Study #: 2443

Published: 01/2009

Pages: 363

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Paper versus Plastic in Packaging to 2012 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

US demand for plastic packaging will continue to outpace paper in markets where they compete, albeit more slowly as applications mature. The fastest market share increases for plastic will occur in pet food and soy beverage packaging, followed by protective packaging, foodservice and dairy products, among others.

This study analyzes selected competitive markets in the US for paper and plastic packaging. It presents historical demand data (1997, 2002, 2007) and forecasts for 2012 and 2017 by type (e.g., rigid containers, flexible packaging), material, competitive product (e.g., meat, milk, fruit beverages, detergents, baked goods, egg cartons, candy) and competitive shipping and retail product (e.g., retail bags and sacks, drums, protective packaging).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, discusses market leaders, and profiles 41 industry players including Alcan Packaging, Bemis and Exopack.

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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 & Household Trends                                  10
               Consumer Income & Spending                                      13
               Retail Sales                                                    15
               Manufacturing Outlook                                           18
                   Nondurable Goods                                            19
                     Food Industry Outlook                                     21
                     Beverage Outlook                                          23
                     Chemicals & Other Nondurables                             26
                   Durable Goods                                               28
               Historical Market Trends                                        29
               Raw Material Pricing Trends                                     33
                   Paper & Paperboard                                          33
                   Plastic                                                     35
               Environmental & Regulatory Considerations                       37
               Recycling Trends                                                40
               
        III.   PACKAGING OVERVIEW                                              43
               Competitive Packaging Variables                                 43
                   Performance                                                 45
                   Pricing                                                     46
                   Aesthetics & Marketing Value                                47
               Packaging Types                                                 48
                   Rigid Containers                                            50
                     Folding & Other Cartons                                   53
                     Protective Packaging                                      54
                     Bottles                                                   55
                     Tubs & Cups                                               56
                     Drums                                                     57
                     Trays                                                     57
                     Other Rigid Containers                                    58

                   Flexible Packaging                                          59
                     Retail Bags & Sacks                                       62
                     Bags & Wraps                                              64
                     Protective Packaging                                      64
                     Shipping Sacks                                            65
                     Pouches                                                   66
               Packaging Materials                                             67
                   Competitive Growth                                          69
                   Paper Packaging                                             74
                   Plastic Packaging                                           79
                   
         IV.   COMPETITIVE PRODUCT PACKAGING                                   84
               General                                                         84
               Meat, Poultry & Seafood                                         86
                   Plastic                                                     89
                     Flexible Packaging                                        90
                     Trays                                                     92
                     Rigid Containers                                          94
                   Paper                                                       94
               Milk                                                            96
                   Plastic                                                     99
                   Paperboard                                                 103
               Dairy Products                                                 105
                   Plastic                                                    108
                     Rigid Containers                                         109
                     Flexible Packaging                                       111
                     Pouches                                                  112
                   Paper                                                      113
               Fruit Beverages                                                116
                   Plastic                                                    119
                     Bottles                                                  121
                     Pouches & Cans                                           122
                   Paper                                                      124
               Detergents                                                     126
                   Plastic                                                    128
                   Paperboard                                                 131

               Baked Goods                                                    132
                   Plastic                                                    135
                     Flexible Packaging                                       135
                     Rigid Containers                                         137
                   Paper                                                      138
               Egg Cartons                                                    139
                   Plastic                                                    140
                   Molded Pulp                                                142
               Candy & Confections                                            144
                   Paper                                                      146
                   Plastic                                                    149
                     Flexible Packaging                                       149
                     Rigid Containers                                         151
               Pet Food                                                       152
                   Paper                                                      154
                   Plastic                                                    156
               Frozen Food                                                    158
                   Paper                                                      160
                     Rigid Containers                                         161
                     Trays                                                    162
                     Flexible Packaging                                       164
                   Plastic                                                    164
                     Flexible Packaging                                       165
                     Trays                                                    166
                     Pouches                                                  168
               Dry Food                                                       169
                   Paper                                                      171
                   Plastic                                                    173
                     Flexible Packaging                                       173
                     Rigid Containers                                         176
               Foodservice                                                    177
                   Paper                                                      179
                     Rigid Containers                                         180
                     Flexible Packaging                                       182
                   Plastic                                                    184
               Soy & Other Nondairy Beverages                                 187

