packaging industry
Box and wrapper sector
The packaging industry comprises businesses that design, manufacture, and supply materials used to contain, protect, and present products—from cardboard boxes and plastic bottles to shrink wrap and aluminum cans.
The sector spans raw material production, container manufacturing, labeling, and logistics.
The packaging industry has faced pressure to reduce plastic waste.
- food packagingMaterials enclosing consumables
- bottlesNarrow-necked liquid containers
- paperboardThick compressed pulp material
- barrier propertiesResistance to permeation
- aluminumElement thirteen
plastic · single use · box · shipping containers · recycling · retail display · die-cutting · cans · bag · biodegradability · vacuum forming · compostable materials · sealing · printing · cartons · injection molding · corrugated cardboard · laminating
packaging industryservice industry
Businesses providing labor, not products
service sector · knowledge economy · digital services · professional services