TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
INTRODUCTION ix
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Outlook 5
Consumer Income & Spending Trends 9
Demographic Trends 11
Manufacturing Outlook 14
Electronic & Computer Trends 18
Appliance Trends 20
Retail Sales Outlook 21
Internet & Catalog Sales Outlook 24
Packaging Industry Outlook 28
Box Industry Outlook 31
Plastic Resin Outlook 34
Foamed Plastic Outlook 36
Regulatory Considerations 37
Recycling Trends 38
Pricing Trends 41
International Activity 44
III. OVERVIEW 46
General 46
Products 47
Materials 48
Functions 51
Cushioning 53
Blocking & Bracing 54
Void-Fill 56
Wrapping 57
Insulation 58
Markets 59
IV. FOAMED PLASTIC 63
General 63
Molded Foam 65
Expanded Polystyrene 66
Materials 68
Applications 69
Producers 70
Polyolefins 72
Materials 73
Applications 74
Producers 74
Polyurethane 77
Materials & Applications 78
Producers 79
Foamed-in-Place Polyurethane 80
Materials & Applications 81
Producers 82
Polyolefin Rolls 83
V. OTHER PROTECTIVE PACKAGING 87
General 87
Protective Mailers 90
Materials & Applications 92
Producers 93
Paperboard Protectors 96
Materials & Applications 97
Producers 99
Bubble Packaging 101
Materials & Applications 102
Producers 103
Insulated Shipping Containers 105
Materials 106
Applications 108
Producers 109
Air Pillows 112
Materials & Applications 113
Producers 114
Paper Fill 116
Materials & Applications 117
Producers 118
Dunnage Bags 120
Materials & Applications 121
Producers 122
Loose-Fill 123
Expanded Polystyrene Loose-Fill 124
Degradable Plastic Loose-Fill 127
Users 129
Molded Pulp 130
Materials & Applications 131
Producers 132
VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 134
General 134
Market Share 138
Sealed Air 139
Pregis 140
Tegrant 141
Other Leaders 141
Acquisitions & Divestitures 143
Marketing & Distribution 149
Competitive Strategies 153
Cooperative Agreements 154
Company Profiles 157
Alcoa Incorporated 159
Alga Plastics Company, see Sealed Air Corporation
American Excelsior Company 160
Barnhardt Manufacturing Company 161
BASF AG 162
Bayer AG 164
Besin International BV, see Pregis Corporation
Biosphere Industries LLC, see Sealed Air Corporation
Buckeye Corrugated Incorporated 166
Caraustar Industries Incorporated 167
Carpenter Company 169
Cellect LLC 170
Cellofoam North America Incorporated 171
Cold Chain Technologies Incorporated 172
Corbi Plastics LLC, see Menasha Corporation
Createc Corporation 174
Dow Chemical Company 175
Elwood Packaging Incorporated 177
Foam Fabricators Incorporated 178
FP International Incorporated, see Free-Flow Packaging International Incorporated
Free-Flow Packaging International Incorporated 179
Great Northern Corporation 182
Huntsman Corporation 184
Illinois Tool Works Incorporated 185
INEOS NOVA LLC, see NOVA Chemicals Corporation
Ivex Packaging LLC 187
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation 189
Koch Container, see Buckeye Corrugated Incorporated
Lewisbins+, see Menasha Corporation
Life-Like Products LLC, see Lifoam Industries LLC
Lifoam Industries LLC 190
Marko Foam Products Incorporated 191
MeadWestvaco Corporation 193
Menasha Corporation 194
Multi-Wall Packaging Corporation 196
NOVA Chemicals Corporation 198
NanoCool LLC, see MeadWestvaco Corporation
Nelipak Holdings BV, see Sealed Air Corporation
ORBIS Corporation, see Menasha Corporation
Pak-Lite Incorporated 200
Plastilite Corporation 201
Polar Tech Industries Incorporated 202
Polyair Inter Pack Incorporated 204
Pregis Corporation 206
ProPak Industrial Foam Products, see Lifoam Industries
Protexic Brands, see Tegrant Corporation
Rank Group Limited 211
Ranpak Corporation 213
RAPAC Incorporated 214
Rock-Tenn Company 216
Rogers Foam Corporation 218
RTS Packaging LLC, see Rock-Tenn Company and Sonoco Products Company
SCA Packaging North America, see Tegrant Corporation
Sealed Air Corporation 219
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation 226
Sonoco Products Company 227
Southern Container Corporation, see Rock-Tenn
Stephenson & Lawyer Incorporated, see UFP Technologies
Storopack Hans Reichenecker GmbH 229
SurePak Incorporated, see RAPAC Incorporated
Svenska Cellulosa AB 231
Tech Pak Solutions Incorporated, see Lifoam Industries
Tegrant Corporation 232
Tennessee Packaging, see Buckeye Corrugated
THARCO 235
ThermoSafe Brands, see Tegrant Corporation
3M Company 237
True Pack Limited 238
UFP Technologies Incorporated 239
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NUMBER PAGE
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Macroeconomic Indicators 9
2 Personal Consumption Expenditures 11
3 Population & Households 14
4 Manufacturers' Shipments 17
5 Electronic & Computer Product Shipments 19
6 Appliance Shipments 21
7 Retail Sales 23
8 Electronic & Mail Order Shopping Sales by Type
& Product, 2002 & 2007 27
9 Packaging Supply & Demand 31
10 Corrugated & Paperboard Box Shipments by Type 33
11 Plastic Resin Supply & Demand 35
12 Pricing for Protective Packaging 44
SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
1 Protective Packaging Demand by Product 48
2 Protective Packaging Demand by Material 50
3 Protective Packaging Demand by Function 52
4 Protective Packaging Demand by Market 62
SECTION IV -- FOAMED PLASTIC
1 Foamed Plastic Protective Packaging Demand 64
2 Molded Foam Protective Packaging Demand 66
3 Molded Expanded Polystyrene Protective Packaging Demand 68
4 Molded Polyolefin Protective Packaging Demand 73
5 Molded Polyurethane Protective Packaging Demand 78
6 Foamed-in-Place Polyurethane Protective Packaging Demand 81
7 Polyolefin Roll Protective Packaging Demand 86
SECTION V -- OTHER PROTECTIVE PACKAGING
1 Other Protective Packaging Demand by Type 89
2 Protective Mailer Demand 91
3 Paperboard Protector Demand 97
4 Bubble Packaging Demand 102
5 Insulated Shipping Container Demand 106
6 Air Pillow Demand 113
7 Paper Fill Packaging Demand 117
8 Dunnage Bag Demand 121
9 Loose-Fill Packaging Demand by Type 124
10 Expanded Polystyrene Loose-Fill Packaging Demand 127
11 Degradable Plastic Loose-Fill Packaging Demand 129
12 Loose-Fill Packaging Demand by Use 130
13 Molded Pulp Protective Packaging Demand 131
SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Protective Packaging Sales by Company, 2007 136
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 146
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 156
LIST OF CHARTS
CHART NUMBER PAGE
SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
1 Protective Packaging Demand by Material, 2007 51
2 Protective Packaging Demand by Function, 2007 53
3 Protective Packaging Demand by Market, 2007 62
SECTION IV -- FOAMED PLASTIC
1 Foamed Plastic Protective Packaging Demand, 2007 64
SECTION V -- OTHER PROTECTIVE PACKAGING
1 Other Protective Packaging Demand by Type, 2007 90
SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Protective Packaging Market Share, 2007 139
2 Protective Packaging Industry Flowchart 152