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Beverage Packaging Industry Statistics

The global beverage packaging market is projected at $164.27B in 2026, explore the figures behind growth, companies and trends.
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Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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01 Industry overview

The beverage packaging industry at a glance

The global beverage packaging market is projected at $164.27 billion in 2026, with PET representing 35.1% of the 2.036 trillion beverage containers filled worldwide in 2025.

$164.27B[58]
2026 market size
5.20%[58]
2026–2034 forecast CAGR
2.036T[7]
2025 containers filled
35.1%[7]
2025 PET container share
Market size
The global beverage packaging market was valued at $157.28 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $164.27 billion in 2026. Estimates vary by market definition: another 2026 study places the 2025 market at $166.64 billion.[58][59]
Forecast & CAGR
Fortune Business Insights forecasts a 5.20% CAGR from 2026 to 2034, taking the market to $246.45 billion by 2034. A separate 2026 forecast estimates a 6.49% CAGR through 2032, reflecting differences in scope and methodology.[58][59]
Market share & regions
Asia Pacific accounted for 36.09% of the global beverage packaging market in 2025, according to Fortune Business Insights. The Insight Partners estimates North America held approximately 25%–29% in 2025.[58][60]
Segmentation
By container units filled worldwide in 2025, PET held 35.1%, cans 18.0%, glass 17.9%, cartons 12.2% and other formats 16.8%. PET therefore remained the largest packaging format, with 716 billion PET containers filled during the year.[7]
Key players & concentration
Major suppliers include Ball, Amcor, Tetra Laval, Berry Global, Mondi, Pactiv Evergreen, Refresco, Huhtamäki, SIG, Crown Holdings and Owens-Illinois. Ball reported $6.286 billion in 2025 net sales from its North and Central America beverage-packaging segment, but a comparable global concentration ratio was not identified in the available sources.[41][61]
Pricing
Ball’s 2025 North and Central America beverage-packaging sales increased by $667 million year over year; $291 million came from higher volume and $375 million from price/mix. This indicates that pricing and product mix were material contributors to supplier revenue growth in 2025.[41]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Demand is being supported by packaged beverage consumption, convenience formats, e-commerce and growth in energy, functional and ready-to-drink beverages. The main challenges are material costs, recycling capacity and regulatory compliance; globally, beverage containers filled rose 2.5% in 2025, while the number is forecast to grow at 2.9% annually to nearly 2.216 trillion in 2028.[7][62]
Consumer behavior & competition
Consumer demand is fragmenting between value-oriented and premium products, while smaller and portable formats are gaining attention. Coca-Cola reported in October 2025 that higher-income consumers were choosing more expensive brands, while middle- and lower-income consumers faced greater pressure; it also announced 7.5-ounce mini cans for North American convenience stores.[63]
M&A
Ball acquired Florida Can Manufacturing’s aluminum beverage-can facility in Winter Haven, Florida, in the first quarter of 2025. The transaction was accompanied by the permanent closure of Ball’s Kent, Washington, beverage-can facility in the same quarter’s reporting period.[41]
Regulation
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation began applying on August 12, 2026. It requires 30% recycled content in single-use plastic beverage bottles by 2030, rising to 65% by 2040, and requires member states to separately collect 90% of single-use plastic and metal beverage containers by 2029.[64][65]
Latest news
In 2026, the European Commission issued implementation guidance for the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, clarifying provisions including recycled-content targets and 90% collection requirements for single-use plastic beverage bottles and metal cans. The regulation entered into application on August 12, 2026.[65][64]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Beverage Packaging Industry

The leading companies in the beverage packaging industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 11, 2026 · Next review December 11, 2026

Verdict

Amcor stands out for flexible and rigid beverage packaging because it reported 3,212,000 metric tons of recyclable or recycle-ready packaging in fiscal 2026, while Ball Corporation leads in aluminum beverage packaging since it reported $13.16 billion in 2025 net sales.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in flexible and rigid plastic

    Amcor

    CH

    Ranked #1 · 9.5 · Flexible and rigid plastic

    Why we picked it: Amcor supplies flexible and rigid packaging across beverage markets and reported 3% greenhouse-gas reduction in fiscal 2026.

