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Plastic Film to 2016 - Industry Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

Demand for plastic film in the US is forecast to grow 1.8 percent annually to 15.9 billion pounds in 2016. LLDPE will remain the leading film. Among the low volume plastic resins used in film, degradable plastics will lead gains, followed by cellophane and ethylene vinyl alcohol. Packaging will remain the dominant market, but will be outpaced by nonpackaging applications.

This study analyzes the 14.5 billion pound US plastic film industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2001, 2006 and 2011, and forecasts for 2016 and 2021 by resin (e.g., LLDPE, HDPE, LDPE, polypropylene, PVC, PET) and market (food packaging, nonfood packaging, secondary packaging, nonpackaging).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 37 industry players such as Bemis, Sigma, and Berry Plastics.

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				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							     xii

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		Macroeconomic Environment					       4
		Demographic Trends						       8
		Consumer Income & Spending Trends				      12
		Retail Sales Outlook						      15
		Manufacturing Outlook						      18
		Building Construction Outlook					      21
		Plastic Resin Industry Outlook					      24
		Packaging Industry Overview					      28
		   Performance							      30
		   Aesthetics							      32
		Technological Developments					      33
		Regulatory & Environmental Considerations			      36
		Pricing Trends							      39
		Historical Market Trends					      41
		International Activity & Foreign Trade				      44

	III.	RESINS								      46
		General								      46
		Linear Low Density Polyethylene					      48
		   Food Packaging						      51
		   Nonfood Packaging						      55
		   Secondary Packaging						      58
		   Nonpackaging							      60
		High Density Polyethylene					      63
		   Food Packaging						      66
		   Nonfood Packaging						      68
		   Secondary Packaging						      69
		   Nonpackaging							      71
		Low Density Polyethylene					      72
		   Food Packaging						      75
		   Nonfood Packaging						      78
		   Secondary Packaging						      81
		   Nonpackaging							      83
		Polypropylene							      86
		   Food Packaging						      89
		   Nonfood Packaging						      93
		   Secondary Packaging						      95
		Polyvinyl Chloride						      96
		   Food Packaging						      99
		   Nonfood Packaging						     101
		   Secondary Packaging						     102
		Polyethylene Terephthalate					     104
		   Food Packaging						     107
		   Nonfood & Secondary Packaging				     110
		   Nonpackaging							     112
		Other Plastic Films						     114
		   Polystyrene							     115
		   Nylon							     117
		   Polyvinylidene Chloride					     120
		   Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol					     123
		   Degradable Plastics						     125
		   Cellulosics							     129
		   Cellophane							     131
		   All Other							     133

	IV.	MARKET OVERVIEW							     135

	V.	FOOD PACKAGING							     139
		General								     139
		Food Industry Outlook						     142
		   Consumer Preferences						     145
		   Distribution Trends						     147
		Snacks								     149
		   Snack Food Outlook						     149
		   Plastic Film Demand						     151

		Meat, Poultry, & Seafood					     155
		   Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Outlook				     156
		   Plastic Film Demand						     158
		Baked Goods							     162
		   Baked Goods Outlook						     162
		   Plastic Film Demand						     163
		Produce								     166
		   Produce Outlook						     167
		   Plastic Film Demand						     168
		Grain Mill Products						     172
		   Grain Mill Products Outlook					     172
		   Plastic Film Demand						     173
		Confections							     175
		   Confections Outlook						     176
		   Plastic Film Demand						     177
		Frozen Foods							     180
		   Frozen Foods Outlook						     180
		   Plastic Film Demand						     182
		Dairy Products							     185
		   Dairy Products Outlook					     186
		   Plastic Film Demand						     188
		Beverages							     191
		   Beverages Outlook						     192
		   Plastic Film Demand						     194
		Other Foods							     196

	VI.	NONFOOD PACKAGING						     199
		General								     199
		Drugs & Medical Products					     201
		   Medical Products Outlook					     202
		   Plastic Film Demand						     204
		Shipping Sacks							     208
		Rack & Counter							     210
		Textile & Paper Products					     213
		   Textile & Paper Products Outlook				     213
		   Plastic Film Demand						     216
		Other Nonfood Packaging						     219

	VII.	SECONDARY PACKAGING						     221
		General								     221
		Retail Bags							     222
		Stretch Wrap							     225
		Industrial Liners						     229
		Shrink Wrap							     232
		Garment Bags							     236
		Other Secondary Packaging					     237

	VIII.	NONPACKAGING							     239
		General								     239
		Trash Bags							     240
		Nonwoven Disposables						     244
		Household Foodwraps & Bags					     247
		Agricultural Film						     249
		Construction & Industrial Film					     252
		Other Nonpackaging Film						     253

