US demand for green packaging will rise 3.9 percent annually through 2014, outpacing growth in overall packaging demand. The fastest gains are anticipated for degradable packaging -- from a relatively small base -- and for plastic recycled content packaging.

This study analyzes the $34 billion US market for recycled content, reusable and degradable packaging. It presents historical demand data ( 1999, 2004, 2009) and forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by material (paper, metal, plastic, glass), product (e.g., drums, reusable plastic containers, intermediate bulk containers, film, ring carriers, containers, cups, plates and bowls, loose-fill) and market (e.g., food, beverages, consumer products, shipping, chemicals, foodservice).

The study also considers market environment factors, discusses source reduction and recycling activity, details industry structure and profiles 48 industry competitors, including Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble and Wal-Mart.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

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		INTRODUCTION							       x

	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 Outlook						      17
		Packaging Industry Overview					      19
		Environmental & Regulatory Considerations			      23
		   Recycling & Other Regulations				      25
		   Solid Waste Issues						      28
		      Landfill Space						      30
		      Recycling							      31
		      Incineration						      32
		      Composting						      33
		   Degradability Standards					      34
		International Activity						      37

	III.	GREEN PACKAGING OVERVIEW					      40
		Definition of Green Packaging					      40
		Source Reduction						      45
		Recycling							      49
		   Paper							      51
		   Metal							      53
		   Glass							      54
		   Plastic							      55
		Renewable Resources						      59
		Non-Biodegradable Bioplastics					      60
		Nontoxic Materials						      63
		Energy Efficiency						      65
		Packaging Cost							      67
		Standards & Certification Programs				      68

	IV.	RECYCLED CONTENT PACKAGING					      72
		General								      72
		Materials							      76
		   Paper							      76
		      Boxes							      78
			Corrugated Boxes					      79
			Folding Cartons					              81
			Set-Up Boxes						      83
		      Other Paper Packaging					      83
			Protective Packaging					      84
			Composite Cans						      85
			Molded Pulp						      86
			All Other						      87
		   Metal							      89
		      Aluminum							      90
		      Steel							      93
		   Plastic							      95
		      Bottles							      97
		      Other Plastic Packaging					      99
		   Glass							     102
		Markets								     104

	V.	REUSABLE PACKAGING						     108
		General								     108
		Drums								     111
		   Steel							     112
		   Plastic							     114
		   Fibre							     115
		Reusable Plastic Containers					     115
		Intermediate Bulk Containers					     120
		Other								     124
		Markets								     127

	VI.	DEGRADABLE PACKAGING						     132
		General								     132
		Film								     135
		Ring Carriers							     140
		Containers							     142
		Cups, Plates & Bowls						     146
		Loose-Fill							     149
		Other								     152
		Materials							     154
		   Photodegradable Plastic					     158
		   Polylactic Acid						     160
		   Starch-Based Plastics					     163
		   Other Plastics						     167
		   Other Materials						     170
		Markets								     173

	VII.	MARKETS								     177
		General								     177
		Food								     181
		   Food Industry Outlook					     181
		   Green Packaging Demand					     183
		      Recycled Content Packaging				     184
		      Reusable Packaging					     186
		      Degradable Packaging					     186
		Beverages							     188
		   Beverage Industry Outlook					     188
		   Green Packaging Demand					     190
		      Recycled Content Packaging				     191
		      Reusable & Degradable Packaging				     194
		Consumer Products						     195
		   Recycled Content Packaging					     197
		   Degradable & Reusable Packaging				     200
		Shipping							     202
		   Recycled Content Packaging					     203
		   Reusable Packaging						     205
		   Degradable Packaging						     206
		Chemicals							     206
		   Chemical Industry Outlook					     207
		   Green Packaging Demand					     210
		      Reusable Packaging					     211
		      Recycled Content Packaging				     212
		Foodservice							     213
		   Foodservice Industry Outlook					     213
		   Green Packaging Demand					     215
		      Recycled Content Packaging				     217
		      Degradable Packaging					     220
		Other								     221

