US demand for corrugated and paperboard boxes is forecast to increase 2.3 percent annually to $36.5 billion in 2016. Corrugated and solid fiber boxes will remain the dominant segments and grow the fastest. Food and beverages will remain the largest market, while nonmanufacturing and durable goods markets lead gains.

This study analyzes the $32.5 billion US corrugated and paperboard box industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2001, 2006 and 2011, and forecasts for 2016 and 2021 by material (e.g., paperboard, adhesives, inks, waxes), product (corrugated and solid fiber boxes, folding paperboard boxes, set-up paperboard boxes) and market (e.g., food and beverages, nonfood nondurable goods, durable goods, nonmanufacturing).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market shares and profiles 27 industry players, including International Paper, Rock-Tenn and Graphic Packaging.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							       x

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		Macroeconomic Outlook						       5
		Demographic & Household Trends					       8
		Consumer Income & Spending					      12
		Manufacturing							      15
		Retail Sales							      19
		Internet & Catalog Sales Outlook				      21
		Packaging Industry Overview					      24
		   Paper							      26
		   Plastic							      27
		   Metal							      28
		   Glass & Wood							      29
		Competitive Packaging Materials					      29
		   Environmental Image						      33
		   Aesthetics							      35
		Historical Market Trends					      36
		Pricing Trends & Product Mix					      39
		Paperboard Pricing Trends					      42
		Environmental & Regulatory Issues				      45
		World Markets							      48
		Foreign Trade							      49

	III.	MATERIALS							      53
		General								      53
		Supply & Demand							      54
		   Unbleached Kraft Board					      56
		      Linerboard						      57
		      Boxboard							      60
		   Recycled Board						      60
		   Semichemical Board						      64
		   Bleached Kraft Board						      66
		Paperboard Consumption in Boxes					      69
		   Corrugated & Solid Fiber Boxes				      71
		   Folding Paperboard Boxes					      74
		   Set-Up Paperboard Boxes					      77
		Other Materials Consumption in Boxes				      79
		   Adhesives							      80
		   Inks								      81
		   Waxes & Wax Alternatives					      83

	IV.	PRODUCTS							      86
		General								      86
		Corrugated & Solid Fiber Boxes					      90
		   Products							      93
		   Capacity							      95
		   Constructions						      97
		   Strength Requirements					      99
		   Mini-Flute Corrugated Boxes					     100
		   High-Quality Printing					     103
		   Markets							     105
		Folding Paperboard Boxes					     108
		   Products							     111
		      Windowed Paperboard Boxes					     114
		      Printing & Design						     117
		   Markets							     119
		Set-Up Paperboard Boxes						     123

	V.	MARKETS								     128
		General								     128
		Food & Beverages						     131
		   Food & Beverage Industry Outlook				     132
		   Box Demand							     135
		      Beverages							     136
		      Meat, Poultry & Seafood					     139
		      Grain Mill Products					     142
		      Fresh Produce						     144
		      Frozen Food						     147
		      Canned Food						     151
		      Dairy Products						     153
		      Bakery Products						     155
		      Candy & Confections					     157
		      Other Food						     159
		   Box Types							     161
		Nonfood Nondurable Goods					     164
		   Paper & Publishing						     165
		      Paper & Publishing Outlook				     166
		      Box Demand						     168
		   Chemical & Pharmaceutical Products				     171
		      Chemical & Pharmaceutical Industry Outlook		     172
		      Box Demand						     175
			Pharmaceuticals					             177
			Cosmetics & Toiletries					     180
			Cleaning Chemicals					     183
		   Other Chemical Products				             185
		   Other Nondurable Goods					     186
		      Rubber & Plastic Products					     188
		      Textiles & Apparel					     190
		      Tobacco							     191
		      All Other Nondurables					     193
		Durable Goods							     194
		   Machinery & Equipment					     196
		      Machinery & Equipment Outlook				     197
		      Box Demand						     199
		   Fabricated Metal Products					     201
		      Fabricated Metal Products Outlook				     201
		      Box Demand						     203
		   Other Durable Goods						     204
		      Glass & Ceramic Products					     206
		      Furniture, Lumber & Wood Products				     207
		      Silverware & Jewelry					     208
		      Motor Vehicle Parts					     209
		      Music, Entertainment & Software				     210
		      Toys & Sporting Goods					     211
		      Instruments & All Other Durables				     213
		Nonmanufacturing						     214
		   Foodservice & Carryout					     216
		   Retail Shipping						     219
		   Moving, Storage & Other					     220

