US food container demand will reach $20.7 billion in 2009, led by plastic containers and bags and pouches. Paperboard food containers will increase at a slower pace although nontraditional types such as aseptic and retort cartons will gain a wider presence. Best market advances are anticipated for grain mill products and sauces and condiments.

This study analyzes the 221 billion unit US rigid and flexible food container industry. It presents historical demand data (1994, 1999, 2004) and forecasts to 2009 and 2014 by market (e.g., grain mill products, fruits and vegetables, dairy products, baked goods, meat products); by type (e.g., bags, pouches, boxes, cartons, cans, tubs and cups, bottles, jars, squeeze tubes); and by material (paperboard, metal, plastic, glass).

The study also considers market environment trends and indicators, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 43 major manufacturers including Silgan, Alcan, Bemis, Ball, Graphic Packaging, Crown Cork & Seal, and Smurfit-Stone Container.

                           TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                    
  
  SECTION                                                          PAGE
  
         INTRODUCTION                                               xii
  
   I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                            1
  
  II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                           4
         General                                                      4
         Macroeconomic Outlook                                        5
         Consumer Income & Spending Trends                            7
         Demographic Trends                                           9
           Age Distribution Trends                                   12
           Other Demographic Trends                                  13
         Retail Sales Outlook                                        15
         Food Industry Overview                                      17
           Consumer Preferences                                      20
           Distribution Trends                                       22
         Packaging Industry Trends                                   23
         Competitive Packaging Materials                             27
         Pricing Trends                                              28
           Plastic                                                   31
           Bags & Pouches                                            32
           Paperboard                                                33
           Metal                                                     33
           Glass                                                     34
         Regulatory Considerations & Recycling                       34
         International Activity & Foreign Trade                      38
                                                                       
 III.    FOOD CONTAINER MARKETS                                      41
         General                                                     41
         Grain Mill Products                                         43
           Grain Mill Products Outlook                               44
           Container Trends                                          46
              Pet Food                                               46
              Other Grain Mill Products                              51
         Fruits & Vegetables                                         53
           Fruit & Vegetable Outlook                                 54
           Container Trends                                          55
         Dairy Products                                              59
           Dairy Products Outlook                                    60
           Container Trends                                          62
         Baked Goods                                                 65
           Baked Goods Outlook                                       66
           Container Trends                                          67
         Meat & Related Products                                     70
           Meat & Related Products Outlook                           71
           Container Trends                                          73
              Meat, Poultry & Seafood                                74
              Egg Cartons                                            78
         Sauces & Condiments                                         81
           Sauces & Condiments Outlook                               82
           Container Trends                                          83
         Snack Foods                                                 87
           Snack Foods Outlook                                       88
           Container Trends                                          90
         Candy & Confections                                         93
           Candy & Confections Outlook                               93
           Container Trends                                          94
         Frozen Specialties                                          98
           Frozen Specialties Outlook                                99
           Container Trends                                         101
         Other Foods                                                103
           Other Foods Outlook                                      104
           Container Trends                                         106
              Soups & Canned Specialties                            107
              Coffee & Tea                                          110
              Fats & Oils                                           114
              Baby Food                                             115
              All Other Foods                                       118
  
  IV.    CONTAINER OVERVIEW                                         121
         General                                                    121
         Container Demand                                           123
  
   V.    BAGS & POUCHES                                             127
         General                                                    127
         Plastic Bags & Pouches                                     130
           Pouches                                                  131
              Definition                                            132
              Applications                                          133
              Producers                                             136
           Bags                                                     137
         Paper Bags & Pouches                                       139
           Applications                                             142
           Producers                                                143
         Markets                                                    144
  
  VI.    PAPERBOARD FOOD CONTAINERS                                 150
         General                                                    150
         Paperboard Boxes & Cartons                                 152
           Folding Cartons                                          153
           Other Boxes & Cartons                                    158
              Gabletop Cartons                                      159
              Set-Up Boxes                                          161
              Aseptic & Retort Cartons                              162
         Other Paperboard Containers                                165
           Composite Cans                                           167
           Nonfolding Sanitary Containers                           170
           Egg Cartons                                              171
         Markets                                                    173
  
 VII.    METAL FOOD CONTAINERS                                      179
         General                                                    179
         Container Types & Materials                                181
           Steel & Bi-Metal Cans                                    183
           Aluminum Cans                                            183
           Aerosol Cans                                             184
         Captive versus Merchant Production                         186
           Merchant Production                                      187
           Captive Production                                       188
         Markets                                                    189
  
VIII.    PLASTIC FOOD CONTAINERS                                    194
         General                                                    194
         Plastic Tubs & Cups                                        197
           Resins                                                   200
           Producers                                                202
         Plastic Bottles                                            203
           Resins                                                   206
           Producers                                                207
         Egg Cartons                                                208
         Other Plastic Food Containers                              210
           Jars                                                     212
           Cans                                                     214
           Squeeze Tubes & Other                                    215
         Markets                                                    216
         Resins                                                     221
           Polyethylene Terephthalate                               223
           High Density Polyethylene                                224
           Polypropylene                                            225
           Polystyrene                                              226
           Polyvinyl Chloride & Other                               226
  
