Demand for converted flexible packaging in the US will rise 3.8 percent annually through 2015. Pouches will lead gains based on continued conversions to stand-up pouches and healthy gains for flat pouches, along with lighter weight and reduced material use. Bags will remain the largest segment. Food markets will outpace nonfood uses.

This study analyzes the $15.1 billion US converted flexible packaging industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2000, 2005 and 2010, and forecasts for 2015 and 2020 by material (e.g., plastic film, paper, aluminum foil), product (e.g., bags, pouches) and packaging market (e.g., meat products, baked goods, snack food, grain mill products, produce, pharmaceuticals, medical products, paper and textile products, agricultural and horticultural products).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 35 industry players, including Bemis, Printpack and Sealed Air.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION	                                                    xiii

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		Macroeconomic Outlook						       5
		Demographic & Household Trends					       9
		Consumer Income & Spending					      12
		Food & Beverage Industry Overview				      15
		   Consumer Preferences						      17
		   Distribution Trends						      19
		Retail Sales Outlook						      21
		Packaging Trends						      23
		   Performance							      26
		   Aesthetics							      27
		Competitive Packaging Materials					      28
		Pricing Trends							      31
		Technological Developments					      35
		Environmental & Regulatory Factors				      40
		International Outlook						      43

	III.	MATERIALS							      46
		General								      46
		Plastic Film							      48
		   Polyethylene Film						      51
		      Food Packaging						      54
		      Nonfood Packaging						      60
		   Polypropylene Film						      64
		      Food Packaging						      68
		      Nonfood Packaging						      73
		   Polyester Film						      75
		      Food Packaging						      77
		      Nonfood Packaging						      80
		   Polyvinyl Chloride Film					      82
		      Food Packaging						      84
		      Nonfood Packaging						      86
		   Nylon Film							      88
		   Polystyrene Film						      91
		   Polyvinylidene Chloride Film					      93
		   Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Film					      96
		   Degradable Films						      98
		   Other Films							     103
		Paper								     105
		   Kraft & Sulfite						     107
		      Food Packaging						     110
		      Nonfood Packaging						     113
		   Glassine & Greaseproof					     116
		      Food Packaging						     118
		      Nonfood Packaging						     120
		   Oiled & Waxed						     121
		Aluminum Foil							     123
		   Food Packaging						     126
		   Nonfood Packaging						     127

	IV.	PRODUCT & MARKET OVERVIEW					     129
		General								     129
		Bags								     133
		Pouches								     137
		Other								     141

	V.	FOOD PACKAGING							     144
		General								     144
		Meat & Related Products						     147
		   Meat & Related Products Outlook				     148
		   Converted Flexible Packaging Demand				     149
		   Materials							     154
		Baked Goods							     159
		   Baked Goods Outlook						     159
		   Converted Flexible Packaging Demand				     161
		   Materials							     164
		Snack Food							     167
		   Snack Food Outlook						     168
		   Converted Flexible Packaging Demand				     170
		   Materials							     172
		Grain Mill Products						     176
		   Grain Mill Product Outlook					     177
		   Converted Flexible Packaging Demand				     179
		   Materials							     182
		Produce								     185
		   Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Outlook				     185
		   Converted Flexible Packaging Demand				     186
		   Materials							     190
		Candy & Confections						     193
		   Candy & Confections Outlook					     194
		   Converted Flexible Packaging Demand				     196
		   Materials							     199
		Frozen Food							     203
		   Frozen Food Outlook						     204
		   Converted Flexible Packaging Demand				     206
		   Materials							     208
		Dairy Products							     211
		   Dairy Products Outlook					     212
		   Converted Flexible Packaging Demand				     214
		   Materials							     219
		Beverages							     221
		   Beverage Products Outlook					     222
		   Converted Flexible Packaging Demand				     224
		   Materials							     229
		Other Foods							     231
		   Converted Flexible Packaging Demand				     232
		   Materials							     236

