Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container Market To Reach $9.69 Billion By 2033

Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container Market Growth & Trends

The global flexible intermediate bulk container market size is projected to reach USD 9.69 billion by 2033, progressing at a CAGR of 6.2% from 2025 to 2033, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Growing food and pharmaceutical industries across the world and increasing need to reduce overall weight of bulk packaging are among the key factors driving the demand for flexible intermediate bulk containers.

Flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs) are also known as bulk bags, jumbo bags, and big bags. These are made of flexible woven material typically polypropylene (PP) and possess the capacity to hold 500 kg to 2,000 kg of weight. They are commonly used to store dry and flowable products such as grains, seeds, salts, chemicals, sands, clays, cement, and others. FIBC majorly finds application in various end-use industries including food, chemical, pharmaceutical, building & construction, mining, and others.

Countries in North America and Europe are the largest consumers of FIBC. Key product manufacturing countries are China, Turkey, and India. The global market players for flexible intermediate bulk containers majorly compete on the basis of price per unit. Therefore, in order to lower the cost of production, manufacturing companies and distributors of North America and Europe largely outsource manufacturing activities from the aforementioned countries.

The demand for flexible intermediate bulk containers in developed countries including the U.S., Japan, Germany, France, and others, is mainly driven by rising pharmaceutical industry owing to increasing aging population. In emerging countries, the demand for FIBCs is majorly driven by rising food processing and agricultural industries. Steady growth rate of chemical industry and significant growth rate of pharmaceutical industry across the world are also expected to positively impact the global demand for flexible intermediate bulk containers.

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Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container Market Report Highlights

• The type A segment recorded the largest market revenue share of over 66.0% in 2024.

• The food segment recorded the largest market revenue share of over 32.0% in 2024.

• North America dominated the market and accounted for the largest revenue share of over 36.0% in 2024.

• The Asia Pacific region is a major driver of the FIBC market due to rapid industrialization, growing agricultural exports, and increasing chemical manufacturing.

Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container Market Segmentation

Grand View Research has segmented the global flexible intermediate bulk container market on the basis of type, end use, and region:

Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container Product Type Outlook (Volume, Million Units; Revenue, USD Million, 2021 - 2033)

• Type A

• Type B

• Type C

• Type D

Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container End Use Outlook (Volume, Million Units; Revenue, USD Million, 2021 - 2033)

• Food

• Chemical

• Pharmaceutical

• Others

Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container Regional Outlook (Volume, Million Units; Revenue, USD Million, 2021 - 2033)

• North America

  • U.S.

  • Canada

  • Mexico

• Europe

  • Germany

  • France

  • UK

  • Italy

  • Spain

• Asia Pacific

  • China

  • India

  • Japan

  • Australia

  • South Korea

• Latin America

  • Brazil

  • Argentina

• Middle East & Africa

  • South Africa

  • Saudi Arabia

  • UAE

List of Key Players of Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container Market

• Greif

• Halsted Corporation

• Langston Bag

• IPG

• Palmetto Industries International Inc.

• Commercial Syn Bags Limited

• Codefine

• SafeFlex International Ltd.

• Dewitt

• JohnPac

• Bulk Corp International

• K-PACKING

• FORMOSA SYNTHETICS PVT. LTD.