    See in ranking ↓Visit amcor.com ↗

  2. Leader in aluminum can packaging

    Ball Corporation

    US

    Ranked #2 · 9.5 · Aluminum can packaging

    Why we picked it: Ball’s beverage packaging focus is backed by $13.16 billion in 2025 net sales, with 75% recycled aluminum content in 2025.

    See in ranking ↓Visit ball.com ↗

  3. Leader in PET bottle packaging

    ALPLA

    AT

    Ranked #3 · 9.1 · PET bottle packaging

    Why we picked it: ALPLA manufactures plastic bottles, caps and packaging systems for beverage customers, spanning PET containers and closures.

    See in ranking ↓Visit alpla.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the beverage packaging industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Amcor

Flexible and rigid plastic · CH

9.5
2

Ball Corporation

Aluminum can packaging · US

9.5
3

ALPLA

PET bottle packaging · AT

9.1
4

Crown Holdings

Metal can and ends · US

9.1
5

Plastipak

PET bottle packaging · US

9.1
6

Guala Closures

Closures for spirits, wine and beverages · IT

8.8
7

SIG Group

Aseptic cartons, bag-in-box and spouted pouches · CH

8.6
8

Silgan Holdings

Metal cans, plastic containers and closures · US

8.6
9

O-I Glass

Glass bottles and containers for beverages · US

8.4
10

Elopak

Paperboard beverage cartons · NO

8.4

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 11, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 11). Top 10 companies in the beverage packaging industry. In Beverage Packaging Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/beverage-packaging-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Projection

Total beverage can shipments (United States and Canada)

Total beverage can shipments grew from 93.8 billion units in 2017 to 103.2 billion units in 2020.

93.8 billion units
Start
+3.26%
CAGR · 3y
103 billion units
Projected
20172020
source-verifiedcancentral.com2020

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

U.S. beverage packaging buyers planned equipment upgrades in 2025, with 90% expecting machinery purchases within three years and 58% anticipating investment increases.

Automation in the beverage packaging industry

  • 20% of U.S. beverage packaging facilities planned to add palletizing equipment for the first time in 2025.[1]
  • 90% of surveyed U.S. beverage packaging companies planned to purchase some type of beverage packaging machinery within three years in 2025.[1]
  • 68% of U.S. beverage packaging companies anticipated a moderate to significant increase in packaging machinery investment over the following three years in 2025.[1]
  • 58% of U.S. beverage packaging companies expected their packaging machinery investment to increase by more than 10% over the following three years in 2025.[1]

Digital Transformation in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 57% identified moving to SAP S/4HANA as a top focus area in 2025.[2]
  • Among EII businesses, 68% reported adopting AI in 2024, with an estimated 10% productivity increase.[3]
  • Across European chemical subindustries, 65% of companies viewed digitalization as an opportunity that would significantly impact their activities in 2024.[3]
  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 46% ranked automation among their leading technology focus areas in 2025.[2]

Technology Adoption in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 49% had implemented AI for quality inspection or defect detection in 2025.[4]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 49% had implemented AI for production planning and scheduling in 2025.[4]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 53% had implemented AI for real-time process control and optimization in 2025.[4]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 45% had implemented AI for supply-chain optimization in 2025.[4]

Cloud Computing in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EII businesses, 2% reported decreased productivity from cloud computing in 2024.[3]
  • Across chemical-sector companies surveyed by Arthur D. Little and Cefic, more than 35% had at least partially migrated to cloud computing in 2023.[5]
  • Among EII businesses, 52% reported increased productivity from cloud computing in 2024, while 46% reported no change.[3]
  • Across chemical-sector companies surveyed by Arthur D. Little and Cefic, 15% planned to migrate to cloud computing in coming years in 2023.[5]

Big Data in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EII businesses, 48% reported increased productivity from big data in 2024.[3]
  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 49% cited gaining actionable insights from data and analytics as a current challenge in 2025.[2]
  • Among EII businesses, 44% reported no productivity change from big data in 2024.[3]
  • Among EII businesses, 6% reported decreased productivity from big data in 2024.[3]

IoT in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EII businesses, 56% reported no productivity change from IoT in 2024.[3]
  • Across European countries, 29% of firms used IoT on average in 2021.[6]
  • Across 23 European countries, close to one-third of manufacturing firms used IoT in 2021.[6]
  • Among EII businesses, 44% reported increased productivity from IoT in 2024.[3]

Innovation in the beverage packaging industry

  • 20% growth was expected for metal beverage packaging use over the following two to three years in a 2025 U.S. industry survey.[1]
  • 16% growth was expected for liquid-carton beverage packaging use over the following two to three years in a 2025 U.S. industry survey.[1]
  • 30% growth was expected for flexible beverage packaging use over the following two to three years in a 2025 U.S. industry survey.[1]
  • 43% growth was expected for paper-based beverage packaging use over the following two to three years in a 2025 U.S. industry survey.[1]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data use shows up as a throughput and planning lever: 80% of manufacturers reported a measured value for operational data in 2026.