	VI.	NONFOOD PACKAGING						     238
		General								     238
		Pharmaceuticals							     240
		   Pharmaceutical Industry Outlook				     241
		   Converted Flexible Packaging Demand				     244
		   Materials							     247
		Medical Products						     249
		   Medical Products Outlook					     250
		   Converted Flexible Packaging Demand				     252
		   Materials							     257
		Paper & Textile Products					     259
		   Paper & Textile Products Outlook				     260
		   Converted Flexible Packaging Demand				     263
		   Materials							     266
		Agricultural & Horticultural Products				     269
		   Agricultural & Horticultural Industry Outlook		     270
		   Converted Flexible Packaging Demand				     273
		   Materials							     277
		Chemicals							     279
		   Chemical Products Outlook					     279
		   Converted Flexible Packaging Demand				     282
		   Materials							     286
		Rack & Counter							     288
		   Converted Flexible Packaging Demand				     288
		   Materials							     290
		Other Nonfood Markets						     292
		   Converted Flexible Packaging Demand				     292
		   Materials							     296

	VII.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     300
		General								     300
		Market Share							     304
		Acquisitions & Divestitures					     312
		Marketing Strategies						     317
		Channels of Distribution					     318
		Research & Development						     319
		Competitive Strategies						     322
		Cooperative Agreements						     324
		Company Profiles						     327
		   Accutech Films, see Clondalkin Group Holdings
		   Alcan Packaging Food Americas, see Bemis
		   Alcan Packaging Food Europe, see Amcor
		   Amcor Limited						     328
		   American Packaging Corporation				     331
		   American Synthetics, see Hood Companies
		   Ampac Packaging LLC						     334
		   Applied Extrusion Technologies Incorporated			     336
		   BagcraftPapercon, see Packaging Dynamics
		   Bancroft Bag Incorporated					     338
		   Bemis Company Incorporated					     340
		   Berry Plastics Corporation					     344
		   Bryce Corporation						     348
		   Clear Lam Packaging Incorporated				     349
		   Cleveland Plastic Films, see Clondalkin Group Holdings
		   Clondalkin Group Holdings BV					     351
		   Coating Excellence International LLC				     353
		   Cryovac, see Sealed Air
		   Curwood, see Bemis
		   Direct Plastics, see Clondalkin Group Holdings
		   DuPont (EI) de Nemours					     355
		   Excel-Pac, see Prolamina
		   Exopack Holding Corporation					     357
		   Exxon Mobil Corporation					     362
		   Flexsol Packaging, see Sigma Plastics Group
		   Fortune Plastics, see Clondalkin Group Holdings
		   Graphic Packaging Holding Company				     365
		   Honeywell International Incorporated				     367
		   Hood Companies						     369
		   Innovia Films Limited					     372
		   InterFlex Group Incorporated					     375
		   International Converter, see Packaging Dynamics
		   ISO Poly Films, see Sigma Plastics Group
		   Jen-Coat, see Prolamina
		   Johnson Bryce, see Bryce
		   Kuraray Company Limited					     377
		   McNeely Plastics, see Sigma Plastics Group
		   Mercury Plastics, see Sigma Plastics Group
		   Milprint, see Bemis
		   Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation			     379
		   Noltex, see Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings
		   Nordenia International AG					     381
		   Omega Plastics, see Sigma Plastics Group
		   Oracle Packaging Incorporated				     383
		   Packaging Dynamics Corporation				     385
		   Pactiv, see Reynolds Group Holdings
		   Perfecseal, see Bemis
		   Pliant, see Berry Plastics
		   Poly Plastics, see Sigma Plastics Group
		   Printpack Incorporated					     388
		   Prolamina Corporation					     390
		   Republic Bag, see Sigma Plastics Group
		   Reynolds Group Holdings Limited				     392
		   Santa Fe Packaging, see Sigma Plastics Group
		   Scholle Corporation						     395
		   Sealed Air Corporation					     398
		   Shields Bag and Printing Company				     401
		   Sigma Plastics Group						     402
		   Sonoco Products Company					     406
		   Thilmany Papers, see Packaging Dynamics
		   Toray Industries Incorporated				     408
		   Tredegar Corporation						     410
		   Vacumet, see Scholle
		   Wihuri Oy							     411
		   Winpak, see Wihuri
		Additional Companies in Converted Flexible Packaging		     414


