World demand for pharmaceutical packaging is forecast to rise 5.5 percent annually through 2015. The developed countries of Western Europe, the US and Japan will account for over 70 percent of the amount, although China will provide faster growth opportunities. India and Brazil will also evolve into fast-growing markets.

This study analyzes the $47.2 billion world drug packaging industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2000, 2005 and 2010, and forecasts for 2015 and 2020 by raw material (e.g., plastic resins, paper and paperboard, glass, aluminum foil), product group (e.g., primary containers, closures, labels, secondary containers, prescription containers, accessories), world region and for 14 countries.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 38 industry players, including Amcor, Gerresheimer and Becton Dickinson.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							     xiv

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		Economic Factors						       5
		   Recent Economic Trends					       7
		   World Economic Outlook					       8
		World Demographic Trends					      12
		   Total Population						      12
		   Population 65 Years & Older					      14
		World Health Expenditures					      16
		World Pharmaceutical Market Overview				      19
		   Product Demand Patterns					      20
		   Product Shipments						      22
		   Regulation							      25

	III.	PRODUCT OVERVIEW						      29
		General								      29
		Pharmaceutical Packaging Raw Materials				      30
		   Plastic Resins						      32
		   Paper & Paperboard						      37
		   Glass							      38
		   Aluminum Foil						      39
		   Other Raw Materials						      40
		Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand by Region			      41
		Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand by Product Group		      45
		Primary Pharmaceutical Containers				      50
		   Demand by Region						      51
		   Demand by Type						      52
		   Plastic Pharmaceutical Bottles				      55
		      Demand by Region						      55
		      Demand by Type						      57
			Ovals, Squares & Rounds				              59
			Dispensing Bottles					      61
			Plastic Jars						      62
			Plastic Cans						      62
		      Producers							      63
		   Pharmaceutical Blister Packaging				      64
		      Demand by Region						      65
		      Demand by Type						      67
			Compartment Blister Packs				      69
			Slide Blister Packs					      70
			Wallet Blister Packs					      70
		      Demand by Component					      71
			Films							      71
			Lidding Materials					      73
			Secondary Containers					      75
			Packaging Accessories					      75
		      Producers							      77
		   Prefillable Syringes						      78
		      Demand by Region						      78
		      Demand by Type						      80
			Injectors						      81
			Cartridges						      83
		   Parenteral Vials & Ampuls					      86
		      Demand by Region						      86
		      Demand by Type						      88
			Glass Vials						      89
			Plastic Vials						      91
			Ampuls							      92
		   Prefillable Inhalers						      93
		      Demand by Region						      94
		      Demand by Type						      95
			Metered Dose Inhalers (MDIs)				      96
			Dry Powder Inhalers (DPIs)				     100
		   Pharmaceutical Pouches					     103
		      Demand by Region						     103
		      Demand by Type						     104
		      Producers							     106
		   Medication Tubes						     107
		      Demand by Region						     107
		      Demand by Type						     108
			Composite Tubes					             109
			All-Plastic Tubes					     110
			Collapsible Metal Tubes				             112
		   Glass Pharmaceutical Bottles & Jars				     112
		      Demand by Region						     113
		      Demand by Type						     114
		      Producers							     116
		   IV Containers						     116
		      Demand by Region						     117
		      Demand by Type						     118
			Semi-Rigid Plastic Containers				     119
			Mini-Bags						     121
			Glass IV Containers					     123
		   Other Primary Pharmaceutical Containers			     123
		      Demand by Region						     124
		      Demand by Type						     125
			Strip Packs						     126
			Paperboard Boxes					     127
			All Other Primary Containers				     128
		Pharmaceutical Closures						     130
		   Demand by Region						     131
		   Demand by Product Group					     132
		      Plastic Closures						     134
			Child-Resistant Closures				     135
			Standard Plastic Closures				     137
			Specialty Plastic Closures				     139
		      Other Closures						     141
			Elastomer & Rubber Stoppers				     142
			Metal Closures						     144
			Foil, Paper & Laminated Closures			     145
		Pharmaceutical Labels						     146
		   Demand by Region						     146
		   Demand by Type						     147
		      Security Labels						     149
		      Standard Labels						     151
		      Specialty Labels						     152
		   Producers							     153
		Secondary Pharmaceutical Containers				     153
		   Demand by Region						     153
		   Demand by Type						     155
		      Outer Paperboard Boxes					     156
		      Folding Cartons						     159
		      Corrugated Shipping Containers				     159
		      Other Secondary Containers				     160
		Prescription Containers						     161
		   Demand by Region						     161
		   Demand by Type						     163
		      Plastic Vials						     164
		      Blister Packs						     166
		      Other Prescription Containers				     166
		   Producers							     167
		Pharmaceutical Packaging Accessories				     167
		   Demand by Region						     168
		   Demand by Type						     169
		      Package Inserts						     170
		      Shrink Materials						     171
		      Security Components					     172
		      Tamper-Evident Seals					     172
		      Desiccants						     173
		      Other Accessories						     173
		World Production & Trade					     174

