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Many of today’s newer pharmaceutical formulas require more stringent moisture, light, or oxygen protection. Formulas are also becoming more potent, leading to demand for metered dosing in small tube diameters for low (yet powerful) fill volumes. Here, small high-barrier tubes offer attractive user-friendliness and can diminish over-packaging by eliminating the need for secondary packaging like pouches and barrier blisters. They can also provide increased safety through simplicity: the fewer ‘moving parts’ a package has, the lower the likelihood of accidental misuse by end-users.
The Tube Packaging Market
Looking at the larger picture, it is interesting to note that, according to MarketsandMarkets, the worldwide tube packaging market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6.9% during the forecast period of 2016 to 2021, approaching US $9.3 billion by 2021 (1).
The tube packaging market is gaining momentum due to factors that include overall growth in the flexible packaging sector and increased demand for small size packs for cosmetic and personal care products. Additional factors driving the market are advancements in tube technologies and, as previously noted, heightened demand for enhanced barrier properties to protect sensitive pharmaceutical products.
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