The 8th International Packing Machinery and Materials Show. 70% of Gulf Cooperation Council Packaging Market Accounted for by Saudi Arabia, Amid Strong Fast-food Sector Growth. The growth of Saudi Arabia’s packaging sector is unparalleled anywhere in the Middle East. In no other country in the region is the packaging market bigger or expanding more rapidly. More than 70% of the whole $2 billion Gulf Cooperation Council packaging market is constituted by Saudi Arabia.