	VIII.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     225
		General								     225
		Market Leaders							     226
		   Recycled Content Packaging					     229
		   Reusable Packaging						     232
		   Degradable Packaging						     233
		Acquisitions & Divestitures					     235
		Competitive Strategies						     239
		Manufacturing							     242
		Marketing							     244
		Distribution							     246
		Cooperative Agreements						     247
		Company Profiles						     253
		   Acme Packaging Systems, see Illinois Tool Works
		   Akro-Mils, see Myers Industries
		   Amcor Limited						     254
		   American Container Net, see MAUSER
		   American Fiber Drum, see MAUSER
		   Associated Packaging Technologies, see Sonoco Products
		   BagcraftPapercon, see Packaging Dynamics
		   Ball Corporation						     258
		   Bemis Company Incorporated					     261
		   Biosphere Industries, see Sealed Air
		   Buckhorn, see Myers Industries
		   Caraustar Industries Incorporated				     265
		   Cargill Incorporated						     267
		   Cereplast Incorporated					     269
		   Clear Lam Packaging Incorporated				     272
		   Coextruded Plastic Technologies Incorporated			     275
		   Consolidated Container Company LLC				     276
		   Crown Holdings Incorporated					     278
		   Cryovac, see Sealed Air
		   Curwood, see Bemis
		   D&W Fine Pack						     281
		   Dispoz-o Products, see D&W Fine Pack
		   DuPont (EI) de Nemours					     283
		   Ecovative Design LLC						     285
		   Evergreen Packaging Group, see Reynolds Group Holdings
		   Fabri-Kal Corporation					     286
		   Fold-Pak, see Rock-Tenn
		   Georgia-Pacific, see Koch Industries
		   Graham Packaging Company Incorporated			     288
		   Graphic Packaging Holding Company				     292
		   Greif Incorporated						     295
		   Huhtamaki Oyj						     302
		   Illinois Tool Works Incorporated				     304
		   Innovia Films Limited					     308
		   InnoWare Plastic, see Solo Cup
		   International Paper Company					     310
		   ITW Angleboard, see Illinois Tool Works
		   Klöckner Pentaplast Group					     315
		   Koch Industries Incorporated					     318
		   KW Plastics							     321
		   Liquid Container, see Graham Packaging
		   MAUSER AG							     323
		   MeadWestvaco Corporation					     327
		   Menasha Corporation						     331
		   Metabolix Incorporated					     334
		   Myers Industries Incorporated				     336
		   NatureWorks, see Cargill
		   Newspring Industrial, see Reynolds Group Holdings
		   ORBIS, see Menasha
		   Owens-Illinois Group Incorporated				     339
		   Packaging Dynamics Corporation				     340
		   Pactiv, see Reynolds Group Holdings
		   Placon Corporation						     342
		   Plastic Suppliers Incorporated				     344
		   Plastipak Holdings Incorporated				     345
		   Pratt Industries, see Visy
		   Pregis Corporation						     346
		   Printpack Incorporated					     351
		   PWP Industries, see Reynolds Group Holdings
		   Rexam plc							     352
		   Reynolds Group Holdings Limited				     354
		   Rock-Tenn Company						     362
		   RTS Packaging, see Rock-Tenn and Sonoco Products
		   Saint-Gobain							     366
		   SCHÜTZ GmbH & Company KGaA					     368
		   Seal-It, see Printpack
		   Sealed Air Corporation					     370
		   Shorewood Packaging, see International Paper
		   SIG Combibloc Group, see Reynolds Group Holdings
		   Signode Packaging Systems, see Illinois Tool Works
		   Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation				     375
		   Solo Cup Company						     378
		   Sonoco Products Company					     380
		   Storsack Holding, see Greif
		   Telles, see Metabolix
		   Temple-Inland Incorporated					     385
		   Tetra Laval International SA					     388
		   Thilmany Papers, see Packaging Dynamics
		   Visy Pty Limited						     390
		   Wilkinson Industries, see D&W Fine Pack
		Additional Companies in Green Packaging				     393


