Analysis of the 2022 China Packaging Industry Market Size and Segment Share
- In 2022, China's packaging industry had 9,860 above-scale enterprises and completed cumulative operating revenue of RMB 1,229.3 billion.
- Plastic film manufacturing completed RMB 382.201 billion in cumulative main business revenue in 2022, accounting for 31.09% and up 4.19% year on year.
- Paper and paperboard container manufacturing completed RMB 304.547 billion in cumulative main business revenue, accounting for 24.77% and down 5.01% year on year; plastic packaging boxes and container manufacturing completed RMB 181.105 billion, accounting for 14.73% and down 5.3% year on year.
- Metal packaging containers and materials manufacturing completed RMB 150.052 billion in cumulative main business revenue, accounting for 12.21% and up 5.17% year on year; glass packaging container manufacturing completed RMB 76.456 billion, accounting for 6.22% and up 4.32% year on year.
- Plastic processing special equipment manufacturing completed RMB 91.431 billion in cumulative main business revenue, accounting for 7.44% and down 7.64% year on year; cork products and other wood products manufacturing completed RMB 43.542 billion, accounting for 3.54% and down 1.98% year on year.
China Business Intelligence Network News: Packaging refers to the general term for containers, materials and auxiliary items adopted according to certain technical methods in order to protect products, facilitate storage and transportation, and promote sales during the circulation process. As an industry with a revenue scale exceeding one trillion yuan, the packaging industry is an important industry that promotes the development of China's national economy. Data show that in 2022 there were 9,860 above-scale enterprises in China's packaging industry, and above-scale enterprises across the national packaging industry completed a cumulative operating revenue of 1,229.3 billion yuan.
Data source: China Packaging Federation, compiled by China Business Industry Research Institute
By product, in 2022, plastic film manufacturing completed a cumulative main business revenue of 382.201 billion yuan (accounting for 31.09%), up 4.19% year on year; paper and paperboard container manufacturing completed a cumulative main business revenue of 304.547 billion yuan (accounting for 24.77%), down 5.01% year on year; plastic packaging boxes and container manufacturing completed a cumulative main business revenue of 181.105 billion yuan (accounting for 14.73%), down 5.3% year on year; metal packaging containers and materials manufacturing completed a cumulative main business revenue of 150.052 billion yuan (accounting for 12.21%), up 5.17% year on year;
Plastic processing special equipment manufacturing completed a cumulative main business revenue of 91.431 billion yuan (accounting for 7.44%), down 7.64% year on year; glass packaging container manufacturing completed a cumulative main business revenue of 76.456 billion yuan (accounting for 6.22%), up 4.32% year on year; cork products and other wood products manufacturing completed a cumulative main business revenue of 43.542 billion yuan (accounting for 3.54%), down 1.98% year on year.
Data source: China Packaging Federation, compiled by China Business Industry Research Institute
——This article is reprinted from China Packaging Network (pack.cn), original link: http://news.pack.cn/show-379439.html
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