In selected packaging markets where paper and plastic compete, plastic will make further inroads into paper. Rigid packaging demand will slightly outpace flexible packaging based on above-average growth for tubs and cups, trays, clamshells and two-piece high visibility plastic containers.

This study analyzes the 23.2 billion pound competitive plastic and paper packaging industry in the US. It presents historical demand data for the years 1999, 2004 and 2009, and forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by packaging material (paper, plastic), type (rigid, flexible) and competitive market (e.g., meat, poultry and seafood; milk and dairy products; fruit beverages; laundry detergents; shipping drums; retail bags and sacks).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, discusses market leaders and profiles 36 selected industry players, including Bemis, Exopack and Graphic Packaging.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							      xi

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		Macroeconomic Outlook						       5
		Demographic & Household Trends					       9
		Consumer Income & Spending					      11
		Retail Sales							      13
		Manufacturing Outlook						      16
		   Nondurable Goods						      17
		      Food Industry Outlook					      19
		      Beverage Outlook						      22
		      Chemicals & Other Nondurables				      25
		   Durable Goods						      27
		Historical Market Trends					      28
		Raw Material Pricing Trends					      31
		   Paper & Paperboard						      32
		   Plastic							      34
		Environmental & Regulatory Considerations			      36
		Recycling Trends						      39

	III.	PACKAGING OVERVIEW						      42
		Competitive Packaging Variables					      42
		   Performance							      45
		   Pricing							      46
		   Aesthetics & Marketing Value					      46
		Packaging Types							      47
		   Rigid Containers						      49
		      Folding & Other Cartons					      53
		      Protective Packaging					      54
		      Bottles							      55
		      Tubs & Cups						      57
		      Trays							      57
		      Drums							      58
		      Other Rigid Containers					      59
		   Flexible Packaging						      60
		      Bags & Wraps						      63
		      Retail Bags & Sacks					      64
		      Protective Packaging					      65
		      Shipping Sacks						      66
		      Pouches							      67
		Packaging Materials						      69
		   Competitive Growth						      71
		   Paper Packaging						      77
		   Plastic Packaging						      82

	IV.	COMPETITIVE PRODUCT PACKAGING					      88
		General								      88
		Meat, Poultry & Seafood						      90
		   Plastic							      93
		      Flexible Packaging					      94
		      Trays							      96
		      Rigid Containers						      98
		   Paper							      99
		Milk								     101
		   Plastic							     104
		   Paperboard							     108
		Dairy Products							     110
		   Plastic							     113
		      Rigid Containers						     114
		      Flexible Packaging					     116
		      Pouches							     117
		   Paper							     119
		Fruit Beverages							     121
		   Plastic							     124
		      Bottles							     126
		      Pouches & Cans						     128
		   Paper							     129
		Laundry Detergents						     131
		   Plastic							     133
		   Paperboard							     135
		Baked Goods							     136
		   Plastic							     138
		      Flexible Packaging					     139
		      Rigid Containers						     141
		   Paper							     142
		Egg Cartons							     143
		   Plastic							     144
		   Molded Pulp							     146
		Candy & Confections						     148
		   Paper							     151
		   Plastic							     154
		      Flexible Packaging					     154
		      Rigid Containers						     156
		Pet Food							     157
		   Paper							     159
		   Plastic							     161
		Frozen Food							     162
		   Paper							     165
		      Rigid Containers						     166
		      Trays							     168
		      Flexible Packaging					     169
		   Plastic							     170
		      Flexible Packaging					     170
		      Trays							     172
		      Pouches							     174
		Foodservice							     175
		   Paper							     177
		      Rigid Containers						     178
		      Flexible Packaging					     180
		   Plastic							     182
		Dry Food							     184
		   Paper							     186
		   Plastic							     188
		      Flexible Packaging					     189
		      Rigid Containers						     191
		Soy & Other Nondairy Beverages					     192

	V.	COMPETITIVE SHIPPING & RETAIL PRODUCTS				     196
		General								     196
		Drums								     198
		   Plastic							     201
		      Characteristics						     203
		      Producers							     204
		   Fibre							     204
		      Characteristics						     207
		      Producers							     208
		Retail Bags & Sacks						     209
		   Plastic							     211
		   Paper							     216
		Protective Packaging						     219
		   Paper							     222
		   Plastic							     224
		Shipping Sacks							     228
		   Paper							     231
		      Characteristics						     233
		      Producers							     235
		   Plastic							     236
		      Characteristics						     238
		      Producers							     239

