Flexible Film & Laminate Manufacturing
Producers of flexible plastic films and multi-layer laminate structures.
Market snapshot
These figures describe Flexible Packaging (5.10.3), the segment that Flexible Film & Laminate Manufacturing sits within — not Flexible Film & Laminate Manufacturing on its own.
- Market size
- ~$60B
- Growth
- ~5.6%CAGR (2017–22, nominal)
- Companies
- ~1,500
U.S. Census Bureau 2022 CBP/Economic Census, NAICS 322220 (paper bags & coated/treated paper) + 326111 (plastics bags & pouches) + 326112 (plastics packaging film & sheet).
Business model & economics
Revenue model
Flexible film, pouch, and bag converting
Key economics
- Recurring revenue
- High
- EBITDA margin
- Technology- and barrier-performance-driven
- Capex intensity
- High
recurring consumer/food packaging demand
Characteristics
- Led by Amcor, Berry, Sealed Air, Sonoco.
- Prized for material efficiency and barrier performance.
- Heavy investment in recyclable/mono-material structures.
Geographic concentration
Flexible packaging manufacturing concentrates in Ohio and Illinois, co-located with the Midwest food, consumer-goods, and converting base it supplies.
U.S. Census Bureau — 2022 County Business Patterns (establishments by state), NAICS 322220. Concentration shown by location quotient.
M&A deal context
Who’s acquiring
- Flexible-packaging majors
- PE-backed platforms
- Sustainable-packaging acquirers
What’s driving deals
- Sustainable and recyclable flexible packaging.
- Consolidation around scaled converters.
- Food and consumer-goods demand.
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