Global demand for food containers is forecast to increase 3.9 percent annually through 2013. Bags and pouches will remain the largest product type while plastic containers will grow the fastest. Some of the best gains are expected in the BRIC countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China.

This study analyzes the $103 billion world food container industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1998, 2003 and 2008, and forecasts for 2013 and 2018 by product (e.g., bags and pouches, paperboard containers, metal containers, plastic containers, glass containers), market (e.g., fruits and vegetables, grain mill products, dairy products, baked goods, meat), world region and for 22 countries.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 51 industry players, including Amcor, Crown Holdings and Bemis.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		Introduction							       X

	I.	Executive Summary						       1

	II.	Market Environment						       4
		General								       4
		World Economic Overview						       5
		   Recent Historical Trends					       6
		   Macroeconomic Outlook					       8
		World Demographic Outlook					      12
		   Population							      12
		   Households							      13
		   Urbanization Patterns					      15
		World Personal Income & Expenditure Trends			      17
		World Food Industry Outlook					      19
		World Packaging Industry Outlook				      24
		Competitive Packaging Forms & Materials				      27
		Pricing Trends							      28
		Environmental & Regulatory Issues				      31
		World Trade Overview						      35

	III.	Overview							      38
		Demand by Region						      38
		Demand by Product						      41
		   Bags & Pouches						      43
		   Paperboard Containers					      46
		   Metal Containers						      48
		   Plastic Containers						      51
		   Glass Containers						      53
		Demand by Market						      55
		   Fruits & Vegetables						      57
		   Grain Mill Products						      58
		   Dairy Products						      59
		   Baked Goods							      61
		   Meat & Related Products					      62
		   Other Foods							      63

	IV.	North America							      66
		General								      66
		Food Container Demand						      67
		United States							      68
		Canada								      75
		Mexico								      80

	V.	Western Europe							      85
		General								      85
		Food Container Demand						      87
		Belgium								      89
		France								      92
		Germany								      96
		Italy								     101
		Netherlands							     106
		Spain								     109
		United Kingdom							     113
		Other Western Europe						     119

	VI.	Asia/Pacific							     125
		General								     125
		Food Container Demand						     127
		Australia							     129
		China								     134
		India								     141
		Indonesia							     147
		Japan								     151
		South Korea							     157
		Taiwan								     161
		Thailand							     167
		Other Asia/Pacific						     171

	VII.	Other Regions							     177
		Latin America							     177
		   Argentina							     180
		   Brazil							     183
		   Other Latin America						     188
		Eastern Europe							     192
		   Russia							     195
		   Other Eastern Europe						     199
		Africa/Mideast							     204
		   Turkey							     207
		   Other Africa/Mideast						     211