          V.   COMPETITIVE SHIPPING & RETAIL PRODUCTS                         190
               General                                                        190
               Retail Bags & Sacks                                            192
                   Plastic                                                    194
                   Paper                                                      198
               Drums                                                          201
                   Plastic                                                    203
                   Fibre                                                      206
               Protective Packaging                                           210
                   Paper                                                      212
                   Plastic                                                    215
               Shipping Sacks                                                 218
                   Paper                                                      221
                   Plastic                                                    225
                     
         VI.   INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                             230
               General                                                        230
               Market Leaders                                                 230
                   Plastic                                                    234
                     Flexible Packaging                                       235
                     Rigid Packaging                                          238
                   Paper                                                      240
                   Shipping & Retail Products                                 242
               Acquisitions & Divestitures                                    243
               Manufacturing & Product Development                            252
               Marketing & Distribution                                       256
               Competitive Strategies                                         258
               Cooperative Agreements                                         261
               Company Profiles                                               264
                   Advance Polybag Incorporated                               266
                   Alcan Incorporated, see Rio Tinto Group                       
                   Alcan Packaging, see Rio Tinto Group                          
                   Alcoa Incorporated                                         267
                   Altivity Packaging, see Graphic Packaging Holding
                   Amcor Limited                                              268
                   BagcraftPapercon, see Packaging Dynamics Corporation

                   Bemis Company Incorporated                                 272
                   Berry Plastics Corporation                                 276
                   Blue Ridge Paper Products, see Carter Holt Harvey
                   Bryce Corporation                                          279
                   Captive Plastics, see Berry Plastics Corporation
                   Caraustar Industries Incorporated                          280
                   Carter Holt Harvey Limited                                 282
                   Clear Pack Company, see Sonoco Products Company               
                   Consolidated Container Company LLC                         285
                   Constar International Incorporated                         287
                   Curwood Incorporated, see Bemis Company Incorporated          
                   Dart Container Corporation                                 289
                   Dolco Packaging, see Tekni-Plex Incorporated                  
                   DuPont (EI) de Nemours                                     291
                   Duro Bag Manufacturing Company                             293
                   EIJ-Altivity, see Graphic Packaging Holding Corporation
                   Evergreen Packaging Group, see Carter Holt Harvey
                   Exopack Holding Corporation                                295
                   Fold-Pak LLC, see Rock-Tenn Company                           
                   Georgia-Pacific LLC, see Koch Industries Incorporated         
                   GRAFCO PET Packaging Technologies, see Berry Plastics
                   Graham Packaging Holdings Company                          298
                   Graphic Packaging Holding Corporation                      300
                   Greif Incorporated                                         305
                   GSD Packaging LLC, see Rock-Tenn Company                      
                   Hilex Poly Company LLC                                     307
                   Hood Companies                                             309
                   Huhtamaki Oyj                                              311
                   International Paper Company                                313
                   Johnson Bryce Incorporated, see Bryce Corporation             
                   Kerr Group Incorporated, see Berry Plastics Corporation       
                   Koch Industries Incorporated                               316
                   Matrix Packaging, see Sonoco Products Company
                   MAUSER AG                                                  318
                   MeadWestvaco Corporation                                   320
                   Milprint Incorporated, see Bemis Company Incorporated         

                   Newspring Industrial Corporation, see Pactiv Corporation      
                   Packaging Dynamics Corporation                             323
                   Pactiv Corporation                                         324
                   Plastipak Holdings Incorporated                            327
                   Pliant Corporation                                         329
                   Prairie Packaging Incorporated, see Pactiv Corporation        
                   Printpack Incorporated                                     331
                   PurePlast Incorporated, see Tekni-Plex Incorporated           
                   Reynolds Packaging Group                                   332
                   Rio Tinto Group                                            336
                   Rock-Tenn Company                                          338
                   RTS Packaging, see Rock-Tenn and Sonoco Products 
                   Sealed Air Corporation                                     342
                   SIG Holding Limited                                        347
                   Silgan Holdings Incorporated                               349
                   Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation                        350
                   Solo Cup Company                                           352
                   Sonoco Products Company                                    354
                   Southern Container Corporation, see Rock-Tenn 
                   St. Regis Bates, see Amcor Limited                            
                   Tekni-Plex Incorporated                                    358
                   Tetra Laval International SA                               360
                   Thilmany Papers, see Packaging Dynamics Corporation           
                   Weyerhaeuser Company                                       362
               

