China Baby Food Flexible Packaging Market Analysis

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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