Flexible Packaging Adhesives

The invisible strength behind multilayer high-performance packaging structures.

What are Packaging Adhesives?

Flexible Packaging Adhesives are specialized bonding materials used in manufacturing multilayer structures like laminates and pouches.

These adhesives bond materials like plastic films, foil, and paper to create durable, lightweight packaging for food, pharmaceuticals, and FMCG sectors, ensuring barrier protection and shelf-life enhancement.

Global Market

Market Value (2025) $8 Billion
Projected (2033) $12 Billion
Annual CAGR 6% – 8%

Asia-Pacific dominates the market due to rapid packaging manufacturing growth.

Indian Market

Market value (2025)

$1B+

Projected CAGR

12%

Organized Manufacturers 200+ Companies

Ancillary Players 5000+ Converters

5000+

Global Mfgrs

$10B+

Global Demand (2031)

Global CAGR

Hub

India Position

Global Position

India is among the fastest-growing packaging materials markets, emerging as a major manufacturing hub for films, adhesives, and laminates.

Major Producers: USA, China, Germany, India, Japan, South Korea

Indian Manufacturing Hubs

Mumbai

Ahmedabad

Delhi NCR

Hyderabad

Pune

Chennai

Emerging Opportunities

Solvent-Free Adhesives

Water-Based Adhesives

High Barrier Lamination

Retort Packaging

Bio-Based Adhesives

High-Speed Line Adhesives

Why Adhesives Matter

Flexible packaging adhesives enable strength, barrier protection, durability, and shelf-life enhancement. As demand for lightweight and sustainable packaging increases, these bonding materials are critical to innovation.

Performance Sustainability

Bonding the Future

Adhesives are the invisible strength of the packaging industry. MSMECCII facilitates industry transition towards solvent-free and water-based sustainable bonding solutions.

Discover Sustainable Adhesives