Global Cast Films Market
Market Size in USD Billion
CAGR :
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 Forecast Period |
2025 –2032 |
 Market Size (Base Year) |
USD 8.57 Billion |
 Market Size (Forecast Year) |
USD 11.25 Billion |
 CAGR |
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Global Cast films Market Segmentation, By Material ((Polyethylene, Polypeptide, Polyamide, Others), Thickness (Up to 30 Microns, 30-50 Microns, 51-70 Microns, Above 70 Microns), Packaging Format (Pouches, Bags, Laminates, Wraps, Labels), Layer Structure (Multilayer, Monolayer), End-Use Industry (Food & Beverages, Personal Care, Electricals & Electronics, Pharmaceuticals, Textile, Industrial, Others) – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2032
Cast films Market Analysis
The packaging industry is becoming an essential part of end-use industries. Rising demand for see-through packaging solutions is increase the demand for high-performance barrier materials, such as cast films. The requirement for high-quality cast films is growing due to the regulation of governing bodies and environmental organizations for packaging industry, which has improved the importance of optical properties and quality of the raw materials of cast films.
Rising environmental concerns and increasing water pollution caused by plastics around the world, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) launched a global campaign to promote awareness about the disadvantages of using micro-plastics and discourage their excessive usage. Cast films are environmentally benign, degradable, and recyclable, making them better than plastic bags.
Cast films Market Size
Global cast films market size was valued at USD 8.57 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 11.25 billion by 2032, with a CAGR of 3.46% during the forecast period of 2025 to 2032.
Report Scope and Market Segmentation
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Cast films Key Market Insights |
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Segmentation |
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Countries Covered |
U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Rest of South America, Germany, France, Italy, U.K., Belgium, Spain, Russia, Turkey, Netherlands, Switzerland, Rest of Europe, Japan, China, India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific, United Arab Emirate, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Israel, South Africa, Rest of Middle East and Africa |
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Key Market Players |
UFlex Limited (India), Jindal Poly Films (India), Berry Global Inc (US), Scientex Berhad (Malaysia), Intertape Polymer Group (Canada), Bemis Manufacturing Company (US), CLONDALKIN GROUP (Netherlands), Bischof + Klein SE & Co. KG (Germany), Polyplex (India), Inteplast Group (US), Profol GmbH (Germany), POLIFILM GROUP (Germany), Copol International Ltd. (Canada), ObenGroup (U.S), Paragon Films (US), Manupackaging UK Ltd (U.K), FLAIR Flexible Packaging Corporation (US), TAGHLEEF INDUSTRIES GROUP (UAE), Alpha Marathon Film Extrusion Technologies Inc (Canada), Panverta Cakrakencana (Indonesia) |
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Cast films Market Definition
Cast films are a type of packaging film produced with the extrusion of polymers then melted in a cast for the formulation of this thin film sheet. This hot thin film sheet is then pinned in to a cooled roll with the help of air or a vacuum box. Along this process, cooled this thin film. This process is highly efficient as compared to blown process of film production.
Cast Films Market Dynamics
This section deals with understanding the market drivers, advantages, opportunities, restraints and challenges. All of this is discussed in detail as below:
Drivers
- Rising demand for cast films in multilayer pouches
Consumers are progressively moving in to smaller serving sizes, specially in case of food products or beverages, and the requirement for lightweight packaging is increasing. With large number of consumers voicing their demand for compact and convenience packaging in products, the applications of cast films in manufacturing packaging such as pouches are likely to surge in the upcoming years.
Furthermore, rising disposable income and urbanisation will boost market value growth. The market is being driven by consumers' constantly changing lifestyles and the rise of the retail sector. Growing consumer awareness of eco-friendly and biodegradable packaging materials, as well as rising demand for packaged and processed food products, are likely to drive market expansion.
Opportunities
- Rise in product innovations
Increase in number of product innovations will boost new market opportunities for the market's growth rate. Rising innovations in the market giving rise to various unique features such as anti-counterfeiting is expected to boost the growth of the market
Restraints/ Challenges
Rising prevalence of stringent regulations according to the usage of plastics across different regions and shift in consumer preferences, giving rise to greater demands for paper-based packaging solutions over non-biodegradable products, are expected to restrict the growth of the market.
This cast films market report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import-export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, market share, impact of domestic and localized market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, strategic market growth analysis, market size, category market growths, application niches and dominance, product approvals, product launches, geographic expansions, technological innovations in the market. To gain more info on the cast films market contact Data Bridge Market Research for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you take an informed market decision to achieve market growth.
Cast Films Market Scope
The cast films market is segmented on the basis of materials, thickness, packaging format, layer and end-user. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze meagre growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.
Material
- Polyethylene
- Polypeptide
- Polyamide
- others
Thickness
- Up to 30 Microns
- 30-50 Microns
- 51-70 Microns
- Above 70 Microns
Packaging Format
- Pouches
- Bags
- Laminates
- Wraps
- Labels.
Layer Structure
- Multilayer
- Monolayer
End-User
- Food and Beverages
- Personal Care
- Electricals and Electronics
- Pharmaceuticals
- Textile
- Industrial
- Others
Cast Films Market Regional Analysis
The cast films market is analyzed and market size insights and trends are provided by country, materials, thickness, packaging format, layer structure and end-user as referenced above.
The countries covered in the cast films market report are U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Rest of South America, Germany, France, Italy, U.K., Belgium, Spain, Russia, Turkey, Netherlands, Switzerland, Rest of Europe, Japan, China, India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific, United Arab Emirate, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Israel, South Africa, Rest of Middle East and Africa.
Asia-Pacific dominates the cast films market due to an increase in start-ups and small businesses seeking to expand their position in the global market for cast films. Though new entrants and developing firms do not compete with the front runners in the cast films landscape, they are expanding their production capabilities in Asia-Pacific to establish their presence in the cast films industry.
During the projected period, North America is expected to be the fastest developing region due to the rising demand of lightweight packaging products cast films in retail sector in this region.
The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in market regulation that impact the current and future trends of the market. Data points like down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends and porter's five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.
Cast Films Market Share
The cast films market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to cast films market.
Cast Films Market Leaders Operating in the Market Are:
- UFlex Limited (India)
- Jindal Poly Films (India)
- Berry Global Inc (US)
- Scientex Berhad (Malaysia)
- Intertape Polymer Group (Canada)
- Bemis Manufacturing Company (US)
- CLONDALKIN GROUP (Netherlands)
- Bischof + Klein SE & Co. KG (Germany)
- Polyplex (India)
- Inteplast Group (US)
- Profol GmbH (Germany)
- POLIFILM GROUP (Germany)
- Copol International Ltd. (Canada)
- ObenGroup (U.S)
- Paragon Films (US)
- Manupackaging UK Ltd (U.K)
- FLAIR Flexible Packaging Corporation (US)
- TAGHLEEF INDUSTRIES GROUP (UAE)
- Alpha Marathon Film Extrusion Technologies Inc (Canada)
- Panverta Cakrakencana (Indonesia)
Latest Developments in Cast Films Market
- In July 2019, Inteplast Group declared that their business division, “AmTopp Division” had boosted their manufacturing capacity by expanding cast film extrusion lines at their facility situated in the United States. This increament of capacity will add up to 60 million pounds of stretch film capacity. The new facility will be operational by the end of 2020 and will establish the company as a major player in packaging films.
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