Study #: 2492

Published: 05/2009

Pages: 405

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Food Containers: Rigid & Flexible to 2013 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

US food container demand will reach $25 billion in 2013. Unit expansion will be aided by the growing popularity of single-serving packaging in a widening range of applications. Plastic containers, and bags and pouches will see the fastest growth, often supplanting paperboard, metal and glass containers.

This study analyzes the $22 billion US rigid and flexible food container industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1998, 2003 and 2008, and forecasts for 2013 and 2018 by type (e.g., bags and pouches, rigid containers by material) and market (e.g., fruits and vegetables, grain mill products, baked goods, meat products, sauces and condiments, snack foods, candy and confections).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 18 industry competitors, including Silgan, Graphic Packaging and Bemis.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
   

SECTION                                                                          PAGE

                 INTRODUCTION                                                      xi

          I.     EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                                  1

         II.     MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                                 4
                 General                                                            4
                 Macroeconomic Outlook                                              5
                 Demographic Trends                                                 9
                 Consumer Income & Spending Trends                                 12
                 Retail Sales Outlook                                              14
                 Food Industry Overview                                            17
                     Consumer Preferences                                          20
                     Distribution Trends                                           22
                 Packaging Industry Overview                                       24
                 Competitive Packaging Forms & Materials                           28
                 Pricing Trends                                                    29
                     Plastic                                                       32
                     Bags & Pouches                                                33
                     Paperboard                                                    35
                     Metal                                                         36
                     Glass                                                         37
                 Environmental & Regulatory Issues                                 37
                     Recycling                                                     39
                     Biodegradable Materials                                       43
                 International Activity & Foreign Trade                            45
                                                                                     
        III.     FOOD CONTAINER MARKETS                                            48
                 General                                                           48
                 Fruits & Vegetables                                               50
                     Fruit & Vegetable Outlook                                     51
                     Container Trends                                              52
                 Grain Mill Products                                               57
                     Grain Mill Product Outlook                                    58
                     Container Trends                                              60
                       Pet Food                                                    61
                       Other Grain Mill Products                                   66
                 Dairy Products                                                    69
                     Dairy Product Outlook                                         70
                     Container Trends                                              72
                 Baked Goods                                                       77
                     Baked Goods Outlook                                           77
                     Container Trends                                              79
                 Meat & Related Products                                           82
                     Meat & Related Product Outlook                                83
                     Container Trends                                              85
                       Meat, Poultry & Seafood                                     86
                       Egg Cartons                                                 92
                 Sauces & Condiments                                               94
                     Sauce & Condiment Outlook                                     95
                     Container Trends                                              96
                 Snack Foods                                                      100
                     Snack Food Outlook                                           101
                     Container Trends                                             103
                 Candy & Confections                                              106
                     Candy & Confection Outlook                                   107
                     Container Trends                                             108
                 Frozen Specialties                                               114
                     Frozen Specialties Outlook                                   114
                     Container Trends                                             116
                 Other Foods                                                      120
                     Other Foods Outlook                                          120
                     Container Trends                                             123
                       Soups & Canned Specialties                                 124
                       Coffee & Tea                                               127
                       Fats & Oils                                                132
                       Baby Food                                                  134
                       All Other Food                                             137

         IV.     CONTAINER OVERVIEW                                               141
                 General                                                          141
                 Container Demand                                                 143

          V.     BAGS & POUCHES                                                   147
                 General                                                          147
                 Plastic Bags & Pouches                                           151
                     Pouches                                                      152
                       Definition                                                 154
                       Applications                                               155
                       Producers                                                  159
                     Bags                                                         161
                       Applications                                               161
                       Producers                                                  163
                 Paper Bags & Pouches                                             165
                     Applications                                                 167
                     Producers                                                    169
                 Markets                                                          171

         VI.     PAPERBOARD FOOD CONTAINERS                                       180
                 General                                                          180
                 Paperboard Boxes & Cartons                                       182
                     Folding Cartons                                              184
                       Applications                                               185
                       Producers                                                  188
                     Other Boxes & Cartons                                        189
                       Gabletop Cartons                                           190
                       Set-Up Boxes                                               193
                       Aseptic Cartons                                            194
                 Other Paperboard Containers                                      197
                     Nonfolding Sanitary Containers                               199
                     Composite Cans                                               201
                     Molded Pulp Egg Cartons                                      204
                 Markets                                                          206

        VII.     METAL FOOD CONTAINERS                                            213
                 General                                                          213
                 Container Types & Materials                                      216
                     Steel & Bi-Metal Cans                                        218
                     Aluminum Cans                                                219
                     Aerosol Cans                                                 220                                          
                 Captive & Merchant Production                                    222
                 Markets                                                          225

