuel Lock. 133
- Figure 11. Mono-material Packaging Value Chain. 138
- Figure 12. Market segmentation by material types 2023. 145
- Figure 13. Market segmentation by application 2023. 146
- Figure 14. Market segmentation by region 2023. 147
- Figure 15. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, by Material Type (2020-2035), Billions USD. 149
- Figure 16. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, by End Use Market (2020-2035), Billions USD. 149
- Figure 17. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, by Material Type (2020-2035), ‘000 Tonnes. 151
- Figure 18. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, by End Use Market (2020-2035), ‘000 Tonnes. 153
- Figure 19. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, by Region (2020-2035), Billions USD. 154
- Figure 20. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, by Region (2020-2035), ‘000 Tonnes. 155
- Figure 21. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, North America (2020-2035), Billions USD. 156
- Figure 22. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, North America (2020-2035), ‘000 Tonnes. 156
- Figure 23. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, Europe (2020-2035), Billions USD. 157
- Figure 24. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, Europe (2020-2035), ‘000 Tonnes. 158
- Figure 25. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, Asia-Pacific (2020-2035), Billions USD. 160
- Figure 26. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, Asia-Pacific (2020-2035), ‘000 Tonnes. 161
- Figure 27. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, Latin America (2020-2035), Billions USD. 162
- Figure 28. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, Latin America (2020-2035), ‘000 Tonnes. 163
- Figure 29. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, Middle East and Africa (2020-2035), Billions USD. 164
- Figure 30. Global Mono-material Packaging Market Revenues, Middle East and Africa (2020-2035), ‘000 Tonnes. 165
- Figure 31. SWOT Analysis of the Global Mono-material Packaging Market. 168
- Figure 32. oneBARRIER technology. 189
- Figure 33. Cups for dairy products made with Bornewables™. 189
- Figure 34. Push Tab® packaging. 203
- Figure 35. Clear blister films made with kpNext™. 207
- Figure 36. Molded Fiber Labeling applied to products. 209
- Figure 37. SABIC’s stand-up PE pouch. 217
- Figure 38. Toppan’s recyclable mono-material PP packaging. 226
- Figure 39. Packaging made with Zotefoams ReZorce®. 232
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