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Study #: 2619

Published: 03/2010

Pages: 273

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Protective Packaging to 2014 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

US demand for protective packaging is forecast to climb 6.2 percent annually through 2014, driven in part by the continued proliferation of Internet shopping. Value gains will be helped by greater interest in recycled or biodegradable materials. The fastest growth is expected for air pillows, foamed plastics and bubble packaging.

This study analyzes the $3.8 billion US protective packaging industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1999, 2004 and 2009, and forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by function, market and product (e.g., molded foam, foam-in-place polyurethane, polyolefin rolls, protective mailers, paperboard protectors, bubble packaging, insulated shipping containers, air pillows, paper fill, dunnage bags, loose fill, molded pulp).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 48 industry players, including Sealed Air, Pregis and Tegrant.

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				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE

		Introduction							      ix

	I.	Executive Summary						       1

	II.	Market Environment						       4
		General								       4
		Macroeconomic Outlook						       5
		Consumer Income & Spending Trends				       8
		Demographic Trends						      10
		Manufacturing Outlook						      13
		Electronic & Computer Trends					      16
		Appliance Trends						      18
		Retail Sales Outlook						      20
		Internet & Catalog Sales Outlook				      23
		Packaging Industry Outlook					      27
		Box Industry Outlook						      31
		Plastic Resin Outlook						      34
		Foamed Plastic Outlook						      36
		Environmental Considerations					      38
		Regulatory Considerations					      42
		Pricing Trends							      44
		International Activity						      47

	III.	Overview							      50
		General								      50
		Products							      51
		Materials							      53
		Functions							      56
		   Cushioning							      58
		   Blocking & Bracing						      59
		   Void-Fill							      61
		   Wrapping							      62
		   Insulation							      63
		Markets								      64
		   Manufacturing						      65
		   Non-Manufacturing						      67

	IV.	Foamed Plastic							      69
		General								      69
		Molded Foam							      71
		   Expanded Polystyrene						      73
		      Materials							      75
		      Applications						      77
		      Producers							      78
		   Polyolefins							      80
		      Materials							      81
		      Applications						      82
		      Producers							      83
		   Polyurethane							      85
		      Materials & Applications					      86
		      Producers							      87
		Foam-in-Place Polyurethane					      88
		   Materials & Applications					      89
		   Producers							      90
		Polyolefin Rolls						      92
		Other Foams							      95

	V.	Other Protective Packaging					      97
		General								      97
		Protective Mailers						     101
		   Materials & Applications					     103
		   Producers							     105
		Paperboard Protectors						     108
		   Materials & Applications					     109
		   Producers							     112
		Bubble Packaging						     114
		   Materials & Applications					     115
		   Producers							     116
		Insulated Shipping Containers					     119
		   Materials							     120
		   Applications							     123
		   Producers							     124
		Air Pillows							     127
		   Materials & Applications					     128
		   Producers							     130
		Paper Fill							     132
		   Materials & Applications					     133
		   Producers							     134
		Dunnage Bags							     136
		   Materials & Applications					     137
		   Producers							     138
		Loose-Fill							     139
		   Expanded Polystyrene Loose-Fill				     141
		   Biodegradable Plastic Loose-Fill				     144
		   Markets							     147
		Molded Pulp							     148
		   Materials & Applications					     150
		   Producers							     151

