• Food packaging total unit volume continued to decrease in Russia over 2016 as the struggling economy led to stagnant packaged food sales. Cheaper plastic-based packaging formats have started to be used more in food packaging, largely at the expense of relatively expensive packaging formats such as glass and flexible paper.
  • Demand for bottled water continues to rise, increasing demand for PET bottles.
  • Russian consumers opted for beauty and personal care products in more affordable packaging formats in 2016. This involved both cheaper packaging materials such as PET bottles and the use of flexible plastic instead of HDPE bottles, as well as larger and smaller sizes, depending on the category.
  • Home care packaging also saw increased demand for more affordable packaging—including flexible plastic, PET bottles and metal aerosol cans—in 2016 due to weakened consumer purchasing power.

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