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Published: 06/2008

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Plastic Film to 2012 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

US demand for plastic film will reach 16 billion pounds in 2012. Gains will reflect film’s cost, performance and source reduction advantages over rigid packaging, as well as opportunities in products such as pouches and modified atmosphere packaging. LDPE will remain the top film, while the lower volume degradable plastic segment leads gains.

This study analyzes the $25.4 billion US plastic film industry. It presents historical demand data (1997, 2002, 2007) and forecasts for 2012 and 2017 by type (e.g., LDPE, HDPE, polypropylene, PVC, polyester, degradable plastics, polystyrene), application (food packaging, nonfood packaging, secondary packaging, nonpackaging), and market.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 45 industry players, including Bemis, DuPont, and Alcan Packaging.

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


SECTION                                                                        PAGE

                   INTRODUCTION                                                 xii

              I.   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                              1

             II.   MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                             4
                   General                                                        4
                   Macroeconomic Outlook                                          5
                   Consumer Income & Spending Trends                              9
                   Demographic & Household Trends                                11
                     Age Distribution Patterns                                   14
                     Household Formation                                         15
                   Retail Sales Outlook                                          16
                   Manufacturers' Outlook                                        19
                   Building Construction Outlook                                 22
                   Packaging Industry Trends                                     25
                     Performance                                                 28
                     Aesthetics                                                  30
                   Technological Developments                                    31
                   Thermoplastic Resin Industry Outlook                          35
                   Pricing Trends                                                38
                   Environmental & Regulatory Considerations                     39
                   Recycling                                                     42
                   Foreign Trade                                                 43
                   International Activity                                        44
                   
            III.   TYPES & APPLICATIONS                                          45
                   General                                                       45
                   Low Density Polyethylene                                      47
                     Food Packaging                                              49
                     Nonfood Packaging                                           54
                     Secondary Packaging                                         58
                     Nonpackaging                                                63
                   High Density Polyethylene                                     66
                     Food Packaging                                              68
                     Nonfood Packaging                                           69
                     Secondary Packaging                                         70
                     Nonpackaging                                                72                                      
                   Polypropylene                                                 73
                     Food Packaging                                              78
                     Nonfood Packaging                                           81
                     Secondary Packaging                                         83
                   Polyvinyl Chloride                                            84
                     Food Packaging                                              87
                     Nonfood Packaging                                           89
                     Secondary Packaging                                         91
                   Polyester                                                     92
                     Food Packaging                                              95
                     Nonfood Packaging                                           98
                     Nonpackaging                                               100
                   Degradable Plastics                                          102
                   Polystyrene                                                  106
                   Nylon                                                        108
                   Polyvinylidene Chloride                                      111
                   Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol                                       114
                   Cellophane                                                   116
                   Cellulosics                                                  119
                   Other Plastic Films                                          121

             IV.   MARKET OVERVIEW                                              125

              V.   FOOD PACKAGING                                               129
                   General                                                      129
                   Food Industry Outlook                                        132
                     Consumer Preferences                                       134
                     Distribution Trends                                        136
                   Snack Food                                                   138
                       Snack Food Outlook                                       138
                     Plastic Film Demand                                        141
                   Meat, Poultry & Seafood                                      145
                     Meat, Poultry & Seafood Outlook                            146
                     Plastic Film Demand                                        148
                   Baked Goods                                                  151
                     Baked Goods Outlook                                        152
                     Plastic Film Demand                                        153
                   Fresh Produce                                                156
                     Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Outlook                            157
                     Plastic Film Demand                                        159
                   Grain Mill Products                                          162
                     Grain Mill Products Outlook                                163
                     Plastic Film Demand                                        164
                   Confections                                                  166
                     Confections Outlook                                        167
                     Plastic Film Demand                                        169
                   Frozen Foods                                                 171
                     Frozen Foods Outlook                                       172
                     Plastic Film Demand                                        174
                   Dairy Products                                               177
                     Dairy Products Outlook                                     178
                     Plastic Film Demand                                        180
                   Other Foods                                                  183
                                                                                   