	IX.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     256
		General								     256
		Market Share							     259
		Mergers & Acquisitions						     264
		Marketing Strategies						     269
		Channels of Distribution					     270
		Research & Development						     271
		Competitive Strategies						     273
		Cooperative Agreements						     274
		Company Profiles						     277
		   AEP Industries Incorporated					     278
		   Amcor Limited						     282
		   AmTopp, see Inteplast Group
		   Applied Extrusion Technologies, see Taghleef Industries
		   Bemis Company Incorporated					     284
		   Berry Plastics Corporation					     289
		   Carestream Health, see Onex
		   Cereplast Incorporated					     293
		   Clopay Plastic Products, see Griffon
		   Clorox Company						     294
		   Curwood, see Bemis
		   Dow Chemical Company						     296
		   DuPont (EI) de Nemours					     299
		   Eastman Chemical Company					     303
		   Eastman Kodak Company					     306
		   Evonik Industries AG						     308
		   Exxon Mobil Corporation					     309
		   FlexSol Packaging, see Sigma Plastics Group
		   FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation				     312
		   Glad Products, see Clorox
		   Griffon Corporation						     314
		   Hilex Poly Company LLC					     315
		   Honeywell International Incorporated				     317
		   Hood Companies						     319
		   Innovia Films Limited					     321
		   Integrated Bagging Systems, see Inteplast Group
		   Inteplast Group Limited					     323
		   Intertape Polymer Group Incorporated				     326
		   ISO Poly Films, see Sigma Plastics Group
		   Klöckner Pentaplast Group					     328
		   Kuraray Company Limited					     331
		   MACtac, see Bemis
		   McNeely Plastic Products, see Sigma Plastics Group
		   Mercury Plastics, see Sigma Plastics Group
		   Milprint, see Bemis
		   Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation			     333
		   MonoSol, see Kuraray
		   Noltex, see Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings
		   Omega Plastics, see Sigma Plastics Group
		   OMNOVA Solutions Incorporated				     335
		   Onex Corporation						     336
		   Pactiv, see Reynolds Group Holdings
		   Perfecseal, see Bemis
		   Performance Packaging, see Sigma Plastics Group
		   Pinnacle Films, see Inteplast Group
		   Pitt Plastics, see Inteplast Group
		   Poly Plastic Products of North Carolina, see Sigma Plastics Group
		   Pregis Corporation						     338
		   Presto Products, see Reynolds Group Holdings
		   Printpack Incorporated					     340
		   Republic Bag, see Sigma Plastics Group
		   Reynolds Group Holdings Limited				     342
		   SABIC Innovative Plastics, see Saudi Basic Industries
		   Santa Fe Packaging, see Sigma Plastics Group
		   Saudi Basic Industries Corporation				     345
		   Sealed Air Corporation					     348
		   Shield Pack, see Bemis
		   Sigma Plastics Group						     352
		   Solutia, see Eastman Chemical
		   Spartech Corporation						     357
		   Taghleef Industries LLC					     359
		   3M Company							     361
		   Toray Industries Incorporated				     365
		   Tredegar Corporation						     367
		   Webster Industries, see AEP Industries
		   Western Plastics Limited					     369
		   World-Pak, see Inteplast Group


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Macroeconomic Indicators					       7
	2	Population & Households						      11
	3	Personal Consumption Expenditures				      14
	4	Retail Sales							      18
	5	Manufacturers' Shipments					      21
	6	Building Construction Expenditures				      24
	7	Plastic Resin Supply & Demand					      27
	8	Packaging Shipments by Material					      30
	9	Plastic Film Pricing						      41
	10	Plastic Film Market, 2001-2011					      43

		SECTION III -- RESINS
	1	Plastic Film Demand by Resin					      47
	2	Linear Low Density Polyethylene Film  Demand by Market		      50
	3	Linear Low Density Polyethylene Food Packaging Film 
		   Demand by Application					      54
	4	Linear Low Density Polyethylene Nonfood Packaging Film  
		   Demand by Application					      57
	5	Linear Low Density Polyethylene Secondary Packaging Film  
		   Demand by Application					      60
	6	Linear Low Density Polyethylene Nonpackaging Film 
		   Demand by Application					      63
	7	High Density Polyethylene Film Demand by Market			      65
	8	High Density Polyethylene Food Packaging Film Demand 
		   by Application						      67
	9	High Density Polyethylene Nonfood Packaging Film Demand 
		   by Application						      69
	10	High Density Polyethylene Secondary Packaging Film 
		   Demand by Application					      71
	11	High Density Polyethylene Nonpackaging Film Demand 
		   by Application						      72
	12	Low Density Polyethylene Film Demand by Market			      74
	13	Low Density Polyethylene Food Packaging Film Demand 
		   by Application						      78
	14	Low Density Polyethylene Nonfood Packaging Film Demand 
		   by Application						      81
	15	Low Density Polyethylene Secondary Packaging Film 
		   Demand by Application					      83
	16	Low Density Polyethylene Nonpackaging Film Demand 
		   by Application						      85
	17	Polypropylene Film Demand by Type & Market			      88
	18	Polypropylene Food Packaging Film Demand by Application		      92
	19	Polypropylene Nonfood Packaging Film Demand 
		   by Application						      95
	20	Polypropylene Secondary Packaging Film Demand			      96
	21	Polyvinyl Chloride Film Demand by Market			      98
	22	Polyvinyl Chloride Food Packaging Film Demand 
		   by Application						     100
	23	Polyvinyl Chloride Nonfood Packaging Film Demand 
		   by Application						     102
	24	Polyvinyl Chloride Secondary Packaging Film Demand 
		   by Application						     104
	25	Polyethylene Terephthalate Film Demand by Market		     106
	26	Polyethylene Terephthalate Food Packaging Film Demand 
		   by Application						     110
	27	Polyethylene Terephthalate Nonfood & Secondary Packaging 
		   Film Demand by Application					     112
	28	Polyethylene Terephthalate Nonpackaging Film Demand 
		   by Application						     114
	29	Other Plastic Film Demand by Resin				     115
	30	Polystyrene Film Demand by Market				     117
	31	Nylon Film Resin Demand by Market				     120
	32	Polyvinylidene Chloride Film Demand by Market			     122
	33	Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Film Demand by Market			     125
	34	Degradable Plastic Resin Film Demand by Market			     129
	35	Cellulosics Film Demand by Market				     130
	36	Cellophane Film Demand by Market				     132
	37	All Other Plastic Film Demand by Market				     134