  IX.    GLASS FOOD CONTAINERS                                      229
         General                                                    229
         Competitive Factors                                        231
         Glass Jars                                                 233
         Glass Bottles                                              236
  
   X.    INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                         238
         General                                                    238
         Market Share                                               242
           Silgan                                                   244
           Alcan                                                    244
           Bemis                                                    245
           Ball                                                     246
           Graphic Packaging                                        246
           Crown Holdings                                           247
           Smurfit-Stone Container                                  248
           Bags & Pouches                                           249
           Paperboard Containers                                    251
           Metal Containers                                         253
           Plastic Containers                                       254
           Glass Containers                                         255
         Mergers & Acquisitions                                     256
         Product Manufacturing & Development                        260
         Marketing Strategies                                       263
         Channels of Distribution                                   264
         Competitive Strategies                                     265
         Cooperative Agreements                                     267
         Company Profiles                                           270
           Alcan Incorporated                                       271
           Amcor Limited                                            274
           Anchor Glass Container Corporation                       276
           Arkansas Glass Container Corporation                     277
           Bagcraft Packaging LLC, see Packaging Dynamics
              Corporation                                              
           Ball Corporation                                         278
           Bemis Company Incorporated                               279
           Berry Plastics Corporation                               282
           BWAY Corporation                                         284
           Caraustar Industries Incorporated                        285
           Cebal SA, see Alcan Incorporated                            
           ConAgra Foods Incorporated                               287
           Consolidated Container Company LLC                       288
           Constar International Incorporated                       289
           Crown Holdings Incorporated                              291
           Cryovac Incorporated, see Sealed Air Corporation            
           Curwood Incorporated, see Bemis Company Incorporated        
           Diversapack LLC, see Printpack Incorporated                 
           Dolco Packaging, see Tekni-Plex Incorporated                
           Exopack LLC                                              293
           GRAFCO PET Packaging Technologies                        294
           Graham Packaging Holdings Company                        296
           Graphic Packaging Corporation                            298
           Gulf States Paper Corporation                            300
           Hood Companies                                           301
           Huhtamaki Oyj                                            303
           International Paper Company                              304
           Kerr Group Incorporated, see Berry Plastics                 
           Landis Plastics Incorporated, see Berry Plastics
           Letica Corporation                                       306
           LINPAC Group Limited                                     307
           Liquid Container/Plaxicon Company                        308
           MeadWestvaco Corporation                                 309
           Milprint Incorporated, see Bemis Company Incorporated       
           Newspring Industrial Corporation, see Pactiv Corporation    
           North America Packaging Corporation, see BWAY               
           Owens-Illinois Incorporated                              311
           Packaging Dynamics Corporation                           313
           Pactiv Corporation                                       315
           Papercon Incorporated, see Packaging Dynamics               
           Pechiney SA, see Alcan Incorporated                         
           Phoenix Packaging, see ConAgra Foods Incorporated
           Plastipak Holdings Incorporated                          317
           Pliant Corporation                                       319
           Polytainers Limited                                      321
           Printpack Incorporated                                   322
           Rampart Packaging, see Printpack Incorporated               
           Rock-Tenn Company                                        324
           ROPAK Corporation, see LINPAC Group Limited                 
           RTS Packaging LLC, see Rock-Tenn Company and Sonoco
                Products Company                                       
           Saint-Gobain                                             327
           Sealed Air Corporation                                   328
           Setco Incorporated, see Berry Plastics Corporation          
           SF Holdings Group Incorporated, see Solo Cup Company        
           Shorewood Packaging Corporation, see International Paper
           SIG Holding Limited                                      332
           Silgan Holdings Incorporated                             333
           Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation                      335
           Solo Cup Company                                         338
           Sonoco Products Company                                  340
           Sweetheart Cup Company Incorporated, see Solo Cup           
           Tekni-Plex Incorporated                                  343
           Tetra Laval International SA                             344
           Tubed Products LLC, see Berry Plastics Corporation          
           US Can Corporation                                       346
         Other Companies in the Food Container Industry             348
         
     
  
    
                           LIST OF TABLES
                                   
    TABLE NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
         SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
         Summary Table                                                3
  
         SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT 
    1    Macroeconomic Indicators                                     7
    2    Consumer Income & Spending                                   9
    3    Population & Households                                     11
    4    Retail Sales                                                17
    5    Food Shipments                                              19
    6    Packaging Shipments                                         26
    7    Food Container Pricing Trends                               30
  
