Europe Ethylene-Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer (EVOH) Packaging Films Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029

Market Analysis and Insights

Europe ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) packaging films market is expected to gain significant growth in the forecast period of 2022 to 2029. Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the market is growing with a CAGR of 4.4% in the forecast period of 2022 to 2029 and is expected to reach USD 1,256,838.62 thousand by 2029. The major factor driving the growth of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) packaging films are shifting consumer preference towards the flexible packaging, customer friendly and sustainable nature of EVOH packaging films.

Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer or EVOH is a flexible, crystal clear, and glossy thermoplastic copolymer with excellent flex-crack resistance, and very high resistance to hydrocarbons, oils and organic solvents. It also has some of the best barrier properties to gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide making it especially suited for packaging of food, drugs, cosmetics, and other perishable or delicate products to extend shelf life. In comparison with many other common films, EVOH has superior barrier properties. However, EVOH loses its good gas barrier properties when exposed to moisture. For this reason and to optimize both cost and performance, it is frequently used in multilayer, co-extruded films like HDPE, PP, and PET, which have superior moisture barrier properties.

EVOH film for packaging has antistatic properties which ensures that dust particles in the atmosphere do not settle down on the packaging to prevent fungal growth that spoils the natural aroma and taste of products in the container. Due to heightened awareness regarding cleanliness to limit the spread of virus the demand for packaging that maintain hygiene of products placed in the container are expected to rise. This in turn is expected to surge the demand for EVOH film in the packaging market.

Europe ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) packaging films market report provides details of market share, new developments, impact of domestic and localized market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, products approvals, strategic decisions, product launches, geographic expansions, and technological innovations in the market. To understand the analysis and the market scenario contact us for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you create a revenue impact solution to achieve your desired goal.

Europe Ethylene-Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer (EVOH) Packaging Films Market Dynamics

This Section Deals with Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities, and Challenges of the Market:

Drivers

• Shifting consumer preference towards the flexible packaging

The packaging industry across the globe has been witnessing rising demand from food and beverages, pharmaceuticals & healthcare products and cosmetics & personal care among other for their products to be packed in flexible packaging. EVOH packaging films offer various other properties as well in addition to their flexible nature such as cost-effectiveness, high seal strength, displaying and easy transportation. Moreover, these films offer excellent benefits for packaging, such as extending shelf life and limiting product losses, which makes the adoption of EVOH films widespread across the packaging industry. These will boost its demand in the market and will lead to the growth of the EVOH packaging films market

• Customer friendly and sustainable nature of EVOH packaging films

The rising demand for organic products that do not make use of any synthetic elements and are perishable in nature is expected to drive the demand for EVOH films for packaging. Additionally, EVOH is resistant to oil and organic solvents which makes it a right choice to store edibles and food items for longer duration. In addition, unlike PVDC, EVOH films do not contain any harmful elements such as chlorine, metals and dioxins, which may cause endocrinological disorders in humans and also harm the surroundings. Therefore, EVOH films are environment-friendly and a recyclable product which causes very little harm to the environment. These nature friendly properties of Ethylene-Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer (EVOH) packaging films will drive the demand for the material and will boost the Europe Ethylene-Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer (EVOH) packaging films market.

• Extensive barrier and antistatic properties of EVOH packaging films

Rising industrial applications of barrier packaging materials is triggering demand for raw materials with highly specialized properties among market players in the EVOH packaging films market. This has led many companies to focus on undertaking strategic decisions to gain competitive market share in the market. These properties in turn is expected to increase the demand for durable EVOH packaging films that preserves quality of products for extensive durations, by acting as a barrier to different gases and dust particles present in the atmosphere

Opportunities

• Rising consumer inclination towards green and sustainable packaging

Due to the low odor, high chemical resistance, and inertness, many EVOH grades are suitable for food, medical, and pharmaceutical packaging applications under FDA regulations. Thus, the growing demand for green and sustainable high barrier packaging films such as Ethylene-Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer (EVOH) packaging films is expected to create lucrative opportunities for film manufacturers in this Europe Ethylene-Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer (EVOH) packaging films market.

• Rising demand of innovative packaging solutions in the food and beverage industry

High use of EVOH in the food and beverage industry, especially to avoid food contamination, is expected to be an important opportunity to fuel the demand in the Europe ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) packaging films market. Moreover, these EVOH films can be easily molded into sheets, tubes, or bottles for their excellent barrier effect against gases and organic liquids. The need for innovative packaging solutions in the food and beverage along with other industries to attract environmentally-conscious consumers is foreseen to further augment the demand for EVOH packaging films worldwide

Restraints/Challenges

• Availability of alternative which induced the consumers

The rising number of environmentally-conscious consumers and manufacturers making a shift towards paper packaging solutions may hinder in the demand for EVOH packaging films market in the near future. Increasing availability of numerous alternative products to EVOH films, such as PE lamination, paper products and met-PET films for customers may limit the growth in this market

• Poor adhesion characteristics of EVOH resins

EVOH resins have very poor adhesion so use of modified polyolefin adhesive resins is done to bond the EVOH layer to the adjacent layer in coextrusion. Therefore, there is a need for EVOH resins to be processed on commercially available equipment using various processes such as coextrusion coating for film and paper, coextrusion film laminating, coinjection stretch blow molding, monolayer blown and cast film extrusion, powder coating and many more. This also affects the properties of EVOH films as similar to other extrusion polymers, EVOH resins can easily degrade by prolonged exposure to thermal energy, both drying and extrusion processing

• Susceptibility to degradation of high barrier films

As EVOH packaging films are created by combining two or even more co-extruded or laminate films to create a single homogeneous film with unique individual layers. These offer a number of qualities that monolayer films cannot match. However, because these multilayer films are made from a range of materials, their recyclability is a serious issue. As a result, recycling of various materials requires separate processing, which is not a viable option. Mechanical recycling also becomes a problem with multilayer structures containing more than one type of plastic, as they cannot easily be recycled.

