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The Future of Sustainable E-Commerce Packaging to 2023 is the product of an integrated primary and secondary research program carried out by Smithers. Primary research involves extensive interviews across the e-commerce distribution chain to determine current and future use in this application. This was combined with extensive secondary research drawing on Smithers and selected third-party databases of historical data, conference proceedings, trade directories, official market reports and trade figures, press releases and white papers.

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Current and future demand for sustainable materials in e-commerce shipments presented in over 100 easy-to-reference data tables and figures.
The unmet demands and technical barriers to evolving sustainable materials, such as recycled paperboard, in the e-commerce sector.
Analysis of the competing demands for sustainable materials in different end-use applications and regional, and key national markets.

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Executive summary
Introduction

Objectives
Scope
Methodology
Definitions
- Materials
- Regions/Countries
  - Americas
  - EMEA
  - Asia-Pacific
- End-use sectors

The e-commerce packaging marketplace 30

Introduction
- Sustainability
- Evolving brand priorities/brand perception in e-commerce
- The need for returnability
- Premiumization of the consumer experience
- Protection in e-commerce shipment
- Demand for omni-channel packs
- The need to accommodate additional touchpoints and non-standard (last mile) delivery
- Need for branded e-commerce packaging – the pack as the key interface for the customer
- Traceability
- Anti-counterfeiting
- Arrival of web-only brands
- The e-commerce value chain
- The global e-commerce market 33

Packaging design for sustainable e-commerce packaging 34

Introduction
Key trends and developments
- Use of recycled material in e-commerce packaging
- Fit-to-pack/fanfold wrap boxing for e-commerce shipment
- Pre-cut boxes
- Downgauging of shipment packaging
- Die-cut interiors for e-commerce shipment boxes
- Use of home-compostable materials
- New formats
- Easy to separate/deconstruct packaging
- Elimination of excess protective packaging
- Reduction in size of protective packaging
- Substitution to different protective packaging formats

World market for sustainable packaging materials in e-commerce 2018-2023 38

Introduction
- The market for sustainable e-commerce materials, 2016 to 2023
  - Overview of demand by type of material
  - Paperboard materials
    - Kraftliner corrugated board
    - White top liner corrugated board
    - Microflute corrugated board
  - Flexible plastic
    - Recycled flexible plastic
    - Bioplastic flexible plastic
  - Protective mailers

Other sustainable protective formats
End-use applications for sustainable e-commerce packaging 2016-2023

Introduction
Enduse overview
- Food & personal care/cosmetics
- Fashion
- Electronics, books and medi
- Furniture and electrical appliances
- Toys, hobbies and sports

Geographic markets for sustainable e-commerce packaging 2016-2023

Introduction
Overview
- Demand for e-commerce packaging
- Brand and consumer attitudes to sustainability in e-commerce packaging
North America 50
- The state of e-commerce penetration
- Export potential via e-commerce shipment
- Sustainable e-commerce packaging demand
  - United States
    - Canada
    - Mexico
South and Central America
- The state of e-commerce penetration
- Export potential via e-commerce shipment
- Sustainable e-commerce packaging demand
  - Brazil
Western Europe
- The state of e-commerce penetration
- Export potential via e-commerce shipment
- Sustainable e-commerce packaging demand
  - France
  - Germany
  - Italy
  - United Kingdom
  - Other Western Europe
- Eastern Europe
- The state of e-commerce penetration
- Export potential via e-commerce shipment
- Sustainable e-commerce packaging demand
  - Russia
  - Other Eastern Europe
Middle East and Africa
- The state of e-commerce penetration
- Export potential via e-commerce shipment
- Sustainable e-commerce packaging demand
Asia-Pacific
- The state of e-commerce penetration
- Export potential via e-commerce shipment
- Sustainable e-commerce packaging demand
  - China
  - Japan
  - South Korea
  - Other Asia-Pacific