             VI.   NONFOOD PACKAGING                                            186
                   General                                                      186
                   Rack & Counter                                               188
                   Drugs, Health & Beauty Aids                                  190
                     Cosmetic & Toiletry Outlook                                191
                     Plastic Film Demand                                        194
                   Textile, Apparel & Paper Products                            196
                     Textile, Apparel & Paper Products Outlook                  197
                     Plastic Film Demand                                        199
                   Tobacco                                                      202
                   Other Nonfood Packaging                                      204
                   
            VII.   SECONDARY PACKAGING                                          207
                   General                                                      207
                   Stretch Wrap                                                 209
                     Resins                                                     210
                     Producers & Products                                       211
                   Retail Bags                                                  214
                   Shrink Wrap                                                  218
                   Industrial Liners                                            221
                   Shipping Sacks                                               224
                   Garment Bags                                                 227
                   Other Secondary Packaging                                    229
                                        
           VIII.   NONPACKAGING                                                 230
                   General                                                      230
                   Trash Bags                                                   232
                   Photographic Film                                            235
                   Construction & Industrial Film                               238
                   Agricultural Film                                            240
                   Magnetic Tape                                                242
                   Other Nonpackaging Film                                      244
                   
             IX.   INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                           249
                   General                                                      249
                   Market Share                                                 250
                     Bemis                                                      253
                     DuPont                                                     254
                     Alcan                                                      254
                     Cryovac                                                    255
                     Printpack                                                  255
                     Berry Plastics                                             256
                     Pliant                                                     256
                     Others                                                     257
                   Mergers & Acquisitions                                       258
                   Marketing Strategies                                         262
                   Channels of Distribution                                     263
                   Research & Development                                       265
                   Competitive Strategies                                       268
                   Cooperative Agreements                                       269
                   Company Profiles                                             272
                     Aargus Industries, see Sigma Plastics Group 
                     AEP Industries Incorporated                                273
                     Alcoa Incorporated                                         276
                     Amcor Limited                                              277
                     AmTopp, see Formosa Plastics Group                            
                     Applied Extrusion Technologies Incorporated                279
                     Atlantis Plastics Incorporated                             281
                     Bemis Company Incorporated                                 282
                     Berry Plastics Group Incorporated                          286
                     Carestream Health Incorporated                             290
                     Cereplast Incorporated                                     291
                     Clopay Plastic Products Company, see Griffon Corporation
                     Clorox Company                                             293
                     Covalence Specialty Materials, see Berry Plastics Group
                     Curwood Incorporated, see Bemis Company Incorporated          
                     Diamant Art Corporation                                    295
                     Diversapack LLC, see Printpack Incorporated
                     Dow Chemical Company                                       296
                     DuPont (EI) de Nemours                                     299
                     Eastman Kodak Company                                      303
                     Engineered Coated Products, see Intertape Polymer Group
                     EVAL Company of America, see Kuraray Company 
                     Evonik Industries AG                                       305
                     Exxon Mobil Corporation                                    306
                     Formosa Plastics Group                                     308
                     Fujifilm Holdings Corporation                              311
                     General Electric Company                                   313
                     Glad Products Company, see Clorox Company
                     Griffon Corporation                                        314
                     Hilex Poly Company LLC                                     315
                     Honeywell International Incorporated                       317
                     Hood Companies                                             319
                     Innovia Films Limited                                      321
                     Integrated Bagging Systems, see Formosa Plastics Group        
                     Intertape Polymer Group Incorporated                       323
                     Kloeckner Pentaplast Group                                 325
                     Kuraray Company Limited                                    328
                     MACtac, see Bemis Company Incorporated             
                     Milprint Incorporated, see Bemis Company Incorporated
                     Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation                   329
                     Noltex LLC, see Mitsubishi Chemical
                     Omega Plastics, see Sigma Plastics Group
                     OMNOVA Solutions Incorporated                              331
                     Pactiv Corporation                                         333
                     Perfecseal, see Bemis Company Incorporated         
                     Pinnacle Films Incorporated                                334
                     Pliant Corporation                                         335
                     Pregis Corporation                                         339
                     Presto Products Company, see Reynolds Packaging Group         
                     Printpack Incorporated                                     340
                     Republic Bag Incorporated, see Sigma Plastics Group
                     Reynolds Packaging Group                                   342
                     Rio Tinto Group                                            345
                     Rollpak Corporation, see Berry Plastics Group
                     SABIC Innovative Plastics, see Saudi Basic Industries
                       Corporation
                     Saudi Basic Industries Corporation                         348
                     Seal-It Incorporated, see Prinpack Incorporated
                     Sealed Air Corporation                                     350
                     Sigma Plastics Group                                       354
                     Solutia Incorporated                                       358
                     Spartech Corporation                                       362
                     3M Company                                                 364
                     Toray Industries Incorporated                              368
                     Tredegar Corporation                                       370
                     Western Plastics Limited                                   372
                     World-Pak, see Formosa Plastics Group   
                      
