유럽의 경질 플라스틱 포장 시장 : 시장 점유율 분석, 업계 동향과 통계, 성장 예측(2026-2031년)

The Europe rigid plastic packaging market is expected to grow from USD 71.04 billion in 2025 to USD 72.48 billion in 2026 and is forecast to reach USD 80.08 billion by 2031 at 2.02% CAGR over 2026-2031.

Stricter collection targets, minimum recycled-content thresholds, and material taxes are reshaping design choices, procurement strategies, and capital allocation. Deposit-return schemes (DRS) underpin rising recycled PET demand, while energy-price volatility and feedstock inflation accelerate operational efficiency programs. Large converters pursue mergers to pool compliance resources, and producers that invest early in closed-loop infrastructure secure commercial advantages with beverage, food, and healthcare brand owners. Material substitution pressures from fiber-based alternatives intensify competition, yet rigid formats retain defensible positions wherever high barrier, reusability, or impact resistance requirements outweigh lightweighting incentives.

Europe Rigid Plastic Packaging Market Trends and Insights

Surging Demand for Recyclable Rigid PET Bottles in Beverages

Deposit-return schemes already deliver collection rates above 90% in Germany and inspire similar adoption across the bloc, lifting demand for food-grade rPET feedstock. Portugal's pilot proved technical viability with 1,281 packages captured per reverse-vending unit daily, and transparent blue PET accounted for most returns, underlining the power of color standardization to streamline sorting. The EU obligation for 25% recycled content in PET bottles by 2025 and 30% by 2030 creates an undersupplied secondary-material pool despite Europe's 3 million-tonne washing and 1.4 million-tonne pellet capacity. Brand owners therefore lock in bilateral offtake agreements, stimulating retrofits of washing lines and extrusion reactors. As a result, PET bottles remain the fastest-growing rigid format and anchor more than half of the upcoming resin recycling investments.

Booming E-commerce Boosting Protective Rigid Formats

Online retail penetration exceeded 22% of total European goods sales in 2024, heightening the need for impact-resistant containers that survive multi-node fulfillment chains. Rigid drums, pails, and stackable tubs reduce breakage rates and warranty claims as parcels transit automated sorting hubs, and retailers accept marginal material increases when product-damage savings offset weight penalties. With packaging waste generation projected at 209 kg per capita by 2030, regulators now demand right-sizing evidence; nonetheless, protective rigid solutions often score favorably on life-cycle damage avoidance, sustaining a near-term boost for converters targeting e-commerce-ready designs.

Single-Use Plastic Taxes and Extended Producer Responsibility Fees

Eco-modulated fees, effective from 2025, penalize rigid packs with limited recyclability, inflating compliance outlays for legacy designs. Differential levies-EUR 800/ton (USD 866/ton) on polystyrene trays in Italy versus EUR 456/ton (USD 494/ton) on mono-material PET in France, drive format migration and prompt SKU rationalization. Large converters absorb charges via scale efficiencies, but small molders risk margin erosion or exit, accelerating sector consolidation.

Other drivers and restraints analyzed in the detailed report include:

1. Growth of EU Deposit-Return Schemes Accelerating Collection Infrastructure
2. Rapid Scale-up of European Bioplastics Capacity
3. Shift Toward Paper and Flexible Substitutes for Lightweighting

For complete list of drivers and restraints, kindly check the Table Of Contents.

Segment Analysis

Bottles and jars contributed USD 30.71 billion, equal to 43.22% of Europe's rigid plastic packaging market size in 2025, and will keep expanding fastest at a 2.74% CAGR to 2031. This momentum stems from beverage-sector reliance on DRS-compatible PET formats and pharma demand for sterilizable HDPE pill containers. Tray and container demand hold steady in chilled-food distribution, yet PFAS bans compel barrier-coating innovation. Caps and closures evolve toward tethered designs, mandated on all single-use beverage packs by July 2024, spurring tooling upgrades across closure suppliers.

Intermediate bulk containers and drums carved a resilient niche in chemical logistics; however, e-commerce parcel density has yet to justify the broad replacement of flexible liners. Pallets and other rigid accessories maintain incremental growth, driven by circular pool operators that refurbish high-density polyethylene decks. The product mix thus remains weighted toward bottles, ensuring that PET and HDPE dominate resin off-take in the European rigid plastic packaging market.

The Europe Rigid Plastic Packaging Market Report is Segmented by Product Type (Bottles and Jars, Trays and Containers, Caps and Closures, Intermediate Bulk Containers, and More), Material (Polyethylene (PE), Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), Polypropylene (PP), and More), End-User Industry (Food, Beverage, Healthcare, Cosmetics and Personal Care, and More), and Geography. The Market Forecasts are Provided in Terms of Value (USD).

