PUBLISHER: The Business Research Company | PRODUCT CODE: 1931917
PUBLISHER: The Business Research Company | PRODUCT CODE: 1931917
Bottling equipment consists of machines specifically designed to fill, seal, and package liquids into bottles for commercial purposes. Its primary role is to ensure fast, clean, and consistent filling while minimizing waste and preventing contamination. This equipment is vital for maintaining high production efficiency and meeting industry compliance standards.
The key categories of bottling equipment include filling machines, capping machines, labeling machines, packaging machines, and cleaning machines. Filling machines are particularly important as they accurately dispense liquids into containers, ensuring precision and operational efficiency during the packaging process. Bottling is done using various container types such as plastic bottles, glass bottles, metal cans, paperboard containers, and flexible pouches. The automation levels range from manual and semi-automatic to fully automatic bottling equipment. It also comes in different capacity levels, including low, medium, and high capacity, and serves a wide range of end-users such as beverage producers, pharmaceutical firms, cosmetic manufacturers, chemical companies, and others.
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 have influenced the bottling equipment market by increasing the cost of imported stainless steel components, filling valves, sensors, and automation modules. These impacts are most visible in high capacity and fully automatic bottling lines, particularly in Asia Pacific and Europe. Higher equipment prices have affected capital investments. At the same time, tariffs are supporting localized manufacturing and modular equipment design.
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The bottling equipment market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $5.86 billion in 2025 to $6.24 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.6%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growth of beverage consumption, expansion of pharmaceutical production, demand for mass packaging solutions, need for contamination control, growth of consumer packaged goods.
The bottling equipment market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $7.96 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.3%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to rising demand for ready to drink beverages, growth of cosmetic and personal care products, adoption of smart bottling lines, expansion of high capacity production plants, regulatory compliance requirements. Major trends in the forecast period include high speed integrated bottling lines, aseptic and hygienic filling systems, flexible multi format bottling equipment, automation of packaging and palletizing, reduction of product waste.
The growing demand for packaged beverages is expected to drive the growth of the bottling equipment market in the coming years. Packaged beverages are drinks that are pre-filled, sealed, and sold in containers for consumer use. This increasing demand is fueled by rising urbanization and on-the-go lifestyles, as consumers look for convenient, portable, and ready-to-consume drinks that fit into their busy routines. Bottling equipment optimizes the filling, sealing, and labeling processes, ensuring fast, hygienic, and consistent packaging. This enhances production efficiency while preserving the quality of packaged beverages. For example, in 2024, according to the British Soft Drinks Association, a UK-based trade association, soft-drink volume sales reached 15,343 million litres in 2023, marking a 2.9% year-on-year increase, while value sales totaled 19,821 million GBP (≈ US$ 25,330 million). Hence, the rising demand for packaged beverages is fueling the growth of the bottling equipment market.
Key players in the bottling equipment industry are emphasizing the development of cutting-edge solutions such as fully automated bottling lines to improve production performance and cater to the growing need for faster, cleaner packaging processes. A fully automated bottling line is a comprehensive system that handles all bottling stages-cleaning, filling, capping, labeling, and packaging-without human input, utilizing advanced machinery and control systems. For instance, in January 2024, STM GROUP, a Poland-based bottling line manufacturer, introduced a new series of fully automated beer bottling lines. This high-performance line, capable of processing 6,500 bottles per hour, includes components such as the TES STM DPL-S-GLASS-6 depalletizer, STM ArrowGlass 24/24/6 ISO BEER filler for low-oxygen applications, automated quality checks, air knives for drying, a Newtec labeling system, the Rafaello cartoning machine, and the TES STM PAL0 palletizing unit. This launch signifies a major technological advancement for the brewery sector and reflects STM GROUP's dedication to innovation.
In August 2024, ProMach Inc., a US-based company specializing in packaging machinery and integrated solutions, acquired MBF for an undisclosed amount. This strategic move allows ProMach to utilize MBF's specialized knowledge and production capacity to address the growing global demand for advanced filling technologies, thereby reinforcing its position as a global leader in packaging automation. MBF is an Italy-based producer of sophisticated bottle-filling and capping machines.
Major companies operating in the bottling equipment market are Tetra Laval International S.A., GEA Group, Krones AG, Barry-Wehmiller Companies Inc., Coesia S.p.A., Sacmi Imola S.C., IMA Group, ProMach Inc., Sidel S.A., KHS GmbH, OPTIMA Packaging Group GmbH, Serac Group S.A., Adelphi Group of Companies Limited, PakTech LLC, Fogg Filler Company LLC, Tenco S.r.l., Accutek Packaging Equipment Company Inc., E-PAK Machinery Inc, KWT Machine Systems Co. Ltd., Zhangjiagang Sunswell Machinery Co. Ltd.
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the bottling equipment market in 2025. The regions covered in the bottling equipment market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa
The countries covered in the bottling equipment market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The bottling equipment market consists of sales of rinsing machines, inspection machines, shrink sleeve applicators, and conveyor systems. 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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