High Barrier Pouches Market By Product (Standup, Spouted, Four Side Seal, and Retort), By Material (Polyethylene, Polypropylene, High Barrier Additives, Aluminum, Polyamide, Fitments, and Tubes & Spouts), By Application (Food, Beverages, Pharmaceuticals, Pet Food, Industrial, and Home Care & Personal Care), and By Region, Trends, Analysis, and Forecast Till 2034

High barrier pouches are made of high-performance barrier resins and films. It provides a highly protective environment to the material inside of the pouch and increases its shelf life. High barrier pouches can prevent any foreign agent inside the pouch, whether it is a flavor, aroma, or a gas. However, these pouches are also suitable for purified and sterile applications. Its enhanced physical, chemical, mechanical and thermal properties, high barrier pouches can be used for hot and cold filling.

It can be customized in different shapes and sizes accordingly. Besides, top barrier pouches provide excellent seal reliability for optimal product safety and convenience, and adjustable peel ability to the consumers. To manufacturers, high barrier pouches provide excellent output on high speed machines and good compatibility with different sterilization techniques. Protective layering can withstand high autoclaving temperatures required for pasteurisation or sterilisation, particularly relevant to the food and pet food industries. 

High Demand from End-User Industry

The market for high barrier pouches is anticipated to be driven by growing consumption of packaged food and beverages products across the globe. Pouches are now one of the most popular packaging technique and are largely used are for packaging both the dry and the liquid food. Owing to their better physiochemical characteristics, high barrier pouch are increasingly being used across various applications in food & beverages industry, including packaging of dried food, fruit compote, baby food, dairy products, confectionary, snack food, breakfast cereals, fresh and processed meat, powdered instant drinks, hot drinks, juice drinks, wine and other food products. The growing application range of high barrier pouches is expected to drive their market throughout the forecast period. Shifting consumer preference for sustainable and convenience lifestyles coupled with necessity to extend shelf life has enhanced the high-barrier pouches market growth. Potential applications in food, beverages and pet food industry will propel industry growth. As per analysis, global packaged food industry reached USD 2.6 trillion in 2016 whereas Global food packaging industry is anticipated to worth over USD 300 billion by 2021.

Technological Advancement

Increasing R&D spending along with product innovations to improve packaging appeal including spouted packaging will drive high-barrier pouches market size. Growth in organized retail industry particularly in emerging nations will drive the product penetration. Rising demand from pasteurized and sterilised products due to superior protective properties has enhanced the industry demand. Technology advancements including faster machinery speeds and reduced heating time particularly in retort applications are key factors driving product scope. Moreover, development in coatings and protective film substrates enhancing heat tolerance and strength will fuel the industry growth. Rising penetration of stand-up pouch packaging due to its significant benefits including enhanced shelf look, easy to carry, excellent flexibility and lightweight will drive product demand. Increasing environmental concerns accompanied by decomposition issues of polymers may hamper the industry growth. However, increased recyclability and emergence of biodegradable plastics will provide positive outlook for industry growth. Five-layer accounted for over 55% of total industry share in 2016. Growing adoption of protective additives including EVOH, SiOx and AlOx to improve the packaging strength will fuel industry growth.

Conversely, biodegradability and increase in the environmental concerns by decomposition issues of polymers are anticipated to hamper the growth of the High Barrier Pouches market during the forecast period. With government organizations continuously focusing on the development and use of bio-based materials, major opportunity lies to develop bio-based and biodegradable pouches material.

High barrier pouches market is segmented based on the product, material application, and region.

On the basis of the product, the high barrier pouches market is segmented into standup, spouted, four side seal, and retort. On the basis of material, the target market is categorized into polyethylene, polypropylene, high barrier additives, aluminum, polyamide, fitments, and tubes & spouts. Based on application, the global market is classified into food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, pet food, industrial, and home care & personal care.

Regional Insights:

In the region, the high barrier pouches market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. Asia Pacific dominates the global high barrier packaging films market, and is followed by North America. It is expected to be the fastest growing region in the market. Asia Pacific region is projected to be the leading region in the global high-barrier pouches market. The leading position in the market can be attributed to the growth in population across the developing countries like China, India and consumption of the ready-to-eat food. In the region, key players are preferring flexible packaging because of its cost-effectiveness, which is expected to boost the market growth. Additionally, an increase in penetration of the packaging industry predominantly in rural regions is expected to drive the high-barrier pouches market. Europe will worth over USD 1 billion by 2024. Changing income trends along with improving standard of living will propel business growth. Strong outlook in pharmaceutical sector has enhanced product penetration owing to its heat resistance, acid resistance and greater shelf life properties. North America high barrier pouches market revenue will witness gains over 6.5% up to 2024. Shifting consumer preference towards liquid diet due to increasing health consciousness will drive regional demand.

Report Scope:

Segments Covered in the Report:

This report forecasts revenue growth at global, regional, and country levels and provides an analysis of the latest industry trends and opportunities in each of the sub-segments from 2024 to 2034.  For the purpose of this study, has segmented the high barrier pouches market report based on product, material, application, and region.

High Barrier Pouches Market, By Product:

• Standup
• Spouted
• Four Side Seal
• Retort

High Barrier Pouches Market, By Material:

• Polyethylene
• Polypropylene
• High Barrier Additives
• Aluminum
• Polyamide
• Fitments
• Tubes & Spouts

High Barrier Pouches Market, By Application:

• Food
• Beverages
• Pharmaceuticals
• Pet Food
• Industrial
• Home Care & Personal Care

High Barrier Pouches Market, By Region:

• North America
  • Middle East & Africa
    • • GCC
      • Israel
      • South Africa
      • Rest of Middle East & Africa
  • Latin America
    • • Brazil
      • Mexico
      • Rest of Latin America
  • Asia Pacific
    • • China
      • India
      • Japan
      • South Korea
      • Rest of Asia Pacific
  • Europe
    • • Germany
      • UK
      • France
      • Russia
      • Italy
      • Rest of Europe
  • • U.S.
    • Canada

The key players operating in the high barrier pouches market include Bemis Company Inc., Mondi Group, Bernhardt Packaging & Process, Dura-Pack, The Vacuum Pouch Company, Clifton Packaging Group Ltd, Montage, Schur Flexibles Group, Fres-co System USA Inc., and Spektar d.o.o. Gornji Milanovac. The companies are emphasizing on research and development to produce better quality product at lower costs in order to maintain the competitive advantage in high barrier pouches market during the forecast period. The companies are focused to improve the materials such as coatings with increased heat tolerance and strength and higher barrier film substrates. For instance, in September 2020, Amcor announced its membership of the Digital Watermarks Initiative “HolyGrail 2.0”, which brings together over 85 companies and organizations across the packaging value chain, including key customers and industry peers.

• Bemis Company Inc.
• Mondi Group
• Bernhardt Packaging & Process
• Dura-Pack
• The Vacuum Pouch Company
• Clifton Packaging Group Ltd
• Montage
• Schur Flexibles Group
• Fres-co System USA Inc.
• Spektar d.o.o. Gornji Milanovac