Indonesia
2008-12-01
Industry Overview
The market for packaging equipment in Indonesia mostly depends on import. The packaging industry accounts for nearly 10% of Indonesia’s GDP. The market share of packaging equipment mainly replies on food and beverages sectors. The pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors are ranked the second in the Indonesia’s market.
Glass packaging continues to dominate the beverage sector in volume sales. Because of the rising prices of plastic, beverage producers tend to use glass for packaging. Government policies also influence the demand for glass bottles. Flexible packaging boosts the demand for food packaging markets. Metal packaging remains a niche player in the food sector.
The Indonesian packaging market is highly competitive in some respects. Domestic manufacturers, like their counterparts in the US and European countries, are aware of the importance of the packaging industry to increase market sales.
The European countries, Germany, Italy and Spain, are dominant in the market for packaging machinery. Japan, China, the US and Taiwan are also active in the packaging market.
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