Cube 2026 - Forecasts, 7th Edition
The return of Interpack after a six-year absence will be an important test case for assessing health and prospects of world packaging machinery manufacturers. The new "Cube 2026" - the forecasting model developed by MECS-Ucima Study Center - calculates that the global packaging machinery market will exceed 59 billion euros in 2026, with an average annual growth rate of 3.8%, driven by food and cosmetics sectors and secondary and end-of-line machinery (particularly Wrapping and Cartoning machines).
The United States will remain the most attractive area for packaging technology manufacturers and exporters, with an additional market of more than 2.4 billion euros over the next four years, followed by China and Japan.
The new edition of the "Cube” report is updated and revised in February 2023. Over a thousand pages of indicators with growth rates on 70 markets-countries, divided by 11 technologies and 6 sectors. .
The "Cube" is a simple and intuitive forecasting tool, thanks to comprehensive and easy-to-read fact sheets, that measures values and growth prospects of packaging machinery, useful to support corporate marketing and development strategies. The Cube captures the predicted value in 2026 and average annual growth rates for 70 different countries by cross-referencing technological specializations (11 types of machines) and downstream sectors (food, beverage, pharma, cosmetics, chemicals and others such as tissue and tobacco).
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