To gather both qualitative and quantitative insights, supply-side and demand-side stakeholders were interviewed during the primary research process. CEOs, VPs of manufacturing, heads of research and development for sustainable materials, and procurement directors from manufacturers of closure systems, raw material resin suppliers, aluminum sheet manufacturers, and tube packaging converters were examples of supply-side sources. Demand-side sources included procurement leads, sustainability officers, and packaging development managers from pharmaceutical companies (Pfizer, Novartis, GSK), food and beverage majors (Nestlé, PepsiCo, Danone), cosmetics conglomerates (L'Oréal, Estée Lauder, Unilever), and contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs).
Primary research confirmed sustainable material transition timelines (PP, PE, bio-based plastics), validated market segmentation between laminated and extruded tubes, and collected information on barrier coating technologies, pharmaceutical child-resistance compliance, e-commerce durability requirements, and recycling stream integration challenges.
Primary Respondent Breakdown:
By Designation: C-level Primaries (28%), Director Level (45%), Others (27%)
By Region: North America (32%), Europe (30%), Asia-Pacific (28%), Rest of World (10%)
Production capacity mapping and end-use industry consumption analysis were used to get the global market valuation. The following were part of the methodology:
Finding more than fifty important tube packaging converters in Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America
Product mapping between paperboard tubes, multi-layer laminated tubes, aluminum collapsible tubes, and plastic extruded tubes
Examination of annual sales for tube packaging portfolios among Albea, Essel Propack, Sonoco, Amcor, and regional experts, both reported and estimated
coverage of producers who will account for 65–70% of the world market in 2024
Analysis of raw material consumption (LDPE, HDPE, aluminum slug volumes, and paperboard tonnage) in conjunction with yield rates for tube production
Extrapolation to determine segment-specific valuations for pharmaceutical tubes, cosmetic squeeze tubes, and food-grade barrier tubes utilizing top-down (converter revenue validation) and bottom-up (end-use industry demand × packaging intensity ratios by sector) techniques