Table 2.1 Top brand/retailer priorities in e-commerce shipment
Table 2.2 Global e-commerce growth, 2016–2023 ($ trillion)
Table 2.3 Share of total retail of e-commerce growth, 2016–2023 (% change)
Table 2.4 B2C e-commerce readiness index, 2017
Table 3.1 Ranking of recycled vs virgin content in typical corrugated board grades for e-commerce
Table 3.2 Typical pack dimension saving realized with rationalization of protective elements
Table 3.3 Ranking for e-commerce packaging carbon reduction strategies
Table 4.1 World demand for sustainable e-commerce packaging materials material type, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 4.2 Sustainable e-commerce packaging as a percentage of the e-commerce packaging materials market ($ million)
Table 4.3 Sustainable corrugated e-commerce packaging as a percentage of the e-commerce corrugated market (‘000 tonnes)
Table 4.4 World demand for different sustainable kraft liner corrugated board packaging grades for e-commerce by end-use application, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 4.5 World demand for different sustainable kraft liner corrugated board packaging grades for e-commerce by geographic region, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 4.6 World demand for different sustainable kraft liner corrugated board packaging grades for e-commerce by geographic region, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 4.7 World demand for different sustainable kraft liner corrugated board packaging grades for e-commerce by end-use application, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 4.8 World demand for different sustainable white-top liner corrugated board packaging grades for e-commerce by end-use application, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 4.9 World demand for different sustainable white-top liner corrugated board packaging grades for e-commerce by geographic region, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 4.10 World demand for different sustainable white-top liner corrugated board packaging grades for e-commerce by end-use application, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 4.11 World demand for different sustainable white-top liner corrugated board packaging grades for e-commerce by geographic region, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 4.12 World demand for different sustainable microflute board packaging grades for e-commerce by end-use application, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 4.13 World demand for different sustainable microflute board packaging grades for e-commerce by geographic region, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 4.14 World demand for different sustainable microflute board packaging grades for e-commerce by end-use application, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 4.15 World demand for different sustainable microflute board packaging grades for e-commerce by geographic region, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 4.16 World demand for recycled flexible plastic in e-commerce by end-use application, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 4.17 World demand for recycled flexible plastic in e-commerce by geographic region, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 4.18 World demand for recycled flexible plastic in e-commerce by end-use application, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 4.19 World demand for recycled flexible plastic in e-commerce by geographic region, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 4.20 World demand for bioplastic flexible plastic in e-commerce by end-use application, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 4.21 World demand for bioplastic flexible plastic in e-commerce by geographic region, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 4.22 World demand for bioplastic flexible plastic in e-commerce by end-use application, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 4.23 World demand for bioplastic flexible plastic in e-commerce by geographic region, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 4.24 World demand for recyclable protective mailers in e-commerce by end-use application, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 4.25 World demand for recyclable protective mailers in e-commerce by geographic region, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 4.26 World demand for recyclable protective mailers in e-commerce by end-use application, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 4.27 World demand for recyclable protective mailers in e-commerce by geographic region, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 4.28 World demand for sustainable protective formats for e-commerce by end-use application, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 4.29 World demand for sustainable protective formats for e-commerce by geographic region, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 4.30 World demand for sustainable protective formats for e-commerce by end-use application, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 4.31 World demand for sustainable protective formats for e-commerce by geographic region, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 5.1 World demand for sustainable e-commerce packaging materials by end-use application, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 5.2 World demand for sustainable e-commerce packaging materials in Food & personal care/cosmetics, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 5.3 World demand for sustainable e-commerce corrugated packaging in Food & personal care/cosmetics, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 5.4 World demand for sustainable e-commerce flexible packaging in Food & personal care/cosmetics, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 5.5 World demand for sustainable e-commerce protective components in Food & personal care/cosmetics, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 5.6 World demand for sustainable e-commerce protective mailers in Food & personal care/cosmetics, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 5.7 World demand for sustainable e-commerce packaging materials in Fashion, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 5.8 World demand for sustainable e-commerce corrugated packaging in Fashion, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 5.9 World demand for sustainable e-commerce flexible packaging in Fashion, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 5.10 World demand for sustainable e-commerce protective components in Fashion, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 5.11 World demand for sustainable e-commerce protective mailers in Fashion, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 5.12 World demand for sustainable e-commerce packaging materials in Electronics, books and media, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 5.13 World demand for sustainable e-commerce corrugated packaging in Electronics, books and media, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 5.14 World demand for sustainable e-commerce flexible packaging in Electronics, books and media, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 5.15 World demand for sustainable e-commerce protective components in Electronics, books and media, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 5.16 World demand for sustainable e-commerce protective mailers in Electronics, books and media, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 5.17 World demand for sustainable e-commerce packaging materials in Furniture and electrical appliances, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 5.18 World demand for sustainable e-commerce corrugated packaging in Furniture