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Plastic Film in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
Plastic film is a thin petroleum-based membrane commonly used for packaging and the protection of surfaces. Common suppliers are manufacturers and wholesalers. Top buyers include consumer goods manufacturers, construction firms, and supermarkets.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Plastic Film 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 Film market in the United States includes Clear Polyethylene Film, Reinforced Polyethylene Film, Fire Retardant Polyethylene Film, Tape Wall Polyethylene Film, High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Film, Clear Polyester Film, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Film, Polyolefin Film, Plastic Film for Construction Projects and Plastic Film for Consumer Goods & Food. Standard coding in this coverage includes HS-3919-Self-Adhesive Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, Tape, Strip And Other Flat Shapes, Of Plastics, Whether Or Not In Rolls, ISIC-222-Manufacture of plastics products, NACE-22.21-Manufacture Of Plastic Plates, Sheets, Tubes And Profiles, NAICS-326112-Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing and UNSPSC-30102015-Plastic foil.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Plastic Film procurement coverage includes Polyethylene (The most common type of plastic, primarily used for plastic film, containers, and bags.), Extrusion (A process of shaping melted plastic into tubes and sheets.) and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) (Another commonly used polymer often used in the production of plastic film.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Plastic Film procurement report as suppliers are Coveris Management Gmbh, Toray Group, W.W. Grainger, Inc., Printpack Holdings, Inc. and Sealed Air Corporation.
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Plastic Film 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 Plastic Film market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Plastic Film 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 Film 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 Film 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 Film?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Plastic Film is $158 per roll. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 1.3 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Plastic Film market?
The top vendors in the Plastic Film market include Coveris Management Gmbh, Toray Group, W.W. Grainger, Inc., Printpack Holdings, Inc. and Sealed Air Corporation.
What industries supply the Plastic Film market?
The top industries supplying the Plastic Film market are Industrial Machinery & Equipment Wholesaling in the US, Metal Wholesaling in the US, Structural Metal Product Manufacturing in the US, Ink Manufacturing in the US, Dye & Pigment Manufacturing in the US, Plastic & Resin Manufacturing in the US, Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US and Petroleum Refining in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Plastic Film?
Low market concentration and easy switching drive robust competition and pricing leverage for buyers. With market revenue distributed across 3,500 suppliers and no dominant players, buyers can leverage competitive tendering and swift supplier switching to secure cost-effective contracts. This fragmented landscape allows buyers to routinely benchmark and pit suppliers against one another for better terms. Buyers can take advantage by maintaining an active supplier database and not hesitating to transition vendors to achieve optimal value.
What factors affect the price of Plastic Film?
Material type is a factor in determining the price of plastic film, as variations in resin types can lead to significant differences in production costs and end-use applications. For example, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) films generally command higher prices than polyethylene films due to their enhanced strength and resistance to environmental factors.
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