Global Vials Packaging Market Segment and Competition Analysis

1. Global Vials Packaging Market Summary

The global vials packaging market size will be $6694.23 million in 2024 with a CAGR of 5.90% from 2024 to 2029.

Global Vials Packaging Market Revenue (Million USD)

2. Market Dynamics

Drivers

The biggest feature of medicinal Plastic Vials is that it is light in weight, not fragile, clean, and beautiful. Pharmaceutical manufacturers can use it directly without washing and drying. Some of its technical indicators and a large amount of data show that its chemical resistance, water vapor permeability resistance, and excellent sealing performance can play a role in safety shielding and protection for the drug contained within the validity period. Vials prevent atmospheric gases such as oxygen and carbon dioxide from entering the container. The vial can also prevent potential degradation, such as oxidation and hydrolysis. Vials can prevent the volatile components in the product from leaking into the atmosphere, thereby maintaining the stability of the drug/product. Unlike plastic or aluminum, glass does not impart an odor to stored medicines while maintaining the purity of the medicine, and Glass Vials are easy to recycle, so it is highly welcomed by environmentally friendly consumers. In the pharmaceutical industry, western medicine tablets are currently the most diverse types of medicines. The packaging materials used for pharmaceutical tablets directly contact the drugs. The packaging materials and structural forms must ensure the efficacy of the drugs, as well as the reliability and convenience of the use of the drugs. Therefore, when pharmaceutical manufacturers choose packaging materials, it is necessary to understand some properties and characteristics of packaging materials and containers, combine certain special requirements of medicines, and choose medicinal packaging materials reasonably and accurately. The high performance of Vials enables Vials to be applied to pharmaceutical packaging to the greatest extent.

Secondly, drug packaging plays a vital role in preserving and protecting drugs during use. If packaged in plastic or metal containers, there is always a threat to mixing bisphenol A (usually called BPA) with medicinal drugs. Therefore, this factor has led to an increase in the demand for glass packaging containers, especially glass vials in the pharmaceutical packaging industry. In addition, in the context of the increase in the detection of new fatal diseases, the increase in health awareness has brought the medicine bottle packaging market to a whole new level. The glass bottle is relatively easy to clean, dustproof and does not react with the liquid stored in it. Nowadays, manufacturers are increasingly inclined to use high-tech glasses to keep the drug liquid safe and give priority to environmentally friendly packaging solutions.

Challenges

Packaging materials and containers that directly contact drugs are an inseparable part of drugs, which accompany the entire process of drug production, circulation, and use. Especially for pharmaceutical preparations, some dosage forms themselves exist depending on the packaging. Due to the difference in pharmaceutical packaging materials, container formulations, selected raw materials, and production processes, some components may be dissolved out by the drugs in contact, interact with the drugs, or be immersed and corroded by the drugs for a long time, which directly affects the quality of the drugs. Moreover, some have hidden dangers to the quality of medicines and the human body (that is, problems cannot be discovered in time through routine inspections of the quality of medicines and the human body). For example, the heterogeneous protein dissolved in the natural rubber stopper may be a source of pyrogen to the human body, the dissolved pyridine compound is a positive factor for carcinogenesis, teratogenesis, and mutagenesis, and the subtle glass peeling is a hidden danger of clogging blood vessels, forming thrombosis or pulmonary granuloma. And many more. On the other hand, due to the wide variety of drugs and the complex active groups, the requirements for packaging materials and containers in direct contact with them are much higher than for other products. Therefore, the importance of pharmaceutical packaging and the necessity of high standards require pharmaceutical packaging manufacturers to increase their capital investment in raw materials and production processes, which will increase the production costs of enterprises to a certain extent.

3.Market Segment

By Type

Glass: Unlike plastic or aluminum, glass does not impart odor to stored medicines while maintaining the purity of the medicines. Secondly, Glass Vials have a longer shelf life, ease of use, and pollution-free storage. This type is the largest segment with a market size of $5399.13 million and a market share of 80.65% in 2024.

Plastic: Plastic Vials are small plastic containers, especially used to store medicines and chemicals that must be protected from air or pollution. Some examples of chemicals sold at Plastic Vials include air-sensitive reagents, hygroscopic materials such as deuterated solvents, injectable drugs, etc.