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Macroeconomic Indicators					       8
	2	Population & Households						      12
	3	Personal Consumption Expenditures				      14
	4	Food & Beverage Shipments					      17
	5	Retail Sales							      23
	6	Packaging Supply & Demand					      25
	7	Selected Raw Material Prices					      35

		SECTION III -- MATERIALS
	1	Converted Flexible Packaging Material Demand by Type		      47
	2	Plastic Film Demand in Converted Flexible Packaging by Resin	      50
	3	Polyethylene Film Demand in Converted Flexible Packaging
		   by Type & Market						      54
	4	Polyethylene Film Demand in Converted Flexible
		   Food Packaging by Type & Market				      55
	5	Polyethylene Film Demand in Converted Flexible
		   Nonfood Packaging by Type & Market				      63
	6	Polypropylene Film Demand in Converted Flexible Packaging
		   by Type & Market						      68
	7	Polypropylene Film Demand in Converted Flexible
		   Food Packaging						      72
	8	Polypropylene Film Demand in Converted Flexible
		   Nonfood Packaging						      75
	9	Polyester Film Demand in Converted Flexible Packaging
		   by Market							      77
	10	Polyester Film Demand in Converted Flexible Food Packaging	      80
	11	Polyester Film Demand in Converted Flexible
		   Nonfood Packaging						      82
	12	Polyvinyl Chloride Film Demand in Converted Flexible
		   Packaging by Market						      84
	13	Polyvinyl Chloride Film Demand in Converted Flexible
		   Food Packaging						      85
	14	Polyvinyl Chloride Film Demand in Converted Flexible
		   Nonfood Packaging						      87
	15	Nylon Film Demand in Converted Flexible Packaging
		   by Market							      91
	16	Polystyrene Film Demand in Converted Flexible Packaging
		   by Market							      93
	17	Polyvinylidene Chloride Film Demand in Converted Flexible 
		   Packaging by Market						      95
	18	Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Film Demand in Converted Flexible 
		   Packaging by Market						      98
	19	Degradable Film Demand  in Converted Flexible Packaging
		   by Type & Market						     103
	20	Other Plastic Film Demand in Converted Flexible Packaging
		   by Market							     105
	21	Paper Demand in Converted Flexible Packaging by Type		     107
	22	Kraft & Sulfite Paper Demand in Converted Flexible Packaging
		   by Market							     110
	23	Kraft & Sulfite Paper Demand in Converted Flexible
		   Food Packaging						     113
	24	Kraft & Sulfite Paper Demand in Converted Flexible
		   Nonfood Packaging						     115
	25	Glassine & Greaseproof Paper Demand in Converted Flexible 
		   Packaging by Market						     118
	26	Glassine & Greaseproof Paper Demand in Converted Flexible
		   Food Packaging						     120
	27	Glassine & Greaseproof Paper Demand in Converted Flexible 
		   Nonfood Packaging						     121
	28	Oiled & Waxed Paper Demand in Converted Flexible Packaging
		   by Market							     123
	29	Aluminum Foil Demand in Converted Flexible Packaging
		   by Market							     126

		SECTION IV -- PRODUCT & MARKET OVERVIEW
	1	Converted Flexible Packaging Demand by Type & Market		     132
	2	Bag Demand by Market						     136
	3	Pouch Demand by Market						     141
	4	Other Converted Flexible Packaging Demand by Market		     143

