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Packaging market price

Over 3 months
Up 0.4%
Over 1 year
Up 5.7%
Rising
111
Falling
38

Mean of the LiveQuote indexes of 153 materials, as of 4 November 2026.

Packaging is creeping higher rather than climbing. As of 4 November 2026, the group's 153 materials, all indexed, are up 0.4% on average over three months and 5.7% over a year. The rise is broad: 111 materials gained ground over the quarter, 38 lost ground and 4 were unchanged.

Films stand out on both sides of the ledger. Shrink film is the steepest three-month faller at -2.8%, followed by cling / overwrap film at -2.4% and flexible - films & wraps at -2.0%. Over twelve months, though, films sit near the top: stretch / pallet wrap is up 20.9%, beaten only by air pillows at +21.6%.

The strongest three-month gains come from paper and closures: kraft paper and paper void fill both rose 2.3%, and capsules 2.2%. At the bottom of the annual table, woven-PP sacks are down 4.8% and aprons 3.7%.

Transport & load-securing is the firmest family over three months at +0.9%, ahead of foodservice disposables at +0.7%, paper & board and glass at +0.6% each, and metal at +0.5%. Wood & timber and closures & dispensing added 0.4%, labels, tapes & adhesives 0.3%, composite & multilayer 0.2%, textile & woven and protective & void-fill 0.1%. Plastic was flat on average.

On the annual view, protective & void-fill leads with +11.2%, ahead of plastic at +10.1% and transport at +9.8%. Glass, up 1.3%, and paper & board, up 2.0%, are the quietest. The group spans cardboard, corrugated and folding cartons, plastic trays, bottles and films, glass, metal cans and foil, pallets, wooden crates, woven sacks, laminates, closures, labels and tapes, void fill and foodservice disposables.

The plastic film note of 2 November points to greater polymer price uncertainty on 28 October, which it puts down to geopolitical tensions and supply disruptions. The American cardboard box note of the same date records dearer freight and diesel at the peak of buying on 21 October. In the beverage can note, the Midwest Premium, said to have raised can costs, drew a call for a US congressional inquiry on 24 August.

Packaging by family

FamilyMaterials3 months1 year
Transport & load-securing6Up 0.8%Up 9.8%
Foodservice disposables16Up 0.7%Up 3.8%
Paper & board25Up 0.6%Up 2.0%
Glass7Up 0.6%Up 1.3%
Metal8Up 0.5%Up 6.5%
Closures & dispensing19Up 0.4%Up 3.9%
Wood & timber9Up 0.4%Up 2.2%
Labels, tapes & adhesives9Up 0.3%Up 7.4%
Composite & multilayer9Up 0.2%Up 7.2%
Textile & woven6Up 0.1%Up 2.3%
Protective & void-fill10Flat 0.0%Up 11.2%
Plastic29Flat 0.0%Up 10.1%

