Study #: 2254

Published: 10/2007

Pages: 194

Full Study Price: US$ 4,400

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Stretch & Shrink Film to 2011 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

US stretch and shrink film demand will grow 4.7 percent annually through 2011, driven in part by retail trends favoring shrink-wrapped multipacks and pallet wrap. Stretch and shrink film will grow at a similar pace, with stretch film remaining the larger segment. The dominant resin, LDPE, offers the best growth opportunities.

This study analyzes the $3.7 billion US stretch and shrink film industry. It presents historical demand data for 1996, 2001 and 2006, with forecasts for 2011 and 2016 by type (wrap, labels and sleeves, hoods, bags); market (storage and distribution, product packaging); application, and resin (e.g., LLDPE, LDPE, PVC, polypropylene).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure and competitive strategies, evaluates company market share and profiles 37 major players including Sigma Plastics, AEP Industries, Covalence Plastics, Atlantis Plastics, and Pliant.

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                           TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                    
  
  SECTION                                                            PAGE
  
        INTRODUCTION                                                   ix
  
  I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                               1
  
 II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                              4
        General                                                         4
        Macroeconomic Outlook                                           5
        Demographic Trends                                              8
        Consumer Income & Spending                                     11
        Food & Beverage Industry Overview                              13
          Food                                                         15
          Beverages                                                    16
        Retail Sales Outlook                                           17
        Manufacturing Outlook                                          20
        Packaging Industry Overview                                    23
        Plastic Film Industry Overview                                 26
        Technological Developments                                     29
        Pricing Trends                                                 31
        Regulatory & Environmental Considerations                      34
        Recycling                                                      35
        Foreign Trade                                                  37
        International Activity                                         38
  
 III.   TYPES                                                          40
        General                                                        40
        Stretch Film                                                   41
          Production & Application Methods                             43
          Resins                                                       45
          Products                                                     47
            Wrap                                                       48
            Labels & Sleeves                                           49
            Hoods                                                      51
          Applications                                                 52
          Markets                                                      54
            Storage & Distribution                                     55
            Product Packaging                                          57
          Producers                                                    60
        Shrink Film                                                    62
          Resins                                                       64
          Products                                                     66
            Wrap                                                       68
            Bags                                                       69
            Labels & Sleeves                                           70
            Hoods                                                      73
          Applications                                                 74
          Markets                                                      75
            Product Packaging                                          76
            Storage & Distribution                                     79
          Producers                                                    80
  
  IV.   MARKETS                                                        83
        General                                                        83
        Product Packaging                                              84
          Food                                                         86
            Meat, Poultry & Seafood                                    87
              Markets                                                  88
              Films                                                    90
              Producers                                                91
            Dairy                                                      92
            Produce                                                    93
            Other Foods                                                94
          Beverages                                                    95
          Paper & Textile Products                                     97
            Paper                                                      98
            Textiles                                                   99
          Consumer Products                                            99
            Types                                                     100
            Uses                                                      101
          Other Markets                                               102
            Agriculture                                               103
            Drugs, Health & Beauty Aids                               103
            Other                                                     104
        Storage & Distribution                                        105
          Pallet Wrap                                                 106
            Stretch Pallet Wrap                                       106
            Shrink Pallet Wrap                                        108
          Other                                                       109
    
   V.   RESINS                                                        110
        General                                                       110
        Low Density Polyethylene                                      112
          Linear Low Density Polyethylene                             114
          Conventional LDPE                                           114
          Producers                                                   115
        Polyvinyl Chloride                                            116
        Other Resins                                                  118
          Polypropylene                                               119
          Other                                                       120
  
  VI.   INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                            122
        General                                                       122
        Market Share                                                  124
          Sigma Plastics                                              125
          AEP Industries                                              126
          Covalence Plastics                                          126
          Atlantis Plastics                                           126
          Pliant                                                      127
          Others                                                      127
        Mergers & Acquisitions                                        128
        Marketing Strategies                                          130
        Channels of Distribution                                      132
        Research & Development                                        133
        Competitive Strategies                                        134
        Manufacturing & Development                                   136
        Cooperative Agreements                                        137
        Company Profiles                                              138
          AEP Industries Incorporated                                 139
          Alcan Incorporated                                          141
          Alcoa Incorporated                                          142
          Alpha Industries Corporation, see Sigma Plastics Group
          American Fuji Seal Incorporated, see Fuji Seal    
            International Incorporated
          Applied Extrusion Technologies Incorporated                 144
          Atlantis Plastics Incorporated                              146
          Bemis Company Incorporated                                  147
          Berry Plastics Group Incorporated                           150
          Bollore                                                     152
          Cello-Foil Holding Corporation, see Exopack Holding
          Covalence Specialty Materials Holding Corporation, see
            Berry Plastics Group Incorporated               
          Cryovac Incorporated, see Sealed Air Corporation
          Curwood Incorporated, see Bemis Company
          Diamant Art Corporation                                     154
          DuPont (EI) de Nemours                                      155
          Exopack Holding Corporation                                 157
          Exxon Mobil Corporation                                     158
          FlexSol Packaging Corporation, see Sigma Plastics Group               
          Formosa Plastics Group                                      160
          Fuji Seal International Incorporated                        162
          Hood Companies                                              163
          Illinois Tool Works Incorporated                            164
          Impaxx Incorporated                                         166
          Intertape Polymer Group Incorporated                        168
          ITW Mueller, see Illinois Tool Works 
          Kloeckner Pentaplast GmbH & Company KG                      170
          Liqui-Box Corporation, see DuPont (EI) de Nemours
          Mercury Plastics Incorporated, see Sigma Plastics Group
          MRI Flexible Packaging                                      172
          Multi-Color Corporation                                     173
          New Mercury Plastics LLC, see Sigma Plastics Group
          Okura Industrial Company Limited                            174
          Paragon Films Incorporated                                  175
          Performance Plastics Corporation, see Sigma Plastics
            Group
          Pinnacle Films Incorporated                                 176
          Pliant Corporation                                          177
          Poly-America LP                                             178
          Poly Plastic Products Incorporated, see Sigma Plastics 
          Presto Products Company, see Alcoa Incorporated
          Printpack Incorporated                                      180
          Seal-It Incorporated, see Printpack Incorporated  
          Sealed Air Corporation                                      182
          Seneca Salem Incorporated                                   183
          Sigma Plastics Group                                        184
          Signode Packaging Systems, see Illinois Tool Works     
          SKC Company Limited                                         186
          SleeveCo                                                    187
          Smyth Companies Incorporated                                188
          Sonoco Products Company                                     189
          Strapex GmbH, see Illinois Tool Works
          Syfan-Saad                                                  190
          Up North Plastics Incorporated, see Poly-America LP    
          VIBAC Group                                                 192
          Vifan USA Incorporated, see VIBAC Group
          Western Plastics Limited                                    193
  
