PUBLISHER: The Business Research Company | PRODUCT CODE: 1931515
PUBLISHER: The Business Research Company | PRODUCT CODE: 1931515
Plastic caps and closures serve as the concluding components in the packaging process, comprising structures or devices designed to cover a container's opening. They prevent spillage, reducing the risk of goods leaking and product degradation within the container. These elements find applications in various sectors, including beverage packaging, non-food packaging, and cosmetic packaging.
The main product categories in plastic caps and closures include screw caps, dispensing caps, and others. Dispensing caps, a closure type facilitating product dispensing from containers or bottles, come in various styles such as turret or directional spout, single or dual flap, snap-top, push-pull, Yorker, spigot, disc-top, hinge, snip-tip, spice, shaker, and twist open-close. Materials such as polypropylene, polystyrene, and polyethylene find applications in pharmaceutical, personal care, food, and beverage industries.
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 influencing the plastic caps and closures market by increasing costs of imported resins, molds, tooling systems, and high-precision manufacturing equipment. Beverage, pharmaceutical, and personal care packaging producers in North America and Europe are most affected due to reliance on imported raw materials and molds, while Asia-Pacific faces cost pressure on export-driven production. These tariffs are raising closure prices and impacting supply contracts. At the same time, they are encouraging local resin sourcing, domestic tooling production, and investment in automated closure manufacturing facilities.
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The plastic caps and closures market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $52.91 billion in 2025 to $57.16 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.0%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to expansion of bottled beverage consumption, growth in pharmaceutical packaging demand, increasing use of plastic containers in personal care, expansion of mass-market consumer goods packaging, improvements in injection molding technologies.
The plastic caps and closures market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $77.17 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.8%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing demand for sustainable packaging closures, rising focus on mono-material packaging solutions, expansion of smart dispensing closures, growing regulatory requirements for child safety, increasing automation in closure manufacturing. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing demand for lightweight closure designs, rising adoption of tamper-evident and child-resistant caps, growing use of recyclable closure materials, expansion of high-speed closure manufacturing lines, enhanced focus on leak-proof performance.
The growing demand for personal care products is expected to drive the expansion of the plastic caps and closures market in the coming years. Personal care products include a wide range of self-care items used for hygiene, cleansing, and grooming purposes. Plastic caps and closures play an essential role in these products by maintaining product integrity, extending shelf life, and enabling convenient and secure dispensing. For example, in September 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, a US-based Department of Labor, average consumer spending on personal care products and services reached $950 in 2023, up from $866 in 2022. As a result, the rising demand for personal care products is fueling the growth of the plastic caps and closures market.
Companies operating in the plastic caps and closures market are increasingly prioritizing the development of environmentally friendly closures to strengthen their competitive positioning. Environmentally friendly closures are packaging solutions designed to minimize environmental impact through sustainable materials and designs. For instance, in January 2023, Mespack, a Spain-based packaging company, in collaboration with Hoffer, a US-based manufacturer of premium plastic closures, introduced new spout and cap closures made from monolayer material that uses 20% less plastic than conventional closures. These closures are designed to lower packaging-related environmental impact while maintaining product safety and quality and are suitable for a variety of personal care and pharmaceutical applications, including skincare, body wash, and hair care products.
In October 2024, Silgan Holdings Inc., a US-based manufacturing company, acquired Weener Plastics for $908 million (€838 million). Through this acquisition, Silgan expanded its global dispensing and specialty closures portfolio and strengthened its presence in personal care, food, and healthcare packaging markets. Weener Plastics Group B.V. is a Netherlands-based company specializing in the design and production of plastic caps, closures, dispensing systems, bottles, and jars for consumer packaged goods brands.
Major companies operating in the plastic caps and closures market are Berry Global Inc., Amcor plc, Silgan Holdings Inc., AptarGroup Inc., Berlin Packaging LLC, Albea SA, BERICAP GmbH & Co KG, Closure Systems International Inc., CL Smith Company, O.Berk Company, TricorBraun Ltd., Pretium Packaging LLC, United Caps Luxembourg S.A., Mold-Tek Packaging Ltd., Phoenix Closure Inc., Mold-Rite Plastics LLC., United States Plastic Corp, Tim Plastics Inc., Kaufman Container, Pano Cap Limited, Blackhawk Molding Co Inc., Comar LLC., MJS Packaging Services Ltd., Plastic Closures Ltd., Caps & Closures Pty Ltd., Weatherchem Corporation, Guala Closures Group India Pvt Ltd., Cap & Seal Pvt Ltd., Hicap Closures Co Ltd., All American Containers Inc., Alpha Packaging Pvt Ltd., CKS Packaging Inc.
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the plastic caps and closures market in 2025. The regions covered in the plastic 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 plastic caps and closures market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The plastic caps and closures market consists of sales of lug caps, dome caps, phenolic polycone caps, ribbed closures, and smooth closures. 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.
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