Segments - Passive Temperature Controlled Packaging Market by Product Type (Insulated Shippers, Insulated Containers, Refrigerants, and Others) and Application (Food & Beverages, Research & Developments, Pharmaceuticals, and Others), and Region (Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America, Europe, and Middle East & Africa) - Global Industry Analysis, Growth, Share, Size, Trends, and Forecast 2023 – 2031
The global passive temperature-controlled packaging market size was around USD 10.4 Billion in 2022 and is likely to reach USD 24.45 Billion by 2031, expanding at a CAGR of 9.1% during the forecast period, 2023–2031. The growth of the market is attributed to rising urbanization, changing lifestyle choices, and globalization.
Passive packaging provides temperature-controlled packaging, which is cold chain packaging, that aids in shipping readily packed products in insulated containers available in different sizes. These insulating shipments maintain temperatures ranging between 2°C to 25°C for up to 96 hours. They are designed for temperature-sensitive goods.
Passive packaging includes thermally insulated packaging. It uses frozen water packs, dry ice, gel packs, and other insulation technologies to keep the contained items cool or hot. During the transit, it ensures that the temperature & environment within the shipment is maintained as per the requirement of the particular product, to avoid spoilage and wastage.
This packaging does not need to have a direct electrical connection to the shipments. Pre-conditioned cooling agents such as phase change materials (PCM), frozen water packs gel packs, and dry ice are generally used for cooling purposes & vacuum insulation and other insulation techniques are used for maintaining a desired low temperature helping the cooling agent work efficiently. On the contrary, in active packaging, a direct electrical connection is required for cooling and temperature-controlling purposes.
It ensures that the goods remain at the right temperature for a certain period of time. In cold chain packaging, fish & seafood, pharmaceuticals, seasonal fruits & vegetables, dairy products & meat, research & development essentials, and healthcare equipment & essentials are the products that need to be transported in a temperature-controlled environment.
During the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses were severely hampered, since there were no proper standard operating procedures defined for the industry to follow. When the same was released by the World Health Organization (WHO), the business resumed its operations and gradually grew further as during this period, it was crucial to get supplies of vaccines, medicines, research materials, medical devices, sensitive and perishable goods, blood components, and human tissues.
Globalization has introduced popular food cultures and has hence brought continental i.e. European cuisine and oriental Asian food to the limelight. Raw food ingredients, spices, condiments, and meat & seafood varieties, and vegetables are crucial parts of certain cuisines. This is a rising trend in the food & beverage sector that encourages the demand for passive temperature-controlled packaging.
Growing transportation activities is a major factor driving the market growth in the coming years. Increasing demand for exotic fruits, vegetables, seafood, and meat across the globe requires a temperature-sensitive solution for its transportation.
Urbanization has encouraged brands including KFC, McDonald’s, Starbucks, Pizza Hut, Domino’s, and Burger King, with their delicacies served, which are majorly ‘frozen foods’. The expansion of their business and the brand popularity keep the passive temperature-controlled packaging companies in the business.
Research & development in life science needs a prominent mode of transit for research essentials such as equipment, samples, and vital organs which often are delicate or perishable, due to multiple delicate parameters. The passive packaging provides a suited mode of transport as the Research essentials are received with an expected sensitivity and specificity kept intact.
Rapid growth in pharmaceutical companies has been observed which has effectively supported the passive packaging business, with the changing lifestyle and lifestyle choices made in today’s date.
In spite of such major applications of passive packaging, if on average the goods or products to be transported, are not as expensive as the cost per shipping container, then the cost of the shipment becomes an additional expense to the company which is a drawback to those who are looking for the budget-friendly alternatives. However, in such cases considering shipping a product in bulk, surely is a considerable option. Thus, large-scale investment hinders the market growth.
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Attributes |
Details |
Report Title |
Passive Temperature-controlled Packaging Market - Global Industry Analysis, Growth, Share, Size, Trends, and Forecast |
Base Year |
2022 |
Historic Data |
2016–2021 |
Forecast Period |
2023–2031 |
Segmentation |
Product Type (Insulated Shippers, Insulated Containers, Refrigerants, and Others) and Application (Food & Beverages, Research & Developments, Pharmaceuticals, and Others) |
Regional Scope |
Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America, Europe, and Middle East & Africa |
Report Coverage |
Company Share, Market Analysis and Size, Competitive Landscape, Growth Factors, Market Trends, and Revenue Forecast |
Key Players Covered in the Report |
Sonoco Products Company; GEBHARDT Logistic Solutions GmBbH; Cold Chain Technologies; Inmark packaging LLC; Exeltainer SL; Pelican Products; Deutsche Post AG; Atlas; FedEx (Atlas Molded Products) Intelsius Corporation; Roofing Corporation, CSafe (Softbox Systems); Sofrigam; EcoCool GmbH; DGP Intelsius Ltd.; Va-Q-tec AG; Tempack Packaging Solutions; Saeplast America's Inc.; American Aerogel Corporation. |
Based on product type, the passive temperature-controlled packaging market is segmented into insulated shippers, insulated containers, refrigerants, and others. The insulated shipper segment is projected to grow significantly during the forecast period as this kind of passive packaging has a greater number of applications. This insulated shipping packaging is suitable for the transportation of perishable food items, pharmacy essentials, and equipment & essentials. It can be customized according to the requirements of the product to be shipped in terms of size and temperature, and labeling.
On the basis of application, the market is divided into food & beverages, research & developments, pharmaceuticals, and others. The food & beverages segment accounts for a key market share, due to the growing lifestyles of consumers, which demands for frozen and ready-to-eat foods.
Globalization has introduced multicontinental cuisines to the world which lead to a certain growth in demand for meats, seafood, and other raw materials that need to be transported locally and from overseas while maintaining optimum temperatures.
The pharmaceutical segment is anticipated to expand rapidly during the forecast period. Pharmaceutical companies are able to send or receive the products such as medicines, chemicals, cosmetics, drugs and more using passive temperature-controlled packaging. This mode of packaging is preferred by pharmaceuticals as the quality of the products stays intact when they reach the destination.
The reusability of passive packaging makes it cost-efficient. Globalization has promoted the collaborative efforts of research & development professionals. Thus exchanging & transporting vaccines, APIs, and various lab samples and others are now common.
In terms of region, the global market is divided into Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America, Europe, and Middle East & Africa. The Asia Pacific accounted for a key share of the market in 2021 and is expected to expand rapidly during the forecast period to achieve the highest CAGR. The segment growth is attributed to the rapid expansion of the Food & beverages industry and the rising transportation activities.
The passive temperature-controlled packaging market has been segmented on the basis of
Key players in the global passive temperature-controlled packaging market are Sonoco Products Company; GEBHARDT Logistic Solutions GmBbH; Cold Chain Technologies; Inmark packaging LLC; Exeltainer SL; Pelican Products; Deutsche Post AG; Atlas; FedEx (Atlas Molded Products) Intelsius Corporation; Roofing Corporation, CSafe (Softbox Systems); Sofrigam; EcoCool GmbH; DGP Intelsius Ltd.; Va-Q-tec AG; Tempack Packaging Solutions; and Saeplast America's Inc.
These companies adopted development strategies including mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, collaboration, product launches, and production expansion to expand their consumer base worldwide. For instance,