		SECTION IV -- MARKET OVERVIEW
	1	Plastic Film Demand by Market					     137

		SECTION V -- FOOD PACKAGING
	1	Food Packaging Film Demand by Application			     141
	2	Food & Beverage Product Shipments				     145
	3	Snack Food Shipments						     151
	4	Snack Food Film Demand by Resin					     155
	5	Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Consumption				     158
	6	Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Film Demand by Resin			     161
	7	Baked Goods Shipments						     163
	8	Baked Goods Film Demand by Resin				     166
	9	Fresh Produce Consumption					     168
	10	Produce Film Demand by Resin					     171
	11	Grain Mill Product Shipments					     173
	12	Grain Mill Product Film Demand by Resin				     175
	13	Confections Shipments						     177
	14	Confections Film Demand by Resin				     179
	15	Frozen Food Shipments						     182
	16	Frozen Food Film Demand by Resin				     185
	17	Dairy Products Shipments					     188
	18	Dairy Product Film Demand by Resin				     191
	19	Beverage Shipments						     194
	20	Beverage Film Demand by Resin					     196
	21	Other Foods Film Demand by Resin				     198

		SECTION VI -- NONFOOD PACKAGING
	1	Nonfood Packaging Film Demand by Application			     200
	2	Drug & Medical Product Shipments				     204
	3	Drugs & Medical Product Film Demand by Resin			     207
	4	Shipping Sack Film Demand by Resin				     210
	5	Rack & Counter Film Demand by Resin				     212
	6	Textile & Paper Products Shipments				     215
	7	Textile & Paper Film Demand by Resin				     218
	8	Other Nonfood Packaging Film Demand by Resin			     220

		SECTION VII -- SECONDARY PACKAGING
	1	Secondary Packaging Film Demand by Application			     222
	2	Retail Bag Film Demand by Resin					     225
	3	Stretch Wrap Film Demand by Resin				     229
	4	Industrial Liner Film Demand by Resin				     231
	5	Shrink Wrap Film Demand by Resin				     235
	6	Garment Bag Film Demand by Resin				     237
	7	Other Secondary Packaging Film Demand				     238

		SECTION VIII -- NONPACKAGING
	1	Nonpackaging Film Demand by Application				     240
	2	Trash Bag Film Demand by Resin					     244
	3	Nonwoven Disposable Film Demand by Resin			     247
	4	Household Foodwraps & Bags Film Demand by Resin			     249
	5	Agricultural Film Demand by Resin				     251
	6	Construction & Industrial Film Demand by Resin			     253
	7	Other Nonpackaging Film Demand by Market & Resin		     255

		SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	Plastic Film Sales by Company, 2011				     258
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     267
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     276

				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Plastic Resin Demand, 2011					      28
	2	Plastic Film Market, 2001-2011					      44

		SECTION III -- RESINS
	1	Plastic Film Demand by Resin, 2011				      48
	2	Linear Low Density Polyethylene Film Demand 
		   by Market, 2011						      51
	3	High Density Polyethylene Film Demand by Market, 2011		      66
	4	Low Density Polyethylene Film Demand by Market, 2011		      75
	5	Polypropylene Film Demand by Market, 2011			      89
	6	PVC Film Demand by Market, 2011					      99
	7	PET Film Demand by Market, 2011					     107

		SECTION IV -- MARKET OVERVIEW
	1	Plastic Film Demand by Market, 2011				     138

		SECTION V -- FOOD PACKAGING
	1	Food Packaging Film Demand by Application, 2011			     142

		SECTION VI -- NONFOOD PACKAGING
	1	Nonfood Packaging Film Demand by Application, 2011		     201


		SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	US Plastic Film Market Share, 2011				     260




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