and electrical appliances, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 5.19 World demand for sustainable e-commerce flexible packaging in Furniture and electrical appliances, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 5.20 World demand for sustainable e-commerce protective components in Furniture and electrical appliances, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 5.21 World demand for sustainable e-commerce protective mailers in Furniture and electrical appliances, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 5.22 World demand for sustainable e-commerce packaging materials in Toys, hobbies and sports, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 5.23 World demand for sustainable e-commerce corrugated packaging in Toys, hobbies and sports, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 5.24 World demand for sustainable e-commerce flexible packaging in Toys, hobbies and sports, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 5.25 World demand for sustainable e-commerce protective components in Toys, hobbies and sports, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 5.26 World demand for sustainable e-commerce protective mailers in Toys, hobbies and sports, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 6.1 World e-commerce packaging demand by region, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.2 Top ten national markets for sustainable e-commerce packaging materials 2018 ($ million)
Table 6.3 North America: Sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.4 North America: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce corrugated board grades, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 6.5 North America: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce flexible formats, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 6.6 North America: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce protective mailers, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 6.7 North America: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce protective packaging, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 6.8 United States: sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.9 Canada: sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.10 Mexico: sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.11 South and Central America: Sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.12 South and Central America: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce corrugated board grades, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 6.13 South and Central America: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce flexible formats, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 6.14 South and Central America: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce protective mailers, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 6.15 South and Central America: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce protective packaging, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 6.16 Brazil: sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.17 Western Europe: Sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.18 Western Europe: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce corrugated board grades, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 6.19 Western Europe: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce flexible formats, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 6.20 Western Europe: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce protective mailers, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 6.21 Western Europe: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce protective packaging, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 6.22 France: sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.23 Germany: sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.24 Italy: sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.25 United Kingdom: sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.26 Other Western Europe: sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.27 Eastern Europe: Sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.28 Eastern Europe: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce corrugated board grades, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 6.29 Eastern Europe: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce flexible formats, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 6.30 Eastern Europe: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce protective mailers, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 6.31 Eastern Europe: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce protective packaging, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 6.32 Russia: sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.33 Other Eastern Europe: sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.34 Middle East and Africa: Sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.35 Middle East and Africa: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce corrugated board grades, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 6.36 Middle East and Africa: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce flexible formats, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 6.37 Middle East and Africa: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce protective mailers, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 6.38 Middle East and Africa: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce protective packaging, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 6.39 Asia-Pacific: Sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.40 Asia-Pacific: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce corrugated board grades, 2016–2023 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 6.41 Asia-Pacific: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce flexible formats, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 6.42 Asia-Pacific: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce protective mailers, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 6.43 Asia-Pacific: Packaging consumption for sustainable e-commerce protective packaging, 2016–2023 (million m2)
Table 6.44 China: sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.45 Japan: sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.46 South Korea: sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Table 6.47 Other Asia-Pacific: sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)

Figure 0.1
Figure 0.2
Figure 0.3
Figure 2.1 The current and future value chain for e-commerce
Figure 2.2 LCA for a shipped parcel in traditional retail distribution
Figure 2.3 LCA for a shipped parcel in e-commerce distribution
Figure 3.1 Illustrative picture of fanfold pack format
Figure 3.2 Illustrative picture of die cut laser box interior
Figure 3.3 Illustrative picture of low-volume protective pack format
Figure 5.1 World demand for sustainable e-commerce packaging materials by end-use application, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Figure 6.1 North America: Sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Figure 6.2 South and Central America: Sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Figure 6.3 Western Europe: Sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Figure 6.4 Eastern Europe: Sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Figure 6.5 Middle East and Africa: Sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)
Figure 6.6 Asia-Pacific: Sustainable e-commerce packaging demand by sustainable e-commerce material, 2016–2023 ($ million)

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