Latin America Blow Fill Seal Technology Market Size, Share, Growth Report 2030

Latin America Blow Fill Seal Technology Market: Industry Prospective

The Latin America blow fill seal technology market was worth about USD 275.6 million in 2021 and is predicted to increase to around USD 478.9 million by 2028, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 6.5 percent. The research looks at the market's drivers, restraints, and challenges in Latin America, as well as how they affect demand throughout the projection period. The research also examines the prospects for blow fill seal technology in the Latin American market.

Latin America Blow Fill Seal Technology Market: Overview

Blow-fill-seal technology is a manufacturing process for producing liquid-filled containers in small and large volumes. Blow-fill-seal packaging is a specialized packaging technique that involves creating and sealing a polymeric material to a vessel of choice in-line. In the pharmaceutical industry, blow fill seal (BFS) technology is greatly sought after as a preferred packaging option. It makes formulated drugs aseptically without the need for human involvement using a single integrated equipment.

COVID-19 Impact:

The market gains linked with Latin America BFS technology have shrunk dramatically due to the increased difficulty of the situation during the COVID-19 pandemic period. The decline in sales growth in the food and beverage sector had a detrimental influence on the industry's growth and disturbed the supply chain process. In the fourth quarter of 2020, however, there was a rise in the trade of pharmaceutical items and chemicals across various nations. Manufacturers are focusing on sterile items packed using blow fill seal technology to ensure the product safety of medications and pharmaceuticals throughout transportation, which will improve sales of packaging products connected with blow fill seal technology in Latin America.

Latin America Blow Fill Seal Technology Market: Growth Drivers

Growing demand from the healthcare industry is projected to drive the market growth

In the filling and packaging of liquid parenteral medications, a rising number of pharmaceutical companies are employing sophisticated sterilizing technologies to reduce operator intervention and the danger of contamination. Blow-fill-seal (BFS) technology has a number of advantages, including packaging design flexibility, cheap operating costs, excellent sterility assurance, reduced space requirements, low component inventories, and low labor requirements, making it a popular choice for medication packaging. With advancements in BFS technology, a wider range of containers can now be packaged, including, electrolyte & sports drinks bottles, unit dose pre-filled syringes & injectables, contact lens & eyewash solution bottles, and re-closeable & twist-off vials, multi-dose use bottles, and vials with inserted caps/ tips. In addition to this, demand for BFS technology is increasing in Latin America with the increase in demand for aseptic packaging for ampoules, vials, and bottles. All such factors are expected to boost the Latin America blow fill seal technology market.

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Latin America Blow Fill Seal Technology Market: Restraints

Issues associated with the quality of blow fill seal technology may hamper the market growth

Cutting and extrusion of plastic generate a high degree of non-viable particles during the blow fill seal process. This aspect is projected to stifle the Latin America BFS technology market. In very potent medications, this non-viable particle causes instability. As a result, particle formation during plastic cutting and extrusion is expected to limit market expansion. The moisture and oxygen barriers are an issue since BFS technology uses low-density polyethylene, which has weak oxygen and moisture barriers, allowing gases to easily penetrate the main packing. This aspect is likely to limit market expansion. The survivability of oxygen-sensitive items is a problem, and they require specific secondary packaging.

Latin America Blow Fill Seal Technology Market: Opportunities

Rising adoption of blow fill seal technology to drive the market during the forecast period

The Latin American BFS technology market is expected to expand during the forecast period owing to the rising usage of blow fill seal technology in the food and beverage sector for the in-house packaging of food products. Because of increased consumer and producer awareness of hygiene, blow fill seal technology is in high demand, which is expected to drive market expansion. In addition to this, because of the heavy price of blow fill seal machines, small pharmaceutical firms find it difficult to purchase this innovative machine for product packaging. For this reason, small-scale businesses in Latin America are leasing out blow fill seal machines, which is likely to provide a huge potential for the Latin America blow fill seal technology market throughout the forecast period.

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Latin America Blow Fill Seal Technology Market: Challenges.

Concerns of small businesses about the cost-benefit ratio pose challenges to market growth

Blow fill seal technology is capital-intensive, with a large initial investment necessary to set up a BFS technology unit. To pack items aseptically utilizing BFS technology, advanced technologies and a controlled environment are necessary. Players with a high level of investing capability are joining the market, as high profits can only be obtained over time. As a result, small manufacturers are hesitant to invest since they lack the money needed to make large initial expenditures. This prevents firms from investing in this technology, lowering market upstream demand.

Latin America Blow Fill Seal Technology Market: Segmentation

The Latin America blow fill seal technology market is segregated based on product type, material, and end-user. The product type segment is categorized into vials, ampoules, and bottles. Based on the material, the market is divided into ethylene -vinyl alcohol, polypropylene, and polyethylene. The end-user segment consists of cosmetic & personal care, food & beverage, and pharmaceutical.

Recent Developments

• In December 2020, Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation received the ANDA approval for 60 mg/2 mL Ketorolac Tromethamine Injection USP, in Single-Dose Vials from the FDA. Blow-Fill-Seal technology is used to make the vials, which are constructed of polypropylene plastic with a "luer lock" interface for needle-free dosage.

Latin America Blow Fill Seal Technology Market: Regional Landscape

Brazil is estimated to dominate the Latin America blow fill seal technology market

The market for blow fill seal technology in Latin America is expected to be dominated by Brazil during the forecast period. This is majorly due to the rapidly expanding healthcare sector. Mexico is estimated to hold the second-largest share in the market and this is attributed to an increase in trade relations with the United States and a comparatively stable economy.

Latin America Blow Fill Seal Technology Market: Competitive Landscape

Weiler Engineering Inc., Brevetti Angela S.R.L., Unipharma LLC, Rommelag Kunststoff-Maschinen Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH, Horizon Pharmaceuticals Inc., Unither Pharmaceuticals, Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corp., Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG, and others are some of the major players that are operating in the Latin America blow fill seal technology market.

Global Latin America blow fill seal technology market is segmented as follows:

By Product Type

• Vials
• Ampoules
• Bottles

By Material

• Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol
• Polypropylene
• Polyethylene

By End User

• Cosmetic & Personal Care
• Food & Beverage
• Pharmaceutical

By Region

• Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Argentina
  • Rest of Latin America