Flexible Plastic Packaging Companies, Stats and Trends 2025-2035

Date : 13 November 2025

The global flexible plastic packaging market is projected to grow from USD 205.76 billion in 2025 to USD 319.20 billion by 2034, registering a CAGR of 5.0%. Asia-Pacific dominates the market, driven by food & beverage demand, innovative polyethylene applications, and AI integration in packaging. Key players include Amcor, Mondi, Sealed Air, and Berry Global. This report highlights advancements in polyethylene, recycling technologies, and the rising popularity of refillable pouches, along with eco-friendly packaging trends in the food and beverage industry.

New Advancements in Flexible Plastic Packaging Industry

  • In May 2025, Oroville Flexible Packaging launched “Oroflex,” a sustainable flexible packaging and recycling system offering customized domestic manufacturing and transparent audit trails to help retail and foodservice clients achieve efficiency and sustainability goals.
  • In November 2024, Amcor and Mespack jointly developed a recycle-ready 2L stand-up pouch, specifically designed for home care products such as cleaners, soaps, and laundry detergents. This collaboration combines Mespacks packaging machinery with Amcors advanced materials to address the technical challenges of scaling up larger flexible packaging formats using recyclable materials.
  • In July 2024, Mondi launched FlexiBag Reinforced, a recyclable mono-PE-based pre-made bag with enhanced mechanical strength, expanding its sustainable packaging portfolio.
  • In May 2025, award-winning snack brand Burts announced new crisp packaging made from 55% recycled plastic. Rolling out from June 2025, the eco-friendly packs will cover popular 40g and 150g flavors and feature a green flash highlighting the recycled content.
  • In March 2025, Borealis announces Borcycle M CWT120CL, a recycled linear low density polyethylene (rLLDPE) grade intended for flexible packaging applications other than food that contains 85% post-consumer recycled material. Developed in collaboration with Ecoplast, a Borealis Group member, this recently released grade is intended for critical uses that call for exceptional toughness-stiffness balance, low gel content, and great stretchability. The rLLDPE grade is a noteworthy technological accomplishment that demonstrates Borealis EverMinds dedication to promoting circularity via innovation.
  • In October 2024, samples of the recycled BOPP film that TOPPAN, RM Tohcello, and Mitsui Chemicals have produced will be available. The film waste was collected, de-inked, and repurposed into pellets. This project, which intends to introduce the material by 2025 and encourages horizontal recycling of flexible packaging film, is in line with Japans 2025 target for reusable/recyclable plastics.
  • In March 2025, Ahlstrom, a world pioneer in fiber-based specialty materials, introduces LamiBak Flex, the newest high-performance base paper in its LamiBak™* line. Building on the established popularity of the original LamiBak product line, LamiBak Flex was created especially for flexible packaging. This introduction demonstrates Ahlstroms dedication to offering cutting-edge solutions that meet the expanding demand for high-barrier, sustainable, and safe packaging materials.

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