                                 LIST OF TABLES
                                        
TABLE NUMBER                                                                   PAGE

                   SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
                   Summary Table                                                  3

                   SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
               1   Macroeconomic Indicators                                       9
               2   Consumer Expenditures                                         11
               3   Resident Population & Households                              14
               4   Retail Sales                                                  19
               5   Manufacturers' Shipments                                      22
               6   Building Construction Expenditures                            24
               7   Packaging Shipments by Material                               28
               8   Thermoplastic Resin Demand                                    37
               9   Plastic Film Pricing Trends                                   39

                   SECTION III -- TYPES & APPLICATIONS
               1   Plastic Film Demand by Resin                                  46
               2   Low  Density Polyethylene Film Demand by Type & Market        49
               3   Low  Density Polyethylene Food Packaging Film Demand      
                     by Application                                              53
               4   Low  Density Polyethylene Nonfood Packaging Film Demand 
                     by Application                                              57
               5   Low  Density Polyethylene Secondary Packaging Film Demand 
                     by Application                                              62
               6   Low  Density Polyethylene Nonpackaging Film Demand 
                     by Application                                              65
               7   High Density Polyethylene Film Demand by Market               67
               8   High Density Polyethylene Food Packaging Film Demand 
                     by Application                                              69
               9   High Density Polyethylene Nonfood Packaging Film Demand 
                     by Application                                              70
              10   High Density Polyethylene Secondary Packaging Film Demand 
                     by Application                                              72
              11   High Density Polyethylene Nonpackaging Film Demand by
                     Application                                                 73
              12   Polypropylene Film Demand by Type & Market                    77
              13   Polypropylene Food Packaging Film Demand by Application       81
              14   Polypropylene Nonfood Packaging Film Demand by Application    82
              15   Polypropylene Secondary Packaging Film Demand by 
                     Application                                                 84
              16   Polyvinyl Chloride Film Demand by Market                      87
              17   Polyvinyl Chloride Food Packaging Film Demand by 
                     Application                                                 89
              18   Polyvinyl Chloride Nonfood Packaging Film Demand by
                     Application                                                 91
              19   Polyvinyl Chloride Secondary Packaging Film Demand            92
              20   Polyester  Film Demand by Market                              94
              21   Polyester Food Packaging Film Demand by
                     Application                                                 98
              22   Polyester Nonfood Packaging Film Demand 
                     by Application                                             100
              23   Polyester Nonpackaging Film Demand by
                      Application                                               102
              24   Degradable Plastic Film Demand by Market                     106
              25   Polystyrene Film Demand by Market                            108
              26   Nylon Film Demand by Market                                  111
              27   Polyvinylidene Chloride Film Demand by Market                113
              28   Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Film Demand by Market                 116
              29   Cellophane Film Demand by Market                             119
              30   Cellulosics Film Demand by Market                            120
              31   Other Plastic Film Demand by Market                          124

                   SECTION IV -- MARKET OVERVIEW
               1   Plastic Film Demand by Market                                127