    

                           LIST OF TABLES
                                   
   TABLE NUMBER                                                      PAGE
  
  
        SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY           
        Summary Table                                                   3
  
        SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT                    
   1    Macroeconomic Indicators                                        8
   2    Resident Population by Age Group                               10
   3    Personal Consumption Expenditures                              12
   4    Food & Beverage Shipments                                      14
   5    Retail Sales                                                   20
   6    Manufacturers  Shipments                                       22
   7    Packaging Shipments by Material                                26
   8    Plastic Film Demand by Resin                                   28
   9    Stretch & Shrink Film Pricing                                  34
    
        SECTION III -- TYPES                                
   1    Stretch & Shrink Film Demand by Type                           41
   2    Stretch Film Demand by Production & Application Method         42
   3    Stretch Film Demand by Resin                                   46
   4    Stretch Film Demand by Product                                 47
   5    Stretch Film Demand by Application                             54
   6    Stretch Film Demand by Market                                  55
   7    Stretch Film Demand in Storage & Distribution by Use           57
   8    Stretch Film Demand in Product Packaging by Use                59
   9    Shrink Film Demand by Resin                                    66
  10    Shrink Film Demand by Product                                  67
  11    Shrink Film Demand by Application                              75
  12    Shrink Film Demand by Market                                   76
  13    Shrink Film Demand in Product Packaging by Use                 79
  14    Shrink Film Demand in Storage & Distribution by Use            80
  
        SECTION IV -- MARKETS
   1    Stretch & Shrink Film Demand by Type & Market                  84
   2    Product Packaging Market for Stretch & Shrink Film85
   3    Food Markets for Stretch & Shrink Film by Type  & Use          86
   4    Meat, Poultry & Seafood Markets for Stretch & Shrink
          Film by Type                                                 88
   5    Dairy Markets for Stretch & Shrink Film by Type                93
   6    Produce Markets for Stretch & Shrink Film by Type              94
   7    Other Food Markets for Stretch & Shrink Film by Type           95
   8    Beverage Markets for Stretch & Shrink Film by Type             97
   9    Paper & Textile Markets for Stretch & Shrink Film   
          by Type & Use                                                98
  10    Consumer Markets for Stretch & Shrink Film by Type & Use      100
  11    Other Stretch & Shrink Film Demand by Type & Market           102
  12    Storage & Distribution Markets for Stretch & Shrink
          Film by Type                                                105
    
        SECTION V -- RESINS
   1    Stretch & Shrink Film Demand by Resin                         111
   2    Low Density Polyethylene Demand in Stretch & Shrink Film 
          by Type & Resin                                             113
   3    Polyvinyl Chloride Demand in Stretch & Shrink Film by Type    118
   4    Other Resins in Stretch & Shrink Film by Resin & Type         119
  
        SECTION VI  -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
   1    US Stretch & Shrink Film Sales by Company, 2006               123
   2    Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                          130
  
  
    
                           LIST OF CHARTS
                                   
   CHART NUMBER                                                      PAGE
  
        SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
   1    Plastic Film Demand by Resin, 2006                             29
  
        SECTION III -- TYPES
   1    Stretch Film Demand in Product Packaging by Use, 2006          60
   2    Shrink Film Demand by Product, 2006                            68
  
        SECTION IV -- MARKETS
   1    Product Packaging Market for Stretch & Shrink Films, 2006      85
   2    Food Markets for Stretch & Shrink Film by Use, 2006            87
  
        SECTION V -- RESINS
   1    Stretch & Shrink Film Demand by Resin, 2006                   112
  
        SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
   1    US Stretch & Shrink Film Market Share, 2006                   125
  
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