US demand for stretch and shrink film is forecast to rise 3.3 percent annually to $2.4 billion in 2015. Stretch film will remain the dominant segment, with stretch hoods growing the fastest. Shrink film demand growth will outpace gains in stretch film based on its high clarity and excellent print capabilities, greatly enhancing product marketability.

This study analyzes the $2.0 billion US stretch and shrink film industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2000, 2005 and 2010 with forecasts for 2015 and 2020 by type (stretch film, shrink film), market (e.g., food packaging, beverage packaging, paper and textile product packaging, consumer product packaging, storage and distribution), application and resin.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 32 industry players, including Berry Plastics, AEP Industries and Sigma Plastics.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE


		INTRODUCTION							      ix

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		Macroeconomic Outlook						       5
		Demographic Trends						       8
		Consumer Income & Spending					      12
		Retail Sales Outlook						      15
		Manufacturing Outlook						      17
		Nondurable Goods Outlook					      19
		Food & Beverage Industry Overview				      21
		Fresh Produce Outlook						      24
		Packaging Industry Overview					      26
		Plastic Film Industry Overview					      29
		Technological Developments					      33
		Pricing Trends							      35
		Regulatory & Environmental Considerations			      38
		Recycling							      39
		Foreign Trade							      40
		International Activity						      41

	III.	TYPES								      42
		General								      42
		Stretch Film							      43
		   Production Methods						      44
		   Resins							      46
		   Products							      49
		      Wrap							      50
		      Stretch Labels & Sleeves					      52
		      Hoods							      53
		   Applications							      55
		   Markets							      57
		      Storage & Distribution					      58
		      Product Packaging						      62
		   Producers							      66
		Shrink Film							      68
		   Resins							      69
		   Products							      74
		      Wrap							      76
		      Labels							      77
		      Bags							      79
		      Hoods & Other						      80
		   Applications							      81
		   Markets							      83
		      Product Packaging						      84
		      Storage & Distribution					      88
		   Producers							      89

	IV.	MARKETS								      92
		General								      92
		Product Packaging						      93
		   Food								      95
		      Meat, Poultry & Seafood					      97
		      Dairy							     101
		      Fresh Produce						     102
		      Other Foods						     103
		   Beverages							     104
		   Paper & Textile Products					     105
		      Paper							     107
		      Textiles							     108
		   Consumer Products						     108
		      Types							     110
		      Uses							     111
		   Other Product Packaging					     111
		      Agriculture						     112
		      All Other							     113
		Storage & Distribution						     113
		   Pallet Wrap							     114
		      Stretch							     115
		      Shrink							     116
		   Other Storage & Distribution					     117

	V.	RESINS								     119
		General								     119
		Low Density Polyethylene					     121
		   Linear Low Density Polyethylene				     123
		   Conventional LDPE						     124
		   Producers							     124
		Polyvinyl Chloride						     125
		Other Resins							     128

	VI.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     133
		General								     133
		Market Share							     134
		Mergers & Acquisitions						     136
		Marketing Strategies						     140
		Channels & Distribution						     141
		Research & Development						     142
		Competitive Strategies						     144
		Manufacturing & Development					     145
		Cooperative Agreements						     146
		Company Profiles						     148
		   AEP Industries Incorporated					     149
		   Alcan Packaging Food Americas, see Bemis
		   Alliance Plastics LLC					     151
		   Allied Plastics, see Sigma Plastics 
		   American Fuji Seal, see Fuji Seal International
		   AmTopp, see Inteplast 
		   Applied Extrusion Technologies Incorporated			     152
		   Bemis Company Incorporated					     153
		   Berry Plastics Corporation					     157
		   Bollore							     160
		   Bonset America, see ITOCHU
		   Cenveo Incorporated						     162
		   CMS Gilbreth Packaging Systems, see Cenveo
		   Coastal Films of Florida, see Sigma Plastics
		   Cryovac, see Sealed Air
		   Curwood, see Bemis
		   Dow Chemical Company						     164
		   DuPont (EI) de Nemours					     166
		   Dwyer (RB) Company Incorporated				     167
		   Exopack Holding Corporation					     168
		   Exxon Mobil Corporation					     170
		   FlexSol Packaging, see Sigma Plastics
		   Fuji Seal International Incorporated				     172
		   Hood Companies Incorporated					     173
		   Ideal Sleeves International, see Dwyer (RB)
		   Illinois Tool Works Incorporated				     174
		   Impaxx, see Cenveo
		   Inteplast Group Limited					     176
		   Intertape Polymer Group Incorporated				     178
		   ISO Poly Films, see Sigma Plastics
		   ITOCHU Corporation						     180
		   ITW-GaleWrap, see Illinois Tool Works
		   Klöckner Pentaplast Group					     182
		   LINPAC Group Limited						     183
		   LyondellBasell Industries NV					     184
		   McNeely Plastic Products, see Sigma Plastics
		   Mercury Plastics, see Sigma Plastics
		   MRI Flexible Packaging					     186
		   Multi-Color Corporation					     187
		   Paragon Films Incorporated					     188
		   Performance Packaging, see Sigma Plastics
		   Pinnacle Films, see Inteplast
		   Pliant, see Berry Plastics
		   Poly-America LP						     189
		   Poly Plastic Products, see Sigma Plastics
		   Poly Plastic Products of North Carolina,
		       see Sigma Plastics
		   Presto Products, see Reynolds Group
		   Printpack Incorporated					     191
		   Reynolds Group Holdings Limited				     192
		   Santa Fe Packaging, see Sigma Plastics
		   Sealed Air Corporation					     195
		   Sigma Plastics Group						     197
		   Signode Packaging Systems, see Illinois Tool Works
		   SKC Company Limited						     200
		   SleeveCo							     201
		   Strapex, see Illinois Tool Works
		   Up North Plastics, see Poly-America
		   VIBAC Group SpA						     203
		   Vifan USA, see VIBAC
		   Western Plastics Limited					     204


