World demand for caps and closures will rise 4.6 percent annually through 2014. Growth will be based in part by a shift toward higher-value closures such as child-resistant, tamper-evident and dispensing types. Some of the best opportunities will be found in the Asia/Pacific region, where over two-fifths of market gains will occur.

This study analyzes the $32 billion world cap and closure industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1999, 2004 and 2009, and forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by material (plastic, metal, rubber, cork), market (e.g., beer, carbonated soft drinks, bottled water, food, pharmaceuticals), world region and for 18 countries.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 40 industry participants, including AptarGroup, Rexam and Reynolds Group.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							      xi

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		World Economic Overview						       5
		   Recent Historical Trends					       5
		   Macroeconomic Outlook					       7
		World Demographic Outlook					      11
		   World Population Outlook					      12
		   World Urban Population Outlook				      13
		World Per Capita Gross Domestic Product				      15
		World Personal Consumption & Expenditure Trends			      17
		World Consumer Nondurables Trends				      19
		   Beverages							      20
		   Food								      24
		   Pharmaceuticals						      27
		World Packaging Outlook						      30
		Environmental & Regulatory Overview				      33

	III.	OVERVIEW							      38
		Regional Overview						      38
		Per Capita Consumption Trends					      40
		Material Overview						      43
		   Plastic							      45
		   Metal							      49
		   Rubber & Cork						      51
		      Rubber							      53
		      Cork							      54
		Market Overview							      56
		   Beverages							      58
		      Beer							      59
		      Carbonated Soft Drinks					      61
		      Bottled Water						      64
		      Other Beverages						      66
		   Food								      69
		   Pharmaceuticals						      71
		   Other Markets						      74
		Production Overview						      78
		International Trade Overview					      80

	IV.	NORTH AMERICA							      83
		North America: General						      83
		North America: Cap & Closure Supply & Demand			      84
		North America: Cap & Closure Materials				      87
		North America: Cap & Closure Markets				      88
		United States							      89
		Canada								     100
		Mexico								     107

	V.	WESTERN EUROPE							     114
		Western Europe: General						     114
		Western Europe: Cap & Closure Supply & Demand			     115
		Western Europe: Cap & Closure Materials				     118
		Western Europe: Cap & Closure Markets				     119
		France								     121
		Germany								     129
		Italy								     136
		Netherlands							     143
		Portugal							     149
		Spain								     155
		United Kingdom							     161
		Other Western Europe						     168

	VI.	ASIA/PACIFIC							     175
		Asia/Pacific: General						     175
		Asia/Pacific: Cap & Closure Supply & Demand			     176
		Asia/Pacific: Cap & Closure Materials				     180
		Asia/Pacific: Cap & Closure Markets				     181
		Australia							     182
		China								     188
		India								     196
		Indonesia							     204
		Japan								     209
		South Korea							     217
		Other Asia/Pacific						     223

	VII.	OTHER REGIONS							     231
		Central & South America						     231
		   Brazil							     235
		   Other Central & South America				     241
		Eastern Europe							     248
		   Russia							     252
		   Other Eastern Europe						     259
		Africa/Mideast							     265

