World demand for rigid packaging is forecast to increase 6.4% per year to $472 billion in 2016. The most rapid increases in demand will be seen in developing areas, especially in the Asia/Pacific region. Plastic will be the fastest growing container material, while beverages will remain the largest market.

This study analyzes the $345 billion world rigid container industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2001, 2006 and 2011, and forecasts for 2016 and 2021 by container material (plastic, metal, paperboard, glass), market (e.g., food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, durable goods), world region and for 19 major countries.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 44 industry competitors, including Tetra Pak International, Ball and Rexam.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							       x

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		World Economic Overview						       5
		   Recent Historical Trends					       5
		   Macroeconomic Outlook					       7
		World Demographic Outlook					      11
		   World Population Outlook					      12
		   World Urban Population Outlook				      13
		World Per Capita Gross Domestic Product				      15
		World Personal Income & Expenditure Trends			      17
		World Packaging Industry Outlook				      18
		World Manufacturing Outlook					      23
		World Food & Beverage Outlook					      26
		   Food								      27
		   Beverages							      29
		World Pharmaceutical Outlook					      32
		Pricing Trends							      35
		Environmental Issues						      37
		Regulatory Overview						      40

	III.	OVERVIEW							      43
		Demand by Region						      43
		Demand by Market						      45
		   Food								      47
		   Beverages							      49
		   Pharmaceuticals						      51
		   Other Nondurable Goods					      53
		   Durable Goods						      55
		Demand by Material						      57
		   Plastic							      59
		   Metal							      61
		   Paperboard							      64
		   Glass							      66
		World Trade Overview						      69

	IV.	NORTH AMERICA							      72
		General								      72
		Rigid Packaging Markets						      73
		Rigid Packaging Materials					      75
		United States							      76
		Canada								      82
		Mexico								      88

	V.	WESTERN EUROPE							      94
		General								      94
		Rigid Packaging Markets						      95
		Rigid Packaging Materials					      97
		France								      99
		Germany								     105
		Italy								     111
		Netherlands							     117
		Spain								     123
		United Kingdom							     128
		Other Western Europe						     134

	VI.	ASIA/PACIFIC							     140
		General								     140
		Rigid Packaging Markets						     141
		Rigid Packaging Materials					     144
		Australia							     145
		China								     152
		India								     160
		Indonesia							     166
		Japan								     171
		South Korea							     178
		Taiwan								     184
		Other Asia/Pacific						     189

	VII.	OTHER REGIONS							     197
		Central & South America						     197
		   Rigid Packaging Markets					     198
		   Rigid Packaging Materials					     200
		   Brazil							     202
		   Other Central & South America				     208
		Eastern Europe							     213
		   Rigid Packaging Markets					     214
		   Rigid Packaging Materials					     216
		   Russia							     217
		   Other Eastern Europe						     223
		Africa/Mideast							     229
		   Rigid Packaging Markets					     231
		   Rigid Packaging Materials					     233
		   Turkey							     235
		   Other Africa/Mideast						     239

	VIII.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     245
		General								     245
		Market Share							     248
		   Plastic							     252
		   Metal							     253
		   Paperboard							     254
		   Glass							     255
		Acquisitions & Divestitures					     256
		Cooperative Agreements						     262
		Competitive Strategies						     267
		Marketing & Distribution					     269
		Company Profiles						     272
		   A&R Carton, see AR Packaging Group
		   Aerocan, see Ball
		   Albéa Group							     273
		   Alpla-Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Company KG			     275
		   Amcor Limited						     279
		   Anchor Glass Container Corporation				     284
		   AR Packaging Group AB					     285
		   Ardagh Group SA						     288
		   Associated Packaging Technologies, see Sonoco Products
		   Ball Corporation						     292
		   Berry Plastics Corporation					     296
		   Boxal, see Ardagh Group
		   Coca-Cola Enterprises Incorporated				     298
		   Consolidated Container Company LLC				     300
		   Constar International LLC					     301
		   Crown Holdings Incorporated					     303
		   Daiwa Can Company						     309
		   Elopak South Africa, see Ferd and Nampak
		   Evergreen Packaging Group, see Reynolds Group 
		   Exal Group							     310
		   Ferd AS							     312
		   Finanziaria di Partecipazioni Industriali, see Ardagh Group
		   Graham Packaging, see Reynolds Group 
		   Graphic Packaging Holding Company				     315
		   Greiner Packaging International GmbH				     318
		   Groupe Guillin SA						     320
		   Hindustan Tin Works Limited					     321
		   Huhtamaki Oyj						     323
		   Impress Coöperatieve UA, see Ardagh Group
		   La Seda de Barcelona SA					     326
		   Leone Industries, see Ardagh Group
		   LINPAC Group Limited						     327
		   Logoplaste SA						     329
		   Mayr-Melnhof Group						     331
		   Nampak Limited						     334
		   ORG Canmaking Corporation					     337
		   Owens-Illinois Group Incorporated				     339
		   Pacific Can China Holdings Limited				     342
		   Pactiv, see Reynolds Group 
		   Paris Packaging, see Huhtamakij
		   Piramal Glass Limited					     344
		   Plastipak Holdings Incorporated				     346
		   Rexam HTW Beverage Can India, see Hindustan Tin Works and Rexam
		   Rexam plc							     348
		   Reynolds Group Holdings Limited				     352
		   Rock-Tenn Company						     358
		   RPC Group plc						     361
		   RTS Packaging, see Rock-Tenn and Sonoco Products
		   Saint-Gobain							     365
		   Shanghai Zijiang Enterprise Group Company Limited		     368
		   Sierra Pacific Packaging, see Graphic Packaging 
		   SIG Combibloc Group, see Reynolds Group 
		   Silgan Holdings Incorporated					     369
		   Sonoco Products Company					     374
		   Superfos, see RPC Group
		   Taiwan Glass Industry Corporation				     377
		   Tetra Laval International SA					     379
		   Toyo Seikan Kaisha Limited					     382
		   Verallia, see Saint-Gobain
		   Viscount Plastics, see LINPAC Group
		   Vitro SAB de CV						     385
		   Vogel & Noot Holding, see Silgan Holdings
		   West Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated			     386
		   Zhongshan Meiquan Plastic Products, see Albéa Group
		   Zhuhai Zhongfu Enterprise Company Limited			     390
		Additional Companies Mentioned in the Study			     392


