MDPE Bottles Market

Market Overview

MDPE Bottles: Overview

MDPE combines the characteristics of low and high density polyethylene. Flexibility of MDPE bottles are more than MDPE. MDPE bottles are ideally used for liquid storage tanks such as oil tanks and water butts. The packaging of low quantity chemicals and drugs for household and over-the-counter applications are done in the MDPE bottles. Due to the higher abrasion and chemical resistance, these resist strong acids and alkalis, and are less susceptible to surge shocks. Therefore, MDPE bottles are also highly preferred to store chemical products and are used in gas pipes, sacks, fittings, shrink film etc. The translucent property makes them a more considerable packaging format due to the need for highest modulus and lowest permeability.

MDPE Bottles: Dynamics

The global packaging industry has undergone substantial transformation in the last few decades. High demand for variety in capacities and shapes has enabled strong competition in design-level innovations. Furthermore, increase in demand for products such as MDPE, creates opportunities for growth in the global MDPE injection and blow-molded containers market. In addition, MDPE has excellent drop and shock resistant feature and have better stress cracking resistance than HDPE, which is why it is preferred over HDPE bottles.  Cake decorators also prefer MDPE bottles for piping icing and then storing the leftovers which saves a lot of wastage. All these factors helps in driving the MDPE bottles market globally.

Moreover, MDPE bottles are highly recyclable and the process of recycling is very efficient as compared to other plastics. Due to the manufacturing of MDPE bottles from recycled materials, the dependency on the price of raw material decreases and manufacturers can offer low-cost MDPE bottles to end-user industries.

However, the global push for reducing the use of plastic has resulted in stringent laws regarding the same. Production processes are carefully monitored, especially in Europe. Therefore, the growth in the regional MDPE injection and blow molding containers market is expected to be below the optimum rate.

MDPE Bottles: Regional Overview

The growth in demand for MDPE containers in emerging economies such as countries in China, India and Africa is expected to provide lucrative opportunities for growth. Also, since the production of containers from MDPE is cost-effective, it is expected to enjoy high preference in these countries.

MDPE Bottles: Key Players

Some of the key players & suppliers in the MDPE market are as follows:

• Trimurti Plast Containers Private Limited
• Qihai Technology Co., Ltd.
• Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
• Braskem
• The Dow Chemical Company
• Amcor Limited
• RPC Group Plc

MDPE Bottles: Key Developments

Some of the key developments in the global MDPE bottles market are as follows:

• In May 2017, Amcor Rigid Plastics announced the expansion of its specialty container business in Latin America with the acquisition of Columbia’s Plasticos Team S.A.S. from Team Foods Columbia, a national food producer.
• In 2017, RPC Group Plc acquired Astrapak, a South Africa-based manufacturer of molded and thermoformed plastic packaging.
• In December 2016, Berk Company, LLC announced the acquisition of assets of VPI packaging and expanded O Berk’s position as a premier packaging source in personal care market.

The report is a compilation of first-hand information, qualitative and quantitative assessment by industry analysts, and inputs from industry experts and industry participants across the value chain of the global MDPE bottles market. The report provides an in-depth analysis of parent market trends, macroeconomic indicators, and governing factors along with MDPE bottles market attractiveness as per segments. The report also maps the qualitative impact of various factors on MDPE bottles market segments and geographies.