				      LIST OF TABLES

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		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Macroeconomic Indicators					       9
	2	Population & Households						      12
	3	Personal Consumption Expenditures				      14
	4	Retail Sales							      16
	5	Manufacturers’ Shipments					      19
	6	Packaging Demand by Material & Market				      23
	7	Municipal Solid Waste Management by Process			      29

		SECTION III -- GREEN PACKAGING OVERVIEW
	1	Green Packaging Demand by Type					      44
	2	Selected Packaging Recycling Rates, 1999-2009			      51

		SECTION IV -- RECYCLED CONTENT PACKAGING
	1	Recycled Content Packaging Demand by Material			      74
	2	Paper Recycled Content Packaging Demand by Type			      78
	3	Recycled Content Box Demand by Type				      79
	4	Other Recycled Content Paper Packaging Demand by Type		      84
	5	Metal Recycled Content Packaging Demand by Material		      90
	6	Plastic Recycled Content Packaging Demand by Type
		   & Material							      97
	7	Glass Bottle Recycled Content Packaging Demand			     104
	8	Recycled Content Packaging Demand by Market			     107

		SECTION V -- REUSABLE PACKAGING
	1	Reusable Packaging Demand by Type				     110
	2	Reusable Drum Demand by Type					     112
	3	Reusable Plastic Container Demand				     120
	4	Reusable Intermediate Bulk Container Demand by Type		     124
	5	Other Reusable Packaging Demand					     127
	6	Reusable Packaging Demand by Market				     130

		SECTION VI -- DEGRADABLE PACKAGING
	1	Degradable Packaging Demand by Type				     134
	2	Degradable Plastic Packaging Film Demand			     140
	3	Degradable Plastic Ring Carrier Demand				     142
	4	Degradable Container Demand					     146
	5	Degradable Cup, Plate & Bowl Demand				     149
	6	Degradable Loose-Fill Demand					     151
	7	Other Degradable Packaging Demand				     154
	8	Degradable Packaging Demand by Material				     157
	9	Photodegradable Plastic Packaging Demand			     160
	10	Polylactic Acid Packaging Demand				     163
	11	Starch-Based Degradable Plastic Packaging Demand		     166
	12	Other Degradable Plastic Packaging Material Demand		     170
	13	Other Degradable Packaging Material Demand			     173
	14	Degradable Packaging Demand by Market				     176

		SECTION VII -- MARKETS
	1	Green Packaging Demand by Market				     180
	2	Food Shipments							     183
	3	Food Market for Green Packaging					     184
	4	Beverage Shipments						     190
	5	Beverage Market for Green Packaging				     191
	6	Consumer Products Market for Green Packaging			     197
	7	Shipping Market for Green Packaging				     203
	8	Chemical Product Shipments					     210
	9	Chemical Market for Green Packaging				     211
	10	Foodservice Revenues by Establishment Type			     215
	11	Foodservice Market for Green Packaging				     217
	12	Other Markets for Green Packaging				     224

		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	Selected Green Packaging Companies				     227
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     238
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     250

				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE

		SECTION III -- GREEN PACKAGING OVERVIEW
	1	Green Packaging Demand by Type, 2009				      44

		SECTION IV -- RECYCLED CONTENT PACKAGING
	1	Recycled Content Packaging Demand by Material, 1999-2019	      75
	2	Recycled Content Packaging Share of Total Packaging Demand
		   by Material, 2009						      75
	3	Recycled Content Packaging Demand by Market, 2009		     107

		SECTION V -- REUSABLE PACKAGING
	1	Reusable Packaging Demand by Type, 2009				     110
	2	Reusable Packaging Demand by Market, 2009			     131

		SECTION VI -- DEGRADABLE PACKAGING
	1	Degradable Packaging Demand by Type, 2009			     135
	2	Degradable Packaging Demand by Material, 2009			     158
	3	Degradable Packaging Demand by Market, 2009			     176

		SECTION VII -- MARKETS
	1	Green Packaging Demand by Market, 2009				     180