Folding Container Market Report | Global Forecast From 2025 To
The global folding container market size was valued at approximately USD 6.5 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 11.2 billion by 2032, growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate
Currently container manufacturing costs are up, over 21% higher today than in 2016. Prices in 2016 through 2018 were affected by an industry change from oil (solvent) paints to water based. Retooling and adjusting factory processes is expensive and the prices through late 2018 reflects these challenges.
Interestingly, used container prices tend to be more volatile and overshoot new prices similar to other well known commodity pairs such as gold/silver. We foresee the market prices for used containers to continue to marginally rise. Savvy traders in the industry would serve themselves well to buy up all available inventory.
Shipped.com Analysis: Used container prices have been steadily rising since 2017 and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Prices for used equipment today are over 57% higher today they were in mid-2016. Used container prices tend to follow new container manufacturing costs, but they typically lag 8-16 months behind new price surges.
All data shown is © 2025 by Shipped.com Corporation and may only be used with an html attribution link back to Shipped.com Shipped.com Analysis: New build container prices have been steadily rising since early 2016. Currently container manufacturing costs are up, over 21% higher today than in 2016.
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