US demand for packaging inks, coatings and additives will rise 2.5 percent annually through 2013. Demand will benefit from more environmentally friendly packaging, which will foster new sustainable and efficient products such as powder coatings, energy-curable inks and coatings, and bioplastic additives.

This study analyzes the $2.6 billion US packaging inks, coatings and additives industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1998, 2003 and 2008, and forecasts for 2013 and 2018 by product type (e.g., flexographic ink, lithographic ink, water-based coatings, solvent-based coatings, stabilizers, clarifiers, antimicrobial agents), substrate and packaging type (e.g., rigid, flexible).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share, and profiles 39 industry players, including Sun Chemical, Valspar and Flint Group.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		Introduction							       x

	I.	Executive Summary						       1

	II.	Market Environment						       4
		General								       4
		Macroeconomic Outlook						       4
		Demographic Outlook						       9
		Personal Consumption Expenditures				      12
		Manufacturing Outlook						      14
		Packaging Industry Overview					      17
		   Paper & Paperboard Packaging					      19
		   Plastic Packaging						      21
		   Metal Packaging						      22
		   Glass Packaging						      23
		   Flexible Packaging						      24
		Environmental & Regulatory Considerations			      26
		Competitive Products						      33
		Historical Market Trends					      34
		Pricing Trends							      37
		International Activity & Foreign Trade				      39

	III.	Overview							      42
		General								      42
		Demand by Value							      43
		Demand by Volume						      45
		Demand by Substrate						      47
		Demand by Packaging Type					      50
		   Rigid Packaging						      54
		      Metal Containers						      56
		      Paperboard Containers					      59
		      Plastic Containers					      61
		      Glass & Other Containers					      65
		   Flexible Packaging						      67

	IV.	Packaging Inks							      70
		General								      70
		Demand by Substrate						      71
		Demand by Formulation						      72
		Demand by Type							      75
		   Flexographic							      77
		   Lithographic							      78
		   Gravure							      80
		   Letterpress							      82
		   Other							      83
		Demand by Packaging Type					      84
		   Rigid Packaging						      86
		      Paperboard Containers					      88
		      Plastic Containers					      90
		      Metal Containers						      92
		      Glass & Other Rigid Containers				      94
		   Flexible Packaging						      95
		Suppliers & Market Share					      98

	V.	Packaging Coatings						     101
		General								     101
		Demand by Substrate						     102
		Demand by Formulation						     104
		   Water-Based							     106
		   Solvent-Based						     107
		   Radiation-Cured						     107
		   Powder							     109
		Demand by Polymer						     110
		Demand by Packaging Type					     113
		   Rigid Packaging						     115
		      Metal Containers						     117
			Cans							     120
			Drums, Pails & Other	                                     122
		      Paperboard Containers					     123
			Demand by Polymer	                                     125
			Demand by Function	                                     126
			Demand by Packaging Type	                             127
		      Plastic Containers					     128
		      Glass & Other Rigid Containers				     129
		   Flexible Packaging						     131
		Suppliers & Market Share					     134

	VI.	Packaging Additives						     137
		General								     137
		Demand by Type							     138
		   Stabilizers							     140
		   Clarifiers							     142
		   Antimicrobial Agents						     144
		   Oxygen Scavengers						     147
		   Antioxidants							     150
		   Other Additives						     151
		      Impact Modifiers						     152
		      Colorants							     153
		      Antistatic Agents						     154
		      Brightening Agents					     155
		      All Other Packaging Additives				     156
		Demand by Substrate						     157
		Demand by Packaging Type					     158
		   Rigid Packaging						     161
		      Plastic Containers					     162
		      Paperboard & Other Containers				     163
		   Flexible Packaging						     164
		Suppliers & Market Share					     165

	VII.	Industry Structure						     169
		General								     169
		Market Share							     172
		Competitive Strategies						     174
		Acquisitions & Divestitures					     175
		Marketing & Distribution					     177
		Manufacturing							     179
		Research & Development						     180
		Company Profiles						     182
		   Akzo Nobel NV						     183
		   AllCoat Technology						     185
		   American Inks & Coatings Incorporated			     186
		   Arkema							     187
		   Ashland Incorporated						     189
		   BASF SE							     191
		   Chemtura Corporation						     194
		   Clariant International Limited				     196
		   Color Resolutions International				     198
		   Craig Adhesives and Coatings Company, see Vertis 
		   Crown Holdings Incorporated					     200
		   Cryovac Incorporated, see Sealed Air 
		   Cytec Industries Incorporated				     202
		   DIC Corporation						     204
		   Dow Chemical Company						     208
		   Dow Corning Corporation					     211
		   Eastman Chemical Company					     212
		   EFI Incorporated						     214
		   Electronics for Imaging Incorporated, see EFI 
		   Enviro-Coatings Canada Limited				     216
		   Flint Group							     218
		   Georgia-Pacific LLC, see Koch Industries 
		   Grace (WR) & Company						     219
		   Graphic Packaging Holding Corporation			     221
		   Handschy Industries LLC, see Graphic Packaging 
		   Henkel AG & Company KGaA					     223
		   Honeywell International Incorporated				     225
		   Hostmann-Steinberg Incorporated, see Huber Group
		   Huber Group							     227
		   Jamestown Coating Technologies				     229
		   Koch Industries Incorporated					     231
		   LioChem Incorporated, see Toyo Ink Manufacturing 
		   Michelman Incorporated					     233
		   Milliken & Company						     236
		   Owens-Illinois Group Incorporated				     237
		   PPG Industries Incorporated					     239
		   Sakata INX Corporation					     241
		   Sealed Air Corporation					     243
		   Siegwerk Druckfarben AG					     245
		   Sun Chemical Corporation, see DIC 
		   Superior Printing Ink Company Incorporated			     246
		   Toyo Ink Manufacturing Company Limited			     247
		   Valspar Corporation						     249
		   Vertis Incorporated						     251
		   Wacker-Chemie AG						     253
		   Watson-Standard Corporation					     256
		   Wikoff Color Corporation					     257
		Other Companies Mentioned in Study				     259


