Month: July 2025

PUNE, India, July 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ —

Market Outlook

The Thin Wall Packaging Market is poised for substantial growth, projected to increase from USD 41,282.76 million in 2024 to USD 70,524.33 million by 2032, at a CAGR of 6.1%. This significant expansion is driven by increasing demand across key end-use industries such as food and beverage, personal care, and healthcare, which are placing heightened emphasis on lightweight, cost-effective, and sustainable packaging solutions. As consumer lifestyles evolve and preference shifts towards convenience and sustainability, thin wall packaging stands out for its ability to reduce material usage without compromising product integrity.

Moreover, rapid urbanization, particularly in emerging economies, is accelerating the adoption of ready-to-eat and processed food products, which rely heavily on thin wall containers. The market is also benefiting from innovations in injection molding and thermoforming technologies, allowing manufacturers to enhance production efficiency while maintaining packaging strength and aesthetics. These dynamics, alongside stringent regulations pushing for eco-friendly packaging alternatives, will continue to fuel market momentum over the forecast period.

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Key Growth Determinants

The foremost growth driver for the thin wall packaging market is the surging demand for packaged food and beverages. With busy lifestyles and increased urban working populations, consumers are turning to convenient food solutions, which rely on lightweight, durable, and efficient packaging formats. Thin wall packaging not only meets these functional needs but also aligns with sustainability goals due to its reduced material usage. This is further supported by its recyclability, making it a favored option for both manufacturers and environmentally conscious consumers.

Technological advancements in manufacturing processes such as in-mold labeling (IML) and high-speed injection molding are significantly contributing to market growth. These innovations have improved the design flexibility and production efficiency of thin wall packaging, reducing cycle times and material waste. As a result, companies are able to meet mass production demands while also customizing products based on specific market requirements, especially in high-consumption sectors like dairy, frozen foods, and personal care.

Regulatory trends are also playing a vital role in shaping market dynamics. Governments and regulatory bodies across the globe are implementing strict norms aimed at reducing plastic waste, thereby promoting the adoption of recyclable and lightweight packaging formats. Thin wall packaging, being inherently efficient in material use, is well-positioned to benefit from such policy shifts. Manufacturers investing in biodegradable and bio-based variants of thin wall packaging are likely to gain a competitive edge in this evolving regulatory landscape.

Additionally, increasing investment in R&D is fueling innovation in materials and design. Companies are developing advanced polymers and hybrid materials that offer enhanced barrier properties, durability, and heat resistance while maintaining a low environmental footprint. These developments are expanding the applicability of thin wall packaging beyond traditional food segments into pharmaceuticals, electronics, and industrial packaging, thereby broadening the market’s growth prospects.

Key Growth Barriers

Despite its numerous advantages, the thin wall packaging market faces certain challenges that could hinder growth. One significant concern is the limited structural integrity of ultra-thin packaging under certain conditions, such as heavy or sharp-edged contents. This restricts its application in packaging categories that require higher strength and durability, thereby curbing its potential across various industries.

Environmental concerns regarding plastic usage also pose a notable challenge. While thin wall packaging reduces material consumption compared to conventional packaging, it still primarily relies on plastic-based polymers. This can attract regulatory scrutiny and consumer backlash in regions with strict plastic reduction mandates, especially where recycling infrastructure is underdeveloped. The need for recyclable and biodegradable alternatives adds to the complexity and cost for manufacturers.

Furthermore, volatility in raw material prices, particularly for petroleum-based polymers such as polypropylene and polyethylene, can negatively impact profit margins. This volatility, coupled with the pressure to innovate and maintain competitive pricing, poses a persistent challenge for industry participants. Additionally, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions affecting resin availability can further strain manufacturing operations and delay product deliveries.

Key Market Opportunities

The rising consumer preference for sustainable and recyclable packaging solutions opens substantial opportunities for manufacturers developing bio-based thin wall packaging materials. Companies that invest in eco-friendly alternatives—such as compostable or biodegradable polymers—can tap into premium segments and benefit from favorable regulatory incentives. Collaborations with material science innovators will be instrumental in this transition.

Digital printing and smart packaging technologies present another avenue for differentiation and value addition. Thin wall packaging formats that incorporate QR codes, freshness indicators, or interactive features can enhance consumer engagement and offer brands a competitive edge in the crowded FMCG landscape. This is particularly relevant in e-commerce channels where packaging aesthetics and functionality impact brand perception and consumer retention.

