According to the latest market report published by Transparency Market Research titled “Collapsible Metal Tubes Market: Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2017-2025,” squeeze type collapsible metal tubes segment is expected to be the largest contributor to the global collapsible metal tubes market revenues over the forecast period, 2017-2025. Globally, the revenue generated from sales of collapsible metal tubes was registered to be around US$ 1,069.4 Mn in 2016, which is projected to increase at a CAGR of 4.3% by the end of 2025.
Exploding global urban population and increasing concern among consumers regarding the ill effects of plastic packaging on environment has propelled the market for collapsible metal tubes. Manufacturers of collapsible metal tube are focusing on expanding their production capacity in order to meet soaring demand, either by adding machinery to the manufacturing facility or by acquiring emerging small and regional collapsible metal tubes companies.
Besides increasing global production of collapsible metal tubes, the requirement of establishing high brand value in the market has driven the sales of collapsible metal tubes. Especially in the cosmetics sector, the innovative formats of packaging keeps evolving across the globe. In addition to that, the superior barrier traits of collapsible metal tubes are also fuelling the market expansion.
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However, due to the rapid expansion in the production capacity of collapsible metal tubes around the globe, the problem of over capacity is also rising as the required production capacity to meet the global demand of collapsible metal tubes has reached to around 80% of the present production capacity. Moreover, increasing pace of plastic tubes replacing collapsible metal tubes has also to a large extent restrained the growth of collapsible metal tubes market. Moreover, the slower acceptance rate of collapsible metal tubes in developing countries of Asia Pacific and Middle East & Africa is the reason for low per capita consumption of collapsible metal tubes, while the demand for the same is expected to rise at a considerable pace.
China and India are the producers of moderate quality collapsible metal tubes at very low prices as compared to the ones manufactured by European and North American manufacturers. Thus, a large portion of collapsible metal tubes demand in the region is served by low cost collapsible metal tubes produced by regional players. Furthermore, the growing unit dose or single use application of these collapsible metal tubes is also restraining the market’s growth.
Although, the key global players of collapsible metal tubes market have made the market highly competitive for the smaller and emerging players to sustain in the market, the private label brands of collapsible metal tubes are also experiencing considerable growth. Thus, the increasing market for nationwide retail chains and their attraction towards the collapsible metal tubes market has created ample opportunities for the collapsible metal tubes market players.