		VIII.	Industry Structure					     216
		General								     216
		Market Share							     220
		   Bags & Pouches						     225
		   Paperboard Containers					     227
		   Metal Containers						     229
		   Plastic Containers						     230
		   Glass Containers						     232
		Acquisitions & Divestitures					     233
		Product Manufacturing & Development				     236
		Marketing Strategies						     238
		Channels of Distribution					     240
		Competitive Strategies						     240
		Cooperative Agreements						     242
		COMPANY PROFILES						     246
		   Alcan Packaging, see Rio Tinto Group
		   Alpla-Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Company KG			     247
		   Amcor Limited						     249
		   Ardagh Glass Group plc					     253
		   Ball Corporation						     254
		   Bemis Company Incorporated					     257
		   Berry Plastics Corporation					     262
		   Captive Holdings, see Berry Plastics 
		   Carter Holt Harvey Limited					     267
		   COFCO Limited						     270
		   Consolidated Container Company LLC				     271
		   Constar International Incorporated				     273
		   CPMC Holdings, see COFCO 
		   Crown Holdings Incorporated					     275
		   Cryovac, see Sealed Air 
		   Curwood, see Bemis 
		   Daiwa Can Company						     278
		   Dixie Toga, see Bemis 
		   Dolco Packaging, see Tekni-Plex 
		   Elopak, see Ferd 
		   Envases Universales de Mexico SA PI de CV			     280
		   Evergreen Packaging Group, see Carter Holt Harvey 
		   Exopack Holding Corporation					     281
		   Ferd AS							     284
		   Fold-Pak, see Rock-Tenn 
		   Fujian Example Group						     286
		   Graham Packaging Holdings Company				     287
		   Graphic Packaging Holding Company				     290
		   Great China Metal Industry Company Limited			     294
		   Hindustan Tin Works Limited					     295
		   Hood Companies						     296
		   Huhtamaki Oyj						     298
		   Impress Group BV						     302
		   Mayr-Melnhof Group						     304
		   MeadWestvaco Corporation					     306
		   Metalgrafica Gallega, see Impress Group 
		   Milprint, see Bemis 
		   Mondi Limited						     308
		   Nadir Figueiredo Industria E Comercio SA			     311
		   Nampak Limited						     312
		   Newspring Industrial, see Pactiv 
		   ORG Canmaking Corporation					     316
		   Owens-Illinois Group Incorporated				     317
		   Pactiv Corporation						     319
		   Plastipak Holdings Incorporated				     322
		   Pliant, see Berry Plastics 
		   Pohlig Brothers, see Rock-Tenn 
		   Polytainers Limited						     323
		   PPI Blowpack, see Graham Packaging 
		   Prairie Packaging, see Pactiv 
		   Printpack Incorporated					     325
		   Rengo Company Limited					     327
		   Rexam plc							     329
		   Reynolds Packaging Group					     330
		   Rio Tinto Group						     334
		   Rock-Tenn Company						     338
		   RTS Packaging, see Rock-Tenn and Sonoco Products 
		   Saint-Gobain							     342
		   Sealed Air Corporation					     346
		   Shanghai Zijiang Enterprise Group Company Limited		     348
		   SIG Holding Limited						     350
		   Silgan Holdings Incorporated					     352
		   Solvay Paperboard, see Rock-Tenn 
		   Sonoco Products Company					     355
		   Southern Container, see Rock-Tenn 
		   Superfos Packaging, see Berry Plastics 
		   Taiwan Glass Industry Corporation				     359
		   Tekni-Plex Incorporated					     360
		   Tetra Laval International SA					     361
		   Toyo Seikan Kaisha Limited					     363
		   Vitro SA de CV						     366
		   Wihuri Oy							     367
		   Winpak, see Wihuri 
		   Wipak, see Wihuri 
		Additional Companies Mentioned in the Study			     372


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- Executive Summary
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- Market Environment
	1	World Gross Domestic Product by Region				      11
	2	World Population by Region					      13
	3	World Households by Region					      15
	4	World Urban Population by Region				      17
	5	World per Capita GDP by Region					      19
	6	World Food & Beverage Manufacturing Value Added
		   by Region							      21

		SECTION III -- Overview
	1	World Food Container Demand by Region				      40
	2	World Food Container Demand by Product				      42
	3	World Food Bag & Pouch Demand by Region				      45
	4	World Paperboard Food Container Demand by Region		      48
	5	World Metal Food Container Demand by Region			      50
	6	World Plastic Food Container Demand by Region			      53
	7	World Glass Food Container Demand by Region			      55
	8	World Food Container Demand by Market				      56

		SECTION IV -- North America
	1	North America -- Food Container Market Environment		      67
	2	North America -- Food Container Demand				      68
	3	United States -- Food Container Market Environment		      70
	4	United States -- Food Container Demand				      72
	5	Canada -- Food Container Market Environment			      76
	6	Canada -- Food Container Demand					      78
	7	Mexico -- Food Container Market Environment			      81
	8	Mexico -- Food Container Demand					      83

