Cling Films Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2023 - 2028)

Cling Films Market Analysis

The Cling Films Market size was valued at over USD 10,600 million in 2021, and the market is projected to register a CAGR of greater than 4% during the forecast period (2022-2027).

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, nationwide lockdown around the world, disruption in manufacturing activities and supply chains, and production halts negatively impacted the market in 2020. However, the conditions started recovering in 2021, thereby restoring the growth trajectory of the market studied during the forecast period.

• Over the medium term, the increasing demand for hygienic food packaging and increasing preference for packaged food are likely to boost demand during the forecast period.
• However, low resistance to extreme weather conditions is likely to restrain the market growth.
• The application of bio-based cling films for sustainable food packaging is likely to act as an opportunity for market growth in the future.
• Europe dominated the global market. However, Asia-Pacific is likely to witness the highest growth rate during the forecast period.

Cling Films Industry Segments

Cling film (plastic wrap or food wrap or saran wrap, or stretch film) is a thin transparent plastic film that adheres to surfaces and to itself, used for packaging food items in containers. Cling films are high-quality food wrap films that prevent food from insects and microbial contamination and dust, keep it fresh, and minimize the risk of wastage of food by increasing its shelf life. The cling films market is segmented by material type, form, end-user industry, and geography. By material type, the market is segmented into Polyethylene, Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene, PVC, PVDC, and Other Material Types. By form, the market is segmented into Cast Cling Film and Blow Cling Film. By end-user industry, the market is segmented into Food, Healthcare, Consumer Goods, Industrial, and Other End-user Industries. The report also covers the market size and forecasts for the cling films market in 15 countries across major regions. For each segment, the market sizing and forecasts have been done on the basis of revenue (USD million).

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Cling Films Market Trends

This section covers the major market trends shaping the Cling Films Market according to our research experts:

Food Segment to Dominate the Market

• Cling film (plastic wrap or food wrap or saran wrap, or stretch film) is a thin transparent plastic film that adheres to surfaces and to itself, used for packaging food items in containers.
• Cling films are high-quality food wrap films that prevent food from insects and microbial contamination and dust, keep it fresh, and also minimize the risk of wastage of food by increasing its shelf life.
• PVC cling films represent a sustainable choice for fresh food packaging and minimizing food waste, mainly at consumer and retail levels, where the main losses occur in developed countries.
• Natural polymer-based cling films for food packaging can replace the non-biodegradable petroleum-based synthetic polymers at a low cost, thereby producing a positive effect both environmentally and economically.
• LDPE has good chemical resistance, high impact strength, and strong wear absorption. It also has applications in plastic films, such as those that wrap commercial baked goods and meat and six-pack rings.
• India is also one of the major consumers of packaged foods and beverages. According to the Packaging Industry Association of India (PIAI), the packaging industry is expected to grow at a rate of 22% during the forecast period.
• Thus, all the abovementioned factors are likely to provide demand for cling films in the forecast period.

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