US plastic container demand will rise 4.3 percent yearly to 2014, driven by performance advantages over alternative packaging media. Bottles and jars will remain the dominant type, while pails and other containers grow the fastest. PET and HDPE will remain the most common resins while polypropylene leads gains.

This study analyzes the 12.5 billion pound US plastic container industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1999, 2004 and 2009, and forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by type (e.g., bottles and jars; tubs, cups and bowls; pails; trays; cans; egg cartons; squeeze tubes) and resin (e.g., PET, HDPE, PP, PS, PVC, LDPE).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 35 industry players, including Amcor, Graham Packaging and Plastipak Holdings.

				    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 Trends				      12
		Manufacturing Outlook						      14
		Packaging Trends						      17
		Thermoplastic Resin Industry Outlook				      21
		Historical Market Trends					      24
		Pricing Trends							      28
		Environmental & Regulatory Considerations			      30
		International Activity						      35
		Foreign Trade							      36

	III.	Container Resins						      39
		General								      39
		Polyethylene Terephthalate					      42
		High Density Polyethylene					      46
		Polypropylene							      48
		Polystyrene							      53
		Polyvinyl Chloride						      55
		Low Density Polyethylene					      57
		Other Resins							      58

	IV.	Container Overview						      63
		General								      63
		Units								      64
		Weight								      68

	V.	Bottles & Jars							      72
		General								      72
		Bottles & Jars by Weight					      75
		Bottles & Jars by Resin						      78
		Beverages							      82
		   Beverage Industry Outlook					      82
		   Plastic Beverage Bottles					      84
		   Bottled Water						      89
		      Bottled Water Outlook					      90
		      Plastic Water Bottles					      91
		   Carbonated Soft Drinks					      95
		      Carbonated Soft Drink Outlook				      96
		      Plastic Carbonated Soft Drink Bottles			      97
		      Plastic Carbonated Soft Drink Bottles by Size		     100
		   Milk								     102
		      Milk Outlook						     103
		      Plastic Milk Bottles					     105
		   Fruit Beverages						     108
		      Fruit Beverage Outlook					     109
		      Plastic Fruit Beverage Bottles				     111
		   Other Beverages						     113
		      Sports Drinks						     115
		      RTD Tea							     117
		      Other Nonalcoholic Ready-to-Drink Beverages		     119
		      Alcoholic Beverages					     121
		Food								     127
		   Food Industry Outlook					     127
		   Plastic Food Bottles & Jars					     130
		      Sauces & Condiments					     133
		      Dairy Products						     136
		      Edible Oils						     138
		      Other							     139
		Household Cleaning Chemicals					     141
		   Household Cleaning Chemicals Outlook				     142
		   Plastic Household Cleaning Chemical Bottles			     144
		      Detergents						     147
			Dishwashing						     148
			Laundry						             150
		      Kitchen & Bath Cleaners					     152
		      Fabric Softeners						     154
		      Bleach							     155
		      Other Household Cleaning Chemicals			     156
		Cosmetics & Toiletries						     159
		   Cosmetic & Toiletry Industry Outlook				     160
		   Plastic Cosmetic & Toiletry Bottles & Jars			     162
		      Hair Care							     166
		      Skin Care							     169
		      Other Cosmetic & Toiletry Products			     172
		Pharmaceuticals							     175
		   Pharmaceutical Industry Outlook				     175
		   Plastic Pharmaceutical Bottles & Jars			     178
		      Liquids							     181
		      Powders, Tablets & Capsules				     182
		Industrial & Institutional Cleaning Chemicals			     184
		   I&I Cleaning Chemicals Outlook				     185
		   Plastic I&I Cleaning Chemical Bottles			     187
		Automotive Chemicals						     189
		   Automotive Chemical Industry Outlook				     189
		   Plastic Automotive Chemical Bottles				     192
		      Automotive Lubricants					     194
		      Antifreeze/Coolant					     196
		      Other Automotive Chemicals				     197
		Other Bottle & Jar Markets					     199

	VI.	Other Plastic Containers					     202
		General								     202
		Tubs, Cups & Bowls						     205
		   Resins							     209
		   Producers							     212
		Pails								     213
		   Open-Head							     217
		   Tight-Head							     217
		Trays								     218
		   Foamed Polystyrene Trays					     221
		   Crystallized & Recycled PET Trays				     224
		   Polypropylene Trays						     226
		   APET & Other Trays						     227
		Cans								     228
		   Applications							     230
		   Producers							     233
		Egg Cartons							     233
		Squeeze Tubes							     236
		All Other Containers						     239