		SECTION V -- FOOD PACKAGING
	1	Food Packaging Markets for Converted Flexible Packaging		     146
	2	Meat, Poultry & Seafood Consumption				     149
	3	Meat & Related Products: Converted Flexible Packaging
		   Demand by Type						     154
	4	Meat & Related Products: Converted Flexible Packaging
		   Demand by Material						     158
	5	Baked Goods Shipments						     160
	6	Baked Goods: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand by Type	     163
	7	Baked Goods: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand
		   by Material							     167
	8	Snack Food Shipments						     169
	9	Snack Food: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand by Type		     172
	10	Snack Food: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand
		   by Material							     176
	11	Grain Mill Product Shipments					     178
	12	Grain Mill Products: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand
		   by Type							     182
	13	Grain Mill Products: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand
		   by Material							     184
	14	Fresh Produce Consumption					     186
	15	Produce: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand by Type		     190
	16	Produce: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand by Material	     193
	17	Candy & Confection Shipments					     195
	18	Candy & Confections: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand
		   by Type							     199
	19	Candy & Confections: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand
		   by Material							     203
	20	Frozen Food Shipments						     205
	21	Frozen Food: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand by Type	     208
	22	Frozen Food: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand
		   by Material							     211
	23	Dairy Product Shipments						     214
	24	Dairy Products: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand
		   by Type							     218
	25	Dairy Products: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand
		   by Material							     221
	26	Beverage Shipments						     224
	27	Beverages: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand by Type		     229
	28	Beverages: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand
		   by Material							     231
	29	Other Foods: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand by Type	     235
	30	Other Foods: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand
		   by Material							     237

		SECTION VI -- NONFOOD PACKAGING
	1	Nonfood Packaging Markets for Converted Flexible Packaging	     239
	2	Pharmaceutical Supply & Demand					     243
	3	Pharmaceuticals: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand
		   by Type							     247
	4	Pharmaceuticals: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand
		   by Material							     249
	5	Medical Product Shipments					     252
	6	Medical Products: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand
		   by Type							     256
	7	Medical Products: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand
		   by Material							     259
	8	Paper & Textile Product Shipments				     262
	9	Paper & Textile Products:  Converted Flexible Packaging
		   Demand by Type						     266
	10	Paper & Textile Products: Converted Flexible Packaging
		   Demand by Material						     269
	11	Selected Agricultural & Horticultural Indicators		     273
	12	Agricultural & Horticultural Products: Converted Flexible 
		   Packaging Demand by Type					     277
	13	Agricultural & Horticultural Products: Converted Flexible 
		   Packaging Demand by Material					     279
	14	Chemical Product Shipments					     282
	15	Chemicals: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand by Type		     286
	16	Chemicals: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand
		   by Material							     288
	17	Rack & Counter: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand
		   by Type							     290
	18	Rack & Counter: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand
		   by Material							     292
	19	Other Nonfood Products: Converted Flexible Packaging
		   Demand by Type & Application					     296
	20	Other Nonfood Products: Converted Flexible Packaging
		   Demand by Material						     299

		SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	US Converted Flexible Packaging Sales by Company, 2010		     302
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     315
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     326


				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION III -- MATERIALS
	1	Converted Flexible Packaging Material Demand by Type,
		   2010								      48
	2	Plastic Film Demand in Converted Flexible Packaging
		   by Resin, 2010						      51
	3	Polyethylene Film Demand in Converted Flexible
		   Food Packaging by Market, 2010				      56
	4	Polyethylene Film Demand in Converted Flexible
		   Nonfood Packaging by Market, 2010				      64
	5	Polypropylene Film Demand in Converted Flexible
		   Food Packaging, 2010						      73

		SECTION IV -- PRODUCT & MARKET OVERVIEW
	1	Converted Flexible Packaging Demand by Type, 2010		     133

		SECTION V -- FOOD PACKAGING
	1	Food Packaging Markets for Converted Flexible Packaging,
		   2010								     147

		SECTION VI -- NONFOOD PACKAGING
	1	Nonfood Packaging Markets for Converted Flexible
		   Packaging, 2010						     240

		SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	US Converted Flexible Packaging Market Share
		   by Company, 2010						     305