				      LIST OF TABLES

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		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	Retail Sales							      17
	5	Manufacturers’ Shipments					      19
	6	Nondurable Goods Shipments					      21
	7	Food & Beverage Shipments					      24
	8	Fresh Produce Production					      26
	9	Packaging Supply & Demand					      28
	10	Plastic Film Demand by Resin					      32
	11	Stretch & Shrink Film Pricing					      38

		SECTION III -- TYPES
	1	Stretch & Shrink Film Demand by Type				      43
	2	Stretch Film Demand by Production Method			      45
	3	Stretch Film Demand by Resin					      48
	4	Stretch Film Demand by Product					      50
	5	Stretch Film Demand by Application				      56
	6	Stretch Film Demand by Market					      58
	7	Stretch Film Demand in Storage & Distribution by Use		      59
	8	Stretch Film Demand in Product Packaging by Use			      63
	9	Shrink Film Demand by Resin					      73
	10	Shrink Film Demand by Product					      75
	11	Shrink Film Demand by Application				      82
	12	Shrink Film Demand by Market					      84
	13	Shrink Film Demand in Product Packaging by Use			      87
	14	Shrink Film Demand in Storage & Distribution by Use		      89

		SECTION IV -- MARKETS
	1	Stretch & Shrink Film Demand by Type & Market			      93
	2	Product Packaging Market for Stretch & Shrink Film		      94
	3	Food Markets for Stretch & Shrink Film by Type & Use		      96
	4	Meat, Poultry & Seafood Markets for Stretch & Shrink Film
		     by Type							      98
	5	Dairy Markets for Stretch & Shrink Film by Type			     102
	6	Fresh Produce Markets for Stretch & Shrink Film by Type		     103
	7	Other Food Markets for Stretch & Shrink Film by Type		     104
	8	Beverage Markets for Shrink Film				     105
	9	Paper & Textile Markets for Stretch & Shrink Film
		    by Type & Use						     107
	10	Consumer Markets for Stretch & Shrink Film by Type & Use	     109
	11	Other Stretch & Shrink Film Demand by Type & Use		     112
	12	Storage & Distribution Markets for Stretch & Shrink Film	     114

		SECTION V -- RESINS
	1	Stretch & Shrink Film Demand by Resin				     120
	2	Low Density Polyethylene Demand in Stretch & Shrink Film
		    by Type & Resin						     122
	3	Polyvinyl Chloride Demand in Stretch & Shrink Film by Type	     127
	4	Other Resins Demand in Stretch & Shrink Film
		    by Resin & Type						     132

		SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     139
	2	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     147


				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Plastic Film Demand by Resin, 2010				      33

		SECTION III -- TYPES
	1	Stretch Film Demand by Resin, 2010				      49
	2	Stretch Film Demand by Application, 2010			      57
	3	Stretch Film Demand in Product Packaging by Use, 2010		      64
	4	Shrink Film Demand by Resin, 2010				      73
	5	Shrink Film Demand by Product, 2010				      75
	6	Shrink Film Demand by Application, 2010				      83
	7	Shrink Film Demand in Product Packaging by Use, 2010		      88

		SECTION IV -- MARKETS
	1	Product Packaging Market for Stretch & Shrink Film, 2010	      95
	2	Food Markets for Stretch & Shrink Film by Use, 2010		      97
	3	Consumer Markets for Stretch & Shrink Film by Use, 2010		     110

		SECTION V -- RESINS
	1	Stretch & Shrink Film Demand by Resin, 2010			     121
	2	PVC Demand in Stretch & Shrink Film by Type, 2010		     128

		SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	US Stretch & Shrink Film Market Share, 2010			     134