Packaging Printing Market – By Printing Ink Type, By Printing Technology, By Application, By End Use Industry– Global Forecast, 2025 – 2034

Packaging Printing Market Size

The global packaging printing market size was valued at USD 388.1 billion in 2024 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 4.6% from 2025 to 2034. driven by e-commerce demand for high-quality, visually appealing packaging. The rapid growth of the e-commerce sector and the resulting shift toward online shopping are driving increased demand for printing solutions in packaging.
 

Companies operating in this space need to collaborate with stakeholders across the supply chain to produce high-quality, eco-friendly materials that have less VOC content. Focusing on short-run and on-demand digital printing would bring significant value addition to the company’s offerings. Faster turnarounds and scalability remain key priorities in flexible packaging printing solutions.
 

Sustainability in packaging printing becomes the primary objective of the companies, leading to the adoption of eco-friendly inks that have less environmental impact. As companies innovate packaging printing solutions to meet consumer and sustainability demands, the stakeholders have lucrative opportunities to capitalize on these sustainability trends. This ensures continuous market expansion in packaging printing solutions. Packaging printing refers to the process of applying graphics, images and text to the packaging material and containers for enhancing the aesthetic appeal of the packages along with providing necessary information. The packaging printing can be done through various ways and for differentiated products.
 

Packaging Printing Market Trends

• Advancement in technology is the key trend in the packaging printing industry as the companies in the packaging market are utilizing modern technologies for faster and efficient printing on the packages.
   
• Businesses are forming strategic partnerships to shape the landscape of digital future of packaging by integrating newer methods of printing.
   
• Organizations are advancing with the changing dynamics of the packaging industry and adopting newer ways for printing on the packaging materials. With the fast-changing industry there is greater demand for high productivity and versatility in the flexible packaging printing.
   
• Since the packaging industry is heavily regulated by government norms and standards, the business landscape is witnessing growing conditions with adherence to the policies, specifically in packaging printing market. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) highlighted in its report about 2 volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from the flexible packaging printing, one is evaporation of VOC from inks and coatings and other one is evaporation from cleaning materials. Companies have opportunities to implement add-on-controls to reduce its effect on the environment and grow in this market of packaging printing.
   

Packaging Printing Market Analysis

According to the printing ink type, the packaging printing industry is divided into solvent-based, UV-based, aqueous, and others. With the strong environmental regulation, the packaging printing is actively seeking solution from printing ink manufacturers to bring solutions that are efficient and emit low VOCs to support the sustainability trends in the packaging market.
 

• Solvent-based market was valued at USD 138 billion in 2024. As the packaging industry is growing and there is an increasing shift towards high-quality printing inks, which has strong adhesiveness even on non-porous substrate. The stakeholders in the market are bringing new solvent-based ink for the market.
   
• UV-based market for packaging print is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.3% through 2034.  With the rise in need for durability and high-quality prints, the UV based inks are gaining popularity. It is a widely used option in food packaging printing as it provides vibrant color with excellent durability for intricating printing on packages.
   
• The aqueous market is anticipated to grow and reach a value of USD 113.3 billion by 2034. As it uses water as a solvent for packaging printing, it is becoming a good option for the companies to utilize the aqueous ink. Organizations are utilizing water-based inks as it is sustainable option and significantly reduces the VOCs emissions.
   
• With the focus in increased printing speed and measures taken towards sustainable packaging printing; the printing inks are becoming a support hand for the seamless operation leading to higher quality printing on the required packages.
   

The packaging printing market when divided by printing technology, encompasses flexographic, rotogravure/gravure, digital printing, offset printing, and hybrid printing. The rising trend for the large volume prints, short-run prints and maintaining the desired quality & efficiency in printing is leading to the development of the packaging printing in the current dynamics of the market.
 

• The flexographic packaging printing market held a revenue share of 28.3% in 2024. As the requirement of high-resolution printing on the packages is rising, there is a rising need for the printing solutions companies to cater for the different needs in various sectors of applications such as food and pharmaceuticals.
   
• Rotogravure/Gravure market is expected to reach a value of USD 140.5 billion by 2034. With the rise in automation and digitalization the rotogravure/gravure is gaining momentum in the packaging printing field. Companies are shifting from manual operated to smart automated rotogravure/gravure as it provides greater efficiency in the process.
   
• Digital printing in the packaging printing market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.6% through 2034. Digital printing technology is growing as the demand  for customization, and shorter print runs is rising. In March 2024, HP and Esko made partnership for digital printing packaging production. The collaboration aimed to streamline and automate the packaging value chain. This ensured customization for the customers by helping brand owners to make digital print production more efficient.
   