• EVOH loses its good gas barrier properties when exposed to humidity

EVOH copolymers provide an excellent barrier to oxygen, gases and organic compounds permeation under dry conditions, but at high humidity, the oxygen permeation of the EVOH increases considerably, which further affects to quality of products packed. The effect of temperature and humidity reduces the protection of the inner and outer layers of the structures and the EVOH absorbs large amounts of water, which strongly reduces the barrier characteristics. Therefore, EVOH copolymers are not ideal polymers when it comes to resistance to humidity. The high sensitivity to humidity, can be a problem with high barrier properties of the EVOH films therefore, acting as a challenge to the Europe ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) packaging films market.

Recent Developments

• In February 2022, Arkema acquired Ashland’s Performance Adhesives business, which is a first-class leader in high performance adhesives in the U.S. This operation is a major step in Arkema’s strengthening its Adhesive Solutions segment. This acquisition will bring more opportunity for the company and increases its market growth
• In April 2022, Kuraray Co., Ltd has been included in the ESG (environmental, social and governance) investment indexes: FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index designed by the Europe index provider FTSE Russell.This makes the company a constituent of all of the ESG investment indexes for Japanese stocks adopted by Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). This sustainability initiative will increase company reputation in the market
• In December 2021, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corportion is recognized as a Europe leader in sustainable water management and has been awarded a position on the year’s Water A List, which is the highest rating in the CDP Water Security 2021.The Water A List is comprised of 118 companies out of a total of 12,000 surveyed around the world. This enhances the company’s image in the Europe market

Europe Ethylene-Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer (EVOH) Packaging Films Market Scope

Europe ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) packaging films market is categorized based on ethylene content, application and end-use. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze major growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to make strategic decisions to identify core market applications.

Ethylene Content

• Ethylene Content (Mol%) Below 29
• Ethylene Content (Mol%) 29-35
• Ethylene Content (Mol%) 35-38
• Ethylene Content (Mol%) 38-44
• Ethylene Content (Mol%) Above 44

On the basis of ethylene content, the Europe ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) packaging films market is segmented into ethylene content (mol%) below 29, ethylene content (mol%) 29-35, ethylene content (mol%) 35-38, ethylene content (mol%) 38-44, ethylene content (mol%) above 44.

Application

• PE/TIE/EVOH/TIE/PE
• PAT/PE/TIE/EVOH/TIE/EVA
• PE/TIE/EVOH/TIE/EVA
• PE/TIE/PA/EVOH/PA/TIE/PE
• PA/EVOH/PA/TIE/LONMER
• PA/EVOH/PA/TIE/PE

On the basis of application, the Europe ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) packaging films market is segmented into PE/TIE/EVOH/TIE/PE, PAT/PE/TIE/EVOH/TIE/EVA, PE/TIE/EVOH/TIE/EVA, PE/TIE/PA/EVOH/PA/TIE/PE, PA/EVOH/PA/TIE/LONMER, and PA/EVOH/PA/TIE/PE

End-Use

• Food
• Personal Care & Cosmetics
• Household
• Pharmaceutical
• Industrial
• Others

On the basis of end-use, the Europe ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) packaging films market is segmented into food, personal care & cosmetics, household, pharmaceutical, industrial, others.

Europe Ethylene-Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer (EVOH) Packaging Films Regional Analysis/Insights

Europe ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) packaging films market is further segmented into Germany, U.K., Italy, France, Spain, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg and the rest of Europe.

Germany dominates the Europe ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) packaging films in terms of market share and market revenue and will continue to flourish its dominance during the forecast period. This is due to the shifting consumer preference towards the flexible packaging.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in regulations in the market that impact the current and future trends of the market. Data points, such as new and replacement sales, country demographics, and import-export tariffs, are some of the major pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. In addition, the presence and availability of Europe brands and their challenges faced due to high competition from local and domestic brands, and impact of sales channels are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.

Competitive Landscape and Europe Ethylene-Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer (EVOH) Packaging Films Market Share Analysis

Europe ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) packaging films market competitive landscape provides details by competitors. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, production sites and facilities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product trials pipelines, product approvals, patents, product width and breadth, application dominance, technology lifeline curve. The above data points provided are only related to the companies’ focus related to the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) packaging films market.

Some of the prominent participants operating in the Europe ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) packaging films market are Schur Flexibles Holding GesmbH, Coveris, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation, KURARAY CO., LTD., KUREHA CORPORATION, Arkema, Chang Chun Group., ProAmpac, MULTIFLEX FOLIEN GMBH & CO. KG, Vishakha Polyfab Pvt Ltd, International Plastic Engineering Co.,Ltd, Verpackungen GmbH, Shpusite Packaging Materials (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, Plastissimo Film Co., Ltd, and Zhongsu New Materials Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.

Research Methodology

Data collection and base year analysis are done using data collection modules with large sample sizes. The market data is analyzed and estimated using market statistical and coherent models. In addition, market share analysis and key trend analysis are the major success factors in the market report. The key research methodology used by DBMR research team is data triangulation which involves data mining, analysis of the impact of data variables on the market, and primary (industry expert) validation. Apart from this, data models include Vendor Positioning Grid, Market Time Line Analysis, Market Overview and Guide, Company Positioning Grid, Company Market Share Analysis, Standards of Measurement, Europe Vs Regional and Vendor Share Analysis. Please request analyst call in case of further inquiry.

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