All materials: Packaging

153 materials
LQILiveQuote Index

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Transport & load-securing6
Material3 months1 year
Block / display palletLQIUp 1.8%Up 9.7%
Crates & totesLQIUp 0.5%Up 10.5%
European palletLQIUp 1.8%Up 9.7%
Plastic crateLQIPCUp 0.5%Up 10.5%
Plastic palletLQIPCFlat 0.0%Up 8.2%
Returnable tote (RPC)LQIUp 0.5%Up 10.5%
Foodservice disposables16
Material3 months1 year
ApronLQIUp 0.6%Down 3.7%
Baking cups & linersLQIPCUp 1.0%Up 8.3%
Baking paper / linerLQIPCUp 1.0%Up 8.3%
BowlLQIUp 0.9%Up 3.3%
Cups, pots & ramekinsLQIUp 0.7%Up 5.1%
CutleryLQIUp 0.5%Up 3.8%
Cutlery & utensilsLQIUp 0.5%Up 3.8%
DishLQIUp 0.9%Up 3.3%
Disposable gloveLQIUp 0.8%Up 3.1%
Hygiene & wearablesLQIUp 0.8%Up 3.1%
Measuring spoonLQIUp 0.5%Up 3.8%
PickLQIUp 0.3%Up 3.3%
Plates, bowls & traysLQIUp 0.9%Up 3.3%
Portion cupLQIUp 0.6%Up 5.2%
RamekinLQIUp 0.5%Up 3.8%
TrayLQIUp 0.9%Up 3.3%
Paper & board25
Material3 months1 year
American cardboard boxLQIPCUp 1.3%Up 3.0%
Aseptic brick cartonLQIPCUp 0.4%Up 0.3%
Bag-in-boxLQIPCUp 1.1%Up 3.3%
CardboardLQIPCUp 1.3%Up 2.8%
Cardboard ballotin boxLQIPCUp 0.1%Up 0.2%
Cardboard cupLQIPCDown 0.2%Down 3.4%
Cardboard potLQIPCDown 0.2%Down 3.4%
Cardboard trayLQIPCUp 1.2%Up 3.0%
Carton sleeveLQIPCUp 0.1%Up 0.2%
Corrugated mailerLQIPCUp 1.3%Up 3.0%
Corrugated padLQIPCUp 1.2%Up 2.9%
Die-cut boxLQIPCUp 1.3%Up 3.0%
Egg trayLQIPCDown 0.4%Up 3.9%
Folding carton boxLQIPCUp 0.1%Up 0.2%
Gable-top cartonLQIPCUp 0.5%Up 0.5%
Kraft paperLQIPCUp 2.3%Up 5.0%
Liquid & aseptic cartonsLQIPCUp 0.4%Up 0.3%
Molded-pulp insertLQIPCDown 0.2%Up 2.7%
Molded-pulp trayLQIPCDown 0.4%Up 3.8%
Paper baking cupLQIPCUp 1.0%Up 8.3%
Paper cupLQIPCDown 0.2%Down 3.4%
Parchment paperLQIPCUp 1.0%Up 8.3%
RSC shipping caseLQIPCUp 1.3%Up 3.0%
Small folding cartonLQIPCUp 0.1%Up 0.2%
Telescopic boxLQIPCUp 1.3%Up 3.0%
Glass7
Material3 months1 year
AmpouleLQIFlat 0.0%Up 0.8%
Glass bottleLQIUp 0.4%Up 0.5%
Glass jarLQIUp 1.0%Up 1.8%
Pharma vialLQIUp 0.6%Up 1.7%
VerrineLQIUp 1.0%Up 1.2%
Vials & ampoulesLQIUp 0.6%Up 1.9%
Wine / spirits bottleLQIUp 0.5%Up 1.1%
Metal8
Material3 months1 year
Aerosol canLQIUp 1.6%Up 4.4%
Aluminium foilLQIDown 1.8%Up 15.0%
Beverage canLQIUp 1.2%Up 5.2%
Collapsible tubeLQIUp 1.0%Up 6.8%
Foil & tubesLQIDown 0.5%Up 12.6%
Steel canLQIUp 1.4%Up 0.3%
Steel drumLQIUp 0.3%Up 4.6%
Steel pailLQIUp 0.7%Up 3.0%
Closures & dispensing19
Material3 months1 year
Beverage closuresLQIUp 0.4%Up 2.3%
Cap linerLQIDown 0.8%Up 16.9%
Caps & lidsLQIUp 0.4%Up 2.4%
CapsuleLQIUp 2.2%Up 10.7%
Coffee capsuleLQIUp 0.7%Up 10.4%
CorkLQIDown 0.3%Up 4.3%
Crown capLQIUp 0.5%Down 2.3%
Dispensing (pumps, sprayers)LQIUp 0.4%Down 2.4%
DropperLQIUp 0.1%Up 2.3%
Flip-top capLQIUp 0.1%Up 2.3%
Induction sealLQIUp 0.5%Up 3.6%
Plastic capLQIPCUp 0.3%Up 2.5%
Plastic lidLQIPCUp 0.4%Up 2.6%
PumpLQIUp 0.4%Down 2.4%
ROPP capLQIUp 1.2%Up 4.2%
Screw capLQIUp 0.4%Up 2.4%
Seals & linersLQIUp 0.2%Up 14.0%
