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Imports of Packaging products- Middle East and North Africa- MENA

13 Dec 2015@12:00 AM

Import of Packaging products in the MENA region witnessed strong growth compared to global imports. Changing consumer tastes and lifestyles and an increase in the purchase of grocery items, including frozen and chilled foods, from retail stores led to high demand of packaging products • The Kingdom witnessed a steady demand for its products as the import of packaging products from KSA increased by CAGR of 8% between 2009 and 2013. Increasing consumption per capita in the MENA region led to high demand for Plastic Sheets & Films and Boxes and Cartons manufactured in KSA • While imports from the Kingdom have strong demand in countries such as Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon there are excellent growth potential in other countries such as Turkey and Algeria This report looks into the overall imports of Packaging products in the MENA region vis-à-vis the Kingdom’s share in the imports. It also outlines the import potentials in packaging product categories such as plastic sheets & films, boxes & cartons, cans, tanks & drums and caps & lids. Saudi Exporters are encouraged to carry out in-depth analysis for better insight into import potential of any of these product categories.