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Cushioning Supplies in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
Cushioning supplies include items such as packing peanuts, protective foam, and bubble wrap to protect items that are being shipped. Key buyers include packaging specialists such as FedEx, goods manufacturers, and businesses. Suppliers include manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Cushioning Supplies 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 Cushioning Supplies market in the United States includes Bubble Wrap Roll, Foam Cushion Roll, Packing Peanuts and Air Pillow System. Standard coding in this coverage includes HS-392321-Ethylene Polymers; Sacks And Bags (Including Cones), For The Conveyance Or Packing Of Goods, ISIC-222-Manufacture of plastics products, NACE-22.29-Manufacture Of Other Plastic Products, NAICS-326150-Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing and UNSPSC-24141600-Cushioning supplies.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Cushioning Supplies procurement coverage includes Void Fill (Refers to lightweight materials such as air pillows or packing peanuts used to fill empty spaces in shipping boxes to prevent product movement during transit.), Shock Absorption (Describes the cushioning material's ability to absorb and disperse impact energy to protect fragile items from damage during handling and shipping.) and Compression Set (Indicates the degree to which a foam or cushioning material retains its shape after being compressed, affecting its long-term protective performance.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Cushioning Supplies procurement report as suppliers are the Odp Corporation, Uline, Inc., Storopack Hans Reichenecker Gmbh, Staples Inc. and Pregis LLC.
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Cushioning Supplies 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 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 Cushioning Supplies market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Cushioning Supplies 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 Cushioning Supplies 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 Cushioning Supplies 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 Cushioning Supplies?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Cushioning Supplies is $27.8 per roll. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 1.42 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Cushioning Supplies market?
The top vendors in the Cushioning Supplies market include the Odp Corporation, Uline, Inc., Storopack Hans Reichenecker Gmbh, Staples Inc. and Pregis LLC.
What industries supply the Cushioning Supplies market?
The top industries supplying the Cushioning Supplies market are Plastic & Resin Manufacturing in the US, Gasoline & Petroleum Wholesaling in the US, Industrial Machinery & Equipment Wholesaling in the US, Plastics & Rubber Machinery Manufacturing in the US, Commercial Building Construction in the US and Commercial Real Estate in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Cushioning Supplies?
Low market share concentration enables strong negotiation leverage for buyers. With a fragmented supplier landscape, buyers of cushioning supplies can choose among numerous vendors, supporting strong competition and opportunities to negotiate on price and customized service terms. This dynamic allows procurement teams to solicit competitive bids, rotate suppliers, and avoid dependency on any single provider, ultimately reducing costs and increasing flexibility.
What factors affect the price of Cushioning Supplies?
High-density polyethylene foam, multi-layer honeycomb paper, and heavy-duty bubble wrap all command higher prices compared to single-layer kraft paper or thin plastic films because they provide superior durability and protection for fragile shipments, reducing the likelihood of costly damage and returns.
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