China's packaging machinery started relatively late, starting in the 1970s when the Beijing Commercial Machinery Research Institute studied Japan's packaging machinery. After more than 20 years of development, China's packaging machinery has become one of the top ten industries in the mechanical industry, providing strong support for the rapid development of China's packaging industry. Some packaging machinery has filled the domestic gap and can basically meet the needs of the domestic market. Some products are also exported. The import volume and total output value of packaging machinery in China are roughly equivalent, which is far from developed countries.
While the industry is developing rapidly, there are also a series of problems. At present, the level of China's packaging machinery industry is not high enough. The packaging machinery market is becoming increasingly monopolistic. Except for corrugated paper packaging machinery and some small packaging machines that have certain scale and advantages, other packaging machinery is almost non-existent in system and scale, especially for some complete packaging production lines with high demand in the market, such as liquid filling production lines, beverage packaging container complete equipment, sterile packaging production lines, etc., which are monopolized by several large packaging machinery conglomerates in the world packaging machinery market, Facing the strong impact of foreign brands, domestic enterprises should take proactive measures.
From the current situation, the global demand for packaging machinery is growing at an annual rate of 5.3%. The United States has the largest manufacturer of packaging equipment, followed by Japan, and other major manufacturers include Germany, Italy, and China. But the fastest growing production of packaging equipment in the future will be in developing countries and regions. Developed countries will profit from stimulating domestic demand and seek suitable local manufacturers in developing countries, especially investing in food processing plants and providing packaging machinery and equipment. Since joining the World Trade Organization, China has made significant progress, and the level of packaging machinery in China has improved very quickly, gradually narrowing the gap with the world's advanced level. With China's increasing openness, its packaging machinery will also further open up the international market.