	IV.	NORTH AMERICA							     177
		Market Environment						     177
		Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand					     179
		United States							     182
		Canada								     192
		Mexico								     200

	V.	WESTERN EUROPE							     208
		Market Environment						     208
		Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand					     211
		France								     214
		Germany								     223
		Ireland								     235
		Italy								     243
		Spain								     250
		Switzerland							     258
		United Kingdom							     267
		Other Western Europe						     278

	VI.	ASIA/PACIFIC							     293
		Market Environment						     293
		Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand					     297
		China								     301
		India								     312
		Japan								     320
		South Korea							     331
		Other Asia/Pacific						     337

	VII.	OTHER REGIONS							     348
		Central & South America						     348
		   Market Environment						     348
		   Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand				     352
		   Brazil							     354
		   Other Central & South America				     362
		Eastern Europe							     375
		   Market Environment						     375
		   Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand by Product Group		     379
		   Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand by Country			     381


		Africa/Mideast							     389
		   Market Environment						     389
		   Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand by Product Group		     392
		   Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand by Country			     395

	VIII.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     403
		General								     403
		Market Share							     407
		Competitive Strategies						     412
		Mergers & Acquisitions						     414
		Licensing & Related Agreements					     418
		Product Development Activities					     420
		Marketing & Distribution					     423
		Manufacturing							     425
		Company Profiles						     427
		   Alcan Packaging Global Pharmaceutical, see Amcor
		   Alexander (James) Corporation				     428
		   Amcor Limited						     429
		   American Health Packaging, see AmerisourceBergen
		   AmerisourceBergen Corporation				     436
		   Anderson Packaging, see AmerisourceBergen
		   AptarGroup Incorporated					     439
		   Barger Packaging, see Welch Packaging Group
		   Becton, Dickinson and Company				     442
		   BERICAP North America, see Amcor
		   Brecon Pharmaceuticals, see AmerisourceBergen
		   Cartonplex, see Clondalkin Group
		   Catalent Pharma Solutions Incorporated			     445
		   CCL Industries Incorporated					     447
		   Cezar, see Chesapeake
		   Chadwicks of Bury, see Clondalkin Group 
		   Chesapeake Limited						     452
		   Clondalkin Group Holdings BV					     454
		   Closure Systems International, see Reynolds Group 
		   Constantia Packaging Group					     459
		   Dätwyler Holding Incorporated				     462
		   Gerresheimer Holdings GmbH					     464
		   Global Closure Systems					     469
		   Helvoet Pharma, see Dätwyler 
		   Hindalco Industries Limited					     471
		   Ing Erich Pfeiffer, see AptarGroup
		   International Paper Company					     473
		   IntraPac Group						     475
		   Keller Crescent, see Clondalkin Group
		   Kenilworth Products, see Clondalkin Group 
		   Klöckner Pentaplast Group					     476
		   Körber AG							     479
		   Lehigh Press Puerto Rico, see Clondalkin Group 
		   McKesson Corporation						     481
		   MeadWestvaco Corporation					     482
		   Menasha Corporation						     486
		   Mini Graphics Incorporated					     487
		   Nampak Limited						     488
		   Novelis, see Hindalco Industries
		   NYCO Flexible Packaging, see Clondalkin Group 
		   Palladio Zannini Industrie Grafiche Cartotecniche SpA	     490
		   Pharmagraphics Guy, see Clondalkin Group 
		   Plastube North America					     491
		   Purbrick, see CCL Industries
		   Rexam plc							     493
		   Reynolds Group Holdings Limited				     498
		   Rio Tinto Group						     499
		   Rondo, see Körber
		   Ropack Incorporated						     500
		   RPC Group plc						     502
		   RxPak, see McKesson
		   SCHOTT AG							     504
		   Shorewood Packaging, see International Paper
		   3M Company							     508
		   Thunder Press, see CCL Industries
		   Tobepal, see Constantia Packaging
		   Unicep Packaging Incorporated				     511
		   United Drug plc						     513
		   Valois, see AptarGroup
		   Védat Tampas Herméticas, see Gerresheimer
		   Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Company KG			     516
		   Weimer Pharma, see Körber
		   Welch Packaging Group Incorporated				     517
		   West Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated			     518
		   Wihuri Oy							     523
		   Winpak, see Wihuri
		Other Companies Mentioned in the Study				     525


				      LIST OF TABLES

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		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	World Macroeconomic Indicators					       5
	2	World Gross Domestic Product by Region				       6
	3	World Population by Region					      14
	4	World Population 65 Years & Older by Region			      16
	5	World Health Expenditures by Region				      19
	6	World Pharmaceutical Demand by Therapeutic Class		      22
	7	World Pharmaceutical Shipments by Region			      25