• By 2034, Offset printing in the packaging printing market is anticipated to exceed USD 113.3 billion. This technology finds relevance for bulk printing where the consistency is required specifically in the carton packaging. Companies are forming strategic collaboration to cater to the requirement in the offset printing packages.
   
• Hybrid printing in packaging printing market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.7% through 2034. With the diverse requirements in the market hybrid technology is gaining traction to provide the blend of conventional or digital printing process. Players in the market are focusing on the integration of hybrid process to meet the needs of the customers.
   
• These technologies are getting preferences based on the requirement of the printing in various sectors such as packaging of food & beverages, pharmaceutical, etc. With these technologies companies are leveraging their expertise and providing solutions to enhance speed and give high quality print in the final product.
   

Based on application, the market is divided into corrugated, flexible, folding cartons, label & tags, and others. The packaging market is growing with the increase in e-commerce sectors and is seeking the solution of packaging printing for different applications.
 

• Corrugated in the packaging printing market is set to grow at a CAGR of 5.7% up to 2034. The shift in the global perspective of attaining sustainable measures is a factor of growth for the corrugated packages.  According to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency the recycling rate for corrugated boxes are as high up to 96.5%. This leads to increase in companies using corrugated types of boxes and providing solutions for the packaging printing of the corrugated boxes.
   
• The flexible application type in the packaging printing held a revenue share of 26.4% in 2024. Flexible packaging uses less material as compared to rigid packaging, leading to faster production and reduced shipping costs. This depicts the reason for its preferences in the current dynamics and the need for fast printing processes to print on flexible materials such as film, pouches, and labels.
   
• Folding cartons market is predicted to hit USD 114.5 billion by 2034. The rising demand of premium printing solutions  on high-quality folding cartons for cosmetics is one of the factors that fuels the market.
   
• Labels & tags in the packaging printing market is expected to grow at CAGR of 5.1% up to 2034. The market is witnessing strong growth as the branding companies are seeking smart printing solutions that provide an impressive aesthetic value to the packages. These are mostly used in food & beverages, cosmetics, and other related domains where packaging is required in large quantities.
   
• The rising requirement of packages and the need to provide sustainable solutions is pushing the industries to adopt the packaging printing solution that helps in speeding up the process of packaging  sustainably.
   

Based end use industry, the market is classified into food & beverages, personal care & cosmetics, chemicals, electronics, household products, pharmaceuticals, and others. The reliance on the packaging printing is increasing end use industry to tackle the growing needs of the consumers.  In the packaging industry there is requirement of producing the packages with the compliance of the regulatory standards. This is leading to the growth of the packaging printing solution to cater the needs of the end use industry.
 

• Food & beverages sector in the packaging printing held a market share of 25.7% in 2024. With the rise in consumer demand for food and beverages, the packaging printing market is witnessing significant growth as brands are  adopting sustainable printing solutions for packaging.  High quality printing solutions are in demand as the regulation on the label and tags are stringent for the food items. In January 2025, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed for the requirement of front-of-package (FOP) nutrition label for packaged foods. This shows rise in demand for packaging printing in the food & beverages sector.
   
• Personal care & cosmetics in the packaging printing is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.2% up to 2034.  With the world focusing on the reduction of Co2 emissions, personal care & cosmetics are focusing on the Fiber/paper-based tube. Companies such as 3D Neopac dealing in high-quality packaging of the cosmetics launched its PaperX Tube Series in March 2023 with the aim to reduce the plastic materials. This is leading to the new dimensions of providing sustainable packaging printing solutions.
   
• Chemicals in the packaging printing market is anticipated to reach a value of USD 55.7 billion by 2034. The growth in the industrial and consumer chemicals is creating demand for durable labels and regulatory compliant printing is increasing the packaging printing.
   
• Electronics market was valued at USD 34.4 billion in 2024. With the growth of electronics products in the market, packaging printing with the focus on high precisions, and anti-counterfeiting packaging solutions is gaining traction.
   
• Household products packaging printing market is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 4.4% till 2034. The household products sector is witnessing a significant shift towards cost-effective, eco-friendly and visually appealing packaging solutions. This is leading to the growth of packaging printing solutions in the market.
   
• Pharmaceuticals in the packaging market is anticipated to grow and reach a value of USD 75.8 billion by 2034. The stricter regulations in the pharma product packaging are leading to the demand for packaging sustainable printing solutions in the market.  Pharma industry aims to make the process of printing fast and providing high printing qualities for clear visibility in the products.
   