				      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					      19
	6	Paper & Paperboard Packaging Shipments				      20
	7	Plastic Container Shipments					      22
	8	Metal Can Shipments by Type & Material				      23
	9	Glass Container Production					      24
	10	Flexible Packaging Demand					      26
	11	Packaging Inks, Coatings & Additives Market, 1998-2008		      36
	12	Packaging Inks, Coatings & Additives Pricing			      39

		SECTION III -- Overview
	1	Packaging Inks, Coatings & Additives Demand by Value		      45
	2	Packaging Inks, Coatings & Additives Demand by Volume		      47
	3	Inks, Coatings & Additives Demand by Packaging Substrate	      49
	4	Inks, Coatings & Additives Demand by Packaging Type		      53
	5	Rigid Packaging: Inks, Coatings & Additives Demand 
		   by Type & Substrate						      56
	6	Metal Containers: Coatings & Inks Demand			      58
	7	Paperboard Containers: Inks, Coatings & Additives Demand	      61
	8	Advantages & Disadvantages of Selected Plastic 
		   Packaging Resins						      62
	9	Plastic Containers: Inks, Coatings & Additives Demand 
		   by Type & Container Type					      65
	10	Glass & Other Rigid Containers: Coatings & Inks Demand		      67
	11	Flexible Packaging: Inks, Coatings & Additives 
		   Demand by Type & Substrate					      69

		SECTION IV -- Packaging Inks
	1	Packaging Inks Demand by Substrate				      72
	2	Packaging Inks Demand by Formulation				      75
	3	Packaging Inks Demand by Type					      76
	4	Inks Demand by Packaging Type					      86
	5	Rigid Packaging: Inks Demand by Substrate			      87
	6	Paperboard Containers: Inks Demand by Type 
		   & Packaging Type						      90
	7	Plastic Containers: Inks Demand by Type & Container Type	      92
	8	Metal Containers: Inks Demand by Type & Material		      94
	9	Glass & Other Rigid Containers: Inks Demand			      95
	10	Flexible Packaging: Inks Demand by Type & Substrate		      98

		SECTION V -- Packaging Coatings
	1	Packaging Coatings Demand by Substrate				     104
	2	Packaging Coatings Demand by Formulation			     106
	3	Packaging Coatings Demand by Polymer				     113
	4	Coatings Demand by Packaging Type				     115
	5	Rigid Packaging: Coatings Demand by Substrate			     117
	6	Metal Containers: Coatings Demand by Polymer 
		   & Container Type						     120
	7	Metal Cans: Coatings Demand by Polymer & Material		     122
	8	Paperboard Containers: Coatings Demand by Polymer, 
		   Function & Packaging Type					     124
	9	Plastic Containers: Coatings Demand by Polymer 
		   & Container Type						     129
	10	Glass & Other Rigid Containers: Coatings Demand 
		   by Polymer & Function				             131
	11	Flexible Packaging: Coatings Demand by Polymer 
		   & Substrate							     134

		SECTION VI -- Packaging Additives
	1	Packaging Additives Demand by Formulation			     140
	2	Stabilizer Demand by Type & Packaging Type			     142
	3	Clarifier Demand by Packaging Type				     144
	4	Antimicrobial Agent Demand					     147
	5	Oxygen Scavenger Demand						     149
	6	Antioxidant Demand						     151
	7	Other Packaging Additives Demand				     152
	8	Packaging Additives Demand by Substrate				     158
	9	Additives Demand by Packaging Type				     160
	10	Rigid Packaging: Additives Demand by Substrate			     162
	11	Plastic Containers: Additives Demand				     163
	12	Paperboard & Other Containers: Additives Demand			     164
	13	Flexible Packaging: Additives Demand by Substrate		     165

		SECTION VII -- Industry Structure
	1	US Packaging Inks, Coatings & Additives Sales 
		   by Company, 2008						     171
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     177

SECTION I -- 
				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE

SECTION I -- Executive Summary

		SECTION II -- Market Environment
	1	Packaging Inks, Coatings & Additives Market, 1998-2008		      37

		SECTION III -- Overview
	1	Inks, Coatings & Additives Demand  by Packaging 
		   Substrate, 2008						      50
	2	Inks, Coatings & Additives Demand by Packaging 
		   Type, 2008							      54

		SECTION IV -- Packaging Inks
	1	Packaging Inks Market Share by Company, 2008			     100

		SECTION V -- Packaging Coatings
	1	Packaging Coatings Market Share by Company, 2008		     136

		SECTION VI -- Packaging Additives
	1	Packaging Additives Market Share by Company, 2008		     168

		SECTION VII -- Industry Structure
	1	US Packaging Inks, Coatings & Additives Market 
		   Share by Company, 2008					     173