6. Market share and perspectives of active and intelligent packaging
systems
The global market for advanced packaging systems that includes active, controlled, intelligent packaging, and advanced packaging components was at $31.4 billion in 2011 and $33.3 billion in 2012. The market growth looks promising and the overall market value for 2017 is projected to be nearly $44.3 billion, after increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8% (BCC Research, 2013a). In 2011, the market was dominated by controlled packaging. Active packaging was next in market share with nearly $8.8 billion in sales, and is expected to grow up to $11.9 billion in 2017. The intelligent packaging sales were nearly $3.8 billion in 2011 and could approach $5.3 billion in 2017 (BCC Research, 2013b).