       VIII.     PLASTIC FOOD CONTAINERS                                          232
                 General                                                          232
                 Plastic Bottles & Jars                                           235
                     Bottles                                                      236
                     Jars                                                         241
                     Resins                                                       245
                     Producers                                                    246
                 Plastic Tubs & Cups                                              248
                     Resins                                                       253
                     Producers                                                    255
                 Plastic Egg Cartons                                              256
                 Other Plastic Food Containers                                    258
                     Cans                                                         259
                     Squeeze Tubes & Other                                        261
                 Markets                                                          263
                 Resins                                                           272
                     Polyethylene Terephthalate                                   274
                     High Density Polyethylene                                    276
                     Polypropylene                                                277
                     Polystyrene                                                  278
                     Other                                                        279

         IX.     GLASS FOOD CONTAINERS                                            282
                 General                                                          282
                 Competitive Factors                                              285
                 Glass Jars                                                       287
                 Glass Bottles                                                    290

          X.     INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                               292
                 General                                                          292
                 Market Share                                                     297
                     Bags & Pouches                                               303
                     Paperboard Containers                                        305
                     Metal Containers                                             307                                          
                     Plastic Containers                                           308
                     Glass Containers                                             310
                 Acquisitions & Divestitures                                      311
                 Product Manufacturing & Development                              316
                 Marketing Strategies                                             319
                 Channels of Distribution                                         320
                 Competitive Strategies                                           321
                 Cooperative Agreements                                           323                 
                 COMPANY PROFILES                                                 325
                     Alcan Packaging, see Rio Tinto                                  
                     Amcor Limited                                                326
                     Ampac Packaging LLC                                          328
                     Anchor Glass Container Corporation                           331
                     BagcraftPapercon, see Packaging Dynamics                        
                     Ball Corporation                                             332
                     Bemis Company Incorporated                                   334
                     Berry Plastics Corporation                                   338
                     Captive Holding Incorporated, see Berry Plastics                
                     Caraustar Industries Incorporated                            341
                     Carter Holt Harvey Limited                                   343
                     Consolidated Container Company LLC                           345
                     Constar International Incorporated                           346
                     Crown Holdings Incorporated                                  348
                     Cryovac Incorporated, see Sealed Air                            
                     Curwood Incorporated, see Bemis                                 
                     Dolco Packaging, see Tekni-Plex                                 
                     Evergreen Packaging Group, see Carter Holt Harvey               
                     Exopack Holding Corporation                                  349
                     Floeter Flexible Packaging Group, see Ampac Packaging           
                     Fold-Pak LLC, see Rock-Tenn                                     
                     Graham Packaging Holdings Company                            352
                     Graphic Packaging Holding Company                            354
                     Hood Companies                                               358
                     Huhtamaki Oyj                                                360
                     Liquid Container LP                                          363
                     MeadWestvaco Corporation                                     364
                     Milprint Incorporated, see Bemis                                
                     Newspring Industrial Corporation, see Pactiv                    
                     Owens-Illinois Group Incorporated                            366
                     Packaging Dynamics Corporation                               367
                     Pactiv Corporation                                           368
                     Plastipak Holdings Incorporated                              371
                     Pliant Corporation                                           372
                     Pohlig Brothers Incorporated, see Rock-Tenn                     
                     Polytainers Limited                                          374
                     Prairie Packaging Incorporated, see Pactiv                      
                     Printpack Incorporated                                       375
                     Reynolds Packaging Group                                     377
                     Ring Container Technologies                                  380
                     Rio Tinto Group                                              382
                     Rock-Tenn Company                                            384
                     RTS Packaging LLC, see Rock-Tenn and Sonoco Products            
                     Saint-Gobain                                                 388
                     Sealed Air Corporation                                       389
                     Setco LLC, see Berry Plastics                                   
                     SIG Holding Limited                                          392
                     Silgan Holdings Incorporated                                 394
                     Solvay Paperboard LLC, see Rock-Tenn                            
                     Sonoco Products Company                                      396
                     Southern Container Corporation, see Rock-Tenn                   
                     Tekni-Plex Incorporated                                      399
                     Tetra Laval International SA                                 400
                     Tubed Products LLC, see Berry Plastics                          
                     Walsroder Packaging LLC, see Wihuri                             
                     Wihuri Oy                                                    402

                                    LIST OF TABLES
                                          
TABLE NUMBER                                                                     PAGE

                 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     Food Shipments                                                    19
           6     Packaging Shipments                                               27
           7     Food Container Prices                                             32

                 SECTION III -- FOOD CONTAINER MARKETS
           1     Food Container Demand by Market                                   49
           2     Fruit & Vegetable Shipments                                       52
           3     Fruit & Vegetable Container Demand by Material                    53
           4     Grain Mill Product Shipments                                      59
           5     Grain Mill Product Container Demand by Application                60
           6     Pet Food Container Demand by Material                             62
           7     Other Grain Mill Product Container Demand by Material             69
           8     Dairy Product Shipments                                           72
           9     Dairy Product Container Demand by Material                        73
          10     Baked Goods Shipments                                             78
          11     Baked Goods Container Demand by Material                          82
          12     Meat & Related Product Shipments                                  85
          13     Meat & Related Product Container Demand by Application            86
          14     Meat, Poultry & Seafood Container Demand by Material              87
          15     Egg Carton Demand by Material                                     94
          16     Sauce & Condiment Shipments                                       96
          17     Sauce & Condiment Container Demand by Material                   100
          18     Snack Food Shipments                                             102
          19     Snack Food Container Demand by Material                          106
          20     Candy & Confection Shipments                                     108
          21     Candy & Confection Container Demand by Material                  110
          22     Frozen Specialties Shipments                                     116
          23     Frozen Specialties Container Demand by Material                  119
          24     Other Food Shipments                                             122
          25     Other Food Container Demand by Market                            123                
          26     Soups & Canned Specialties Container Demand
                     by Material                                                  127
          27     Coffee & Tea Container Demand by Material                        129
          28     Fats & Oils Container Demand by Material                         134
          29     Baby Food Container Demand by Material                           137
          30     All Other Food Container Demand by Material                      140

