€16.8bn
€XXX.Xm
54,440
357
€X.Xbn
The paper and cardboard packaging industry has been able to rely on stable demand over the last five years, although turnover has not developed very dynamically during this period. Total sales in the industry only grew at an average rate of 0.9% per year between 2019 and 2024. Strong competition on the market forced companies to offer their products on the market at comparatively favourable prices despite rising raw material prices, which also reduced their profit margins.In 2021 and 2022, industry players were faced with relatively low corrugated and cardboard prices and high raw material costs. Last year, the players also had to accept a significant drop in sales due to the cooling of the consumer climate in the meantime. In the current year, the industry should return to a more stable sales situation due to an increase in demand. The industry's total turnover is expected to increase by 5.2% year-on-year to €16.8 billion in 2024.For the next five years, IBISWorld expects moderate industry growth. The industry's turnover is expected to increase by an average of 1.4% per year during this period, reaching 18 billion euros in 2029. The companies see further sales potential in food and online retail in particular, as well as in the production of more sustainable and intelligent packaging that uses built-in sensors to provide information about the goods. The production of such products or the use of alternative materials opens up opportunities for smaller players in particular to specialise in niches and attract customers.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 0.9 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated €16.8bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue (€m)
2024 |
---|---|---|
Smurfit Kappa Group | 1,515.0 | |
Papierfabrik Palm GmbH & Co. KG | 1,345.0 | |
Thimm Holding GmbH + Co. KG | 571.0 |
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Cardboard Packaging & Paper Bag Manufacturing in Germany
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Cardboard boxes and folding boxes made of cardboard and paperboard, Hard paper goods, paper sacks and bags and Other products. Cardboard boxes and folding boxes made of cardboard and paperboard is the largest segment of the Cardboard Packaging & Paper Bag Manufacturing in Germany.
Cardboard packaging and folding boxes made of cardboard and paperboard are the most important products in the industry
The industry is concerned with the manufacture of packaging made from corrugated paper and cardboard, the production of folding boxes made from cardboard and the manufacture of packaging made from solid cardboard. The manufacture of paper or other paper products is not part of the industry.
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WZ 17.21 - Cardboard Packaging & Paper Bag Manufacturing in Germany
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The market size of the Cardboard Packaging & Paper Bag Manufacturing industry in Germany is €16.8bn in 2024.
There are 357 businesses in the Cardboard Packaging & Paper Bag Manufacturing industry in Germany, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.1 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Cardboard Packaging & Paper Bag Manufacturing industry in Germany has been growing at a CAGR of 0.9 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Cardboard Packaging & Paper Bag Manufacturing industry in Germany is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Cardboard Packaging & Paper Bag Manufacturing market in Germany are Smurfit Kappa Group, Papierfabrik Palm GmbH & Co. KG and Thimm Holding GmbH + Co. KG
Cardboard boxes and folding boxes made of cardboard and paperboard and Hard paper goods, paper sacks and bags are part of the Cardboard Packaging & Paper Bag Manufacturing industry.
The company holding the most market share in Germany is Smurfit Kappa Group.
The level of competition is high and steady in the Cardboard Packaging & Paper Bag Manufacturing industry in Germany.