41% Micro
40% Small
13% Mid
5% Large
1% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 2025
UK Rubber & Plastic Industry
UK Rubber & Plastic Industry Information
The plastics and rubber products industry manufacture goods by processing plastic and rubber raw materials to create products such as plastic bags and bottles, plastic film and sheets, plastic and rubber pipes, plastic foams, rubber hoses and tyres.
Active Businesses
4,847
Annual Sales
£25bn +
Employees
128,122
Economic Contribution
£8bn
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Location of Rubber & Plastic Companies
Rubber & Plastic Companies by Size
Largest Rubber & Plastic Companies
Turnover
Itw Limited
£871.7m
Pirelli Uk Tyres Limited
£471.3m
Alpla Uk Limited
£306m
Rubber & Plastic Companies by Age
49% Mature
24% Established
15% Young
11% Startup
0% New
Oldest Rubber & Plastic Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Rubber & Plastic Companies
33% Healthy
30% Declining
15% High
13% Low
9% Rapid
Fastest Growing Rubber & Plastic Companies
3yr CAGR
Rubber & Plastic Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Rubber & Plastic Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Rubber & Plastic Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Rubber & Plastic Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Manufacture of rubber and plastic products Industry Insights
There are 4,847 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £25 billion .
The Industry employs around 128,122 people and contributes £8 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Rubber & Plastic companies is West Midlands with 648 and the fewest are located in North East England with 174.
The largest Rubber & Plastic company is Itw Limited with a turnover of £871.7m. 41% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 13% Mid companies.
11% of the Rubber & Plastic Industry is made up of 11% Startup but the majority are Mature businesses (49%) the oldest company is Centurion Safety Products Ltd founded in 1879.
Rubber & Plastic industry has a number of high growth companies (13%), the fastest growing company is Albea Creative Uk Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 59%. Other fast growing companies include Airbase Uk Interiors Ltd (54%), Milkrite Interpuls Limited (52%) and Valpar Micro Matic Ltd (47%).
The UK Rubber & Plastic Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 7.75x, Turnover multiple of 1.02x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.85x.