Business intelligence in the beverage packaging industry

  • 2.9% was Krones’ projected average annual growth rate for worldwide beverage units filled through 2028.[7]
  • 2,036 billion beverage containers were filled worldwide in 2025, the market-volume indicator Krones uses to assess demand for filling and packaging technology.[7]
  • 1.8% was Ball’s reduction in global beverage-manufacturing energy intensity in 2024 compared with 2023, supported by data-driven resource management.[8]
  • 716 billion PET beverage containers were filled worldwide in 2025, according to market data cited by Krones.[7]

Data analytics in the beverage packaging industry

  • 3% was the reduction in Amcor’s absolute greenhouse-gas emissions in fiscal 2026 compared with the previous year.[9]
  • 1.8% was Ball’s year-over-year reduction in beverage-manufacturing energy intensity in 2024 after using operational data to optimize resources.[8]
  • 20% was the reduction in water intensity at Ball’s Aguas Claras, Brazil, plant after wastewater-quality analysis enabled coolant reuse.[8]
  • 1,827 life-cycle assessments were conducted by Amcor in fiscal 2024 to quantify packaging impacts during design and portfolio management.[10]

Data Quality in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • 80% of manufacturers reported a measured value for their operational data in 2026, across the surveyed manufacturing sector.[11]
  • 44% of companies in the manufacturing survey reported AI-project failures caused by poor data quality in 2025, across surveyed manufacturers.[12]
  • 89% of manufacturers said data use improved their decision-making processes in 2026, across the surveyed manufacturing sector.[11]
  • 49% of supply-management organizations rated their data quality as good or excellent in 2024, based on an Institute for Supply Management survey.[13]
  • 67% of supply-management organizations said their data quality was better or significantly better than two years earlier in 2024.[13]
  • 42% of manufacturers had a process to verify manufacturing-data accuracy and quality in 2026, while 51% did not.[11]

Data Governance in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • 67% of GCC chemical companies had established performance management or KPIs around digital supply chains in 2022.[14]
  • 28% of manufacturers had a data-governance leader in 2026, across the Manufacturing Leadership Council survey.[11]
  • 46% of GCC chemical companies had established common data standards with collaboration partners in 2022.[14]
  • 90% of supply-management organizations agreed or strongly agreed that data governance was necessary in 2024.[13]
  • 52% of global chemical companies had established performance management or KPIs around digital supply chains in 2022.[14]
  • 61% of supply-management organizations had a dedicated data-governance function in 2024, based on a survey of more than 121 respondents.[13]

KPIs in the beverage packaging industry

  • 77% of Amcor’s operational waste was recycled in fiscal 2024.[10]
  • 73% was Ball’s global renewable-electricity coverage for all operations in 2024.[8]
  • 74% was Ball’s average recycled content in beverage-packaging aluminum in 2024, tracked against its 85% target for 2030.[8]
  • 56 Crown sites were classified as zero-waste sites in 2025, representing 27% progress toward the company’s stated goal.[15]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Filling volumes keep rising, with beverage-container filling volumes projected to average 3.1% growth from 2024, reaching 2,277 billion in 2027.

Growth in the beverage packaging industry

  • 2,277 billion beverage containers are projected to be filled globally in 2027, implying average annual growth of 3.1% from 2024.[7]
  • $25 million was invested by Coca-Cola Consolidated in a West Memphis facility expected to increase production from 26 million to 29 million cases annually.[16]
  • 4.4% was the year-over-year increase in global beverage-container filling volumes in 2024, reaching 2,078 billion units.[7]
  • 4.9% is the projected average annual growth rate for filled PET beverage containers from 2024 to 2027.[7]