Regional Analysis

Geographically, Asia-Pacific dominates the thin wall packaging market and is expected to witness the fastest growth through 2032. Rapid urbanization, rising disposable incomes, and booming food processing industries in countries such as China, India, and Southeast Asian nations are driving demand. Moreover, the expansion of organized retail and e-commerce sectors in these regions further propels the need for cost-effective, lightweight packaging solutions.

North America and Europe also hold significant shares, driven by stringent sustainability regulations, advanced recycling infrastructure, and high adoption of innovative packaging technologies. In North America, consumer preference for pre-packaged, health-conscious foods fuels growth, while in Europe, manufacturers are shifting towards recyclable and biodegradable thin wall packaging formats in response to regulatory pressure and eco-conscious consumers.

Credence Research’s Competitive Landscape Analysis

The global thin wall packaging market is moderately fragmented, with key players including Amcor Ltd., Berry Global Inc., RPC Group Plc (Berry Global), Paccor, and Silgan Holdings Inc. engaging in strategic mergers, acquisitions, and product innovations to strengthen their market presence. Companies are focusing on sustainable packaging materials, automation in production processes, and customized solutions to meet evolving industry needs. Competitive intensity is heightened by rapid technological advancements and the increasing importance of sustainability in procurement and branding strategies.

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Segments –

By Material

• Polypropylene (PP)
• Polyethylene (PE)
• Polystyrene (PS)
• Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
• Others

By Product Type

• Boxes
• Tubs
• Jar
• Cups
• Trays
• Bowls
• Lids

By Production Process

• Injection Molding
• Thermoforming
• Others

By Application 

• Food & Beverages
• Electronics
• Cosmetics
• Others

By Region

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Latin America
• Middle East & Africa

Key Player Analysis

• Greiner
• Amcor
• Silgan Holdings Inc.
• Groupe Guillin SA
• Faerch Plast A/S
• Takween Advanced Industries
• DOUBLE H PLASTICS, INC
• Mold-Tek Packaging Ltd
• Others 

Recent Industry Developments

• February 2025: Amcor and Berry Global shareholders approved a merger aimed at generating USD 650 million in annual synergies and USD 180 million in additional R&D investment.
• January 2025: Kimberly-Clark committed USD 2 billion to modernize North American operations, including a new greenfield site in Warren, Ohio, and expansion of the Beech Island facility in South Carolina.
• January 2025: Gerresheimer invested USD 180 million to expand its Peachtree City, Georgia plant for inhalers and autoinjectors, creating 400 jobs.
• January 2025: Amcor obtained a European patent for its AmFiber Performance Paper, a recyclable high-barrier solution for food and healthcare packaging.
• November 2024: Berry Global completed its merger with Glatfelter, creating a sustainability-focused platform with USD 12.3 billion in annual revenue.
• January 2024: One Rock Capital Partners completed its acquisition of Constantia Flexibles, enhancing the company’s strategic growth in flexible packaging.
• July 2024: UFP Technologies acquired Marble Medical, strengthening its capabilities in thermoformed foam and thin wall packaging for the medical and industrial sectors.
• June 2024: At Tokyo Pack, Dow’s Packaging Innovation Awards spotlighted advanced thin wall designs such as bio-circular trays and mono-material solutions, reinforcing Asia-Pacific’s leadership in sustainable packaging.
• October 2023: Skanem AS agreed to acquire full ownership of Bergen Plastics AS and Heger AS, expanding its packaging portfolio.
• September 2022: Borealis and Trexel launched a new plastic container using Bornewables™ polyolefins derived entirely from waste and residual streams.
• June 2022: Heinz and Tesco partnered with Berry Global, Plastic Energy, and Sabic to recycle soft plastics collected at Tesco stores.
• April 2021: Oerlikon acquired Italy-based INglass S.p.A., integrating its hot runner systems technology into Oerlikon’s HRSflow division.

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Weiler Joins the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in Receiving the Emergency Nurses Association’s Lantern Award for Quality, Safety and Education

BRONX, N.Y., July 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the Jack D. Weiler Hospital at Montefiore Einstein announced that it has earned the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Lantern Award. The prestigious award for excellence in nursing advocacy, practice and research, marks the second time Montefiore has been honored by the ENA for its care and commitment to a high-quality work environment.

The Weiler ED treats nearly 70,000 patients each year and earned accolades from the ENA for its redesigned triage process, interdisciplinary huddles, professional development and successful implementation of new technology.

“Our ED, located in the heart of the Bronx, is a place where our team is constantly navigating decisions that carry the weight of saving lives,” said Janine Llamzon, DNP, MS, AGNP-C, RN, CEN, NEA-BC, assistant vice president, Emergency Service Line, Montefiore Einstein, and assistant professor, Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. “With teamwork, trust and shared purpose, we bring hope and healing – this is why we earned the Lantern Award. I couldn’t be prouder.”