The Packaging Printing market in North America is expected to reach a value of USD 148.4 billion by 2034. The region’s growing adoption of technology to cater the needs of packaging industry is the reason for growth of packaging printing. With the region having advanced production facilities, it is set to witness appropriate conditions for the market.
 

• U.S. Packaging Printing market was valued at USD 73.4 billion in 2024. The country’s rising shift towards digital printing technology is leading to the growth of packaging printing solutions to address the need for on-demand printing. Companies within this country are paying attention to short run printing solutions.
   
• Canada Packaging printing market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.5% till 2034. With the growing need for custom design on the packages, the country is witnessing new business opportunities  in the market.
   
• As the digital printing capabilities are gaining traction, Canada is encouraging for new setups within its country to rely on fast printing technologies. This is leading to the development of printing technologies for the packaging market.
   

The Europe packaging printing market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.8% up to 2034. As the country has maintained stringent regulation for the packaging industry, the stakeholders in the market are pushing to provide sustainable solutions along with meeting the customer personalization needs.
 

• The UK market for packaging printing is growing at a CAGR of 5.3% from 2025 to 2034. The country has been embracing the shift towards digital printing to produce fast prints, reduce waste and achieve superior color printing on the cartons and other packages. Organizations are seeking help to transform the traditional method of printing packages to digital format.
   
• The Germany packaging printing market is predicted to grow and reach a value of USD 24.7 billion by the year 2034, driven by the increase in digital and sustainable technologies and encouraging eco-friendly solutions such as water based and low VOC inks. Companies in the country such as HEIDELBERG are working and focusing on building technologies to enable quality printing.
   
• France packaging printing market is anticipated to grow and reach a value of USD 18.1 billion by 2034. The rising e-commerce within the country depicts the need for packaging printing. In France there is demand for sustainable and environmentally friendly packaging due to the stringent European regulations. This opens promising factors for market growth.
   
• By 2034, Italy packaging printing market is projected to grow and reach a value of USD 14.2 billion. As the printing needs from various sectors such as food & beverages, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and personal care in Italy is rising, the packaging printing industry is addressing the diverse sectors by providing sustainable packaging printing solutions.
   
• Spain packaging printing market is growing at a CAGR of 4.5% from 2025 to 2034. The country is experiencing demand for short-run production through digital printing process and is currently investing to move towards sustainability methods of packaging printing.
   
• Netherland packaging market is anticipated to grow and reach a value of USD 8.5 billion by 2034. The rising sustainability initiatives and the trends of customization in the packages is forming the basis of growth for the packaging printing processes in the country.
   

By 2034, Asia Pacific market or packaging printing is predicted to reach a value of USD 198.7 billion. The region with a vast population with high requirement of packaged goods leads to the rise in demand for packaging printing with sustainable and efficient process to cater the needs of the customers.
 

• China packaging printing market was valued at USD 48.7 billion in 2024. China has the largest e-commerce market with generating 50% of the world transactions. This creates a need for the packaging printing to grow and fulfill the requirements of the customers with enhanced efficiency in the operation process through digital printing methods.
   
• The country witnesses growing attention towards pre-packaged food labels, which creates a demand for the packaging printing to provide solutions for the printing and labelling of the products. The China State Administration for Market Regulation (SMAR) announced new standards for pre-packaged foods in April 2024. This provides opportunities for the packaging printing market to grow.
   
• India packaging printing is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.9% between 2025 to 2034. Country is experiencing advancement in technology due to the presence of association such as Indian Printing Packaging & allied Machinery Manufacturers Association (IPAMA). This paves the way for the transformation of the process of printing packages and enabling the companies to bring resolute solution for the packaging market.
   
• Japan market is growing at a CAGR of 3.8% through 2034. Japan has been deliberating promoting sustainable initiatives in flexographic packaging.  These sustainable initiatives create demand for digital process integration in the packaging printing for the purpose of maintaining high quality and color consistency.
   
• Australia packaging printing market is predicted to grow and reach a value of USD 6.9 billion by the year 2304. The country is progressing with the trend towards adoption of newer processes of printing the packages. The Australian Packaging Covenant Organization (APCAO) has set targets to achieve the sustainable measures in collaboration with the industry, government and the border packaging value chain.
   
• By 2034, South Korea market is expected to grow and reach a value of USD 5.9 billion. The rising food and beverage sectors in the country is leading to the growth of the packaging printing. This creates a demand for the high-tech digital, flexographic and offset printing in the country.
   

The Latin America packaging printing market is predicted to reach a value of USD 53.9 billion by the year 2034. The international companies in the packaging printing are expanding within the Latin America by introducing advance printing technologies and automation in the packaging printing.
 