Differentiation in the beverage packaging industry

  • 50% recycled content was incorporated into the aluminum used for Ball’s Soffie beverage-can project.[17]
  • 18.5% of global beverage containers filled in 2024 were metal cans.[7]
  • 26% less aluminum per package was achieved in Ball’s Soffie beverage-can project in Brazil.[17]
  • 12% was the improvement in aluminum-to-product ratio from Ball’s Soffie can optimization project.[17]
  • 33.5% of global beverage containers filled in 2024 were PET containers, the largest packaging-material share by units.[7]

Mergers and acquisitions in the beverage packaging industry

  • $3.9 billion was Sonoco’s announced 2024 transaction value for acquiring Eviosys, a European manufacturer of cans, ends and closures.[18]
  • $921.6 million was Silgan’s purchase price for Weener Packaging in 2024, expanding its dispensing-packaging portfolio and customer relationships.[19]
  • A$13 billion was the announced stock value of Amcor’s November 2024 agreement to acquire Berry Global.[20]

Strategic partnerships in the beverage packaging industry

  • 74% of aluminum used in Ball’s global beverage packaging came from recycled sources in 2024 under its supply-chain and customer collaboration efforts.[8]
  • 90% recycled aluminum and 10% low-carbon primary aluminum made up Ball’s aluminum cup showcased through the ELYSIS partnership at Davos.[21]
  • 50% recycled plastic was used in a premium film-packaging project involving INEOS, PepsiCo and supply-chain partners in Europe.[22]
  • 3 major North American beverage-packaging contracts were signed by Novelis in less than seven months before its January 2024 agreement with Ardagh Metal Packaging.[23]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce constraints remain material, with 95% of consumer packaged goods companies reporting difficulty hiring skilled operators and technicians in 2025.

Hiring in the beverage packaging industry

  • 35% of U.S. beverage packaging companies felt unprepared to address talent acquisition and retention over the following two to three years in 2025.[1]
  • Nearly 60% of consumer packaged goods companies expected hiring skilled operators and technicians to become somewhat or more difficult in the future in 2025.[24]
  • 95% of consumer packaged goods companies surveyed by PMMI reported difficulty hiring skilled operators and technicians in 2025.[24]

Employee retention in the beverage packaging industry

  • 68.3% of PMMI survey respondents cited better opportunities as a common reason employees leave voluntarily in the 2026 survey.[24]
  • 12.9% was the average yearly voluntary headcount turnover rate reported by PMMI member packaging and processing companies over the prior two years in the 2026 survey.[24]
  • 19.8% was the average annual total turnover rate among employees with less than two years at the company in PMMI’s 2026 survey.[24]

Remote Work in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among U.S. energy, natural-resources and chemicals workers, 8% preferred fully remote work in 2025.[25]
  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 25% worked exclusively remotely in August 2026.[26]
  • Among U.S. energy, natural-resources and chemicals workers, 25% preferred mostly remote work in 2025.[25]
  • Across U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing employers, 5.7% of positions were fully remote in 2024.[27]

Hybrid Work in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 61% preferred a hybrid work arrangement in November 2025.[26]
  • Across U.S. hybrid employees, 48% said their team had not discussed a formal or informal collaboration plan in 2026.[26]
  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 54% worked in a hybrid arrangement in August 2026.[26]
  • Across U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing employers, 44.5% of positions were fully hybrid in 2024.[27]
  • U.S. hybrid employees spent an average of 46% of their workweek on-site in 2026.[26]

Upskilling in the beverage packaging industry

  • 95% of consumer packaged goods companies reported difficulty hiring skilled operators and technicians, increasing pressure to train and develop existing beverage-packaging workforces in 2025.[24]
  • Printed materials and employee shadowing were the most widely used methods for training new staff at consumer packaged goods companies in 2025.[24]

Employee Engagement in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among global managers, 22% were engaged at work in 2025, compared with 19% of non-managers.[26]
  • Across employees in the United States, 32% were engaged at work in 2025.[26]
  • Across best-practice organizations recognized by Gallup, 70% of employees were engaged in 2025.[26]
  • Across employees worldwide, 20% were engaged at work in 2025.[26]
  • Across employees in the United States and Canada, 31% were engaged at work in 2025.[26]