				      LIST OF TABLES

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		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	World Gross Domestic Product by Region				      11
	2	World Population by Region					      13
	3	World Urban Population by Region				      15
	4	World Per Capita Gross Domestic Product by Region		      16
	5	World Personal Consumption Expenditures by Region		      18
	6	World Packaging Demand by Region				      22
	7	World Manufacturing Value Added by Region			      24
	8	World Food & Beverage Manufacturing Value Added 
		   by Region							      27
	9	World Pharmaceutical Shipments by Region			      35

		SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
	1	World Rigid Packaging Demand by Region				      44
	2	World Rigid Packaging Demand by Market				      46
	3	World Food Market for Rigid Packaging by Region			      49
	4	World Beverage Market for Rigid Packaging by Region		      51
	5	World Pharmaceutical Market for Rigid Packaging by Region	      53
	6	World Other Nondurable Goods Market for Rigid Packaging 
		   by Region							      55
	7	World Durable Goods Market for Rigid Packaging by Region	      57
	8	World Rigid Packaging Demand by Material			      58
	9	World Plastic Rigid Packaging Demand by Region & Product	      61
	10	World Metal Rigid Packaging Demand by Region & Product		      63
	11	World Paperboard Rigid Packaging Demand by Region 
		   & Product							      66
	12	World Glass Packaging Demand by Region & Product		      68

		SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market			      74
	2	North America: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material		      76
	3	United States: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market			      79
	4	United States: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material		      81
	5	Canada: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market			      85
	6	Canada: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material			      87
	7	Mexico: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market			      91
	8	Mexico: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material			      92

		SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market		      96
	2	Western Europe: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material		      99
	3	France: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market			     102
	4	France: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material			     103
	5	Germany: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market			     108
	6	Germany: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material			     109
	7	Italy: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market				     114
	8	Italy: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material			     115
	9	Netherlands: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market			     120
	10	Netherlands: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material			     121
	11	Spain: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market				     125
	12	Spain: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material			     126
	13	United Kingdom: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market		     130
	14	United Kingdom: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material		     132
	15	Other Western Europe: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market		     136
	16	Other Western Europe: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material	     137

		SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia/Pacific: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market			     143
	2	Asia/Pacific: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material		     145
	3	Australia: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market			     149
	4	Australia: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material			     151
	5	China: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market				     156
	6	China: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material			     158
	7	India: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market				     163
	8	India: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material			     164
	9	Indonesia: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market			     169
	10	Indonesia: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material			     170
	11	Japan: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market				     175
	12	Japan: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material			     176
	13	South Korea: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market			     181
	14	South Korea: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material			     183
	15	Taiwan: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market			     187
	16	Taiwan: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material			     188
	17	Other Asia/Pacific: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market		     193
	18	Other Asia/Pacific: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material		     194

		SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
	1	Central & South America: Rigid Packaging Demand 
		   by Market							     200
	2	Central & South America: Rigid Packaging Demand 
		   by Material							     201
	3	Brazil: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market			     205
	4	Brazil: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material			     206
	5	Other Central & South America: Rigid Packaging Demand 
		   by Market							     210
	6	Other Central & South America: Rigid Packaging Demand 
		   by Material							     211
	7	Eastern Europe: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market		     216
	8	Eastern Europe: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material		     217
	9	Russia: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market			     220
	10	Russia: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material			     222
	11	Other Eastern Europe: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market		     226
	12	Other Eastern Europe: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material	     227
	13	Africa/Mideast: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market		     233
	14	Africa/Mideast: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material		     234
	15	Turkey: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market			     237
	16	Turkey: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material			     238
	17	Other Africa/Mideast: Rigid Packaging Demand by Market		     242
	18	Other Africa/Mideast: Rigid Packaging Demand by Material	     243

		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Rigid Packaging Sales by Company, 2011			     246
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     258
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     264


				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Rigid Packaging Demand Per Capita/ MVA Per Capita 
		   Relationship, 2011						      25

		SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
	1	World Rigid Packaging Demand by Region, 2011			      45
	2	World Rigid Packaging Demand by Market, 2011			      47
	3	World Rigid Packaging Demand by Material, 2011			      59

		SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America: Rigid Packaging Demand by Country, 2011		      75

		SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe: Rigid Packaging Demand by Country, 2011		      97

		SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia/Pacific: Rigid Packaging Demand by Country, 2011		     144

		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Rigid Packaging Market Share, 2011			     248
	2	World Plastic Rigid Packaging Market Share, 2011		     252
	3	World Metal Rigid Packaging Market Share, 2011			     253
	4	World Paperboard Rigid Packaging Market Share, 2011		     254
	5	World Glass Packaging Market Share, 2011			     255