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Air-Filled Packing Materials in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
Air-filled packing materials are made of plastic film and are inserted into shipping containers to provide protection for the goods being shipped. Manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers supply air-filled packing materials. Major buyers include manufacturers, the hospitality industry, retailers, and fulfillment companies.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Air-Filled Packing Materials procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Air-Filled Packing Materials market in the United States includes Air-Filled Cushions, Bubble Roll, Heavy-Duty Bubble Roll and Adhesive Bubble Roll. Standard coding in this coverage includes HS-3923-Plastic Articles For The Conveyance Or Packing Of Goods; Stoppers, Lids, Caps And Other Closures Of Plastics, ISIC-222-Manufacture of plastics products, NACE-22.22-Manufacture Of Plastic Packing Goods, NAICS-326111-Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing and UNSPSC-24141605-Air filled packing materials.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Air-Filled Packing Materials procurement coverage includes Bubble Roll (A see-through plastic material with regularly spaced protruding air-filled bubbles that provide cushioning.) and Perforation (A small row of tears that allows for the user to rip apart materials in specific sizes.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Air-Filled Packing Materials procurement report as suppliers are Uline, Inc., Storopack Hans Reichenecker Gmbh, Staples Inc., Pregis LLC and Mcmaster-Carr Supply Company.
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Air-Filled Packing Materials market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per 300-foot roll, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Air-Filled Packing Materials market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Air-Filled Packing Materials procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Air-Filled Packing Materials market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Air-Filled Packing Materials market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Air-Filled Packing Materials?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Air-Filled Packing Materials is $55.3 per 300-foot roll. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 1.68 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Air-Filled Packing Materials market?
The top vendors in the Air-Filled Packing Materials market include Uline, Inc., Storopack Hans Reichenecker Gmbh, Staples Inc., Pregis LLC and Mcmaster-Carr Supply Company.
What industries supply the Air-Filled Packing Materials market?
The top industries supplying the Air-Filled Packing Materials market are Commercial Building Construction in the US, Commercial Real Estate in the US, Industrial Machinery & Equipment Wholesaling in the US, Plastics & Rubber Machinery Manufacturing in the US, Plastic & Resin Manufacturing in the US and Gasoline & Petroleum Wholesaling in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Air-Filled Packing Materials?
Market fragmentation boosts buyer leverage and competition. The air-filled packing materials market is characterized by low market share concentration due to its commoditized nature and low entry barriers, resulting in a competitive supplier landscape. Buyers benefit from this environment through increased supplier options and price-based competition, enabling stronger negotiation positions and opportunities to secure favorable pricing and terms.
What factors affect the price of Air-Filled Packing Materials?
Specifications such as roll width, bubble size, or perforation, are the primary pricing factors for air-filled packing materials because they determine the amount of material inputs and the complexity of production processes required.
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