DEI in the beverage packaging industry

  • 31% of new hires in Ball’s South American beverage-packaging operations were from non-white racial or ethnic groups in 2020, with a goal of 47%.[8]
  • 10% was female representation in Ball’s North and Central American beverage-packaging workforce in 2020, with a goal of 18%.[8]
  • 5% of production roles in Ball’s beverage-packaging EMEA operations were held by women in 2020, with a goal of a 25% female recruitment rate for manufacturing roles.[8]
  • 100% of Ball’s workforce was targeted to participate in unconscious-bias training under its diversity and inclusion goals.[8]

Change Management in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across organizations surveyed globally, 46% said they were succeeding at business outcomes during times of change in 2022.[28]
  • Across organizations surveyed globally, 56% said they were succeeding at business outcomes during times of change in 2023.[28]
  • Across organizations surveyed globally, 60% said they were succeeding at business outcomes during times of change in 2024.[28]
  • Across leaders in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada, 73% reported employee change fatigue in 2026.[29]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Demand signals show packaging choice sensitivity: 69% of U.S. functional-beverage buyers said packaging influenced their purchase in 2026.

Customer experience in the beverage packaging industry

  • 71% of U.S. functional-beverage buyers wanted more glass packaging options in a 2026 survey.[30]
  • 59% of U.S. consumers said glass was the only packaging material they trusted not to raise chemical concerns in 2026.[30]
  • 69% of U.S. functional-beverage buyers said packaging influenced their purchase in a 2026 survey.[30]
  • 54% of U.S. consumers said they had changed what they bought to avoid packaging that might introduce unwanted chemicals into food or beverages in 2026.[30]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Packaging is treated as a brand touchpoint, with 98% of 2026 food, foodservice and beverage brand owners rating packaging as highly important to brand success.

Marketing in the beverage packaging industry

  • 54% of U.S. consumers said in 2026 that they had changed a purchase to avoid beverage or food packaging that might introduce unwanted chemicals.[30]
  • 69% of U.S. functional-beverage buyers said packaging influenced their purchase in 2026.[30]
  • 98% of 2026 food, foodservice and beverage brand owners rated packaging as highly important to brand success.[31]
  • 53% of consumers had purchased a food or beverage product at least once because they saw its packaging on social media in 2026.[32]

Digital marketing in the beverage packaging industry

  • 73% of Gen Z consumers had bought a food or beverage product at least once because they saw its packaging on social media in 2026.[32]
  • 88.8% of packaging-industry respondents believed connected packaging would become increasingly important in 2025.[33]
  • 53% of consumers had bought a food or beverage product at least once after seeing its packaging on social media in 2026.[32]
  • 80.4% of packaging-industry respondents believed connected packaging would become increasingly important in 2024.[33]

Branding in the beverage packaging industry

  • 64% of U.S. consumers wanted more foods and beverages available in glass jars or bottles in 2026.[30]
  • 69% of U.S. millennials expected natural and organic brands promoting healthy ingredients to use glass packaging in 2026.[30]
  • 60% of U.S. consumers expected natural and organic brands promoting healthy ingredients to use glass packaging in 2026.[30]
  • 63% of U.S. Gen Z consumers expected natural and organic brands promoting healthy ingredients to use glass packaging in 2026.[30]

Social media in the beverage packaging industry

  • 4.5% was food and beverage brands’ share of voice on TikTok in Q3 2025, down from 17.1% in Q3 2024.[34]
  • 48% was food and beverage brands’ share of voice on Facebook in the United States in Q3 2025, up from 27.6% in Q3 2024.[34]
  • 11.3% was food and beverage brands’ share of voice on Instagram in Q3 2025, up from 9.3% in Q3 2024.[34]
  • 41 median interactions were earned by beverage-brand Instagram posts in September 2026, compared with eight on Facebook.[35]

Influencer Marketing in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across B2B companies, 56% of marketers identified social-media posts as the most effective influencer-program content type in a September 2024 U.S. survey.[36]
  • In U.S. manufacturing, 19% of marketers used influencer marketing among paid channels in the prior 12 months, according to a 2025 industry benchmark.[37]
  • Across B2B companies, 29% of marketers planned to adopt influencer marketing within the following year in a March 2025 Ipsos survey.[38]
  • Across B2B companies, 43% of marketers reported outstanding results from influencer programs in the 2025 B2B Influencer Marketing Report.[39]
  • Across B2B companies, 55% of marketers used creators in 2025, based on a March 2025 Ipsos survey of 1,500 marketing professionals.[38]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Lightweighting and coatings are measurable: Ball reported 4,078 metric tons of aluminum saved through beverage-packaging lightweighting in 2025.

