China Baby Food Flexible Packaging Market size is expected to surpass USD 30,817.4 million by the end of 2031, growing at a CAGR of 9.34% during the forecast period, i.e., 2022-2031. In the year 2021, the industry size of china baby food flexible packaging was USD 12,754.5 Million. The growth of the market can be attributed to people’s rising concern about baby food brands. Parents have become more aware than ever of the brand producing baby food. One recent study has shown that around 95% of baby food contains toxic metals, including cadmium, arsenic, lead, and mercury. These metals can affect the cognitive development of a child, it increases the risk of metals and slowing down the physical growth of the baby. Around 36% of people showed their immense concern about the brand they are buying the baby food from, and nearly 40% were sufficiently concerned about the same.
In addition to these, factors that are believed to fuel the market growth of China baby food flexible packaging include the proactive effort by the government of China to boost the infant population in the region. For instance, China’s government introduces 3 children policy for each set of parents, it allows couples to conceive three children for balancing the younger and older population. Furthermore, in 2021, nearly 11 million babies were born and had a rate of 7.52 per thousand people. The rising population will increase the need for baby food. Baby food has various nutritious properties, it contains iron, calcium, and vitamins, which are crucial for babies’ growth.
Growth Drivers
With the steady increase in the infant population in the country is to boost the demand for baby food as it is essential for physical and mental growth of the baby. In 2020, nearly 12 million babies were born in China. The birth rate was 8.52 for every 1000 people.
By 2025, China is projected to have packaging garbage that is heavier than more than 400 aircraft carriers. The amount of waste can be reduced and the energy cost of recycling by using recycling grade material for packaging.
Unique-shaped food packaging, an aluminum foil custom bag was launched by BaoLai Packaging Co., Ltd. A standard triangular sealed bag, a center sealed bag, and a four-sided sealed bag make up this special-shaped bag.
East China's Zhejiang province's Longwan district intends to provide families with a second child a USD 140 monthly payment up until the children become three years old, with USD 425 for families with a third child. The rising efforts of the government to boost the infant population are expected to increase the number of childbirths, which in turn is anticipated to boost the baby food demand.
In China, around 24% of Gen Z and millennials verify sustainable packaging before buying the product. Moreover, Chinese consumers between the ages of 30 and 49 have the highest sustainable consumption abilities, young individuals between the ages of 20 and 29 demonstrate the most enthusiasm and awareness in sustainable consumption.
Challenges
Base Year |
2021 |
Forecast Year |
2022-2031 |
CAGR |
9.34% |
Base Year Market Size (2021) |
USD 12,754.5 Million |
Forecast Year Market Size (2031) |
USD 30,817.4 Million |
Regional |
China |
Product (Dried Baby Food, Milk Formula, Prepared Baby Food)
The China baby food flexible packaging market is segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by product into dried baby food, milk formula, prepared baby food, and others. Out of all, the milk formula segment is anticipated to hold the largest market size of USD 15,270 million by the end of 2031 by growing at a CAGR of 9.52% over the forecast period. The segment garnered a revenue of USD 6,220.4 million in 2021. The growth of the segment can be attributed to the increasing demand of baby milk formula in the country. In China the demand of milk formula has been doubled and it accounts for nearly 50% of the total global value of the milk formula in 2020. Furthermore, in last few years the import of baby formula from European, Australian brands has increased by two times. Moreover, the milk formula segment is further being fragmented into liquid milk formula and powder milk formula. Among these two, the powder milk formula segment is to generate the highest revenue at the end of 2031 and also grow with the highest CAGR of 10.28% during the forecast period.
Material (Plastic, Aluminum Foil, Paperboard)
The China baby food flexible packaging market is also segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by material into plastic, aluminum foil, paperboard, and others. Amongst all these segments, the plastic segment is expected to garner the highest market revenue of USD 17,837.1 million at the end of 2031 by growing at a CAGR of 9.18% over the forecast period. Moreover, the segment generated a revenue of USD 7,492 million in 2021. China already commands significant global market shares for flexible packaging. Moreover, food packaging is continuously growing in the region, from around 400,000 million package items in 2018 to nearly 448,000 million in 2023. In addition to this, the largest portion is made up of plastic packaging, followed by glass, metal, and paper. Plastic packaging is the most preferable packaging owing to the factors, including plastic packaging can tolerate extreme temperatures and protects the product from moisture, odors, light, and dust. Moreover, plastic packaging is versatile and enables manufactures to alter its size, and shape to meet the requirements.
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