List of Companies Covered in this Report:

1. Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co KG
2. Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Company
3. Amcor plc
4. Greiner Packaging International GmbH
5. Greif, Inc.
6. PACCOR Packaging GmbH (Faerch Group)
7. Plastipak Holdings, Inc.
8. Schoeller Allibert Services B.V.
9. Silgan Holdings Inc.
10. Albea Group
11. Coda Plastics Ltd.
12. Frapak Packaging B.V.
13. Schutz GmbH & Co. KGaA
14. WERIT Kunststoffwerke W. Schneider GmbH & Co. KG
15. ACTI PACK S.A.S.
16. RETAL Industries Ltd.
17. RIKUTEC Group
18. AST Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH
19. Robinson plc
20. Esterform Packaging Ltd.

Additional Benefits:

• The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format
• 3 months of analyst support

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION

• 1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition
• 1.2 Scope of the Study

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4 MARKET LANDSCAPE

• 4.1 Market Overview
• 4.2 Market Drivers
  • 4.2.1 Surging demand for recyclable rigid PET bottles in beverages
  • 4.2.2 Booming e-commerce boosting protective rigid formats
  • 4.2.3 Growth of EU deposit-return schemes accelerating collection infrastructure
  • 4.2.4 Refill-and-reuse store pilots driving HDPE bottle redesigns
  • 4.2.5 Rapid scale-up of European bioplastics capacity
  • 4.2.6 Pharma cold-chain expansion needing high-barrier rigid packs
• 4.3 Market Restraints
  • 4.3.1 Single-use-plastic taxes and Extended Producer Responsibility fees
  • 4.3.2 Shift toward paper and flexible substitutes for lightweighting
  • 4.3.3 Volatile rPET and rHDPE prices squeezing converter margins
  • 4.3.4 Energy-price shocks raising extrusion and injection costs
• 4.4 Industry Supply Chain Analysis
• 4.5 Regulatory Landscape
• 4.6 Technological Outlook
• 4.7 Porter's Five Forces Analysis
  • 4.7.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
  • 4.7.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
  • 4.7.3 Threat of New Entrants
  • 4.7.4 Threat of Substitutes
  • 4.7.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry

5 MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH FORECASTS (VALUE)

• 5.1 By Product Type
  • 5.1.1 Bottles and Jars
  • 5.1.2 Trays and Containers
  • 5.1.3 Caps and Closures
  • 5.1.4 Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs)
  • 5.1.5 Drums
  • 5.1.6 Pallets
  • 5.1.7 Other Product Types
• 5.2 By Material
  • 5.2.1 Polyethylene (PE)
  • 5.2.2 Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
  • 5.2.3 Polypropylene (PP)
  • 5.2.4 Polystyrene (PS) and Expanded PS (EPS)
  • 5.2.5 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
  • 5.2.6 Other Rigid Plastic Materials
• 5.3 By End-user Industry
  • 5.3.1 Food
  • 5.3.2 Beverage
  • 5.3.3 Healthcare
  • 5.3.4 Cosmetics and Personal Care
  • 5.3.5 Industrial
  • 5.3.6 Building and Construction
  • 5.3.7 Automotive
  • 5.3.8 Other End-user Industries
• 5.4 By Country
  • 5.4.1 United Kingdom
  • 5.4.2 Germany
  • 5.4.3 France
  • 5.4.4 Italy
  • 5.4.5 Spain
  • 5.4.6 Poland
  • 5.4.7 Netherlands
  • 5.4.8 Rest of Europe

6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

• 6.1 Market Concentration
• 6.2 Strategic Moves
• 6.3 Market Share Analysis
• 6.4 Company Profiles (includes Global level Overview, Market level overview, Core Segments, Financials as available, Strategic Information, Market Rank/Share for key companies, Products and Services, and Recent Developments)
  • 6.4.1 Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co KG
  • 6.4.2 Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Company
  • 6.4.3 Amcor plc
  • 6.4.4 Greiner Packaging International GmbH
  • 6.4.5 Greif, Inc.
  • 6.4.6 PACCOR Packaging GmbH (Faerch Group)
  • 6.4.7 Plastipak Holdings, Inc.
  • 6.4.8 Schoeller Allibert Services B.V.
  • 6.4.9 Silgan Holdings Inc.
  • 6.4.10 Albea Group
  • 6.4.11 Coda Plastics Ltd.
  • 6.4.12 Frapak Packaging B.V.
  • 6.4.13 Schutz GmbH & Co. KGaA
  • 6.4.14 WERIT Kunststoffwerke W. Schneider GmbH & Co. KG
  • 6.4.15 ACTI PACK S.A.S.
  • 6.4.16 RETAL Industries Ltd.
  • 6.4.17 RIKUTEC Group
  • 6.4.18 AST Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH
  • 6.4.19 Robinson plc
  • 6.4.20 Esterform Packaging Ltd.

7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE OUTLOOK

• 7.1 White-space and Unmet-need Assessment