Caps And Closures Global Market Report 2026

Caps and closures are structural components crafted to cover the opening of a container and prevent the contents from leaking. Their primary purpose is to safeguard products and extend their shelf life by maintaining a secure seal that preserves the contents, ensuring freshness throughout the designated shelf life.

The principal categories of caps and closures include screw caps, dispensing caps, and other varieties. Screw caps, designed for bottles, jars, and tubes, securely fasten onto the threads of the container's neck. These caps are constructed from a range of materials, including plastics, metals, and others, and are produced using diverse manufacturing techniques like injection molding, compression molding, and the incorporation of post-mold tamper-evident bands. They find application across various industries, including food, beverages, healthcare, cosmetics, toiletries, and other sectors.

Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report's Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.

Tariffs are impacting the caps and closures market by increasing costs of imported plastic resins, aluminum, steel, and high-precision molding equipment used in large-scale production. Food, beverage, and healthcare packaging manufacturers in North America and Europe are most affected due to reliance on imported raw materials and tooling, while Asia-Pacific faces pricing pressure on export-oriented production. These tariffs are raising manufacturing costs and compressing margins. However, they are also encouraging localized resin sourcing, domestic tooling production, and innovation in lightweight and material-efficient closure designs.

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The caps and closures market size has grown steadily in recent years. It will grow from $80.43 billion in 2025 to $84.19 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.7%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growth of packaged food and beverage consumption, expansion of pharmaceutical packaging demand, increasing use of plastic packaging materials, rising focus on product safety sealing, advancements in molding technologies.

The caps and closures market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $103.28 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.2%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing adoption of recyclable and mono-material closures, rising demand for smart dispensing solutions, growing emphasis on sustainability regulations, expansion of premium cosmetic packaging, increasing automation in closure manufacturing. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of lightweight and sustainable closure materials, rising demand for tamper-evident and child-resistant closures, growing use of high-speed compression molding technologies, expansion of dispensing and functional cap designs, enhanced focus on shelf-life protection solutions.

The growing appetite for alcoholic beverages is poised to be a driving force behind the expansion of the caps and closures market in the foreseeable future. Alcoholic beverages encompass various fermented liquors that contain ethyl alcohol or ethanol (CH3CH2OH) as an intoxicating agent, including beer, wine, and distilled spirits. Caps and closures play a pivotal role in the packaging of alcoholic beverages, providing secure sealing solutions to ensure product freshness, prevent leakage, and adhere to regulatory requirements. These components aid in preserving the quality of alcoholic drinks by safeguarding them from external contaminants and preserving carbonation. For instance, in February 2023, the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States reported that spirit sales in the United States reached a new high of $37.6 billion in 2022, with a 5.1% increase, while volumes rose by 4.8% to reach 305 million 9-liter cases. Hence, the surging demand for alcoholic beverages is expected to drive the growth of the caps and closures market.

Prominent companies operating in the caps and closures market are dedicated to advancing packaging solutions, particularly sustainable closures, to fortify their market position. Sustainable closures constitute a category of packaging materials designed to reduce the environmental impact of packaging and foster sustainability. For instance, in March 2023, United Caps Holding SA, a plastic caps and closures manufacturer based in Luxembourg, introduced the 23 H-PAK, an inventive and sustainable attached closure for carton packaging. This patent-pending closure features a distinctive tamper-evident (TE) ring that keeps all components intact for easy recycling. The 23 H-PAK tethered closure is engineered for seamless integration with existing filling lines, ensuring a hassle-free interaction with current processes and swift adoption on production lines. Its unique tamper-evident (TE) ring preserves all parts for easy recycling.

In October 2025, Gilpin Inc., a US-based provider of integrated packaging solutions-including ends and closures, thermoformed and injection-molded containers, flexible packaging, composite cans, and supply-chain services-acquired AMCLO Group Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, Gilpin seeks to expand its packaging portfolio by incorporating specialty metal end-of-line packaging capabilities and to strengthen supply-chain resilience within the U.S. closures market segment. AMCLO Group Inc. is a US-based manufacturer of metal caps, plugs, closures, and ends for composite cans, tubes, and cores, supplying end-of-line metal packaging components to beverage, food, industrial, and consumer goods packaging customers.

Major companies operating in the caps and closures market are Reynolds Group Holdings Limited, Ball Corporation, Amcor Plc, Crown Holdings Incorporation, Silgan Holdings Inc., Nippon Closures Co. Ltd., AptarGroup Incorporated, Bericap GmbH Co. & KG, Guala Closures Group Inc., Weener Plastics Inc., United Caps Holding SA, Pelliconi & C. SpA, Crown Seal Public Company Limited, Closure Systems International Inc., Phoenix Closures Inc., Berry Global Group Inc., Innovative Polymers Pvt. Ltd., WestRock Company, Sonoco Products Company, Pact Group Holdings Ltd., Mold-Rite Plastics LLC, Blackhawk Molding Co. Inc., Elmoris JSC

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the caps and closures market in 2025. The regions covered in the caps and closures market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.

The countries covered in the caps and closures market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The caps and closures market consists of sales of handle caps, flip-top caps, snap-to caps and tamper-resistant caps. Values in this market are 'factory gate' values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

Caps And Closures Market Global Report 2026 from The Business Research Company provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the market.

This report focuses caps and closures market which is experiencing strong growth. The report gives a guide to the trends which will be shaping the market over the next ten years and beyond.

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The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, total addressable market (TAM), market attractiveness score (MAS), competitive landscape, market shares, company scoring matrix, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market's historic and forecast market growth by geography.

• The market characteristics section of the report defines and explains the market. This section also examines key products and services offered in the market, evaluates brand-level differentiation, compares product features, and highlights major innovation and product development trends.
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• The market size section gives the market size ($b) covering both the historic growth of the market, and forecasting its development.
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Scope

• Markets Covered:1) By Type: Screw Caps; Dispensing Caps; Other Types
• 2) By Raw Material: Plastic; Metals; Others Raw Materials
• 3) By Technology: Injection Molding; Compression Molding; Post-Mold Tamper-Evident Band
• 4) By End-User: Food; Beverage; Healthcare; Cosmetics And toiletries; Other End-Users
• Subsegments:
• 1) By Screw Caps: Plastic Screw Caps; Metal Screw Caps
• 2) By Dispensing Caps: Flip Top Caps; Pump Caps; Dropper Caps
• 3) By Other Types: Corks; Twist Off Caps; Snap-On Caps
• Companies Mentioned: Reynolds Group Holdings Limited; Ball Corporation; Amcor Plc; Crown Holdings Incorporation; Silgan Holdings Inc.; Nippon Closures Co. Ltd.; AptarGroup Incorporated; Bericap GmbH Co. & KG; Guala Closures Group Inc.; Weener Plastics Inc.; United Caps Holding SA; Pelliconi & C. SpA; Crown Seal Public Company Limited; Closure Systems International Inc.; Phoenix Closures Inc.; Berry Global Group Inc.; Innovative Polymers Pvt. Ltd.; WestRock Company; Sonoco Products Company; Pact Group Holdings Ltd.; Mold-Rite Plastics LLC; Blackhawk Molding Co. Inc.; Elmoris JSC
• Countries: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Taiwan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA; Canada; Italy; Spain.
• Regions: Asia-Pacific; South East Asia; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
• Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
• Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, expenditure per capita,
• Data Segmentations: country and regional historic and forecast data, market share of competitors, market segments.
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