Global Laminated Tubes Market is segmented By Cap (Nozzle, Stand-up, Conical, Flip Top, Other), By End-User (Cosmetics, Pharmaceuticals, Residential, Food, Others), By Type (Plastic Barrier Laminate, Aluminium Barrier Laminate), By Application (Oral Care, Laundry Gel, Toiletries & Hand Wash Gels, Sealants & Adhesives, Paints & Crayons, Hair Care, Skin Care, Other), By Capacity (Up to 50 ml, 50 to 100 ml, 100 to 150 ml, 150 to 200 ml, Other), By Region (North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa) – Share, Size, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2024-2031
Market Overview
The Laminated Tubes Market is estimated to reach at high CAGR during the forecast period (2024-2031).
Laminate tubes are a hybrid of plastic and aluminium tubes. They efficiently protect contents due to their many overlaid layers, including the barrier layer. Depending on the content and product contents, laminate tubes can offer a barrier layer of aluminium, plastic or ceramic. In the case of transparent laminates, it can offer a barrier of polyester.
The laminated tubes are currently governing the market owing to their multi-layered barrier structure. These tubes improve the product's shelf-life by providing excellent barrier properties and minimizing the transfer of oxygen and light, offering protection against bacteria, due to which the demand is rising. The laminated tubes are used in various industries, including cosmetics, food & beverages, pharmaceutical, etc.
Market Summary
| Metrics | Details |
| Market CAGR | High |
| Segments Covered | By Type, By Cap, By Application, By Capacity, By End-User and By Region |
| Report Insights Covered | Competitive Landscape Analysis, Company Profile Analysis, Market Size, Share, Growth, Demand, Recent Developments, Mergers and acquisitions, New Product Launches, Growth Strategies, Revenue Analysis, and Other key insights. |
| Fastest Growing Region | Asia Pacific |
| Largest Market Share | North America |
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Market Dynamics
The global laminated tubes market growth is driven by the demand for eco-friendly laminated packaging solutions, expanding e-commerce popularity and increasing consumption in numerous industries.
Demand for eco-friendly laminated packaging solutions
The laminated tubes market is expected to drive with demand for eco-friendly laminated packaging solutions. The tubes are used in a wide range of industries lead by pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries, creating demand for a huge amount of manufacturing material. For instance, the beauty industry creates almost 120 billion units of packaging every year. Packaging is the leading contributor to plastic production in the world. According to Euromonitor International, in 2018- the U.S. has used almost 7.9 billion units of plastic for beauty and personal care products. The increasing concerns for non-biodegradable plastic have been leading concerns around the globe due to its adverse environmental impacts. The leading companies focus on offering their products in eco-friendly laminated tube packaging with rising concerns towards non-degradable plastics in the region.
For instance, in 2021- GSK Consumer Healthcare has launched fully recyclable toothpaste tubes across its science-based oral health brands, including Sensodyne, Parodontax and Aquafresh. GSK Consumer Healthcare has formed a partnership with Albea to switch its toothpaste tubes from aluminium barrier laminates to the Greenleaf laminate. The company formed a second partnership with EPL Global to produce tubes in Platina laminate. Both laminates have cleared recycling-readiness tests set by the US-based Association of Plastic Recyclers and Europe's RecyClass. It is predicted that the combined moves will manufacture a billion toothpaste tubes per year become recyclable by 2025.
Alternative types of tubes are likely to hinder the market growth
The laminated tubes market is impacted by the presence of alternative types of tubes in the market such as aluminium tubes, plastic tubes, glass tubes and others. Plastic tubes have been widely used in numerous applications such as cosmetics and healthcare and hold a significant market share in the tubes market.
COVID-19 Impact Analysis on Laminated Tubes Market
Due to the pandemic, stakeholders across the laminated tubes industry have seen a notable impact as all the production work, factories and other activities were closed. As a result, production was hindered by halts and supply chain disruption globally. Furthermore, after the pandemic, the governments still impose various restrictions, such as working with half the workforce and fewer operating hours hindering the production cycle of the market. With the outbreak of COVID-19, several beauty-product outlets were shut down and new openings are likely to be delayed for at least a year. The global beauty industry revenues had fall 20 to 30% in 2020. As a result, the losses are incorporated with less demand from the associated industries. However, the market is expected to recover after the pandemic, with sectors aiming to work with higher production rates to recover from the incorporated losses. However, some beauty-product brands with inventory and shipment operations are ready to scale up their e-commerce sales. At the same time, laminated tubes have not been affected in various regions with the covid-19 outbreak. According to the European Tube Manufacturers Association (ETMA), the tube industry was extremely robust in 2020 despite all the challenges on global markets during the Covid-19 pandemic. During the crisis of 2020, almost 11.5 billion tubes were made of plastic, aluminium and laminate due to keen demand, lead by the laminated tubes share.