                 SECTION IV -- CONTAINER OVERVIEW
           1     Food Container Demand by Type                                    145

                 SECTION V -- BAGS & POUCHES
           1     Bag & Pouch Demand in Food Applications
                     by Material & Type                                           150
           2     Plastic Bag & Pouch Demand in Food Applications by Type          152
           3     Paper Bag & Pouch Demand in Food Applications by Type            167
           4     Bag & Pouch Demand in Food Applications by Market                172

                 SECTION VI -- PAPERBOARD FOOD CONTAINERS
           1     Paperboard Food Container Demand by Type                         182
           2     Paperboard Box & Carton Demand in Food Applications
                     by Type                                                      183
           3     Folding Carton Demand in Food Applications                       185
           4     Other Box & Carton Demand in Food Applications by Type           190
           5     Gabletop Carton Demand in Food Applications                      192
           6     Set-Up Box Demand in Food Applications                           194
           7     Aseptic Carton Demand in Food Applications                       197
           8     Other Paperboard Food Container Demand by Type                   198
           9     Nonfolding Sanitary Food Container Demand                        201
          10     Composite Can Demand in Food Applications                        204
          11     Molded Pulp Egg Carton Demand                                    206
          12     Paperboard Food Container Demand by Market                       207

                 SECTION VII -- METAL FOOD CONTAINERS
           1     Metal Food Container Demand by Type                              216
           2     Metal Food Container Demand by Source of Production              225
           3     Metal Food Container Demand by Market                            226
                                          
                 SECTION VIII -- PLASTIC FOOD CONTAINERS
           1     Plastic Food Container Demand by Type                            234
           2     Plastic Food Bottle & Jar Demand                                 236
           3     Plastic Food Bottle Demand                                       240
           4     Plastic Food Jar Demand                                          244
           5     Plastic Tub & Cup Demand in Food Applications                    252
           6     Plastic Egg Carton Demand                                        258
           7     Other Plastic Food Container Demand by Type & Resin              259
           8     Plastic Container Demand by Market                               265
           9     Plastic Food Container Demand by Resin                           273

                 SECTION IX -- GLASS FOOD CONTAINERS
           1     Glass Food Container Demand by Type                              284
           2     Glass Food Jar Demand by Market                                  289
           3     Glass Food Bottle Demand by Market                               291

                 SECTION X -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1     US Food Container Sales by Company, 2008                         294
           2     Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                             314
           3     Selected Cooperative Agreements                                  324

                                    LIST OF CHARTS
                                          
CHART NUMBER                                                                     PAGE

                 SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
           1     Food Shipments, 2008                                              20

                 SECTION III -- FOOD CONTAINER MARKETS
           1     Food Container Demand by Market, 2008                             50

                 SECTION IV -- CONTAINER OVERVIEW
           1     Food Container Demand by Type, 2008:  Units Versus Value         146

                 SECTION V -- BAGS & POUCHES
           1     Bag & Pouch Demand by Market, 2008                               173

                 SECTION VI -- PAPERBOARD FOOD CONTAINERS
           1     Other Paperboard Food Container Demand by Type, 2008             198
           2     Paperboard Food Container Demand by Market, 2008                 208

                 SECTION VII -- METAL FOOD CONTAINERS
           1     Metal Food Container Demand by Market, 2008                      227

                 SECTION VIII -- PLASTIC FOOD CONTAINERS
           1     Plastic Food Container Demand by Type, 2008                      234
           2     Plastic Food Bottle Demand by Resin, 2008                        241
           3     Plastic Food Jar Demand by Resin, 2008                           245
           4     Plastic Tub & Cup Demand by Resin, 2008                          253
           5     Plastic Food Container Demand by Market, 2008                    266
           6     Plastic Food Container Demand by Resin, 2008                     274

                 SECTION IX -- GLASS FOOD CONTAINERS
           1     Glass Food Jar Demand by Market, 2008                            290

                 SECTION X -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1     US Food Container Market Share, 2008                             299
           2     Food Bag & Pouch Market Share, 2008                              305
           3     Paperboard Food Container Market Share, 2008                     307
           4     Metal Food Container Market Share, 2008                          308
           5     Plastic Food Container Market Share, 2008                        310
           6     Glass Food Container Market Share, 2008                          311
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