		SECTION V -- Western Europe
	1	Western Europe -- Food Container Market Environment		      86
	2	Western Europe -- Food Container Demand				      88
	3	Belgium -- Food Container Market Environment			      90
	4	Belgium -- Food Container Demand				      91
	5	France -- Food Container Market Environment			      93
	6	France -- Food Container Demand					      95
	7	Germany -- Food Container Market Environment			      98
	8	Germany -- Food Container Demand				     100
	9	Italy -- Food Container Market Environment			     102
	10	Italy -- Food Container Demand					     104
	11	Netherlands -- Food Container Market Environment		     107
	12	Netherlands -- Food Container Demand				     108
	13	Spain -- Food Container Market Environment			     110
	14	Spain -- Food Container Demand					     112
	15	United Kingdom -- Food Container Market Environment		     115
	16	United Kingdom -- Food Container Demand				     117
	17	Other Western Europe -- Food Container Market Environment	     121
	18	Other Western Europe -- Food Container Demand			     122

		SECTION VI -- Asia/Pacific
	1	Asia/Pacific -- Food Container Market Environment		     127
	2	Asia/Pacific -- Food Container Demand				     128
	3	Australia -- Food Container Market Environment			     130
	4	Australia -- Food Container Demand				     132
	5	China -- Food Container Market Environment			     136
	6	China -- Food Container Demand					     139
	7	India -- Food Container Market Environment			     143
	8	India -- Food Container Demand					     145
	9	Indonesia -- Food Container Market Environment			     148
	10	Indonesia -- Food Container Demand				     150
	11	Japan -- Food Container Market Environment			     153
	12	Japan -- Food Container Demand					     155
	13	South Korea -- Food Container Market Environment		     158
	14	South Korea -- Food Container Demand				     160
	15	Taiwan -- Food Container Market Environment			     163
	16	Taiwan -- Food Container Demand					     165
	17	Thailand -- Food Container Market Environment			     168
	18	Thailand -- Food Container Demand				     170
	19	Other Asia/Pacific -- Food Container Market Environment		     173
	20	Other Asia/Pacific -- Food Container Demand			     175

		SECTION VII -- Other Regions
	1	Latin America -- Food Container Market Environment		     178
	2	Latin America -- Food Container Demand				     180
	3	Argentina -- Food Container Market Environment			     181
	4	Argentina -- Food Container Demand				     182
	5	Brazil -- Food Container Market Environment			     185
	6	Brazil -- Food Container Demand					     187
	7	Other Latin America -- Food Container Market Environment	     190
	8	Other Latin America -- Food Container Demand			     191
	9	Eastern Europe -- Food Container Market Environment		     194
	10	Eastern Europe -- Food Container Demand				     195
	11	Russia -- Food Container Market Environment			     197
	12	Russia -- Food Container Demand					     198
	13	Other Eastern Europe -- Food Container Market Environment	     201
	14	Other Eastern Europe -- Food Container Demand			     202
	15	Africa/Mideast -- Food Container Market Environment		     205
	16	Africa/Mideast -- Food Container Demand				     207
	17	Turkey -- Food Container Market Environment			     209
	18	Turkey -- Food Container Demand					     210
	19	Other Africa/Mideast -- Food Container Market Environment	     212
	20	Other Africa/Mideast -- Food Container Demand			     214

		SECTION VIII -- Industry Structure
	1	Food Container Sales by Company, 2008				     218
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     235
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     244


				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE

		SECTION I -- Executive Summary

		SECTION II -- Market Environment
	1	Food Container Demand/Food & Beverage 
		   MVA Relationship, 2008					      23

		SECTION III -- Overview
	1	World Food Container Demand by Region, 2008			      41
	2	World Food Container Demand by Product, 2008			      43
	3	World Food Container Demand by Market, 2008			      57
		SECTION IV -- North America

		SECTION V -- Western Europe
	1	Western Europe -- Food Container Demand by Country, 2008	      88

		SECTION VI -- Asia/Pacific
	1	Asia/Pacific -- Food Container Demand by Country, 2008		     129
		SECTION VII -- Other Regions

		SECTION VIII -- Industry Structure
	1	World Food Container Market Share, 2008				     221
	2	World Food Bag & Pouch Market Share, 2008			     227
	3	World Paperboard Food Container Market Share, 2008		     228
	4	World Metal Food Container Market Share, 2008			     230
	5	World Plastic Food Container Market Share, 2008			     231
	6	World Glass Food Container Market Share, 2008			     233