Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging

US lawn, garden and agricultural packaging demand will reach $1.7 billion in 2013. Consumer preferences for convenient, user-friendly packaging will benefit reclosable pouches, dispensing closures and other value-added types. Agriculture will remain the largest market while the consumer market grows the fastest.

This study analyzes the US lawn, garden and agricultural packaging industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1998, 2003 and 2008, and forecasts for 2013 and 2018 by market (agricultural, consumer, professional), application (e.g., fertilizer, pesticides, seed, growing media, mulch) and product (e.g., bags and sacks, plastic containers, bulk packaging, pouches, labels).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 38 industry players, including Greif, Bemis and Exopack.

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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 10 Consumer Income & Spending Trends 13 Housing Outlook 15 Nonresidential Building Stock Trends 19 Packaging Industry Overview 21 Consumables Industry Overview 25 Pricing Trends 28 Environmental & Regulatory Issues 30 Recycling Issues 35 III. MARKETS 38 General 38 Agricultural Products 41 Agriculture Outlook 42 Packaging Demand 44 Bags & Sacks 45 Plastic Containers 46 Bulk Packaging 47 Other 48 Consumer Products 48 Consumer Gardening & Consumables Outlook 49 Packaging Demand 52 Bags & Sacks 54 Plastic Containers 55 Pouches 56 Other 57 Professional Products 57 Lawn Care Industry Outlook 57 Packaging Demand 60 Bags & Sacks 61 Plastic Containers 62 Bulk Packaging 62 Other 63 IV. APPLICATIONS 65 General 65 Fertilizer 68 Fertilizer Outlook 68 Packaging Demand 71 Bags & Sacks 72 Bulk Packaging 73 Plastic Containers 74 Pouches 74 Other 75 Pesticides 75 Pesticide Outlook 76 Packaging Demand 79 Plastic Containers 80 Bulk Packaging 80 Pouches 81 Bags, Sacks & Other 82 Seed 84 Seed Outlook 84 Packaging Demand 87 Bags & Sacks 88 Pouches 89 Bulk Packaging 89 Other 90 Growing Media 91 Growing Media Outlook 91 Packaging Demand 93 Mulch 95 Mulch Outlook 96 Packaging Demand 99 Other 101 V. PACKAGING PRODUCTS 103 General 103 Bags & Sacks 106 Plastic 108 Paper 112 Plastic Containers 114 Bulk Packaging 117 Drums 119 Intermediate Bulk Containers 122 Other 125 Pouches 128 Other 132 Labels 133 Paperboard Boxes 135 Caps & Closures 136 Metal Containers 138 All Other 140 VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 143 General 143 Market Share 146 Greif 148 Bemis 149 Exopack 150 Graphic Packaging 150 Hood Packaging 151 Acquisitions & Divestitures 151 Competitive Strategies 155 Cooperative Agreements 157 Manufacturing 159 Marketing & Distribution 162 Company Profiles 164 Airopak, see NOVAPAK American Fiber Drum, see MAUSER American Flange & Manufacturing, see Greif American Packaging Corporation 165 B.A.G. Corporation 166 Bemis Company Incorporated 168 Berry Plastics Corporation 170 BWAY Corporation 171 CCL Industries Incorporated 172 Chem-Tainer Industries Incorporated 174 Consolidated Container Company LLC 175 Curwood, see Bemis Exopack Holding Corporation 176 Georgia-Pacific, see Koch Industries Graham Packaging Holdings Company 178 Graphic Packaging Holding Company 179 Greif Incorporated 181 Hedwin Corporation 185 Hood Companies 187 Hoover Materials Handling Group Incorporated 188 Illinois Tool Works Incorporated 190 International Paper Company 191 Intertape Polymer Group Incorporated 193 Koch Industries Incorporated 194 Langston Companies Incorporated 196 Liquid Container LP 197 MAUSER AG 198 MeadWestvaco Corporation 201 Milprint, see Bemis NAMPAC, see BWAY Nordenia International AG 203 North State Flexibles LLC 204 NOVAPAK Corporation 205 O-I Plastics, see Rexam Plastipak Holdings Incorporated 206 Pretium Packaging LLC 207 Printpack Incorporated 208 Rexam plc 209 Rieke, see TriMas Ring Companies 211 SCHUETZ GmbH & Company KGaA 212 Silgan Holdings Incorporated 214 Snyder Industries Incorporated 215 Sonoco Products Company 216 SpaceKraft, see International Paper Tri-Sure Closures North America, see Greif Trilla Steel Drum, see Greif TriMas Corporation 218 Trinity Packaging Corporation 219 Valeron Strength Films, see Illinois Tool Works Weyerhaeuser Company 220 Zip-Pak, see Illinois Tool Works Other Companies Mentioned in Study 222 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 Housing Stock by Type 18 5 Nonresidential Building Stock 21 6 Packaging Supply & Demand 25 7 Consumables Supply & Demand 27 8 Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging Prices 30 SECTION III -- MARKETS 1 Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging Demand by Market 40 2 Agricultural Indicators 44 3 Agricultural Consumables Packaging Demand 45 4 Consumer Gardening Indicators 52 5 Consumer Lawn & Garden Consumables Packaging Demand 54 6 Lawn Care Industry Indicators 60 7 Professional Lawn & Garden Consumables Packaging Demand 61 SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS 1 Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging Demand by Application 67 2 Fertilizer Supply & Demand 71 3 Fertilizer Packaging Demand 72 4 Pesticide Supply & Demand 78 5 Pesticide Packaging Demand 79 6 Seed Supply & Demand 87 7 Seed Packaging Demand 88 8 Growing Media Supply & Demand 93 9 Growing Media Packaging Demand 95 10 Packaged Mulch Demand 99 11 Mulch Packaging Demand 101 12 Other Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Consumables Packaging Demand 102 SECTION V -- PACKAGING PRODUCTS 1 Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging Demand by Type 105 2 Bag & Sack Demand in Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging 108 3 Plastic Bag & Sack Demand in Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging 111 4 Paper Bag & Sack Demand in Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging 114 5 Plastic Container Demand in Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging 117 6 Bulk Packaging Demand in Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging 119 7 Drum Demand in Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging 122 8 IBC Demand in Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging 125 9 Other Bulk Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging Demand 128 10 Pouch Demand in Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging 132 11 Other Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging Demand 133 SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 1 US Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging Sales by Company, 2008 145 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 153 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 159 LIST OF CHARTS CHART NUMBER PAGE SECTION III -- MARKETS 1 Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging Demand by Market, 2008 41 SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS 1 Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging Demand by Application, 2008 68 SECTION V -- PACKAGING PRODUCTS 1 Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging Demand by Type, 2008 106 SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 1 US Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging Market Share, 2008 148