                   SECTION V -- FOOD PACKAGING
               1   Food Packaging Film Demand by Application                    131
               2   Food Product Shipments                                       134
               3   Snack Food Shipments                                         141
               4   Snack Food Film Demand by Resin                              145
               5   Meat, Poultry & Seafood Consumption                          148
               6   Meat, Poultry & Seafood Film Demand by Resin                 151
               7   Baked Goods Shipments                                        153
               8   Baked Goods Film Demand by Resin                             156
               9   Fresh Produce Consumption                                    159
              10   Fresh Produce Film Demand by Resin                           162
              11   Grain Mill Product Shipments                                 164
              12   Grain Mill Product Film Demand by Resin                      166
              13   Confections Shipments                                        169
              14   Confections Film Demand by Resin                             171
              15   Frozen Food Shipments                                        174
              16   Frozen Food Film Demand by Resin                             177
              17   Dairy Product Indicators                                     180
              18   Dairy Product Film Demand by Resin                           183
              19   Other Food Film Demand by Resin                              185

                   SECTION VI -- NONFOOD PACKAGING
               1   Nonfood Packaging Film Demand by Application                 187
               2   Rack & Counter Film Demand by Resin                          190
               3   Cosmetic & Toiletry Supply & Demand                          194
               4   Drug, Health & Beauty Aid Film Demand by Resin               196
               5   Textile, Apparel & Paper Product Shipments                   199
               6   Textile, Apparel & Paper Product Film Demand by Resin        202
               7   Tobacco Film Demand by Resin                                 204
               8   Other Nonfood Packaging Film Demand by Resin                 206

                   SECTION VII -- SECONDARY PACKAGING
               1   Secondary Packaging Film Demand by Application               208
               2   Stretch Wrap Film  Demand by Resin                           210
               3   Retail Bag Film Demand by Resin                              217
               4   Shrink Wrap Film Demand by Resin                             221
               5   Industrial Liner Film Demand by Resin                        224
               6   Shipping Sack Film Demand by Resin                           227
               7   Garment Bag Film Demand                                      228
               8   Other Secondary Packaging Film Demand                        229

                   SECTION VIII -- NONPACKAGING
               1   Nonpackaging Film Demand by Application                      231
               2   Trash Bag Film Demand by Resin                               235
               3   Photographic Film Demand by Resin                            238
               4   Construction & Industrial Film Demand                        239
               5   Agricultural Film Demand                                     242
               6   Magnetic Tape Film Demand                                    243
               7   Other Nonpackaging Film Demand by Resin                      248

                   SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
               1   US Plastic Film Sales by Company, 2007                       251
               2   Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                         261
               3   Selected Cooperative Agreements                              271

                                 LIST OF CHARTS
                                        
CHART NUMBER                                                                   PAGE

                   SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT 
               1   Thermoplastic Resin Demand, 2007                              37

                   SECTION III -- TYPES & APPLICATIONS
               1   Plastic Film Demand by Resin, 2007                            47
               2   LDPE Food Packaging Film Demand by Application, 2007          54
               3   LDPE Nonfood Packaging Film Demand by Application, 2007       57
               4   LDPE Secondary Packaging Film Demand by Application, 2007     63
               5   LDPE Nonpackaging Film Demand by Application, 2007            66

                   SECTION IV -- MARKET OVERVIEW
               1   Plastic Film Demand by Market, 2007                          128

                   SECTION V -- FOOD PACKAGING
               1   Food Packaging Film Demand by Application, 2007              132

                   SECTION VI  -- NONFOOD PACKAGING
               1   Nonfood Packaging Film Demand by Application, 2007           187
                                                                                   
                   SECTION VII  -- SECONDARY PACKAGING
               1   Secondary Packaging Film Demand by Application, 2007         209
                                                                                   
                   SECTION VIII -- NONPACKAGING
               1   Nonpackaging Film Demand by Application, 2007                231
                   
                   SECTION IX  -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
               1    US Plastic Film Market Share, 2007                          253
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