		SECTION III -- PRODUCT OVERVIEW
	1	World Pharmaceutical Packaging Raw Materials Demand 
		   by Type							      31
	2	World Pharmaceutical Packaging Plastic Resins Demand 
		   by Type							      33
	3	World Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand by Region			      44
	4	World Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand by Product Group		      49
	5	World Primary Pharmaceutical Container Demand by Region		      52
	6	World Primary Pharmaceutical Container Demand by Type		      54
	7	World Plastic Pharmaceutical Bottle Demand by Region		      57
	8	World Plastic Pharmaceutical Bottle Demand by Type		      59
	9	World Pharmaceutical Blister Packaging Demand by Region		      67
	10	World Pharmaceutical Blister Packaging Demand by Type 
		   & Component							      69
	11	World Prefillable Syringe Demand by Region			      80
	12	World Prefillable Syringe Demand by Type			      81
	13	World Parenteral Vial & Ampul Demand by Region			      88
	14	World Parenteral Vial & Ampul Demand by Type			      89
	15	World Prefillable Inhaler Demand by Region			      95
	16	World Prefillable Inhaler Demand by Type			      96
	17	World Pharmaceutical Pouch Demand by Region			     104
	18	World Pharmaceutical Pouch Demand by Type			     105
	19	World Medication Tube Demand by Region				     108
	20	World Medication Tube Demand by Type				     109
	21	World Glass Pharmaceutical Bottle & Jar Demand by Region	     114
	22	World Glass Pharmaceutical Bottle & Jar Demand by Type		     116
	23	World IV Container Demand by Region				     118
	24	World IV Container Demand by Type				     119
	25	World Other Primary Pharmaceutical Container Demand 
		   by Region							     125
	26	World Other Primary Pharmaceutical Container Demand 
		   by Type							     126
	27	World Pharmaceutical Closure Demand by Region			     132
	28	World Pharmaceutical Closure Demand by Product Group		     134
	29	World Plastic Pharmaceutical Closure Demand by Type		     135
	30	World Other Pharmaceutical Closure Demand by Type		     142
	31	World Pharmaceutical Label Demand by Region			     147
	32	World Pharmaceutical Label Demand by Type			     148
	33	World Secondary Pharmaceutical Container Demand 
		   by Region							     154
	34	World Secondary Pharmaceutical Container Demand 
		   by Type							     156
	35	World Prescription Container Demand by Region			     162
	36	World Prescription Container Demand by Type			     164
	37	World Pharmaceutical Packaging Accessory Demand 
		   by Region							     169
	38	World Pharmaceutical Packaging Accessory Demand by Type		     170

		SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators		     179
	2	North America:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand			     181
	3	United States:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators		     186
	4	United States:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand			     189
	5	Canada:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators			     196
	6	Canada:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand			     199
	7	Mexico:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators			     204
	8	Mexico:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand			     206

		SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators		     211
	2	Western Europe:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand		     213
	3	France:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators			     218
	4	France:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand			     221
	5	Germany:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators			     227
	6	Germany:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand			     231
	7	Ireland:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators			     239
	8	Ireland:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand			     241
	9	Italy:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators			     247
	10	Italy:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand				     249
	11	Spain:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators			     255
	12	Spain:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand				     257
	13	Switzerland:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators		     262
	14	Switzerland:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand			     265
	15	United Kingdom:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators		     273
	16	United Kingdom:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand		     275
	17	Other Western Europe:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators	     282
	18	Other Western Europe:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand 
		   by Product Group						     284
	19	Other Western Europe:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand 
		   by Country							     286

		SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia/Pacific:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators		     297
	2	Asia/Pacific:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand			     300
	3	China:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators			     307
	4	China:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand				     309
	5	India:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators			     316
	6	India:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand				     318
	7	Japan:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators			     326
	8	Japan:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand				     328
	9	South Korea:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators		     334
	10	South Korea:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand			     335
	11	Other Asia/Pacific:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators	     340
	12	Other Asia/Pacific:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand 
		   by Product Group						     342
	13	Other Asia/Pacific:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand 
		   by Country							     343

		SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
	1	Central & South America:  Pharmaceutical Packaging 
		   Indicators							     352
	2	Central & South America:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand	     353
	3	Brazil:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators			     358
	4	Brazil:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand			     360
	5	Other Central & South America:  Pharmaceutical Packaging 
		   Indicators							     366
	6	Other Central & South America:   Pharmaceutical Packaging 
		   Demand by Product Group					     368
	7	Other Central & South America:   Pharmaceutical Packaging 
		   Demand By Country						     369
	8	Eastern Europe:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators		     378
	9	Eastern Europe:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand  
		   by Product Group						     380
	10	Eastern Europe:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand  
		   by Country							     381
	11	Africa/Mideast:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Indicators		     392
	12	Africa/Mideast:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand  
		   by Product Group						     394
	13	Africa/Mideast:  Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand 
		   by Country							     395

		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Pharmaceutical Packaging Sales by Company, 2010		     404
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     416
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     419

			      LIST OF CHARTS

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		SECTION III -- PRODUCT OVERVIEW
	1	Pharmaceutical Packaging Raw Materials Demand 
		   by Type, 2010						      32
	2	World Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand by Region, 2010		      45
	3	World Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand by Product Group, 
		   2010								      50
	4	World Primary Pharmaceutical Container Demand by Type, 
		   2010								      55

		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Pharmaceutical Packaging, Merchant Market Share 
		   by Company, 2010						     408