Vacuum Packaging Market Report 2026

Vacuum Packaging Market Overview

• Vacuum Packaging market size has reached to $34.19 billion in 2025 • Expected to grow to $47.42 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7% • Growth Driver: Vacuum Packaging Market Thrives On The Surge In The Global Beverage Industry • Market Trend: Innovation in Recyclable Paperboard Vacuum Packaging Reduces Plastic Use in Fresh Food Applications • Asia-Pacific was the largest region and fastest growing region.

What Is Covered Under Vacuum Packaging Market?

Vacuum packaging refers to the method of removing air from a package before sealing. This eliminates oxygen by preventing chemical reactions caused by oxygen that spoil food. The primary purpose is to keep food products fresh up to 3-5 times longer than with traditional storage methods. The main types of machinery for vacuum packaging are external vacuum sealers, thermoformers, tray-sealing machines, and others. The term ''external vacuum sealers'' refers to a sealer machine that involves a bag attached to the vacuum-sealing device externally. The machine removes the air and seals the bag outside of the machine. The packaging types include rigid packaging, semi-rigid packaging, and flexible packaging, and the processes include skin vacuum packaging, shrink vacuum packaging, and others. The materials used by vacuum packaging are polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamide, ethylene vinyl alcohol, and other materials that are suitable for food, pharmaceuticals, industrial goods, and other end-users.

What Is The Vacuum Packaging Market Growth Forecast?

The vacuum packaging market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $47.42 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing demand for sustainable vacuum packaging materials, rising automation in food processing facilities, expansion of pharmaceutical packaging requirements, growing focus on food waste reduction, increasing adoption of smart packaging solutions. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of high-barrier vacuum packaging materials, rising demand for automated vacuum packaging lines, growing use of skin and shrink vacuum packaging, expansion of vacuum packaging in pharmaceuticals, enhanced focus on shelf-life extension.

Global Vacuum Packaging Market Segmentation

1) By Machinery Types: External Vacuum Sealers, Thermoformers, Tray-Sealing Machine, Other Machines 2) By Pack Type: Rigid Packaging, Semi-Rigid Packaging, Flexible Packaging 3) By Process: Skin Vacuum Packaging, Shrink Vacuum Packaging, Other Processes 4) By Materials: Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polyamide, Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol, Other Materials 5) By End-User: Food, Pharmaceuticals, Industrial Goods, Other End-Users Subsegments: 1) By External Vacuum Sealers: Chamber Vacuum Sealers, External Vacuum Sealers 2) By Thermoformers: Roll-Fed Thermoformers, Sheet-Fed Thermoformers 3) By Tray-Sealing Machine: Manual Tray Sealers, Automatic Tray Sealers 4) By Other Machines: Vacuum Skin Packaging Machines, Vacuum Packing Machines

What Is The Driver Of The Vacuum Packaging Market?

The growing beverage industry is expected to propel the growth of the vacuum packaging market. The beverage industry is a global network of providers who manufacture and distribute all types of beverages, including non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages. Vacuum packaging is critical for protecting the freshness, flavor, and quality of beverages, especially those that degrade due to exposure to air and environmental influences. For instance, in May 2024, according to the 2024 Annual Report published by the British Soft Drinks Association, a UK-based trade association, the soft drinks market saw strong growth in 2023, with volume sales increasing by nearly 3% from 2022 and low/no-calorie drinks making up over 70% of purchases, while carbonated drinks reached a volume of 5, 923 million liters, up from 5, 894 million liters in 2022. Therefore, the growing beverage industry is driving the growth of the vacuum packaging industry.

Key Players In The Global Vacuum Packaging Market

Major companies operating in the vacuum packaging market are Berry Plastics Corporation, CVP Systems Inc., Linpac Packaging Limited, Coveris Holding S.A., Amcor Group, ULMA Packaging S.A.R.L, Orics Industries Inc., Multisorb Technologies Inc., Sealed Air Corporation, Klöckner Pentaplast Group, Sealer Sales Inc., Kite Packaging Ltd., US Packaging & Wrapping LLC, Collinsons Vacuum Packaging Pty. Ltd., Stewart's Packaging Inc., Swiss Pac Pvt Ltd., Safe Packaging Systems, Vacuum Packaging Technologies, Vacuum Packaging Systems Inc., Vacuum Sealer Manufacturers Inc., Vacuum Sealers Direct, Vacuum Seal Store, Vacuum Depot, MULTIVAC Sepp Haggenmüller SE & Co. KG

Global Vacuum Packaging Market Trends and Insights

Major companies operating in the global vacuum packaging market are focusing on developing innovative solutions such as recyclable paperboard-based vacuum packaging materials to reduce plastic usage while maintaining product protection, shelf life, and consumer convenience. Recyclable paperboard-based vacuum packaging materials are designed to combine high-strength kraft paper with barrier and heat-sealable coatings, offering excellent extensibility, puncture resistance, grease and moisture protection, and easy-peeling functionality, making them suitable for vacuum skin packaging applications. For instance, in April 2023, Stora Enso Oyj, a Finland-based renewable packaging and materials company, launched Trayforma BarrPeel, a new recyclable and peelable board material for vacuum-packaged fresh food. The material enables vacuum skin packs on paperboard trays with plastic content reduced to less than 10% of the tray and is made from about 90% renewable wood fibres. It offers a sustainable barrier-coated structure with grease and moisture resistance, significantly lowers the packaging’s carbon footprint, and features a special surface that allows the polymer skin film to peel off easily, providing consumers with a clean and simple opening experience without compromising pack integrity or shelf life.

What Are Latest Mergers And Acquisitions In The Vacuum Packaging Market?

In December 2025, Promarksvac Corp., a US-based manufacturer of industrial vacuum packaging and food processing equipment, partnered with Introvac Corp, to introduce a new generation of high-performance vacuum packaging solutions for the perishable food industry. With this partnership, Promarksvac and Introvac aim to develop advanced vacuum packaging systems that help food processors improve product freshness, extend shelf life, and enhance operational efficiency across categories like meat, poultry, seafood, produce, dairy, and ready-to-eat foods, while providing reliable, scalable solutions backed by U.S.-based technical support. Introvac Corp. is a US-based manufacturing company that expands these offerings with versatile, user-friendly packaging machines designed to meet diverse industry needs.

Regional Outlook

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the vacuum packaging market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in this market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in this market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

What Defines the Vacuum Packaging Market?

The vacuum packaging market consists of sales of retractable nozzle sealers and chamber vacuum sealers. 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.

How is Market Value Defined and Measured?

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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