The Europe Contract Packaging market was worth USD 12.53 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach USD 23.41 billion in 2024, at a compound annual growth rate of 11.13%.

F&B industry leads the market with a share of XX% in 2018 while; on the other hand, Pharmaceutical industry is estimated to drive the market. For FMCG products, for the same brand name, the sales are highly dependent on the impact created by packaging on the customer during the point of purchase, and thus, contact packagers work along with the product manufacturing companies and are regarded as an extension of their arm.

On the other hand, for Pharmaceutical products, stringent regulation posed by the government requires them to perform the activities in Class X Clean rooms and as such, these activities are outsourced to contract packaging companies who have all the relevant infrastructure and expertise to perform these activities.

Contract packaging industry is estimated to have a huge potential and as such, Third party logistics providers like DHL are entering into this segment by providing secondary packaging services. With the arrival of 3PL providers, the industry dynamics is changing, since companies are preferring 3PL providers for contract packaging as well over traditional co-packers since it reduces costs and lead time.