Market Trends of Tobacco Packaging Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the Tobacco Packaging Market according to our research experts:
Secondary Packaging to Witness Significant Demand
- Like other sensitive goods, tobacco products such as cigarettes require packaging, which provides barrier properties to deliver the product in optimum condition. Secondary packaging, such as flexible packaging, has eventually become the traditional packaging for tobacco and typically includes functionality such as re-closable or re-sealable laminated film pouches and bags. These packs have a new flow-wrapped outer film, all contributing to the barrier requirements.
- Vendors in the market are rapidly expanding their manufacturing plants, intending to increase their production capacity and gain a larger share of the industry revenue pie. For instance, in May 2021, Siegwerk marked its presence with two important initiatives, 4evergreen and CosPaTox, to promote its circularity in packaging.
- However, government regulations and anti-smoking campaigns are prevalent globally, and prohibitive taxation & regulations have increased over the last few years, which has led to a decline in cigarette consumption. As a result, tobacco packaging is expected to post a slow CAGR during the forecast period. For instance, Singapore has adopted plain packaging of tobacco products; the Ministry of Health Singapore stated that the measure would contribute to achieving broader tobacco control goals in the country by discouraging non-smokers and children from taking up smoking, encouraging current smokers to quit, and promoting a tobacco-free lifestyle, which will ultimately lead to reduced smoking prevalence.
- This new measure will restrict the use of logos, colors, images, or other promotional information associated with the tobacco brand on all types of tobacco products sold in Singapore. Product and brand names will be allowed in a standardized font style and color.
- Regardless of the macro factors, such as the booming retail sector, increase in online sales, technological advancements, and other factors, like an increase in several new smokers, etc., are expected to contribute to the demand for tobacco packaging products in the market.
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Asia Pacific to Hold a Major Share
- The government's measures to decrease cigarette consumption by raising prices and enacting extra cigarette taxes are expected to fuel market growth in the Asia-Pacific region. For instance, traditional cigarette sales in Japan and India will be impacted by the planned tax increases, which will present a significant potential for developing tobacco products.
- Furthermore, the country produces colorful and attractive tobacco packages, unlike other countries producing plain boxes. There is a high prevalence of cigarette packets bearing images of famous rivers, maintains, rare and precious national treasures, well-known buildings, historical sites, and rare flowers. For instance, the major Chinese cigarette brands, including Panda, Peony, Chunghwa, Mount Huangshan, and The Pavilion of Prince Teng, have such designs or images on their packaging.
- Characteristics such as the tobacco industry in China encourage a brand and visual culture that is fundamentally different from those of other countries. The signs and graphics on cigarette packaging not only carry a strong and deep sense of the history of traditional culture but also integrate a sense of national pride, encouraging tobacco use and thereby augmenting the market for tobacco packaging in the country.
- The increase in regulations regarding the adoption of plain packaging and graphic regarding warnings of tobacco usage in the region has been significantly restraining the market studied. For instance, in July 2022, The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India notified new sets of specified health warnings for all tobacco product packs by amending the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labeling) Rules, 2008 vide GSR 248(E), dated July 21, 2022.
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