Process optimization in the beverage packaging industry

  • 1.8% was Ball’s reduction in energy intensity across global beverage-manufacturing operations in 2024 versus 2023.[8]
  • 56% of Ball’s global beverage-packaging products used the weight-optimized STARcan design in 2025.[20]
  • 4,078 metric tons of aluminum were saved through Ball beverage-packaging lightweighting in 2025.[20]

Operational efficiency in the beverage packaging industry

  • 40.9% of AB InBev’s total beverage volume was sold in returnable packaging in 2024.[40]
  • 96.2% was AB InBev’s global return rate for returnable bottles in 2024.[40]

Quality management in the beverage packaging industry

  • 59% of U.S. consumers said in 2026 that glass was the only packaging material they trusted to avoid chemical concerns.[30]
  • 93% of Ball beverage-packaging inks, coatings and compounds were Cradle to Cradle Material Health certified in 2024.[41]
  • 72% of Ball’s global beverage-packaging products had been converted to BPA-NI internal coatings in 2025.[20]
  • 72% of U.S. consumers believed healthier-ingredient foods and beverages should use packaging materials they considered healthier in 2026.[30]

Supply chain in the beverage packaging industry

  • 13.6 percentage points was the increase in recycled content in cans at AB InBev’s Chinese operations from 2023 to 2024.[40]
  • €30 million was Coca-Cola HBC’s 2024 investment related to the higher cost and availability of recycled PET.[42]
  • Over 80% of Ardagh Metal Packaging’s 2025 revenue was backed by multi-year supply agreements lasting two to seven years.[20]
  • 471,000 metric tons of CO2-equivalent savings resulted from AB InBev’s returnable-packaging initiative in 2024.[40]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 43% of customer respondents actively drove onshoring projects with suppliers and achieved some success in 2025.[43]
  • Across 22 EU countries and Norway, 72.8% of enterprises engaged in international sourcing moved business functions to other EU countries during 2021–2023.[44]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 50% of customer respondents actively drove onshoring projects with suppliers but reported no success in 2025.[43]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 50% of customer respondents were actively pushing onshoring projects in 2025.[43]
  • Across 22 EU countries and Norway, 34.1% of enterprises engaged in international sourcing cited labour-cost reduction as a motivation during 2021–2023.[44]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Pricing and cost effects are visible in supplier results, including Ball’s North and Central America beverage-packaging sales up by $667 million year over year in 2025.

Pricing strategy in the beverage packaging industry

  • $137.6 million was Sonoco Consumer Packaging’s negative impact from continued price and cost pressures in 2024.[45]
  • 6.6% was Graphic Packaging’s decline in 2024 net sales, partly reflecting lower packaging pricing and volumes.[46]
  • $93.1 million was Sonoco Consumer Packaging’s favorable 2025 pricing impact intended to offset inflation and tariffs.[20]
  • $62.5 million was Sonoco Consumer Packaging’s favorable price-cost impact in 2025.[20]

Cost reduction in the beverage packaging industry

  • $530 million was Amcor’s targeted pretax synergy benefit from procurement, supply-chain and administrative savings by fiscal 2028.[20]
  • $19.0 million of Sonoco Consumer Packaging productivity gains in 2025 came from procurement savings, production efficiencies and fixed-cost reductions.[20]
  • Approximately $500 million in gross aluminum-packaging cost savings were expected from Ball Operational Excellence between 2024 and 2027.[8]
  • $85.4 million of Sonoco Consumer Packaging productivity gains in 2024 came from procurement savings, production efficiencies and fixed-cost reductions.[45]

Profitability in the beverage packaging industry

  • $747 million was Ball Beverage Packaging’s 2024 comparable operating earnings in North and Central America on $5.62 billion of sales.[41]
  • 12.9% was Sonoco Consumer Packaging’s operating profit margin in 2025, up from 11.6% in 2024.[20]
  • $416 million was Ball Beverage Packaging’s 2024 comparable operating earnings in EMEA on $3.47 billion of sales.[41]
  • $296 million was Ball Beverage Packaging’s 2024 comparable operating earnings in South America on $1.95 billion of sales.[41]

Financial planning in the beverage packaging industry

  • $1.203 billion was Graphic Packaging’s 2024 capital spending, including $1.256 billion of capitalized spending reported for the year.[20]
  • $13.16 billion was Ball Corporation’s 2025 net sales, with beverage packaging as its principal business.[20]
  • $1.8 billion was Ardagh Metal Packaging’s growth-investment program for 2021–2024 to support customer growth and productivity.[20]
  • $922 million was Graphic Packaging’s 2025 capital spending, including $803 million capitalized for capacity and process-capability improvements.[20]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Recycled content is tracked alongside packaging engineering, including Ball reporting an average recycled content of 74% in beverage-packaging aluminum in 2025.

