Food packaging is an important part of food products. It has the function of protecting food, preventing the damage of external factors such as biological, chemical, and physical during the process of food passing from factory to consumers, and maintaining the stability of the quality of the food itself. On the one hand, it is convenient for food to eat, and on the other hand, it shows the appearance of food, attracts consumers, and has value beyond material costs. According to the different packaging materials, food packaging can be divided into metal packaging, plastic packaging, glass packaging, paper packaging, etc.
Food packaging paper industry market status analysis
The upstream of the food packaging industry are various packaging raw materials and packaging special equipment, mainly including aluminum, general plastics, glass, packaging paper, etc. The midstream food packaging industry mainly includes metal packaging, plastic packaging, glass packaging and paper packaging; for the applications of downstream food packaging, the main application areas are snack food, convenience food, infant food, quick-frozen food, and catering takeaway.
Snack food is one of the main demand areas for food packaging in China. With the improvement of living standards and the acceleration of the pace of life, snack food, which is convenient, fast and ready-to-eat consumer goods, are deeply loved by the general public and have gradually been upgraded to daily necessities for the people. The market size of the snack food industry is also getting bigger and bigger. The growth in demand has driven the development of China's food packaging industry. Data shows that in 2021, the market size of China's snack food industry reached 1401.5 billion yuan, an increase of 7.9% over 2020.
The epidemic has brought a lot of inconvenience to everyone's life and work, but it has also given rise to the development of convenience foods. The rapid growth of the takeaway market has increased its demand for food packaging, which has promoted the development of my country's food packaging industry. Data shows that in 2020, the market size of China's food delivery industry reached 697.8 billion yuan, an increase of 15.6% over 2019.
Food packaging is a major component of the packaging industry, accounting for about 60% of the market share of the entire packaging industry. In recent years, China has implemented stricter laws and regulations on environmental protection, which has led to a change in the structure of China's packaging industry. The number of packaging companies and sales of packaging products have declined seriously, and the market size of the food packaging industry has declined. Data shows that the market size of China's food packaging industry will be 603.9 billion yuan in 2020, an increase of 0.3% over 2019.
From the perspective of enterprise regional distribution, the top three provinces in China's food industry in 2021 are Shandong, Guangdong and Henan, accounting for 9.9%, 8.5% and 8% respectively.
my country's sterile packaging industry belongs to the mid-to-high-end food packaging industry. It has strict requirements on the manufacturer's production process and technical level, R&D strength, quality control, capacity supply, financial strength, after-sales service management, etc., and the industry threshold is relatively high. More than half a century after the birth of sterile packaging, the international sterile packaging giant has been dominant in the global sterile packaging market with its first-mover advantage. In recent years, China's sterile packaging industry has made great progress. Chinese local sterile packaging manufacturers are striving to make breakthroughs in materials, processes and production technology, and have cost-effective and local advantages in competition with international giants. The market share of Chinese local sterile packaging manufacturers is gradually increasing.
Food packaging industry development trend analysis
In recent years, in order to improve food safety and reduce environmental pollution, people are increasingly inclined to use natural polymer materials as raw materials to prepare environmentally friendly and biodegradable new packaging materials. Special equipment for food packaging is also developing towards good dynamic accuracy and high degree of automation to meet the growing production demand. It is expected that in the future, recyclable environmentally friendly packaging materials will become the main trend in the development of the packaging industry, and green packaging materials and nano packaging materials will be vigorously developed.
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