	VII.	Industry Structure						     242
		General								     242
		Industry Composition						     243
		Market Share							     246
		   Amcor							     248
		   Graham Packaging						     249
		   Plastipak Holdings						     251
		   Coca-Cola Enterprises					     251
		   Berry Plastics						     252
		   Consolidated Container					     252
		   Other Leaders						     253
		Acquisitions & Divestitures					     254
		Marketing & Distribution					     258
		Manufacturing							     260
		Research & Development						     264
		Competitive Strategies						     268
		Cooperative Agreements						     270
		Company Profiles						     271
		   Airopak, see Pretium Packaging 
		   Alcan Packaging Food Americas, see Bemis 
		   Alpha Packaging Holdings Incorporated			     272
		   Alpla-Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Company KG			     274
		   Amcor Limited						     275
		   Anchor Packaging Company					     279
		   Associated Packaging Technologies, see Sonoco Products 
		   Ball Corporation						     281
		   Bemis Company Incorporated					     282
		   Berry Plastics Corporation					     284
		   BWAY Corporation						     286
		   CKS Packaging Incorporated					     288
		   Coca-Cola Enterprises Incorporated				     290
		   Consolidated Container Company LLC				     291
		   Constar International Incorporated				     292
		   Cryovac, see Sealed Air 
		   Curwood, see Bemis 
		   Dart Container Corporation					     295
		   Dolco Packaging, see Tekni-Plex 
		   Drug Plastics and Glass Company Incorporated			     296
		   Fabri-Kal Corporation					     297
		   Genpak LLC, see Pattison (Jim) Group
		   Graham Packaging Company Incorporated			     299
		   Huhtamaki Oyj						     303
		   ICL Industrial Containers, see BWAY 
		   InnoWare Plastic, see Solo Cup 
		   Letica Corporation						     305
		   LINPAC Group Limited						     306
		   Liquid Container LP						     308
		   Matrix Packaging, see Sonoco Products 
		   NAMPAC, see BWAY 
		   Nestle SA							     309
		   Newspring Industrial, see Pactiv 
		   Pactiv Corporation						     311
		   Pattison (Jim) Group						     313
		   Plastican Incorporated					     315
		   Plastipak Holdings Incorporated				     316
		   Polytainers Limited						     318
		   Pretium Packaging LLC					     320
		   PVC Container, see Pretium Packaging 
		   PWP Industries, see Pactiv 
		   Rexam plc							     322
		   Reynolds Packaging Group					     324
		   Ring Companies						     326
		   Sealed Air Corporation					     327
		   Silgan Holdings Incorporated					     329
		   Solo Cup Company						     331
		   Sonoco Products Company					     333
		   Southeastern Container, see Coca-Cola Enterprises 
		   Tekni-Plex Incorporated					     336
		   Western Container, see Coca-Cola Enterprises 
		Other Companies in Plastic Containers				     338


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- Executive Summary
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- Market Environment
	1	Macroeconomic Indicators					       9
	2	Population & Households						      12
	3	Personal Consumption Expenditures				      14
	4	Manufacturers’ Shipments					      17
	5	Packaging Supply & Demand					      21
	6	Thermoplastic Resin Demand					      23
	7	Plastic Container Market, 1999-2009				      27
	8	Thermoplastic Resin Pricing					      30
	9	US Foreign Trade in Plastic Bottles				      38

		SECTION III -- Container Resins
	1	Plastic Container Demand by Resin				      41
	2	Polyethylene Terephthalate Demand in Plastic Containers		      45
	3	High Density Polyethylene Demand in Plastic Containers		      48
	4	Polypropylene Demand in Plastic Containers			      53
	5	Polystyrene Demand in Plastic Containers			      55
	6	Polyvinyl Chloride Demand in Plastic Containers			      57
	7	Low Density Polyethylene Demand in Plastic Containers		      58
	8	Other Resin Demand in Plastic Containers			      62

		SECTION IV -- Container Overview
	1	Plastic Container Demand in Units				      67
	2	Plastic Container Demand by Weight				      71

