the packaging industry in india an presentation from mcg madras consultancy group chennai contents global rigid packagingmetal containersglass bottlerigid plasticspaper cartons flexible caps & closures labels secondary bulk machinery profiles of companies consumer select users regulatory environment size worldwide est usd 600 bn 2002 03 excluding us market accounts for about 24 western european is dominated by germany france italy u k paper board leads with 36 world followed plastics has been growing at a rate 3 5 per annum region 2001 regionvaluemarket annual share growth europe125 282 north america120 261 2 japan 65 151 asia pacific 15 8 latin america 30 7 eastern europe 6 rest total450100 4 indian all types materials estimated variedly between rs 280 300 billion this around 140