With the continuous development of the packaging industry, packaging bags occupy a large share of the packaging market due to their characteristics of easy coloration and corrosion resistance. During the 12th Five-Year Plan period, my country's packaging bag industry needs to be integrated through various means such as corporate alliances, acquisitions, and mergers. , forming some large enterprises and joint enterprises, thus promoting the healthy development of the industry.

From 2002 to 2003, flexible packaging bags caught up with rigid packaging bags. All plastics in north americapackaging bagProduct sales reached approximately US$43 billion, accounting for 33% of the market share. In 2003, the consumption of packaging bags in the United States was 5.55 million tons, with an average annual growth rate of around 4%. Packaging bags account for 75% of demand, followed by pails, buckets, cups and trays. High-strength polypropylene is in greatest demand among resins, followed by polyester and polyvinyl chloride. The demand for packaging bags in the U.S. packaging market is approximately: 44% for beverages, 8% for food, 12% for medicine, 8% for transportation, 14% for household products, 8% for self-care products, and 5% for others.

Packaging bag consumption in variouspackaging bagThe largest amount was 4.26 million tons in 2003, an increase of 26% from 1998, and will reach 5.1 million tons in 2008. The consumption of plastic cans and bowls and plates in 2003 was 520,000 tons and 410,000 tons respectively. The consumption of beverage packaging bags in the United States reached approximately 50 billion in 2002, an increase of 1.5 times in 10 years. In 2002, packaging bags accounted for 30% of all juice and vegetable drinks produced in the United States, ranking first in usage among all types of bags. Plastics occupy the second place in carbonated beverage and milk packaging bags. In 2002, plastic bags accounted for 28.5% of all carbonated beverage bags in the United States, only less than metal cans (64.9%). 40.1% of milk packaging bags are packaging bags, which is slightly lower than paper bags. However, the development of packaging bags in beer packaging is still quite slow. In 2002, packaging bags accounted for only 0.3% of all bags used in beer packaging in the United States.

The demand for packaging bags in the United States will increase by 3.6% annually and is expected to reach about 6.6 million tons by 2008. However, the miniaturization or "lightweighting" of packaging needs will constrain the increase in the output value of packaging bags. In 2003, packaging bags accounted for 77% of the total packaging bags. Before 2008, packaging bags will still be the most distributed packaging bags. However, because the soft drink market is full,packaging bagDemand growth will slow down, while demand for other polyethylene packaging bags for filling will increase.

The plate and can manufacturing industry will slightly drive the demand for plastic bags due to a slight increase in demand for frozen and prepared foods, as well as an increasing need for meat packaging. Plastics can be used for packaging coffee, convenience foods, paints, etc., so they have great advantages in the canned market.