	VIII.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     273
		General								     273
		Market Share							     277
		Acquisitions & Divestitures					     281
		Marketing							     283
		Distribution							     284
		Cooperative Agreements						     285
		Company Profiles						     290
		   Alucaps Mexicana SA de CV					     291
		   Amcor Limited						     292
		   AptarGroup Incorporated					     295
		   BERICAP Holding GmbH						     302
		   BERICAP North America, see Amcor and BERICAP Holding
		   Berry Plastics Corporation					     305
		   Bramlage Verschluesse, see RPC Group
		   Closure Systems International, see Reynolds Group Holdings
		   Corticeira Amorim SGPS SA					     308
		   Covit do Brasil Componentes de Aluminio para Perfumaria Limitada, see AptarGroup
		   Covit, see Grup Vemsa 1857 SL
		   Crealise Conditionnement, see Tetra Laval International
		   Crown Holdings Incorporated					     311
		   Crown Seal Public, see Toyo Seikan Kaisha
		   Daetwyler Holding Incorporated				     315
		   EMSAR, see AptarGroup
		   Fabricas Monterrey, see Fomento Economico Mexicano
		   Fomento Economico Mexicano SA de CV				     317
		   Georg Menshen GmbH & Company KG				     318
		   Global Closure Systems					     319
		   Groupe Massilly						     323
		   Grup Vemsa 1857 SL						     324
		   Guala Closures SpA						     326
		   Hangzhou Xinye Bottle Cap Company Limited			     328
		   Helvoet Pharma, see Daetwyler Holding
		   Ing. Erich Pfeiffer, see AptarGroup
		   Integrated Caps Private Limited				     329
		   Japan Crown Cork, see Toyo Seikan Kaisha
		   Manaksia Limited						     330
		   MeadWestvaco Corporation					     331
		   Megapak Zimbabwe Pvt, see Nampak
		   Nampak Limited						     334
		   Nomacorc LLC							     336
		   Novembal, see Tetra Laval International
		   Oricon Enterprises Limited					     338
		   Oriental Containers, see Oricon Enterprises
		   Pelliconi & C. SpA						     340
		   Petpak, see Nampak
		   Phoenix Closures Incorporated				     342
		   Plasticum Group BV						     343
		   Plastivit, see Grup Vemsa 1857 SL
		   Portola Packaging Incorporated				     344
		   Rexam plc							     347
		   Reynolds Group Holdings Limited				     351
		   RPC Group plc						     357
		   Saint-Gobain							     359
		   Samhwa Crown & Closure Company Limited			     361
		   San Miguel Corporation					     363
		   Seaquist Closures, see AptarGroup
		   SeaquistPerfect Dispensing, see AptarGroup
		   Shanghai Zijiang Enterprise Group Company Limited		     364
		   Shanghai Ziquan Packing, see Shanghai Zijiang Enterprise Group
		   Shanghai Ziri Packaging, see Shanghai Zijiang Enterprise Group
		   SIG Combibloc Group, see Reynolds Group Holdings
		   Silgan Holdings Incorporated					     366
		   Sofiplast, see Grup Vemsa 1857 SL
		   Supreme Corq LLC						     369
		   Tech Group, see West Pharmaceutical Services
		   Tecnocap SpA							     370
		   Tetra Laval International SA					     372
		   TOKK Plant of Packaging Products LLC				     374
		   Toyo Seikan Kaisha Limited					     375
		   Valois, see AptarGroup
		   Vogel & Noot Holding AG					     377
		   West Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated			     378
		   Wuxi Huapeng Closures, see Crown Holdings
		Other Companies Mentioned in the Study				     383


				      LIST OF TABLES

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		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 Urban Population by Region				      15
	4	World Per Capita Gross Domestic Product by Region		      17
	5	World Personal Consumption Expenditures				      19
	6	World Soft Drink Consumption by Region				      24
	7	World Food & Beverage Manufacturing Value Added 
		   by Region							      27
	8	World Pharmaceutical Shipments by Region			      30

		SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
	1	World Cap & Closure Demand by Region				      39
	2	World Cap & Closure Demand by Material				      44
	3	World Plastic Cap & Closure Demand by Region			      48
	4	World Metal Cap & Closure Demand by Region			      51
	5	World Rubber & Cork Cap & Closure Demand by Region 
		   & Material							      52
	6	World Cap & Closure Demand by Market				      57
	7	World Beverage Cap & Closure Demand by Region			      59
	8	World Beer Cap & Closure Demand by Region			      61
	9	World Carbonated Soft Drink Cap & Closure Demand 
		   by Region							      64
	10	World Bottled Water Cap & Closure Demand by Region		      66
	11	World Other Beverage Cap & Closure Demand by Region		      68
	12	World Food Cap & Closure Demand by Region			      71
	13	World Pharmaceutical Cap & Closure Demand by Region		      74
	14	World Other Cap & Closure Demand by Region			      78
	15	World Cap & Closure Production by Region			      80
	16	World Cap & Closure Net Exports by Region			      82

		SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand			      85
	2	North America -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material		      88
	3	North America -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market			      89
	4	United States -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand			      92
	5	United States -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material		      94
	6	United States -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market			      97
	7	Canada -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand				     102
	8	Canada -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material			     104
	9	Canada -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market			     105
	10	Mexico -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand				     109
	11	Mexico -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material			     111
	12	Mexico -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market			     112

		SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand			     116
	2	Western Europe -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material		     119
	3	Western Europe -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market		     121
	4	France -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand				     124
	5	France -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material			     126
	6	France -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market			     127
	7	Germany -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand			     131
	8	Germany -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material			     133
	9	Germany -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market			     134
	10	Italy -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand				     138
	11	Italy -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material			     140
	12	Italy -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market				     142
	13	Netherlands -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand			     145
	14	Netherlands -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material			     147
	15	Netherlands -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market			     148
	16	Portugal -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand			     151
	17	Portugal -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material			     153
	18	Portugal -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market			     154
	19	Spain -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand				     157
	20	Spain -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material			     158
	21	Spain -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market				     160
	22	United Kingdom -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand			     163
	23	United Kingdom -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material		     165
	24	United Kingdom -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market		     167
	25	Other Western Europe -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand		     170
	26	Other Western Europe -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material	     172
	27	Other Western Europe -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market		     173

		SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia/Pacific -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand			     178
	2	Asia/Pacific -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material		     181
	3	Asia/Pacific -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market			     182
	4	Australia -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand			     184
	5	Australia -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material			     186
	6	Australia -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market			     187
	7	China -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand				     191
	8	China -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material			     193
	9	China -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market				     195
	10	India -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand				     199
	11	India -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material			     201
	12	India -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market				     203
	13	Indonesia -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand			     206
	14	Indonesia -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material			     207
	15	Indonesia -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market			     209
	16	Japan -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand				     212
	17	Japan -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material			     214
	18	Japan -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market				     216
	19	South Korea -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand			     219
	20	South Korea -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material			     220
	21	South Korea -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market			     222
	22	Other Asia/Pacific -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand		     225
	23	Other Asia/Pacific -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material		     227
	24	Other Asia/Pacific -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market		     228

		SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
	1	Central & South America -- Cap & Closure Supply 
		   & Demand							     233
	2	Central & South America -- Cap & Closure Demand 
		   by Material							     234
	3	Central & South America -- Cap & Closure Demand 
		   by Market							     235
	4	Brazil -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand				     237
	5	Brazil -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material			     238
	6	Brazil -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market			     240
	7	Other Central & South America -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand	     243
	8	Other Central & South America -- Cap & Closure Demand by 
		   Material							     245
	9	Other Central & South America -- Cap & Closure Demand by 
		   Market							     247
	10	Eastern Europe -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand			     250
	11	Eastern Europe -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material		     251
	12	Eastern Europe -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market		     252
	13	Russia -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand				     255
	14	Russia -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material			     256
	15	Russia -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market			     258
	16	Other Eastern Europe -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand		     261
	17	Other Eastern Europe -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material	     263
	18	Other Eastern Europe -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market		     264
	19	Africa/Mideast -- Cap & Closure Supply & Demand			     268
	20	Africa/Mideast -- Cap & Closure Demand by Material		     269
	21	Africa/Mideast -- Cap & Closure Demand by Market		     271

		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Cap & Closure Sales by Company, 2009			     276
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     282
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     287
 
				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE

		SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
	1	World Cap & Closure Demand by Region, 2009			      40
	2	Per Capita Cap & Closure Demand/Per Capita Food & Beverage 
		   Manufacturing Value Added Relationship, 2009			      42
	3	World Cap & Closure Demand by Material, 2009			      45
	4	World Cap & Closure Demand by Market, 2009			      58

		SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America -- Cap & Closure Demand by Country, 2009:  
		   Value versus Volume						      86

		SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe -- Cap & Closure Demand by Country, 2009:
		   Value versus Volume						     117

		SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia/Pacific -- Cap & Closure Demand by Country, 2009:  
		   Value versus Volume						     179


		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Cap & Closure Market Share, 2009				     278