Product development in the beverage packaging industry

  • 74% of Ball’s beverage-packaging aluminum came from recycled sources in 2024, up from 70% in 2023 as the company developed lower-carbon can designs.[8]
  • 1,827 life-cycle assessments were conducted by Amcor in fiscal 2024 to support packaging product development.[10]
  • 86% was the global average weight reduction achieved by Crown for its standard 12-ounce and 33-centiliter beverage cans by 2025.[15]
  • 56% of Ball’s global can production used the STARcan lightweight design in 2024, saving more than 4,000 metric tons of aluminum worldwide.[8]

Product lifecycle in the beverage packaging industry

  • 75% was the global aluminum beverage-can recycling rate reported by Ball for 2025, supporting closed-loop material use across the can lifecycle.[8]
  • 3,212,000 metric tons of recyclable or recycle-ready packaging were produced by Amcor in fiscal 2026, equal to 78% of total packaging production by weight.[9]
  • 29.1% of PET bottles and jars were recycled in the United States in 2018, according to EPA packaging lifecycle data.[47]
  • 13% was the U.S. mechanical recycling rate for beverage bottles projected by Pew for 2040 under its modeled pathway.[48]

Value proposition in the beverage packaging industry

  • 43% of U.S. consumers identified packaging waste as one of their top sustainability concerns in beverage-packaging research cited by Amcor.[9]
  • $8.1 billion of Amcor’s fiscal-2024 revenue came from products meeting global recyclability standards.[10]
  • 74% of aluminum in Ball beverage cans came from recycled sources in 2024, providing customers with a lower-carbon packaging proposition.[8]
  • 73% of U.S. consumers agreed that packaging materials should be easily recyclable or biodegradable in research cited by Amcor.[9]

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Sustainability & Ethics

Recycling and carbon accounting remain central, with Amcor reporting a 3% reduction in absolute greenhouse-gas emissions in fiscal 2026 versus the prior year.

Sustainability in the beverage packaging industry

  • 100% of Amcor’s sites had water-management plans in fiscal 2024.[10]
  • 74% of Ball’s beverage-packaging aluminum came from recycled sources in 2024.[8]
  • 9% was Amcor’s reduction in absolute greenhouse-gas emissions in fiscal 2024 compared with fiscal 2023.[10]
  • 68% was Crown’s global average recycled content in aluminum beverage cans in 2024.[15]

ESG in the beverage packaging industry

  • 21% was Ball’s reduction in absolute greenhouse-gas emissions from 2017 through year-end 2024.[8]
  • 95% of Amcor’s near-term and net-zero science-based targets had been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative in fiscal 2024.[10]
  • 34% of the aluminum purchased by Ball was Aluminum Stewardship Initiative-certified in 2025.[8]
  • 19,974,000 metric tons of CO2e represented Amcor’s absolute Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions in fiscal 2026.[9]

Ethics in the beverage packaging industry

  • 100% of Ball’s U.S. beverage-manufacturing operations had renewable-electricity coverage in 2024, according to its sustainability reporting.[8]
  • 18 questions were used by Ball in supplier engagement covering recycled content, greenhouse-gas emissions, targets, water use and ASI certification.[8]
  • 34% of Ball’s purchased aluminum was ASI-certified in 2025, reflecting the company’s responsible-sourcing controls for beverage packaging.[8]

CSR in the beverage packaging industry

  • 110 community and stakeholder engagements were reported by Amcor in fiscal 2024.[10]
  • 5 university campuses in Mumbai, India, received recycling bins through Ball’s ITOOCAN awareness campaign in 2025.[8]
  • 3 million aluminum cups, cans and bottles were recycled through Ball’s partnership with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment during the 2024–2025 NBA and NHL seasons.[8]

