Global pharmaceutical packaging demand will grow 6.7 percent annually through 2009. China, India and Brazil will generate the strongest gains while Western Europe, the US and Japan will remain dominant. Prefillable inhalers and syringes will grow the fastest while plastic bottles will sustain the largest share of demand.

This study analyzes the $22.3 billion world pharmaceutical packaging industry. It presents historical demand data (1994, 1999, 2004) and forecasts to 2009 and 2014 by raw material, by product (e.g., blister packs, pouches and strip packs, prefillable syringes, medication tubes, parenteral vials and ampuls, prefillable inhalers, IV containers, bottles and jars, caps and closures, secondary boxes, prescription containers); by world region and for 26 countries.

The study also considers market environment trends and indicators, evaluates company market share and profiles 37 leading industry participants including Alcan, Amcor, Cardinal Health, MeadWestvaco, SCHOTT Pharmaceutical Packaging, Gerresheimer, Owens-Illinois, and Becton Dickinson.