As of January 29, 2025, the FTSE index stood at 8,557.81 points - well above its average value of around 7,500 points in the past few years.On the 12th of March 2020, amid the escalating crisis surrounding the coronavirus and fears of a global recession, the FTSE 100 suffered the second largest one day crash in its history and the biggest since the 1987 market crash. On the 23rd of March, the FTSE index saw its lowest value this year to date at 4,993.89 but has since began a tentative recovery. With the continuation of the pandemic, the FTSE 100 index was making a tentative recovery between late March 2020 and early June 2020. Since then the FSTE 100 index had plateaued towards the end of July, before starting a tentative upward trend in November. FTSE 100 The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index, otherwise known as the FTSE 100 Index is a share index of the 100 largest companies trading on the London Stock Exchange in terms of market capitalization. At the end of March 2024, the largest company trading on the LSE was Shell. The largest ever initial public offering (IPO) on the LSE was Glencore International plc. European stock exchanges While nearly every country in Europe has a stock exchange, only five are considered major, and have a market capital of over one trillion U.S dollars. European stock exchanges make up two of the top ten major stock markets in the world. Europe’s biggest stock exchange is the Euronext which combines seven markets based in Belgium, France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, and Portugal.

At the end of February 2025, the FTSE 100 index stood at 8,809.7, marking its highest level since January 2015. This was a significant recovery compared to the 12th of March 2020, amid the escalating crisis surrounding the coronavirus and fears of a global recession, when the FTSE 100 suffered the second-largest one-day crash in its history and the biggest since the 1987 market crash.

The market for bubble wrap packaging is estimated to generate a market size of USD 3196.1 million in 2025 and would increase to USD 4337.2 million by 2035. It is expected to increase its sales at a CAGR of 3.1% over the forecast period 2025 to 2035. Revenue generated from bubble wrap packaging in 2024 was USD 3100 million.

Metric	Value
Industry Size (2025E)	USD 3196.1 Million
Industry Value (2035F)	USD 4337.2 Million
CAGR (2025 to 2035)	3.1%

Semi Annual Market Update

Particular	Value CAGR
H1	2.9% (2024 to 2034)
H2	3.3% (2024 to 2034)
H1	2.1% (2025 to 2035)
H2	4.1% (2025 to 2035)

Country-wise Insights

Countries	Value CAGR (2025 to 2035)
USA	2.0%
Germany	1.6%
China	4.0%
UK	1.5%
Spain	2.7%
India	4.2%
Canada	1.8%

Category-wise Insights

Product Type	Market Share (2025)
Bubble sheets	57%

Material Segment	Market Share (2025)
LDPE	68.4%