		SECTION V -- Bottles & Jars
	1	Plastic Bottle & Jar Demand by Market in Units			      74
	2	Plastic Bottle & Jar Demand by Market in Pounds			      77
	3	Plastic Bottle & Jar Demand by Resin				      81
	4	Beverage Shipments						      84
	5	Beverage Market for Plastic Bottles				      88
	6	Water Market for Plastic Bottles				      95
	7	Carbonated Soft Drink Market for Plastic Bottles		      99
	8	Plastic Carbonated Soft Drink Bottle Demand by Size		     102
	9	Milk Market for Plastic Bottles					     108
	10	Fruit Beverage Market for Plastic Bottles			     113
	11	Other Beverage Markets for Plastic Bottles			     115
	12	Sports Drink Market for Plastic Bottles				     117
	13	RTD Tea Market for Plastic Bottles				     119
	14	Other Nonalcoholic RTD Beverage Market
		   for Plastic Bottles						     121
	15	Alcoholic Beverage Market for Plastic Bottles			     123
	16	Food Shipments							     130
	17	Food Market for Plastic Bottles & Jars				     133
	18	Sauce & Condiment Market for Plastic Bottles & Jars		     136
	19	Dairy Product Market for Plastic Bottles			     138
	20	Edible Oil Market for Plastic Bottles & Jars			     139
	21	Other Food Markets for Plastic Bottles & Jars			     141
	22	Household Cleaning Chemical Shipments				     143
	23	Household Cleaning Chemical Market for Plastic Bottles		     146
	24	Detergent Market for Plastic Bottles				     148
	25	Dishwashing Detergent Market for Plastic Bottles		     150
	26	Laundry Detergent Market for Plastic Bottles			     152
	27	Kitchen & Bath Cleaner Market for Plastic Bottles		     154
	28	Fabric Softener Market for Plastic Bottles			     155
	29	Bleach Market for Plastic Bottles				     156
	30	Other Household Cleaning Chemical Markets
		   for Plastic Bottles						     159
	31	Cosmetic & Toiletry Shipments					     162
	32	Cosmetic & Toiletry Market for Plastic Bottles & Jars		     166
	33	Hair Care Product Market for Plastic Bottles & Jars		     169
	34	Skin Care Product Market for Plastic Bottles & Jars		     172
	35	Other Cosmetic & Toiletry Markets for Plastic Bottles
		   & Jars							     174
	36	Pharmaceutical Supply & Demand					     177
	37	Pharmaceutical Market for Plastic Bottles & Jars		     180
	38	Liquid Pharmaceutical Market for Plastic Bottles & Jars		     182
	39	Powder, Tablet & Capsule Market for Plastic Bottles
		   & Jars							     184
	40	I&I Cleaning Chemical Shipments					     187
	41	I&I Cleaning Chemical Market for Plastic Bottles		     189
	42	Automotive Chemical Demand					     192
	43	Automotive Chemical Market for Plastic Bottles			     194
	44	Automotive Lubricant Market for Plastic Bottles			     196
	45	Antifreeze/Coolant Market for Plastic Bottles			     197
	46	Other Automotive Chemical Markets for Plastic Bottles		     199
	47	Other Plastic Bottle & Jar Markets				     201

		SECTION VI -- Other Plastic Containers
	1	Other Plastic Container Demand					     204
	2	Plastic Tub, Cup & Bowl Demand					     209
	3	Plastic Pail Demand						     216
	4	Plastic Food Tray Demand					     221
	5	Plastic Can Demand						     229
	6	Plastic Egg Carton Demand					     235
	7	Plastic Squeeze Tube Demand					     238
	8	All Other Plastic Container Demand				     241

		SECTION VII -- Industry Structure
	1	US Plastic Container Sales by Company, 2009			     245
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     257

				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION II -- Market Environment
	1	Thermoplastic Resin Demand, 2009				      23
	2	Plastic Container Market, 1999-2009				      28

		SECTION III -- Container Resins
	1	Plastic Container Demand by Resin, 2009				      41

		SECTION IV -- Container Overview
	1	Plastic Container Demand in Units, 2009				      67
	2	Plastic Container Demand by Weight, 2009			      71

		SECTION V -- Bottles & Jars
	1	Plastic Bottle & Jar Demand by Market in Units, 2009		      75
	2	Plastic Bottle & Jar Demand by Market in Pounds, 2009		      78
	3	Plastic Bottle & Jar Demand by Resin, 2009			      81
	4	Beverage Market for Plastic Bottles, 2009			      89
	5	Household Cleaning Chemical Market
		   for Plastic Bottles, 2009					     147

		SECTION VI -- Other Plastic Containers
	1	Other Plastic Container Demand by Type, 2009			     205

		SECTION VII -- Industry Structure
	1	US Plastic Container Market Share by Company, 2009		     248