A look at the current trends in the Russian packaging market as presented by Irina Volkova. www.IPPOpress.org

2. • Total volume of Russian packaging market approximately $ 16,5
billion – 8’th position in the world,
• Paper and cardboard board $ 5,9 billion – 10’th position in the
world.
• In the field of packaging material, product and equipment
manufacture and shipment function about 3 000 enterprises

3. The main trends
of the Russian packaging market
• growth of tariffs of natural monopolies;
• the high cost of borrowing, the increase
payback projects period;
• consolidation strengthening on
consumer market;
• the emergence of private brands in
retail;
• number increasing of integrated
packaging manufacturers;
• competition strengthening;
• the growing influence of normative
acts;
• terms and conditions of the WTO.

4. Russian packaging market
structure in 2014

5. Structure of different material packaging
manufacture and consumption in Russia, %
Types of packaging Till 2008 Currently
Cardboard &
paper
39 36
Polymer 34 38
Glass 14 12
Metal 8 10
Other 5 4

6. Market of corrugated
board packaging
• Market size in 2014 exceeded 4 billion
of m2
• Completely produced by Russian
enterprises (about 160 big and middle
ones)
• In comparison with 2000 year
corrugated board packaging
manufactory increased 2,5 times

7. Market of polymer packaging
• In Russian Federation more 1/3 output
polymers is used in packaging
production
• More 600 enterprises is functioning
• Volume of flexible packaging in Russian
market in 2014 year exceeded 250
thousand ton
• Wrapping shrink film is produced more
130 thousand ton
• BOPP – about 130 thousand ton
• BOPET – about 20 thousand ton

8. Market of glass packaging
• Emergence of specialized enterprises
producing glass packaging
• Enhancement of competition among
glass packaging manufacturers
• Significant growth of bottles and cans
assortment
• Production volume in 2015 will
approach approximately to 15 billion
pieces: particularly bottles – 13,4
billion, cans – 1,6 billion

9. Market of metal packaging
is represented by four basic sectors:
• cans for beverages;
• canning containers;
• means of sealing;
• packaging based on aluminum foil
Share of aluminum in canning containers
production is increasing (exceeds 30%)
Tin can consumption:
• fish and seafood ~ 38%
• vegetables and fruit ~ 20%
• dairy products ~ 15%
• meet products ~ 13%
• other ~ 14%

10. Russia is still one of the largest
consumer markets in the world
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· 143 million consumers
· Sales volume of packed food products
- 27,5 million tons (2014)
· Sales volume of packed beverages
- 26 billion liters (2014)
Experts believe that in the next few years
the demand will remain to increase
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