Market Segmentation Analysis
By application, the laminated tubes market is broadly classified into oral care, laundry gel, toiletries & hand wash gels, sealants & adhesives, paints & crayons, haircare, skincare and others.
The oral care applications are expected to grow at the fastest CAGR during the forecast period
The oral care applications are expected to hold the largest market for laminated tubes market and are expected to continue their dominance in the forecast period. Laminated tubes are the most preferred and useful way to store or package thick liquids such as toothpaste because it ensures the element inside maintains its original characteristics in circumstance. This tube works as a barrier to outside water, heat and moisture and ensures that the inside element is safe.
The oral care products have majorly shifted to laminated tubes because of their combined features such as excellent printability and extra safety. Leading oral care companies to use laminated tubes for their oral care products. For instance, in 2021- EPL has partnered with Unilever to offer 100 % sustainability in the oral care segment. EPL will supply fully sustainable Platina laminate Tubes for the toothpaste segment of Unilever. Unilever is planning to offer fully recyclable tubes in their biggest oral care markets, France and India.
In 2020- Huhtamaki has acquired ownership of Laminor S.A. in Brazil. Laminor is specialized in manufacturing high-quality tube laminates, particularly for oral care applications.
Market Geographical Share
Europe region holds the largest market for global laminated tubes globally
Europe region holds the largest market share for the laminated tubes market globally and is expected to continue its dominance in the forecast period. The laminated tubes have sought demand from pharmaceuticals, cleansing, food and health care products. From a continental perspective, European countries accounted for the largest worth of exported skincare and beauty goods during 2019, with shipments valued at US$28.4 billion or approaching half almost45.6% of the global total. Germany was the leading consumer of laminated in 2019, valuing almost 14 billion euros within the European laminated market.
Some of the recent developments in the region include, in 2020- Huhtamaki Flexible Packaging Europe has integrated recycled-content low-density polyethylene into its flexible laminated packaging tube. The tubes feature Huhtamaki’s laminate containing 19% Mersalen recyclates.
In 2021, ACTEGA announced GALACRYL 89.501.14, an decorative effect coating for laminate tubes. It is a new water-based dual-cure solution, solving the issues of long-term scratch, abrasion and stain resistance due to soft-touch effects on laminate tubes and offers laminate and extruded tubes with a brand-new revenue stream to diversify their business.
In addition, Asian Countries have also encountered significant progress in the laminated tubes market with huge consumption from food and cosmetic products. The companies are offering laminated tubes with superior printing and branding for the end-users. For instance, in 2018- Uflex has released Transparent Flexi-Tubes. This multi-layered flexible laminate offers 360-degree printing, utilizing the entire tube for branding, high-definition graphics, metallic effects, registered lamination, surface finish, and EB coatings for gloss finishes.
Companies and Competitive Landscape
The laminated tubes market is highly competitive with the local player’s presence, followed by the global companies, contributing to the significant share in the market growth. In addition, some of the key players contributing to the growth of the market are Albéa Beauty Holdings S.A, CCL Industries Inc., Montebello Packaging, Essel Propack Limited, Berry Global Group, Inc., Skypack Indi Limited, Hoffmann Neopac AG, Huhtamaki Oyj, IntraPac and others. Furthermore, the major players are adopting various new strategies to dominate the market, such as launching new products, expansions, acquisitions, and collaborations, contributing to the global growth of the laminated tubes market.
Albéa Beauty Holdings S.A
Overview: Albéa Beauty Holdings S.A is one of the leading companies in packaging and beauty solutions for everyday applications such as tubes, lipstick, mascara, applicators, amenity kits and much more.
Product Portfolio: The Company offers a wide range of packaging solutions for tubes, mascara, eyeliner, lipgloss, brows & nails, lipsticks & sticks, compacts & palettes, turnkey laminated solutions, skincare caps, jars & bottles, gifts, kits & pouches and laminated accessories.
Key Development: In 2021, Albéa Beauty Holdings S.A started the “Designed to Blossom” offering in North America (USA, Canada, and Mexico) with a low minimum order quantity of 5,000 units.
In 2021, Albéa launched its new Basic Cap flip-top caps range in 100% PE version. The PE basic cap is a clickable flip-top cap compatible with the entire range of laminate tubes with a diameter of 30, 35, 40 and 50mm.
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