Snap-on lidLQIUp 0.2%Up 2.4%
Trigger sprayerLQIUp 0.4%Down 2.4%
Wood & timber9
Material3 months1 year
Barrels & kegsLQIUp 0.5%Up 0.8%
KegLQIUp 0.5%Up 0.8%
Other woodLQIUp 0.3%Up 3.8%
Plywood boxLQIUp 0.2%Up 2.1%
Wirebound boxLQIUp 0.2%Up 2.3%
Wood-wool / dunnageLQIUp 0.5%Up 4.6%
Wooden barrel / caskLQIUp 0.5%Up 0.8%
Wooden boxes & cratesLQIUp 0.3%Up 2.6%
Wooden crateLQIUp 0.2%Up 2.3%
Labels, tapes & adhesives9
Material3 months1 year
Adhesive, strapping, bondingLQIUp 0.4%Up 6.9%
AdhesivesLQIUp 0.7%Up 7.0%
Hot-melt adhesiveLQIUp 0.7%Up 7.0%
LabelsLQIUp 0.6%Up 5.6%
Packing tapeLQIUp 0.7%Up 6.8%
Self-adhesive labelLQIUp 0.6%Up 5.6%
Sleeve labelLQIDown 0.5%Up 10.5%
Strapping bandLQIDown 1.2%Up 10.6%
Tapes & strappingLQIUp 0.5%Up 6.6%
Composite & multilayer9
Material3 months1 year
Blister packLQIDown 0.2%Up 8.0%
Blisters & clamshellsLQIDown 0.2%Up 8.0%
ClamshellLQIDown 0.3%Up 7.9%
Composite canLQIDown 0.8%Down 0.6%
Composite cans & tubesLQIDown 0.8%Down 0.6%
Laminate pouchLQIUp 1.3%Up 11.3%
Laminate pouches & filmsLQIUp 1.3%Up 11.3%
Laminate tubeLQIDown 0.1%Up 8.1%
Sachet / stick-packLQIUp 1.3%Up 11.3%
Textile & woven6
Material3 months1 year
Conductive FIBC (type C/D)LQIDown 0.2%Up 4.0%
FIBC (type A/B)LQIDown 0.2%Up 4.0%
FIBC / big bagsLQIDown 0.2%Up 4.0%
Jute / hessian sackLQIUp 1.4%Up 9.2%
SacksLQIDown 0.1%Down 2.4%
Woven-PP sackLQIDown 0.4%Down 4.8%
Protective & void-fill10
Material3 months1 year
Air pillowLQIUp 0.3%Up 21.6%
Bubble wrapLQIDown 0.8%Up 16.9%
Cardboard corner protectorLQIPCUp 0.7%Up 2.7%
CushioningLQIDown 0.7%Up 15.4%
DesiccantLQIUp 0.2%Up 4.3%
Loose-fill peanutsLQIFlat 0.0%Up 16.6%
Paper void fillLQIPCUp 2.3%Up 5.0%
Protective foamLQIDown 0.7%Up 15.4%
Protectors & ancillaryLQIUp 0.2%Up 4.1%
Void fillLQIDown 1.0%Up 9.9%
Plastic29
Material3 months1 year
Cling / overwrap filmLQIPCDown 2.4%Up 15.5%
Cup (rigid)LQIPCUp 0.6%Up 5.2%
Flexible - films & wrapsLQIPCDown 2.0%Up 17.7%
Flexible - pouchesLQIPCUp 1.3%Up 11.3%
Grip-seal bagLQIPCUp 0.3%Up 9.3%
IBC / tote tankLQIPCDown 0.3%Up 6.5%
JerricanLQIPCDown 0.4%Up 6.4%
Lidding filmLQIPCFlat 0.0%Up 12.4%
MAP / thermoformed trayLQIPCDown 0.3%Up 7.9%
Pail (lever-lock)LQIPCUp 0.3%Up 9.0%
Plastic bagLQIPCUp 0.8%Up 9.6%
Plastic binLQIPCUp 0.5%Up 10.5%
Plastic bottleLQIPCUp 0.5%Up 6.5%
Plastic bucketLQIPCUp 0.3%Up 9.0%
Plastic containerLQIPCDown 0.6%Up 11.4%
Plastic dishLQIPCUp 0.6%Up 5.2%
Plastic drumLQIPCDown 0.4%Up 6.4%
Plastic filmLQIPCDown 1.4%Up 16.0%
Plastic jarLQIPCUp 0.5%Up 6.5%
Plastic pot / tubLQIPCUp 0.2%Up 8.4%
Plastic trayLQIPCUp 0.3%Up 8.5%
Poly sackLQIPCUp 0.7%Up 9.7%
Retort pouchLQIPCUp 1.2%Up 11.2%
Rigid - bottles & jarsLQIPCUp 0.2%Up 6.9%
Rigid - drums, jerricans & IBCLQIPCDown 0.1%Up 6.7%
Shrink filmLQIPCDown 2.8%Up 15.6%
Spouted pouchLQIPCUp 1.4%Up 11.4%
Stand-up pouchLQIPCUp 1.3%Up 11.3%
Stretch / pallet wrapLQIPCDown 1.6%Up 20.9%

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