How Modern Toothpaste Tubes Are Made: Full Guide

The Hidden Science Behind Every Squeeze Most people have squeezed thousands of toothpaste tubes in their lifetime without thinking about the engineering behind them. For the manufacturers, distributors, and agents who produce or supply them, that engineering is the entire business. The global plastic tube packaging market was valued at USD 12.4 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 21.8 billion by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 6.5% (DataIntelo). The tube packaging market more broadly — covering all tube types — reached 55.69 billion units in 2026, growing at 5.17% CAGR to an estimated 71.64 billion units by 2031 (Mordor Intelligence). Behind every one of those units is a manufacturing process. […]