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Plastic Bottles in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
Plastic bottles are used to store a variety of liquids, including water, soft drinks, dairy products, personal-care products, motor oil, cooking oil, and medicines. Key buyers of plastic bottles include bottled water producers, soft drink producers, motor oil manufacturers, cooking oil processors, and personal care product manufacturers.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Plastic Bottles 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 Plastic Bottles market in the United States includes Boston Round Bottles, Bullet Bottles, Cylinder Bottles, Dairy Bottles, F-Style Bottles, Industrial Round Jugs, Modern Round Bottles, Pinch Grip Bottles, Trigger Spray Bottles and Twin Neck Bottles. 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-326160-Plastic bottle manufacturing and UNSPSC-24122002-Plastic bottles or vials.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Plastic Bottles procurement coverage includes High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) (A thermoplastic that is used in the manufacturing of plastic bottles. HDPE is also called #2 plastic. Milk jugs are generally made from HDPE.), Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) (A thermoplastic polymer material commonly used to make beverage and food containers. PET bottles are generally more transparent than bottles made from HDPE. PET is also referred to as #1 plastic. Bottled water is generally sold in PET bottles.), Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) (A thermoplastic polymer material commonly used to make beverage and food containers with a lower density than HDPE. LDPE is also known as #4 plastic and is used to make squeeze bottles.) and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Laws (Laws requiring producers to bear some of the costs of disposing of their products. In the United States, EPR laws cover products with high disposal and recycling costs, such as electronics, paint, carpets, and mattresses.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Plastic Bottles procurement report as suppliers are ALPLA Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co KG, Berlin Packaging L.L.C., Silgan Holdings Inc., Pretium Packaging Corporation and Amcor Limited.
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Plastic Bottles 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 bottle, 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 Plastic Bottles market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Plastic Bottles 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 Plastic Bottles 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 Plastic Bottles 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 Plastic Bottles?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Plastic Bottles is $1.14 per bottle. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 1.2 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Plastic Bottles market?
The top vendors in the Plastic Bottles market include ALPLA Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co KG, Berlin Packaging L.L.C., Silgan Holdings Inc., Pretium Packaging Corporation and Amcor Limited.
What industries supply the Plastic Bottles market?
The top industries supplying the Plastic Bottles market are Plastic & Resin Manufacturing in the US, Petroleum Refining in the US, Plastics & Rubber Machinery Manufacturing in the US, Industrial Supplies Wholesaling in the US, Recyclable Material Wholesaling in the US and Recycling Facilities in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Plastic Bottles?
Moderate supplier concentration requires proactive supplier management and diversification. With the top four suppliers controlling 25.0% to 40.0% of US market revenue, buyers face a balance between competition and supplier influence. While the environment discourages monopolistic practices, it still presents a risk of dependency if buyers consolidate spending with top suppliers. A best practice is to engage multiple vendors and regularly benchmark offerings, enabling buyers to preserve negotiation leverage, mitigate supply disruption risk, and prevent cost escalation over time.
What factors affect the price of Plastic Bottles?
Material type significantly affects the pricing of plastic bottles due to variations in production costs, material properties, and applications. For instance, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, commonly used for beverages, tend to command higher prices compared to high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottles, which are often used for personal care products, due to the higher cost of raw materials and processing associated with PET.
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