	VI.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     241
		General								     241
		Market Leaders							     242
		   Plastic							     245
		      Flexible Packaging					     245
		      Rigid Packaging						     248
		   Paper							     251
		   Shipping & Retail Products					     253
		Acquisitions & Divestitures					     255
		Manufacturing & Product Development				     258
		Marketing & Distribution					     263
		Competitive Strategies						     264
		Cooperative Agreements						     267
		Company Profiles						     270
		   Accredo Packaging, see Advance Polybag
		   Advance Polybag Incorporated					     271
		   Alcan Packaging Food Americas, see Bemis
		   Amcor Limited						     272
		   Associated Packaging Technologies, see Sonoco Products
		   BagcraftPapercon, see Packaging Dynamics
		   Bemis Company Incorporated					     277
		   Berry Plastics Corporation					     282
		   Biosphere Industries, see Sealed Air
		   Bryce Corporation						     286
		   Caraustar Industries Incorporated				     287
		   Consolidated Container Company LLC				     288
		   Constar International Incorporated				     289
		   Cryovac, see Sealed Air
		   Curwood, see Bemis
		   Dart Container Corporation					     291
		   Dolco Packaging, see Tekni-Plex
		   DuPont (EI) de Nemours					     292
		   Duro Bag Manufacturing Company				     295
		   Evergreen Packaging Group, see Reynolds Group
		   Exopack Holding Corporation					     297
		   Fold-Pak, see Rock-Tenn
		   Georgia-Pacific, see Koch Industries
		   Graham Packaging Company Incorporated			     300
		   Graphic Packaging Holding Company				     302
		   Greif Incorporated						     306
		   Hilex Poly Company LLC					     308
		   Hood Companies Incorporated					     309
		   Huhtamaki Oyj						     311
		   International Paper Company					     314
		   Johnson Bryce, see Bryce
		   Koch Industries Incorporated					     316
		   MAUSER AG							     318
		   MeadWestvaco Corporation					     320
		   Milprint, see Bemis
		   Newspring Industrial, see Reynolds Group 
		   Packaging Dynamics Corporation				     323
		   Pactiv, see Reynolds Group 
		   Plastipak Holdings Incorporated				     325
		   Pliant, see Berry Plastics
		   Printpack Incorporated					     327
		   PurePlast, see Tekni-Plex
		   PWP Industries, see Reynolds Group 
		   Reynolds Group Holdings Limited				     329
		   Rio Tinto Group						     338
		   Rock-Tenn Company						     339
		   RTS Packaging, see Rock-Tenn and Sonoco Products
		   Sealed Air Corporation					     343
		   Shorewood Packaging, see International Paper
		   SIG Combibloc Group, see Reynolds Group 
		   Silgan Holdings Incorporated					     348
		   Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation				     350
		   Solo Cup Company						     352
		   Sonoco Products Company					     354
		   Superfos Packaging, see Berry Plastics
		   Tekni-Plex Incorporated					     359
		   Tetra Laval International SA					     361
		   Thilmany Papers, see Packaging Dynamics
		   Weyerhaeuser Company						     363
		Other Companies in Paper & Plastic Packaging			     364


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Macroeconomic Indicators					       8
	2	Population & Households						      11
	3	Personal Consumption Expenditures				      13
	4	Retail Sales							      15
	5	Manufacturers’ Shipments					      17
	6	Nondurable Goods Shipments					      19
	7	Food Shipments							      22
	8	Beverage Shipments						      25
	9	Durable Goods Shipments						      28
	10	Paper & Plastic Packaging Market, 1999-2009			      30
	11	Paperboard Pricing						      34
	12	Plastic Resin Pricing						      36

		SECTION III -- PACKAGING OVERVIEW
	1	Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging Demand by Type		      49
	2	Rigid Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging Demand
		   by Type & Material						      52
	3	Flexible Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging Demand
		   by Type & Material						      62
	4	Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging Demand by Material	      70
	5	Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging Demand
		   by Market, 2009						      76
	6	Competitive Paper Packaging Demand by Market			      81
	7	Competitive Plastic Packaging Demand by Market			      86

		SECTION IV -- COMPETITIVE PRODUCT PACKAGING
	1	Competitive Plastic Packaging Demand				      90
	2	Meat, Poultry & Seafood Market for Competitive Paper
		   & Plastic Packaging						      93
	3	Milk Market for Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging		     104
	4	Plastic Milk Packaging Demand					     108
	5	Paperboard Milk Carton Demand					     110
	6	Dairy Product Market for Competitive Paper & Plastic
		   Packaging							     113
	7	Fruit Beverage Market for Competitive Paper & Plastic
		   Packaging							     124
	8	Plastic Fruit Beverage Packaging Demand				     125
	9	Paperboard Fruit Beverage Container Demand			     131
	10	Laundry Detergent Market for Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging   133
	11	Baked Goods Market for Competitive Paper & Plastic
		   Packaging							     138
	12	Competitive Paper & Plastic Egg Carton Demand			     144
	13	Plastic Egg Carton Demand					     146
	14	Molded Pulp Egg Carton Demand					     148
	15	Candy & Confection Market for Competitive Paper
		   & Plastic Packaging						     151
	16	Pet Food Market for Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging	     159
	17	Frozen Food Market for Competitive Paper & Plastic
		   Packaging							     165
	18	Foodservice Market for Competitive Paper & Plastic
		   Packaging							     177
	19	Dry Food Market for Competitive Paper & Plastic
		   Packaging							     186
	20	Soy & Other Nondairy Beverage Market for Competitive
		   Paper & Plastic Packaging					     195

		SECTION V -- COMPETITIVE SHIPPING & RETAIL PRODUCTS
	1	Competitive Shipping & Retail Products Demand			     198
	2	Competitive Shipping Drum Demand				     200
	3	Plastic Shipping Drum Demand					     203
	4	Fibre Shipping Drum Demand					     207
	5	Competitive Retail Bag & Sack Demand				     211
	6	Plastic Retail Bag & Sack Demand				     215
	7	Paper Retail Bag & Sack Demand					     218
	8	Protective Packaging Market for Competitive Paper &
		   Plastic Packaging						     221
	9	Competitive Shipping Sack Demand				     231
	10	Paper Shipping Sack Demand					     233
	11	Plastic Shipping Sack Demand					     238

		SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	Selected Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging Companies	     243
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     257
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     269

				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Paper & Plastic Packaging Market, 1999-2009			      31
	2	Paper, Plastic & Thermoplastic Resin Pricing, 1999-2009		      32

		SECTION III -- PACKAGING OVERVIEW
	1	Rigid Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging Demand 
		   by Type, 2009						      53
	2	Flexible Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging Demand 
		   by Type, 2009						      63
	3	Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging Demand 
		   by Material, 1999-2009					      71
	4	Competitive Paper Packaging Demand by Market, 2009		      82
	5	Competitive Plastic Packaging Demand by Market, 2009		      87