RPA publishes 2023 Reusable Transport Packaging State of the Industry report

The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has published the 2023 State of the Industry Report, its second comprehensive analysis of the global reusable transport packaging (RTP) market. The full report is available here on RPA's website.

The 43-page report is informed in part by anonymous insights gleaned from a broad audience of industry experts, RPA explained, including: 

• Users of reusable packaging (retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, processors, growers, distribution and logistics providers, and government agencies)
• Manufacturers and poolers of reusable packaging (pallets, containers, crates, totes, IBCs, drums, tanks, dunnage, racks, carts, dollies, and cargo protection)
• Suppliers / service providers to reusable packaging systems (washing & sanitizing equipment and services, sort and return services, asset repair, technology equipment and services, raw materials, engineering & design, and transportation & logistics)

The report includes the following content:

• RTP Global Market Size & Segmentation
• Major Trends Impacting Market Demands on the Industry
  • Government Regulation
  • Compliance with Sustainability Initiatives
  • Automation
  • Economic Factors
  • Labor Availability
  • Raw Material Availability
  • Transportation Limitations and Costs
  • Consumer Preferences

• 2023 State of the Reusable Packaging Industry Survey Results:
  • Demand for reusable transport packaging products & services, prior period 2020 - 2023 (by demand factor, by respondent group)
  • Expected demand for reusable transport packaging products & services, next five years 2023 - 2028 (by demand factor, by respondent group)

The cost of the State of the Industry Report is $99 for a download copy. The report is free for RPA regular member companies and individual professional and student members. RPA is a non-profit trade organization representing and promoting the common business interests of member suppliers and users of reusable packaging products and services.