2025 Packaging Material Cost Forecast

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Pack Trax Packaging Cost Forecasts are the most comprehensive source of cost projections for packaging materials. We cover virtually all packaging segments for all global regions. This 350 page report is thorough yet compact to read for each packaging segment and region.

We completed our 2025 Forecast in June 2024. The key drivers for our 2025 Forecast are; economic growth; geo-political risks; precursory material supply and demand. energy prices; shipping challenges, rationalized supply bases; and supply management

Our Forecasts cover the following materials:

Rigid Plastics for Bottles & Closures

High Density Polyethylene Bottle Resin Prices
Polypropylene Bottle and Closure Resins
PET Bottle Resins
We cover North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America and Southeast Asia
We also report on Polylactic Acid although we do not Forecast this item

Thermoform Resins

Polystyrene
High Impact Polystyrene
We also report monthly pricing for Polycarbonate, PP, APET, PETG, rPET although we do not Forecast these items.

Flexible Packaging

Linear Low Density Polyethylene Resins & Films
Low Density PE Film Resins
Polypropylene Films
PET Films
Shrink Sleeve Films
Aluminum Foil
LDPE Extrusion Coating Resins
Lightweight Coated Paper
EVOH (Monthly pricing but not Forecasted)
Nylon 6 (Monthly pricing but not Forecasted)
We cover North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia

Paper Packaging

Corrugated Linerboard and Medium
Recycled Boxboard
SBS Boxboard
SUS Boxboard
Lightweight Coated Paper
Label Paper
North America, Europe, Asia & Latin America

Metal Cans

Aluminum Can Stock
Tinplate
We cover North America, Europe and Asia

Integrity and Trust

We have been Forecasting Packaging Material Costs for 20 years, and we are proud of our track record. Our projections and recommendations correctly identified supply and cost issues months before they emerged because of our proprietary methodology.

The Forecast is prepared by purchasing and packaging executives with more than 70 years collective experience sourcing packaging materials. We have worked in consumer, food and the packaging businesses. That gives us great perspective. Our research also correlates more than 60 independent sources of information for optimal accuracy. We combine that with our own direct experience sourcing billions of lbs. of all types of packaging materials.

Pack Trax Forecasts are exceptionally cost effective. Subscription with monthly updates begin at just $995 for 12 months and include an Update in January.

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