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The structure of medical packaging materials has quietly changed, and new driving forces in the market have emerged

Release Time:

2022-03-29

Pharmaceutical packaging materials refer to packaging materials and containers that are in direct contact with drugs. Pharmaceutical packaging materials are the basis of pharmaceutical packaging, and packaging materials are an important guarantee for realizing the protection value of pharmaceuticals.

From the perspective of the industrial chain, the current upstream raw material industries of pharmaceutical packaging mainly include non-ferrous metals, glass, plastics, rubber, paper and other industries; the downstream industries that have demand for the pharmaceutical packaging industry mainly include chemical raw materials, chemical preparations, and Chinese patent medicines , biopharmaceutical and other pharmaceutical industries.

According to the "2019-2025 China Pharmaceutical Packaging Materials Industry Market Competition Pattern and Investment Prospect Report" released by Zhiyan Consulting, the market size of my country's pharmaceutical packaging industry has grown steadily in recent years, from 57.54 billion yuan in 2012 to 2018. 107.04 billion yuan.

Due to the strict requirements on the technical indicators, production process, production environment, safety, consistency, and machine adaptability of pharmaceutical packaging materials, pharmaceutical companies need to carefully screen when selecting medical packaging material suppliers. Only by testing can the product have good compatibility with the pharmaceutical packaging material, and only after a long period of running-in can the machine and the pharmaceutical packaging material have good compatibility.

In addition, the relevant information of pharmaceutical companies needs to be printed on the pharmaceutical packaging materials, and as a special product, it can only be sold to specific customers. Therefore, the industry has the characteristics of customized production, specific customer sales, and strong professionalism.

The functions of drug packaging mainly include three aspects: protection function, convenient application and product promotion. At present, the new development trend of the pharmaceutical packaging market is: white packaging technology is widely used, mechanical technology packaging has become an upstart, and the safety of pharmaceutical packaging is increasingly being taken seriously.

In 2018, the structure of my country's pharmaceutical packaging products has also changed. Due to the characteristics of plastic packaging, such as portability, good sealing, and low cost, the market share of glass packaging in pharmaceutical packaging has gradually been squeezed. Sulfur and nitrate pollutants, due to the requirements of energy saving and environmental protection, the market size of glass pharmaceutical packaging is also showing a downward trend.

In 2018, the proportion of plastic packaging and metal and its composite material packaging was 43.3% and 24.0% respectively, which have replaced glass packaging and become the mainstream products in the pharmaceutical packaging industry.