         SECTION III -- FOOD CONTAINER MARKETS 
    1    Food Container Demand by Market                             42
    2    Grain Mill Product Shipments                                45
    3    Grain Mill Product Container Demand by Application          46
    4    Pet Food Container Demand by Material                       47
    5    Other Grain Mill Product Container Demand by Material       53
    6    Fruit & Vegetable Shipments                                 55
    7    Fruit & Vegetable Container Demand                          59
    8    Dairy Product Shipments                                     61
    9    Dairy Product Container Demand by Material                  65
   10    Baked Goods Shipments                                       67
   11    Baked Goods Container Demand by Material                    70
   12    Meat & Related Product Shipments                            73
   13    Meat & Related Product Container Demand by Application      74
   14    Meat, Poultry & Seafood Container Demand by Material        78
   15    Egg Carton Demand by Material                               81
   16    Sauce & Condiment Shipments                                 83
   17    Sauce & Condiment Container Demand by Material              87
   18    Snack Food Shipments                                        89
   19    Snack Food Container Demand by Material                     92
   20    Candy & Confection Shipments                                94
   21    Candy & Confection Container Demand by Material             98
   22    Frozen Specialties Shipments                               100
   23    Frozen Specialties Container Demand by Material            103
   24    Other Food Shipments                                       106
   25    Other Food Container Demand by Market                      107
   26    Soups & Canned Specialties Container Demand by Material    110
   27    Coffee & Tea Container Demand by Material                  113
   28    Fats & Oils Container Demand by Material                   115
   29    Baby Food Container Demand by Material                     117
   30    All Other Food Container Demand by Material                120
  
         SECTION IV -- CONTAINER OVERVIEW 
    1    Food Container Demand by Type                              125
  
         SECTION V -- BAGS & POUCHES 
    1    Bag & Pouch Demand in Food Applications by Material & Type 130
    2    Plastic Bag & Pouch Demand in Food Applications by Type    131
    3    Paper Pouch & Bag Demand in Food Applications by Type      141
    4    Bag & Pouch Demand in Food Applications by Market          149
  
         SECTION VI -- PAPERBOARD FOOD CONTAINERS 
    1    Paperboard Food Container Demand by Type                   152
    2    Paperboard Food Box & Carton Demand by Type                153
    3    Folding Carton Demand in Food Applications                 158
    4    Other Food Box & Carton Demand by Type                     159
    5    Gabletop Carton Demand in Food Applications                161
    6    Set-Up Box Demand in Food Applications                     162
    7    Aseptic & Retort Carton Demand in Food Applications        165
    8    Other Paperboard Food Container Demand by Type             166
    9    Composite Can Demand in Food Applications                  169
   10    Nonfolding Sanitary Food Container Demand                  171
   11    Molded Pulp Egg Carton Demand                              173
   12    Paperboard Food Container Demand by Market                 177
  
         SECTION VII -- METAL FOOD CONTAINERS 
    1    Metal Food Container Demand by Type                        181
    2    Metal Food Container Demand by Source of Production        187
    3    Metal Food Container Demand by Market                      192
    
         SECTION VIII -- PLASTIC FOOD CONTAINERS 
    1    Plastic Food Container Demand by Type                      196
    2    Plastic Tub & Cup Demand in Food Applications              199
    3    Plastic Food Bottle Demand                                 205
    4    Plastic Egg Carton Demand                                  210
    5    Other Plastic Food Container Demand by Type & Resin        211
    6    Plastic Food Container Demand by Market                    220
    7    Plastic Food Container Demand by Resin                     222
  
         SECTION IX -- GLASS FOOD CONTAINERS 
    1    Glass Food Container Demand by Type                        231
    2    Glass Jar Demand by Market                                 235
    3    Glass Bottle Demand by Market                              237
  
         SECTION X -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE    
    1    US Food Container Sales by Company, 2004                   240
    2    Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                       259
    3    Selected Cooperative Agreements                            269
  
    

                           LIST OF CHARTS
                                   
    CHART NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
  
         SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT 
    1    Food Shipments, 2004                                        20
  
         SECTION III -- FOOD CONTAINER MARKETS 
    1    Food Container Demand by Market, 2004                       43
  
         SECTION IV -- CONTAINER OVERVIEW 
    1    Food Container Demand by Type, 2004: Units Versus Value    126
  
         SECTION V -- BAGS & POUCHES 
    1    Pouch & Bag Demand by Market, 2004                         149
  
         SECTION VI -- PAPERBOARD FOOD CONTAINERS  
    1    Other Paperboard Food Container Demand by Type, 2004       166
    2    Paperboard Food Container Demand by Market, 2004           178
  
         SECTION VII -- METAL FOOD CONTAINERS  
    1    Metal Food Container Demand by Market, 2004                193
  
         SECTION VIII -- PLASTIC FOOD CONTAINERS  
    1    Plastic Food Container Demand by Type, 2004                196
    2    Plastic Tub & Cup Demand by Resin, 2004                    200
    3    Plastic Food Bottle Demand by Resin, 2004                  206
    4    Plastic Food Container Demand by Market, 2004              221
    5    Plastic Food Container Demand by Resin, 2004               222
         
         SECTION IX -- GLASS FOOD CONTAINERS 
    1    Glass Jar Demand by Market, 2004                           236
  
         SECTION X -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 
    1    US Food Container Market Share, 2004                       243
    2    Food Bag & Pouch Market Share, 2004                        251
    3    Paperboard Food Container Market Share, 2004               252
    4    Metal Food Container Market Share, 2004                    253
    5    Plastic Food Container Market Share, 2004                  255
    6    Glass Food Container Market Share, 2004                    256