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1 INTRODUCTION

2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Table | LAWN, GARDEN & AGRICULTURAL PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

3 MARKET ENVIRONMENT

3.1 General

3.2 Macroeconomic Outlook

Table | MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS (billion 2000 dollars)

3.3 Demographic Trends

Table | POPULATION & HOUSEHOLDS (million people)

3.4 Consumer Income & Spending Trends

Table | PERSONAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES (billion dollars)

3.5 Housing Outlook

Table | HOUSING STOCK BY TYPE (million units)

3.6 Nonresidential Building Stock Trends

Table | NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING STOCK (billion 2000 dollars)

3.7 Packaging Industry Overview

Table | PACKAGING SUPPLY & DEMAND (billion dollars)

3.8 Consumables Industry Overview

Table | CONSUMABLES SUPPLY & DEMAND (million dollars)

3.9 Pricing Trends

Table | LAWN, GARDEN & AGRICULTURAL PACKAGING PRICES (dollars per unit)

3.10 Environmental & Regulatory Issues

3.11 Recycling Issues

4 MARKETS

4.1 General

Table | LAWN, GARDEN & AGRICULTURAL PACKAGING DEMAND BY MARKET (million dollars)

4.2 Agricultural Products

4.2.1 Agriculture Outlook

Table | AGRICULTURAL INDICATORS

4.2.2 Packaging Demand

Table | AGRICULTURAL CONSUMABLES PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

4.3 Consumer Products

4.3.1 Consumer Gardening & Consumables Outlook

Table | CONSUMER GARDENING INDICATORS (billion dollars)

4.3.2 Packaging Demand

Table | CONSUMER LAWN & GARDEN CONSUMABLES PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

4.4 Professional Products

4.4.1 Lawn Care Industry Outlook

Table | LAWN CARE INDUSTRY INDICATORS (billion dollars)

4.4.2 Packaging Demand

Table | PROFESSIONAL LAWN & GARDEN CONSUMABLES PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

5 APPLICATIONS

5.1 General

Table | LAWN, GARDEN & AGRICULTURAL PACKAGING DEMAND BY APPLICATION (million dollars)

5.2 Fertilizer

5.2.1 Fertilizer Outlook

Table | FERTILIZER SUPPLY & DEMAND (million dollars)

5.2.2 Packaging Demand

Table | FERTILIZER PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

5.3 Pesticides

5.3.1 Pesticide Outlook

Table | PESTICIDE SUPPLY & DEMAND (million dollars)

5.3.2 Packaging Demand

Table | PESTICIDE PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

5.4 Seed

5.4.1 Seed Outlook

Table | SEED SUPPLY & DEMAND (million dollars)

5.4.2 Packaging Demand

Table | SEED PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

5.5 Growing Media

5.5.1 Growing Media Outlook

Table | GROWING MEDIA SUPPLY & DEMAND (million dollars)

5.5.2 Packaging Demand

Table | GROWING MEDIA PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

5.6 Mulch

5.6.1 Mulch Outlook

Table | PACKAGED MULCH DEMAND

5.6.2 Packaging Demand

Table | MULCH PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

5.7 Other

Table | OTHER LAWN, GARDEN & AGRICULTURAL CONSUMABLES PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

6 PACKAGING PRODUCTS

6.1 General

Table | LAWN, GARDEN & AGRICULTURAL PACKAGING DEMAND BY TYPE (million dollars)

6.2 Bags & Sacks

Table | BAG & SACK DEMAND IN LAWN, GARDEN & AGRICULTURAL PACKAGING (million dollars)

6.2.1 Plastic