                                LIST OF TABLES
                                        
TABLE NUMBER                                                                 PAGE


               SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
               Summary Table                                                    3

               SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
           1   Macroeconomic Indicators                                        10
           2   Population & Households                                         13
           3   Personal Consumption Expenditures                               15
           4   Retail Sales                                                    17
           5   Manufacturers' Shipments                                        19
           6   Nondurable Goods Shipments                                      21
           7   Food Shipments                                                  23
           8   Beverage Shipments                                              26
           9   Durable Goods Shipments                                         29
          10   Paper & Plastic Packaging Market, 1997-2007                     32
          11   Paperboard Pricing                                              34
          12   Plastic Resin Pricing                                           37

               SECTION III -- PACKAGING OVERVIEW
           1   Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging Demand by Type            50
           2   Rigid Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging Demand 
                   by Type & Material                                          52
           3   Flexible Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging Demand 
                   by Type & Material                                          61
           4   Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging Demand by Material        68
           5   Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging Demand by Market, 
                   2007                                                        73
           6   Competitive Paper Packaging Demand by Market                    78
           7   Competitive Plastic Packaging Demand by Market                  82

               SECTION IV -- COMPETITIVE PRODUCT PACKAGING
           1   Competitive Plastic Packaging Demand                            86
           2   Meat, Poultry & Seafood Market for Competitive Paper 
                   & Plastic Packaging                                         89
           3   Milk Market for Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging           99
           4   Plastic Milk Packaging Demand                                  103
           5   Paperboard Milk Carton Demand                                  105
           6   Dairy Product Market for Competitive Paper & Plastic 
                   Packaging                                                  108

           7   Fruit Beverage Market for Competitive Paper & Plastic 
                   Packaging                                                  119
           8   Plastic Fruit Beverage Packaging Demand                        120
           9   Paperboard Fruit Beverage Container Demand                     126
          10   Detergent Market for Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging     128
          11   Plastic Detergent Packaging Demand                             130
          12   Paperboard Detergent Container Demand                          132
          13   Baked Goods Market for Competitive Paper & Plastic 
                   Packaging                                                  134
          14   Competitive Paper & Plastic Egg Carton Demand                  140
          15   Plastic Egg Carton Demand                                      142
          16   Molded Pulp Egg Carton Demand                                  144
          17   Candy & Confection Market for Competitive Paper & Plastic
                   Packaging                                                  146
          18   Pet Food Market for Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging      154
          19   Frozen Food Market for Competitive Paper & Plastic 
                   Packaging                                                  160
          20   Dry Food Market for Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging      171
          21   Foodservice Market for Competitive Paper & Plastic 
                   Packaging                                                  179
          22   Soy & Other Nondairy Beverage Market for Competitive Paper 
                   & Plastic Packaging                                        189

               SECTION V -- COMPETITIVE SHIPPING & RETAIL
                      PRODUCTS
           1   Competitive Shipping & Retail Products                         192
           2   Competitive Retail Bag & Sack Demand                           194
           3   Plastic Retail Bag & Sack Demand                               198
           4   Paper Retail Bag & Sack Demand                                 201
           5   Competitive Shipping Drum Demand                               203
           6   Plastic Shipping Drum Demand                                   205
           7   Fibre Shipping Drum Demand                                     208
           8   Protective Packaging Market for Competitive Paper & 
                   Plastic Packaging                                          212
           9   Competitive Shipping Sack Demand                               221

          10   Paper Shipping Sack Demand                                     223
          11   Plastic Shipping Sack Demand                                   228

               SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1   Selected Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging Companies       232
           2   Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                           248
           3   Selected Cooperative Agreements                                263
               
                                 LIST OF CHARTS
                                        
CHART NUMBER                                                                 PAGE


               SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
           1   Paper & Plastic Packaging Market Trends, 1997-2007              32

               SECTION III -- PACKAGING OVERVIEW
           1   Rigid Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging Demand 
                   by Type, 2007                                               53
           2   Flexible Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging Demand 
                   by Type, 2007                                               62
           3   Competitive Paper & Plastic Packaging Demand by Material, 
                   1997-2007                                                   69
           4   Competitive Paper Packaging Demand by Market, 2007              79
           5   Competitive Plastic Packaging Demand by Market, 2007            83

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