Circular economy in the beverage packaging industry

  • 55% of U.S. aluminum beverage containers sold in 2021 were wasted, according to the Container Recycling Institute.[49]
  • 74% was Ball’s average recycled content in beverage-packaging aluminum in 2025.[8]
  • 29% of U.S. plastic water bottles sold in 2021 were recycled, while 71% were wasted.[49]
  • 75% was the global average recycling rate for aluminum beverage cans reported by Ball for 2025.[8]

Carbon footprint in the beverage packaging industry

  • 3% was Amcor’s reduction in absolute Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse-gas emissions in fiscal 2026 compared with fiscal 2025.[9]
  • 8 million metric tons of CO2e represented Ball’s total Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon footprint in 2025.[8]
  • 8% was the maximum carbon-footprint reduction Ball reported for STARcan compared with other cans of the same size.[8]
  • 20 times less energy-intensive is recycled-aluminum manufacturing compared with production using virgin aluminum, according to Ball.[8]
  • 21% was Ball’s reduction in absolute greenhouse-gas emissions from 2017 through 2024.[8]

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Globalization & Expansion

Supplier footprints remain international, and Crown operated 189 plants and sales or service facilities across 39 countries at December 31, 2024.

Globalization in the beverage packaging industry

  • 189 plants and sales or service facilities operated across 39 countries in Crown’s global packaging network at December 31, 2024.[20]
  • 2,078 billion beverage containers were filled worldwide in 2024, according to GlobalData estimates cited by Krones.[7]
  • 63% of Crown’s 2024 consolidated net sales came from operations outside the United States.[20]
  • $1.951 billion was Ball’s 2024 beverage-packaging net sales in South America.[20]
  • $3.466 billion was Ball’s 2024 beverage-packaging net sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.[20]

Supplier management in the beverage packaging industry

  • 74% of the aluminum used by Ball’s global beverage-packaging business came from recycled sources in 2024, up from 70% in 2023.[8]
  • 20% was the reduction in water intensity achieved at Ball’s Aguas Claras, Brazil, plant through wastewater reuse in a supplier-and-operations sustainability project.[8]
  • 18 supplier-sustainability questions cover recycled content, greenhouse-gas emissions, targets and water use in Ball’s supplier profiles.[8]
  • 34% of the aluminum Ball purchased was ASI-certified in the company’s latest responsible-sourcing disclosure.[8]

Stakeholder management in the beverage packaging industry

  • 13% of Ball’s consolidated net sales came from Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Sales & Services Company and affiliates in 2024.[41]
  • 16% of Ball’s consolidated net sales came from Anheuser-Busch InBev and affiliates in 2024.[41]

Distribution channels in the beverage packaging industry

  • 18.7% was beverages’ share of U.S. convenience-store in-store sales in 2025.[56]
  • 74% of global non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverage volume in 2022 was consumed in the 20 countries with the highest beverage volumes.[57]
  • 75% of global non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverage volume in 2022 was sold in single-use plastic containers.[57]
  • $341.2 billion was total U.S. convenience-store in-store sales in 2025, a channel heavily using beverage cans and PET bottles.[56]

Key questions about the beverage packaging industry

What is the 2026 size of the global beverage packaging market?
The global beverage packaging market is projected at $164.27 billion in 2026.
How fast is the market expected to grow after 2026?
Fortune Business Insights forecasts a 5.20% CAGR from 2026 to 2034, taking the market to $246.45 billion by 2034.
Which companies lead the beverage packaging industry?
Amcor stands out for flexible and rigid beverage packaging because it reported 3,212,000 metric tons of recyclable or recycle-ready packaging in fiscal 2026, while Ball Corporation leads in aluminum beverage packaging since it reported $13.16 billion in 2025 net sales.
What technology shift is most visible in beverage packaging facilities?
In 2025, 90% of surveyed U.S. beverage packaging companies planned to purchase some type of beverage packaging machinery within three years.
How concentrated is the market around major suppliers?
Major suppliers include Ball, Amcor, Tetra Laval, Berry Global, Mondi, Pactiv Evergreen, Refresco, Huhtamäki, SIG, Crown Holdings and Owens-Illinois.
What 2026 regulatory milestones affect beverage packaging design?
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation began applying on August 12, 2026, requiring 30% recycled content in single-use plastic beverage bottles by 2030 and 90% separate collection of single-use plastic and metal beverage containers by 2029.
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