	VI.	Industry Structure						     152
		General								     152
		Market Share							     155
		   Sealed Air							     157
		   Pregis							     158
		   Tegrant							     159
		   Other Market Leaders						     159
		Acquisitions & Divestitures					     161
		Marketing & Distribution					     163
		Competitive Strategies						     167
		Cooperative Agreements						     169
		Company Profiles						     172
		   ACH Foam Technologies LLC					     173
		   American Excelsior Company					     175
		   Automated Packaging Systems Incorporated			     177
		   Barnhardt Manufacturing Company				     178
		   BASF SE							     180
		   Bayer AG							     182
		   Buckeye Corrugated Incorporated				     184
		   Caraustar Industries Incorporated				     185
		   Carpenter Company						     187
		   Cellect LLC							     188
		   Cellofoam North America Incorporated				     189
		   Cold Chain Technologies Incorporated				     190
		   Coldpack SAS							     192
		   Corbi Plastics, see Menasha 
		   CPI Packaging, see Sealed Air 
		   Createc Corporation						     193
		   Ecovative Design LLC						     195
		   Elwood Packaging Incorporated				     196
		   Foam Fabricators Incorporated				     197
		   FP International, see Free-Flow Packaging International 
		   Free-Flow Packaging International Incorporated		     199
		   Great Northern Corporation					     202
		   Huntsman Corporation						     204
		   Illinois Tool Works Incorporated				     205
		   Induspac Packaging Group, see Specialized Packaging Group 
		   INEOS NOVA, see NOVA Chemicals 
		   IntelliPack, see Pregis 
		   ITW Shippers, see Illinois Tool Works 
		   Ivex Packaging, see Specialized Packaging Group 
		   KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation			     208
		   Koch Container, see Buckeye Corrugated 
		   Landaal Packaging Systems Incorporated			     209
		   LEWISBINS+, see Menasha 
		   Lifoam Industries LLC					     210
		   Marko Foam Products Incorporated				     211
		   MeadWestvaco Corporation					     213
		   Menasha Corporation						     215
		   Multi-Wall Packaging Corporation				     217
		   NanoCool, see MeadWestvaco 
		   North Carolina Foam Industries, see Barnhardt Manufacturing 
		   NOVA Chemicals Corporation					     219
		   ORBIS, see Menasha 
		   Pak-Lite Incorporated					     221
		   Plastilite Corporation					     222
		   Polar Tech Industries Incorporated				     223
		   Polyair Inter Pack Incorporated				     225
		   Pregis Corporation						     228
		   ProPak Custom Solutions, see Lifoam Industries 
		   Protexic Brands, see Tegrant Corporation
		   Ranpak Corporation						     234
		   RAPAC, see Ring Companies
		   Ride Rite, see Illinois Tool Works 
		   Ring Companies						     236
		   Rock-Tenn Company						     237
		   Rogers Foam Corporation					     240
		   RTS Packaging, see Rock-Tenn & Sonoco Products 
		   Sealed Air Corporation					     242
		   Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation				     248
		   Sonoco Products Company					     249
		   Southern Container, see Rock-Tenn 
		   Specialized Packaging Group LP				     251
		   Stephenson & Lawyer, see UFP Technologies 
		   Storopack Hans Reichenecker GmbH				     254
		   Tegrant Corporation						     256
		   Tennessee Packaging, see Buckeye Corrugated 
		   THARCO							     260
		   ThermoSafe Brands, see Tegrant 
		   3M Company							     262
		   True Pack Limited						     263
		   UFP Technologies Incorporated				     265
		   WineLoc Packaging Products, see ACH Foam Technologies 
		Other Companies in Protective Packaging				     268


				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- Executive Summary
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- Market Environment
	1	Macroeconomic Indicators					       8
	2	Personal Consumption Expenditures				      10
	3	Population & Households						      13
	4	Manufacturers' Shipments					      16
	5	Electronic & Computer Product Shipments				      18
	6	Appliance Shipments						      20
	7	Retail Sales							      22
	8	Electronic & Mail Order Shopping: Sales by Type & Product	      26
	9	Packaging Supply & Demand					      31
	10	Corrugated & Paperboard Box Shipments by Type			      34
	11	Plastic Resin Supply & Demand					      36
	12	Protective Packaging Prices					      47

		SECTION III -- Overview
	1	Protective Packaging Demand by Product				      52
	2	Protective Packaging Demand by Material				      55
	3	Protective Packaging Demand by Function				      57
	4	Protective Packaging Demand by Market				      64

		SECTION IV -- Foamed Plastic
	1	Foamed Plastic Protective Packaging Demand			      70
	2	Molded Foam Protective Packaging Demand				      72
	3	Molded Expanded Polystyrene Protective Packaging Demand
		   by Market							      75
	4	Molded Polyolefin Protective Packaging Demand by Market		      81
	5	Molded Polyurethane Productive Packaging Demand
		   by Market							      86
	6	Foam-in-Place Polyurethane Protective Packaging Demand
		   by Market							      89
	7	Polyolefin Roll Protective Packaging Demand by Market		      95

		SECTION V -- Other Protective Packaging
	1	Other Protective Packaging Demand by Type			     100
	2	Protective Mailer Demand by Type & Market			     103
	3	Paperboard Protector Demand by Market				     109
	4	Bubble Packaging Demand by Market				     115
	5	Insulated Shipping Container Demand
		   by Application & Market					     120
	6	Air Pillow Demand by Market					     128
	7	Paper Fill Packaging Demand by Market				     133
	8	Dunnage Bag Demand by Material & Market				     137
	9	Loose-Fill Packaging Demand by Type				     141
	10	Expanded Polystyrene Loose-Fill Packaging Demand		     144
	11	Biodegradable Plastic Loose-Fill Packaging Demand		     147
	12	Loose-Fill Packaging Demand by Market				     148
	13	Molded Pulp Protective Packaging Demand by Market		     149

		SECTION VI -- Industry Structure
	1	US Protective Packaging Sales by Company, 2009			     154
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     163
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     171


		SECTION III -- Overview
	1	Protective Packaging Demand by Material, 2009			      56
	2	Protective Packaging Demand by Function, 2009			      58
	3	Protective Packaging Demand by Market, 2009			      65

		SECTION IV -- Foamed Plastic
	1	Foamed Plastic Protective Packaging Demand, 2009		      71

		SECTION V -- Other Protective Packaging
	1	Other Protective Packaging Demand by Type, 2009			     101

		SECTION VI -- Industry Structure
	1	US Protective Packaging Market Share, 2009			     157
	2	Protective Packaging Industry Flowchart				     166



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