• Brazil packaging printing held a market share of 36.95 % in 2024. With the presence of large food and beverages sectors in the country, the companies need the newer printed packaging  with high visual appeal for the consumers. This leads to the growth of packaging printing solution providers in Brazil.
   
• Mexico packaging printing market is expected to grow and reach a value of USD 14.7 billion by the year 2034. The growing trade between countries through agreement such as United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is creating the demand for the packaging printing in the country.
   
• Argentina market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.2% through 2034. The country is witnessing a steady growth in the packaging printing owing to the rise in packaged goods in the country. The expansion of the e-commerce sector necessitates to make the process of packaging printing faster by adopting digital printing.
   

The MEA packaging printing market is predicted to reach a value of USD 37.6 billion by the year 2034. The region has growing fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector along with the rise in food & beverages are driving the demand for fast and sustainable packaging printing solutions.
 

• South Africa market is growing at a CAGR of 3.8% till 2034. The country has been embracing the dynamics of the packing printing market with newly formed facilities to address the needs of the customers for luxury products that require high quality printing.
   
• Saudi Arabia packaging printing market is expected to grow and reach a value of USD 4.1 billion by 2034. The country’s vision of 2030 pushes the companies in the market to bring solutions that are more eco-friendly and the digital. In April 2024, Labelexpo Global Series launched the Gulf Print & Pack in Riyad, Saudi Arabia which creates opportunities of growth in the country.
   
• By 2034, UAE market is expected to grow and reach a value of USD 1.7 billion. The growth in online e-commerce platforms provides the printing packaging market an opportunity to tackle the rising needs of customized printing on the packages.
   

Packaging Printing Market Share

The packaging printing industry is competitive in nature with players taking initiatives to cater the needs of the customers and complying with the necessary guideline to meet the goals of sustainability. The top 5 players in the market are Amcor plc, Avery Dennison Corporation, CCL Industries Inc., DS Smith PLC, International Paper Company. These companies held around 16% to 20% market share in 2024.The market witnesses’ trends towards adoption of digital printing solutions for the packages and the players are bringing innovations through launching digital packaging printing to speed the production processes. This ensures high-quality with extended durability in the packages.
 

The packaging printing industry is experiencing growth in demand and to cater the rising demand the companies in the market are teaming up, making strategic investments by opening facility centres and acquiring packaging printing companies.
 

Packaging Printing Market Companies

Some of the eminent market participants operating in the packaging printing industry include:

• Amcor plc
• Avery Dennison Corporation
• CCL Industries Inc.
• DS Smith plc
• International Paper Company
   

The packaging printing market is competitive and the top players in the market are competing through adoption of newer technologies for the printing to speed the production as well as attain high quality printing. Amcor plc is a major player in the market which develops responsible packaging solution. As in November 2023, Amcor launched its next generation of more sustainable packaging for medical devices. The company caters to the different packaging domains such as medicine, paper-based or bakery. Amcor plc makes strategic movement by acquisition and collaboration to increase its presence in the packaging market.
 

Packaging Printing Industry News:

• In June 2023, Constantia Flexibles acquired the Drukpol Flexo, which is known for its printing capabilities. The acquisition focuses on strengthening the global reach and giving more preferences to the sustainable solution in flexo printing.
   
• In September 2023, Screen and Nilpeter joined hands to introduce the new digital printing press. The partnership focuses on the rising need for stable, and high-quality printing solutions.
   
• In November 2024, Monotech Systems Limited announced the collaboration with Alliance Printech to combine flexographic and inkjet printing to enable superior print quality while maintaining operational functionality.
   

The packaging printing market research report includes an in-depth coverage of the industry with estimates and forecast in terms of revenue in USD Million from 2021 – 2034 for the following segments:

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Market, By Printing Ink Type

• Solvent-based
• UV-based
• Aqueous
• Others

Market, By Printing Technology

• Flexographic
• Rotogravure/Gravure
• Digital Printing
• Offset Printing
• Hybrid Printing

Market, By Application

• Corrugated
• Flexible
• Folding Cartons
• Label & Tags
• Others

Market, By End use Industry

• Food & Beverages
• Personal Care & Cosmetics
• Chemicals
• Electronics
• Household Products
• Pharmaceuticals
• Others

The above information is provided for the following regions and countries:

• North America 
  • U.S.
  • Canada
• Europe 
  • Germany
  • UK
  • France
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
• Asia Pacific 
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • South Korea
• Latin America 
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Argentina
• Middle East and Africa 
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • UAE