{"id":401,"date":"2020-11-29T07:19:57","date_gmt":"2020-11-29T07:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cratesmanufacturer.com\/?p=401"},"modified":"2025-09-01T10:08:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T10:08:17","slug":"packaging-material-sourcing-skyrockets-as-industrial-reshoring-continues-to-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cratesmanufacturer.com\/index.php\/packaging-material-sourcing-skyrockets-as-industrial-reshoring-continues-to-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Packaging Material Sourcing Skyrockets As Industrial Reshoring Continues to Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Packaging Material Sourcing Skyrockets As Industrial Reshoring Continues to Rise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This week\u2019s Thomas Index Report is sponsored by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasnet.com\/profile\/10083421\/econo-pak.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Econo-Pak<\/strong><\/a>, an FDA and USDA approved, SQF certified contract packaging services provider.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to the Thomas Index Report for the week of November 2<sup>nd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a quick reminder before we start today\u2019s Index Report, you can find all of our COVID-19 resources and register your industrial business as a COVID-19 Response Supplier by visiting&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/help.thomasnet.com\/covid-19-resource-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thomasnet.com\/COVID-19<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week, we\u2019re taking a closer look at industrial sourcing activity for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasnet.com\/products\/packaging-materials-55630404-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">packaging materials<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasnet.com\/products\/packaging-services-55661375-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">services<\/a>. On the Thomasnet.com platform, recent sourcing for these categories \u2013 and other related subcategories \u2013 has been up substantially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Searches for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasnet.com\/products\/liquids-packaging-55625503-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">liquid packaging<\/a>&nbsp;have jumped 236% year-over-year, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasnet.com\/products\/packaging-film-55621254-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">packaging film<\/a>&nbsp;sourcing has gone up 93% year-over-year. &nbsp;Interest in more general packaging services is also up 60% over the same timeframe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This growth in packaging materials, coupled with increases in packaging machinery sourcing, indicates that many industrial businesses are interested in vertically integrating their packaging needs in-house, suggesting a noticeable shift toward reshoring. We\u2019re seeing the most activity in these categories from buyers based in California, Illinois, Texas, New York, and Ontario, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you might expect, demand for medical-related packaging is also increasing. Sourcing for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasnet.com\/products\/medical-device-packaging-96118500-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">medical device packaging<\/a>&nbsp;is up 83% year-over-year and 178% over last quarter averages. Searches for broader&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasnet.com\/products\/medical-packaging-55630560-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">medical packaging<\/a>&nbsp;are also up 129% year-over-year and 114% over Q3. Demand for medical-related supplies has skyrocketed this year in light of COVID-19, and we expect sourcing spikes in these categories to continue over the long-term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, let\u2019s take a look at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasnet.com\/products\/agricultural-packaging-3457-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agricultural packaging<\/a>\u00a0demand. Searches in this category are up 193% year-over-year and 50% over last quarter averages. A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/916723\/global-agricultural-packaging-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2018 Cision report<\/a>\u00a0predicted that the agricultural packaging market would grow from $3.93 billion in 2018 up to $5.02 billion within the next three years. Though these figures may be impacted by COVID-19, the increase is still sizeable, and our data is already showing the initial markers of this continued growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasnet.com\/insights\/packaging-material-sourcing-skyrockets-as-industrial-reshoring-continues-to-rise\/\">https:\/\/www.thomasnet.com\/insights\/packaging-material-sourcing-skyrockets-as-industrial-reshoring-continues-to-rise\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Packaging Material Sourcing Skyrockets As Industrial Reshoring Continues to Rise This week\u2019s Thomas Index Report is sponsored by&nbsp;Econo-Pak, an FDA and USDA approved, SQF certified contract packaging services provider. Welcome to the Thomas Index Report for the week of November 2nd. 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