US corrugated and paperboard box demand will rise 2.4 percent annually through 2014. Gains will be driven in part by higher-value types with better graphics capabilities, including folding cartons and corrugated boxes. Internet-based shopping will also support box demand. Durable goods will be the fastest growing market.

This study analyzes the $32.3 billion US corrugated and paperboard box industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1999, 2004 and 2009, and forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by material, product (e.g., 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 share and profiles 26 industry players, including International Paper, Smurfit-Stone and Georgia-Pacific.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		Introduction							      ix

	I.	Executive Summary						       1

	II.	Market Environment						       4
		General								       4
		Macroeconomic Outlook						       5
		Demographic & Household Trends					       9
		Consumer Income & Spending					      12
		Retail Sales							      14
		Manufacturing							      16
		Packaging Industry Outlook					      19
		Competitive Packaging Materials					      23
		   Environmental Image						      26
		   Aesthetics							      28
		Historical Market Trends					      29
		Pricing Trends & Product Mix					      32
		Paperboard Pricing Trends					      35
		Environmental & Regulatory Issues				      37
		World Markets							      40
		Foreign Trade							      41

	III.	Materials							      45
		General								      45
		Supply & Demand							      46
		   Unbleached Kraft Board					      48
		      Linerboard						      49
		      Boxboard							      51
		   Recycled Board						      52
		   Semichemical Board						      55
		   Bleached Kraft Board						      57
		Paperboard Consumption in Boxes					      59
		   Corrugated & Solid Fiber Boxes				      61
		   Folding Paperboard Boxes					      64
		   Set-Up Paperboard Boxes					      67
		Other Materials Consumption in Boxes				      68
		   Adhesives							      69
		   Inks								      71
		   Waxes							      73

	IV.	Products							      75
		General								      75
		Corrugated & Solid Fiber Boxes					      79
		   Products							      81
		   Capacity							      83
		   Constructions						      85
		   Strength Requirements					      87
		   Mini-Flute Corrugated Boxes					      88
		   High-Quality Printing					      91
		   Markets							      93
		Folding Paperboard Boxes					      96
		   Products							      99
		      Windowed Paperboard Boxes					     101
		      Printing & Design						     104
		   Markets							     105
		Set-Up Paperboard Boxes						     109

	V.	Markets								     114
		General								     114
		Food & Beverages						     117
		   Food & Beverage Industry Outlook				     118
		   Box Demand							     120
		      Beverages							     122
		      Meat, Poultry & Seafood					     125
		      Grain Mill Products					     129
		      Fresh Produce						     131
		      Canned Food						     135
		      Frozen Food						     136
		      Bakery Products						     139
		      Dairy Products						     141
		      Candy & Confections					     143
		      Other Food						     145
		   Box Types							     147
		Nonfood Nondurable Goods					     149
		   Paper & Publishing						     150
		      Paper & Publishing Outlook				     151
		      Box Demand						     153
		   Chemical & Pharmaceutical Products				     155
		      Chemical & Pharmaceutical Industry Outlook		     156
		      Box Demand						     159
			Pharmaceuticals						     161
			Cosmetics & Toiletries	                                     165
			Cleaning Chemicals	                                     167
			Other Chemical Products	                                     169
		   Other Nondurable Goods					     171
		      Rubber & Plastic Products					     173
		      Textiles & Apparel					     174
		      Tobacco							     176
		      All Other Nondurables					     177
		Durable Goods							     178
		   Machinery & Equipment					     180
		      Machinery & Equipment Outlook				     181
		      Box Demand						     182
		   Fabricated Metal Products					     184
		      Fabricated Metal Products Outlook				     185
		      Box Demand						     186
		   Other Durable Goods						     188
		      Stone, Clay & Glass Products				     190
		      Furniture, Lumber & Wood Products				     191
		      Toys & Sporting Goods					     192
		      Music, Entertainment & Software				     194
		      Silverware & Jewelry					     195
		      Motor Vehicle Parts					     196
		      Instruments & All Other Durables				     197
		Nonmanufacturing						     198
		   Foodservice & Carry-Out					     199
		   Retail Shipping						     201
		   Moving, Storage & Other					     203

	VI.	Industry Structure						     205
		General								     205
		Market Share							     209
		      International Paper					     211
		      Smurfit-Stone						     212
		      Georgia-Pacific						     213
		      Temple-Inland						     214
		      Graphic Packaging						     214
		      Packaging Corporation of America				     215
		      Rock-Tenn							     216
		   Corrugated & Solid Fiber Boxes				     216
		   Folding Paperboard Boxes					     218
		      Graphic Packaging						     220
		      Rock-Tenn							     221
		      MeadWestvaco						     221
		      Cascades							     222
		      International Paper					     223
		Acquisitions & Divestitures					     223
		Manufacturing							     227
		Marketing							     229
		Distribution Strategies						     230
		Cooperative Agreements						     232
		Competitive Strategies						     234
		Regional Dynamics						     237
		Company Profiles						     239
		   Altivity Packaging, see Graphic Packaging Holding
		   Anderson Packaging, see US Corrugated
		   Boise Incorporated						     240
		   Caraustar Industries Incorporated				     242
		   Cascades Incorporated					     244
		   Clearwater Paper Corporation					     248
		   CorrChoice, see Greif
		   Cortegra Group, see Menasha
		   Crockett Container, see Temple-Inland
		   Dopaco, see Cascades
		   Fold-Pak, see Rock-Tenn
		   Georgia-Pacific, see Koch Industries
		   Graphic Packaging Holding Company				     250
		   Green Bay Packaging Incorporated				     253
		   Greif Incorporated						     255
		   International Paper Company					     257
		   Interstate Resources Incorporated				     262
		   Koch Industries Incorporated					     264
		   Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging Incorporated		     267
		   MeadWestvaco Corporation					     269
		   Menasha Corporation						     273
		   Multi Packaging Solutions					     275
		   Newark Group Incorporated					     276
		   Niagara Sheets, see Cascades and Smurfit-Stone Container
		   Norampac, see Cascades
		   Packaging Corporation of America				     277
		   PaperWorks Industries Incorporated				     279
		   Potlatch Corporation						     281
		   Pratt Industries, see Visy
		   Premier Boxboard, see Temple-Inland
		   Rock-Tenn Company						     282
		   RTS Packaging, see Rock-Tenn and Sonoco Products 
		   Shorewood Packaging, see International Paper
		   Simkins Industries Incorporated				     287
		   Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation				     288
		   Sonoco Products Company					     291
		   Southern Container, see Rock-Tenn
		   Specialized Packaging Group, see PaperWorks Industries
		   Temple-Inland Incorporated					     294
		   US Corrugated Incorporated					     296
		   Visy Pty Limited						     298
		   Weyerhaeuser Company						     300
		Other Companies Mentioned in Study				     301