The global pharmaceutical glass market is huge, with cilin bottles and ampoules accounting for nearly 50%. As the injection market continues to grow, the pharmaceutical glass market will also continue to grow steadily. Especially in China, the demand for injection bottles has risen with the continuous growth of injection sales, which indicates that glass Celine bottles have a strong market demand in the field of pharmaceutical packaging. Innovation in pharmaceutical glass packaging technologies and standards is driven by changing trends in pharmaceutical manufacturing, treatment modalities, and pharmaceutical applications. New manufacturing methods and innovative technologies, such as Corning Velocity® Cillin bottles, provide high filling completion speeds and increased throughput, which shows the importance of technological advancements to the glass Cillin bottle market. Glass cillin bottles need to meet stringent industry standards and regulatory requirements, which makes glass Cillin bottles the preferred material for pharmaceutical packaging. Valor® glass helps to improve patient medication safety and pharmaceutical yield, which underscores the importance of glass bottles in ensuring the quality and safety of medicines. The production capacity, output, capacity utilization rate, and development trend of the global pharmaceutical glass bottle show its important position in the global market. As one of the world’s most important consumer markets, China’s market size and growth rate are higher than the global average, further confirming the importance of glass bottles in the global market.

By Application

Medical: Medical is the most widely used field of Vias. A vias is a small glass or plastic container or bottle that is often used to store medicines as liquids, powders or capsules. In the medical field, some highly sensitive drugs can only be stored in vials to protect them from the external environment. In addition, with the increase in global demand for products such as biological drugs, vaccines, and insulin, Vials demand will increase globally.

Consumer Goods: In the Consumer Goods application field, glass vials and Plastic Vials can be used as ideal choices for the storage and distribution of cosmetics, perfumes, and other personal care products.

Laboratory: In the laboratory field, glass Vials are very suitable for the collection, preservation, and storage of laboratory samples. A large number of glass instruments are used in the laboratory because glass has high chemical stability, thermal stability, good transparency, certain mechanical strength, and good insulation properties. Glass Vials, made with the excellent properties of glass, are widely used in various laboratories, such as chemical laboratories, medical test laboratories, biological laboratories, scientific research laboratories, and teaching laboratories.

The medical segment will remain the largest application market with market size, while the consumer products and laboratory segments will also gain market share.

Market Revenue and Share by Segment

4. Regional Market

The main areas of the Vials Packaging market include North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the World (RoW). Major players in North America and Europe are focusing on increasing their influence in various high-growth markets in the Asia-Pacific region. Several companies plan to expand their bases in emerging countries such as India, China, Taiwan, and Singapore. The main reason is that these markets provide a wide range of growth opportunities. From the perspective of population and the breadth of downstream demand industries, the Asia-Pacific region has strong development potential. It is expected to become a new source of income for high-investment regions and global markets. For example, according to relevant United Nations data, the Asia-Pacific region has a total population of 4.1 billion, accounting for 2/3 of the world’s total population. Secondly, new technologies, an increase in the number of chemical laboratories, and large investments in various R&D activities are also expected to become the main driving forces of the global Vials market.

Global Vials Packaging Revenue Share by Region in 2024

5. Market Competition

The industry concentration is not high, and the top companies are Gerresheimer, Schott, and Shandong Pharmaceutical Glass, with market shares of 9.93%, 7.79%, and 7.68% respectively in 2024.

Gerresheimer: Gerresheimer AG develops and produces specialty products made of glass and plastic. The Company produces containers for a variety of substances and medicines.

Schott: SCHOTT AG manufactures glass products. The Company offers products such as glass ceramic cooktops, solar power modules, glass metal enclosures, color filters, and syringes. SCHOTT serves household appliances, solar power, pharmaceuticals, electronics, optics, transportation, and architecture industries.

Shandong Pharmaceutical Glass: Shandong Pharmaceutical Glass Co., Ltd. manufactures and markets a variety of pharmaceutical glass products including molded vials, tube vials, ampoules, amber vials, infusion vials, and glass tubes. The Company also manufactures paper packaging boxes and invests in the petrochemical industry.

Piramal: Piramal Glass Private Limited is a global specialist in the design, production, and decoration of glass packaging (flaconnage). They lead the way globally, for glass packaging solutions in businesses such as Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics & Perfumery, and Specialty Food & Beverage.

SGD Pharma: SGD S.A. provides the production and decoration of glass bottles. The Company manufactures carafes, electric insulators, injectable molded vials, and infusion bottles for the oral application of syrup, droppers, tablets, sprays, and cosmetics. SGD serves customers worldwide.

Major Players Market Share in 2024