Initiatives like pairing seasoned professionals with novice and new-to-ED nurses are also fostering confidence and clinical skills to prepare the next generation of emergency nurses. This mentorship has been “invaluable” to Emely Gonzalez, MSN, RN, an eight-year veteran of the department.

“Working as an ED nurse was a dream of mine since middle school, and with the encouragement of our unit-based educators, nurse managers, directors, nurse practitioners and medical staff, I completed my Master of Science in Nursing in Education,” said Gonzalez. “My coworkers have become my family and our structured debriefing sessions enable us to reflect, learn and support each other. Each day I look forward to the privilege of providing care during some of the most critical moments in our patients’ lives.”

The culture of continuous learning has also driven clinical enhancements like moving patients who could be upright, rather than in beds and stretchers, to be cared for in areas of the ED designed for the level of care required. This shift has led to more effective communication, expedited care, and patient privacy.

Supporting these initiatives is an electronic tracking board embedded in the electronic health record so nurses can effectively monitor completion times for tests like x-rays and CT scans. A mobile medication scanning device now also aids accurate, “real-time” medication dosing.

“Having new technology at our fingertips enables us to best advocate on our patients’ behalf,” said Kayla McFarlane, MSN, RN, CEN, clinical director, Emergency Department – Weiler Division. “I’m inspired by the transformative advances we’ve already seen and look forward to continuing to reimagine what’s possible.”

The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) earned the Lantern Award in 2024. To learn more about the Lantern award, visit https://www.ena.org/about-us/awards-recognition/lantern-award.

About Montefiore Health System
Montefiore Health System is one of New York’s premier academic health systems. It is a recognized leader in providing exceptional quality and personalized, accountable care to approximately three million people in communities across the Bronx, Westchester, and the Hudson Valley. It comprises ten hospitals, including the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, and over two hundred outpatient ambulatory care sites. The advanced clinical and translational research at its medical school, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, directly informs patient care and improves outcomes. From the Montefiore-Einstein Centers of Excellence in cancer, cardiology and vascular care, pediatrics, and transplantation, to its preeminent school-based health program, Montefiore is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system providing coordinated, comprehensive care to patients and their families. For more information, please visit www.montefioreeinstein.org. Follow us on X, Instagram, and LinkedIn, or view us on Facebook and YouTube.

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S.T.A.R.T. program empowers school bus drivers and transportation staff to identify, prevent, and respond immediately to active threats before they escalate.

CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio, July 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — More than 25 million students ride the bus to school each day — yet most drivers have never been trained to respond to an active threat. That’s about to change. S.T.A.R.T. (School Transportation Active-Threat Response Training) is launching a national Back-to-School effort to equip drivers and transportation teams with the training they need to recognize, prevent, and respond to active threats before police arrive.

While most safety funding has traditionally focused on buildings, S.T.A.R.T. emphasizes that buses are rolling classrooms and deserve the same attention when it comes to active threat prevention and response. S.T.A.R.T.’s hands-on, scenario-based training equips drivers and transportation staff with the skills to recognize abnormal behavior, identify potential threats, and respond decisively in the critical moments before law enforcement arrives.

More than 25 million students in grades K through 12 ride a school bus daily, on nearly half a million buses, making approximately 10 billion trips per year, according to the New York School Bus Contractors Association.

“School buses are often the first and last point of contact for students each day,” said Jim Levine, CEO of S.T.A.R.T. “The bus driver, in essence, is the first responder. Our training ensures drivers and transportation teams are prepared to protect students and themselves, providing parents and school administrators with peace of mind.”

S.T.A.R.T. helps school districts meet driver professional development requirements while reinforcing their duty to protect students from the moment they step on the bus until the moment they return home. Training can be scheduled year-round to accommodate bus driver availability, funding cycles and staff schedules. Law enforcement partners are also encouraged to participate, reinforcing a coordinated community response to protecting students from active threats.

About S.T.A.R.T.
Founded in 2015 by a former School Resource Officer who recognized a critical gap in student safety, S.T.A.R.T. (School Transportation Active-Threat Response Training) empowers school bus drivers and transportation staff to prevent, recognize, and respond to active threats. Based in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, S.T.A.R.T. operates nationwide and delivers hands-on, scenario-based training grounded in real-world experience to school districts and transportation providers.