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- Executive Summary
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- Market Environment
	1	Macroeconomic Indicators					       8
	2	Population & Households						      11
	3	Personal Consumption Expenditures				      13
	4	Retail Sales							      16
	5	Manufacturers’ Shipments					      19
	6	Packaging Supply & Demand					      23
	7	Corrugated & Paperboard Box Market, 1999-2009			      31
	8	Corrugated & Paperboard Box Pricing				      35
	9	Foreign Trade in Corrugated & Paperboard Boxes			      44

		SECTION III -- Materials
	1	Paperboard Supply & Demand by Type				      48
	2	Unbleached Kraft Board Supply & Demand				      49
	3	Recycled Board Supply & Demand					      55
	4	Semichemical Board Supply & Demand				      57
	5	Bleached Kraft Board Supply & Demand				      59
	6	Paperboard Consumption in Boxes by Grade & Box Type		      60
	7	Paperboard Consumption in Corrugated & Solid Fiber Boxes by 
		   Material & Grade						      64
	8	Paperboard Consumption in Folding Paperboard Boxes		      67
	9	Paperboard Consumption in Set-Up Paperboard Boxes		      68
	10	Other Materials Consumption in Corrugated & 
		   Paperboard Boxes						      69

		SECTION IV -- Products
	1	Corrugated & Paperboard Box Supply & Demand			      78
	2	Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box Supply & Demand			      81
	3	Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box Production by Construction		      86
	4	Mini-Flute Corrugated Box Shipments				      91
	5	Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box Demand by Market			      95
	6	Folding Paperboard Box Supply & Demand				      98
	7	Windowed Paperboard Box Shipments by Market			     103
	8	Folding Paperboard Box Demand by Market				     108
	9	Set-Up Paperboard Box Supply & Demand				     112

		SECTION V -- Markets
	1	Corrugated & Paperboard Box Markets				     116
	2	Food & Beverage Shipments					     120
	3	Food & Beverage Box Market					     122
	4	Beverage Box Market						     125
	5	Meat, Poultry & Seafood Box Market				     128
	6	Grain Mill Product Box Market					     131
	7	Fresh Produce Box Market					     134
	8	Canned Food Box Market						     136
	9	Frozen Food Box Market						     139
	10	Bakery Product Box Market					     141
	11	Dairy Product Box Market					     143
	12	Candy & Confection Box Market					     145
	13	Other Food Box Market						     146
	14	Food & Beverage Box Demand by Type				     149
	15	Nonfood Nondurable Goods Box Market				     150
	16	Paper & Publishing Shipments					     152
	17	Paper & Publishing Box Market					     155
	18	Chemical & Pharmaceutical Shipments				     159
	19	Chemical & Pharmaceutical Box Demand by Market & Type		     161
	20	Pharmaceutical Box Market					     165
	21	Cosmetic & Toiletry Box Market					     167
	22	Cleaning Chemical Box Market					     169
	23	Other Chemical Products Box Market				     171
	24	Other Nondurable Goods Box Demand by Market & Type		     172
	25	Durable Goods Box Demand by Market & Type			     180
	26	Machinery & Equipment Shipments					     182
	27	Machinery & Equipment Box Market				     184
	28	Selected Fabricated Metal Product Shipments			     186
	29	Metal Product Box Market					     188
	30	Other Durable Goods Box Demand by Market & Type			     190
	31	Nonmanufacturing Box Demand by Market & Type			     199

		SECTION VI -- Industry Structure
	1	US Corrugated & Paperboard Box Sales by Company, 2009		     208
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     226
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     234


				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE

		SECTION II -- Market Environment
	1	Corrugated & Paperboard Box Market, 1999-2009			      32
	2	Paperboard Pricing, 1999-2009					      37

		SECTION III -- Materials
	1	Paperboard Consumption in Boxes by Grade, 2009			      61

		SECTION IV -- Products
	1	Corrugated & Paperboard Box Shipments by Type, 1999-2019	      79
	2	Corrugated Capacity, Year-End 2009				      85
	3	Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box Demand by Market, 2009		      95
	4	Folding Paperboard Box Demand by Market, 2009			     109
	5	Set-Up Paperboard Box Demand by Market, 2009			     113

		SECTION V -- Markets
	1	Corrugated & Paperboard Box Markets, 2009			     117

		SECTION VI -- Industry Structure
	1	US Corrugated & Paperboard Box Market Share, 2009		     210
	2	Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box Market Share, 2009			     218
	3	Folding Paperboard Box Market Share, 2009			     219