Brasil Pack Trends 2020

BrasilPackTrends2020 19 packaging market: world and Brazi l 1.3 PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF PACKAGING IN BRAZIL Plastic packaging For 2015, the forecast is an increase of over US$ 3 million, in relation to 2011, corresponding to an additional volume of 500 thousand of tonnes. There has been continued growth in consumption per capita since 2007 ( Table 1.19 ). Table 1.17 Size of the plastic packaging market: Value (historical trends and projections) Material US$ million 2007 – 2011 CAGR 2011-2015* CAGR 2007 2011 2015 Plastics 7,124 10,328 12,495 9.7% 4.9% Flexible plastics 5,406 6,667 7,827 5.4% 4.1% TOTAL 12,530 16,995 20,323 7.9% 4.6% *Estimate CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate Source: DATAMARK Table 1.18 Size of the plastic packaging market: Volume (historical trends and projections) Material US$ million 2007 – 2011 CAGR 2011-2015* CAGR 2007 2011 2015 Plastics 1,821 2,223 2,694 5.1% 4.9% Flexible plastics 271 301 354 2.7% 4.1% TOTAL 2,091 2,525 3,047 4.8% 4.8% Estimate* CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate Source: DATAMARK In the period of 2007-2011, the plastic packaging market grew 7.9% a year in value (US$) and 4.8% in volume ( Tables 1.17 and 1.18 ). The following markets stand out as the most common users of packaging: biscuits, pet food, powder drinks, coffee and snacks in flexible packaging, and soft drinks, mineral water, edible oil, chemical products and fabric softeners in rigid plastic packaging ( Chart 1.1 ).