The organization is comprised of active-duty and former law enforcement officers, SWAT team members, U.S. Secret Service personnel, crisis intervention specialists, and mental health professionals. S.T.A.R.T. supports a year-round culture of preparedness from the moment students board the bus to the moment they return home.

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Award and 300,000-Volt technological breakthrough position Avalanche to unlock key commercial revenue from fusion devices

SEATTLE, July 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Avalanche Energy, a fusion energy startup developing modular compact fusion machines, today announced it was awarded $10 million through the Washington State Department of Commerce Green Jobs Grant Program for the development of its FusionWERX test facility in Richland, Wash. The facility is a first-of-its-kind commercial-scale testing facility for advanced fusion technologies that will leverage a broad scope radioactive materials license, advanced tritium management capabilities, and the company’s breakthrough 300,000 Volt (300kV) fusion device.

“This announcement marks small-scale fusion’s evolution from a laboratory curiosity into a neutron source that creates real-world value,” said Robin Langtry, CEO of Avalanche Energy. “The Green Jobs Grant and our 300kV breakthrough are the groundwork for delivering high-flux neutrons at low cost to a wide range of customers who lack reliable, scalable neutron sources necessary for their operations. The milestone, which we targeted as part of our Series A, unlocks a key source of early revenue and strengthens our path to compact, energy-generating fusion devices.”

From Voltage Breakthrough to Neutron Factory 
Avalanche’s breakthrough – operating its desk-sized magneto-electrostatic fusion machine at 300kV for hours with minimal power loss – makes it the most compact, highest-known-voltage fusion device ever built. Adjusted for size, the 300kV held by Avalanche’s device for multiple hours equals 6 MegaVolts per meter (MV/m), double the voltage density of lightning, which peaks at 3 MV/m for only a split second.

“For magneto-electrostatic fusion machines the ability to operate at very high voltage gradients with low current losses is a key unlock to push these fusion machines to higher fusion triple products and neutron rates,” said Langtry. “This 300 kV milestone at 6 MV/m is also an important foundational building block to our future path building Q>1 magneto-electrostatic Orbitron fusion machines.”

Combined with the advanced tritium capabilities of the FusionWERX facility, Avalanche’s ability to operate its fusion device at 300kV unlocks the key step for using tritium to produce continuous high-flux fusion neutrons at a rate and cost-per-neutron orders of magnitude better than previously achievable. Neutron products generated by this process will eventually be used to create medical and power radioisotopes and to test new materials such as radiation-tolerant alloys. In addition, Avalanche will also operate the FusionWERX facility as a commercial “wind-tunnel” – offering access to private companies, universities, national laboratories, and public-private consortia to test their fusion technologies at the facility under commercial intellectual property (IP) ownership arrangements.

Strategic Public-Sector Partnerships
The Washington State Department of Commerce Green Jobs Grant, which provides funds for projects that promote the growth of clean energy, will directly support approximately 12 skilled positions and will fund the purchase of first-generation neutron-handling equipment for the facility. The FusionWERX commercial test activities are expected to expand significantly in future years and will help spur follow-on growth of a fusion workforce and supply chain in the Richland area. This may include a special high-flux neutron test stand for advanced fusion materials research, dubbed a micro Fusion Prototypical Neutron Source (uFPNS), and Avalanche’s Q>1 deuterium-tritium fusion energy test program. 

“By supporting Avalanche’s FusionWERX facility, Washington is translating cutting-edge fusion science into family-wage jobs and a resilient clean-energy supply chain,” said Joe Nguyen, Director of the Washington State Department of Commerce. “It’s exactly the kind of community-driven innovation our Green Jobs program exists to champion.”

FusionWERX is strategically located in the Tri-Cities region, home to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), a leader in energy technology research; and Washington State University’s Tri-Cities campus, with its well-regarded nuclear engineering and materials program, which will enable Avalanche to leverage the area’s deep nuclear and scientific expertise to become a hub for fusion technology development and job creation. The facility is located in a facility owned by the Port of Benton, the former location of Kurion’s modular detritiation prototype facility, which was previously licensed for tritium operations.

“The Tri-Cities’ legacy in nuclear science makes Richland the perfect launchpad for FusionWERX,” said Karl Dye, President and CEO of TRIDEC. “Avalanche’s facility will attract new talent, new companies, and new investment to our area while reinforcing the region’s leadership in the clean-energy economy.”

About Avalanche Fusion
Avalanche Energy develops stackable, compact fusion machines for austere and mobile applications – from autonomous underwater vehicles to off-grid data centers. Rapid design-build-test-learn cycles create near-term neutron markets while paving the way to economical, portable fusion power. Learn more at avalanchefusion.com.

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