	VI.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     222
		General								     222
		Market Share							     226
		   Corrugated & Solid Fiber Boxes				     232
		   Folding Paperboard Boxes					     234
		Acquisitions & Divestitures					     239
		Manufacturing							     245
		Marketing							     247
		Distribution Strategies						     249
		Competitive Strategies						     250
		Cooperative Agreements						     253
		Regional Dynamics						     256
		Company Profiles						     258
		   AGI-Shorewood, see Atlas Holdings
		   Americraft Carton Incorporated				     259
		   Atlas Holdings LLC						     260
		   Bell Incorporated						     262
		   Boise Incorporated						     263
		   Caraustar Industries Incorporated				     265
		   CARTONDRUCK (CD), see Multi Packaging Solutions
		   Cascades Incorporated					     267
		   Clearwater Paper Corporation					     273
		   Clondalkin Group Holdings BV					     275
		   Color-Box, see Koch Industries
		   Corpak, see Rock-Tenn
		   CorrChoice, see Greif
		   Fold-Pak, see Rock-Tenn
		   Fusion Paperboard						     277
		   Georgia-Pacific, see Koch Industries
		   GMI Group, see Rock-Tenn
		   Graphic Packaging Holding Company				     278
		   Green Bay Packaging Incorporated				     281
		   Greif Incorporated						     283
		   International Paper Company					     285
		   Interstate Resources Incorporated				     290
		   KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation			     292
		   Keller Crescent, see Clondalkin Group Holdings
		   Koch Industries Incorporated					     295
		   Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging Incorporated		     299
		   Manchester Industries, see PaperWorks Industries
		   MeadWestvaco Corporation					     301
		   Menasha Corporation						     305
		   Multi Packaging Solutions					     308
		   Newark Group Incorporated					     309
		   Niagara Sheets, see Cascades
		   Norampac, see Cascades
		   Packaging Corporation of America				     311
		   PaperWorks Industries Incorporated				     314
		   Pratt Industries, see Visy
		   Rock-Tenn Company						     317
		   Rosmar Packaging, see PaperWorks Industries
		   RTS Packaging, see Rock-Tenn and Sonoco Products
		   Sierra Pacific Packaging, see Graphic Packaging Holding
		   Smurfit-Stone Container, see Rock-Tenn
		   Sonoco Products Company					     324
		   Strive Group, see Menasha
		   Temple-Inland, see International Paper
		   THARCO Packaging, see Boise
		   US Corrugated Incorporated					     326
		   Visy Pty Limited						     328
		Additional Companies in Corrugated & Paperboard Boxes		     330


				      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				      15
	4	Manufacturers’ Shipments					      18
	5	Retail Sales							      21
	6	E-Commerce & Mail Order Shopping Sales				      24
	7	Packaging Supply & Demand					      26
	8	Corrugated & Paperboard Box Market, 2001-2011			      38
	9	Corrugated & Paperboard Box Pricing				      42
	10	Foreign Trade in Corrugated & Paperboard Boxes			      52

		SECTION III -- MATERIALS
	1	Paperboard Supply & Demand by Type				      56
	2	Unbleached Kraft Board Supply & Demand				      57
	3	Recycled Board Supply & Demand					      63
	4	Semichemical Board Supply & Demand				      66
	5	Bleached Kraft Board Supply & Demand				      68
	6	Paperboard Consumption in Boxes by Grade & Box Type		      70
	7	Paperboard Consumption in Corrugated & Solid Fiber Boxes
		   by Material & Grade						      74
	8	Paperboard Consumption in Folding Paperboard Boxes		      77
	9	Paperboard Consumption in Set-Up Paperboard Boxes		      78
	10	Other Materials Consumption in Corrugated & Paperboard
		   Boxes							      79

		SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
	1	Corrugated & Paperboard Box Supply & Demand			      89
	2	Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box Supply & Demand			      93
	3	Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box Production by Construction		      98
	4	Mini-Flute Corrugated Box Shipments				     102
	5	Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box Demand by Market			     107
	6	Folding Paperboard Box Supply & Demand				     111
	7	Windowed Paperboard Box Shipments by Market			     117
	8	Folding Paperboard Box Demand by Market				     122
	9	Set-Up Paperboard Box Supply & Demand				     126

		SECTION V -- MARKETS
	1	Corrugated & Paperboard Box Demand by Market			     130
	2	Food & Beverage Shipments					     134
	3	Food & Beverage Box Market					     136
	4	Beverage Box Market						     139
	5	Meat, Poultry & Seafood Box Market				     142
	6	Grain Mill Product Box Market					     144
	7	Fresh Produce Box Market					     147
	8	Frozen Food Box Market						     151
	9	Canned Food Box Market						     152
	10	Dairy Product Box Market					     154
	11	Bakery Product Box Market					     157
	12	Candy & Confection Box Market					     159
	13	Other Food Box Market						     161
	14	Food & Beverage Box Demand by Type				     164
	15	Nonfood Nondurable Goods Box Market				     165
	16	Paper & Publishing Shipments					     168
	17	Paper & Publishing Box Market					     171
	18	Chemical & Pharmaceutical Shipments				     175
	19	Chemical & Pharmaceutical Box Demand by Market & Type		     177
	20	Pharmaceutical Box Market					     180
	21	Cosmetic & Toiletry Box Market					     182
	22	Cleaning Chemical Box Market					     184
	23	Other Chemical Products Box Market				     186
	24	Other Nondurable Goods Box Demand by Market & Type		     188
	25	Durable Goods Box Demand by Market & Type			     196
	26	Machinery & Equipment Shipments					     198
	27	Machinery & Equipment Box Market				     200
	28	Selected Fabricated Metal Product Shipments			     202
	29	Metal Product Box Market					     204
	30	Other Durable Goods Box Demand by Market & Type			     206
	31	Nonmanufacturing Box Demand by Market & Type			     216

		SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	US Corrugated & Paperboard Box Sales by Company, 2011		     225
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     243
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     255

				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Corrugated & Paperboard Box Market, 2001-2011			      39
	2	Paperboard Pricing, 2001-2011					      45

		SECTION III -- MATERIALS
	1	Paperboard Consumption in Boxes by Grade, 2011			      71

		SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
	1	Corrugated & Paperboard Box Shipments by Type, 2001-2021	      90
	2	Corrugated Capacity, Year-End 2011				      97
	3	Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box Demand by Market, 2011		     107
	4	Folding Paperboard Box Demand by Market, 2011			     123
	5	Set-Up Paperboard Box Demand by Market, 2011			     127

		SECTION V -- MARKETS
	1	Corrugated & Paperboard Box Demand by Market, 2011		     131

		SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	US Corrugated & Paperboard Box Market Share, 2011		     227
	2	Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box Market Share, 2011			     234
	3	Folding Paperboard Box Market Share, 2011			     235