Microwave Packaging

US microwave packaging demand will climb seven percent annually through 2013, driven in part by demand for more convenient meals coupled with the prevalence of microwave ovens. Frozen foods will remain the top use while fresh prepared foods will lead gains. Foodservice containers and tubs, cups and bowls will be the fastest growing types.

This study analyzes the $1.7 billion US microwave packaging industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1998, 2003 and 2008, and forecasts for 2013 and 2018 by application (e.g., frozen foods, fresh prepared foods, shelf-stable meals, snack foods) and product (e.g., folding cartons, trays, bags and pouches, sleeves, foodservice containers).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 38 industry players, including Alcan Packaging, Associated Packaging Technologies and Rock-Tenn.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE INTRODUCTION viii I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4 General 4 Macroeconomic Outlook 5 Demographic Trends 9 Consumer Spending Outlook 12 Retail Sales Outlook 14 Food Industry Outlook 17 Microwave Oven Trends 19 Packaging Industry Outlook 20 Technology Overview 24 Pricing Trends 27 Environmental & Regulatory Considerations 30 International Activity 32 III. APPLICATIONS 35 General 35 Frozen Foods 38 Frozen Food Outlook 38 Packaging Demand 41 Dinners 44 Entrees & Side Dishes 47 Hand-Held Entrees 50 Breakfast Foods 53 Pizza 55 Vegetables 57 Other 61 Fresh Prepared Foods 63 Fresh Prepared Foods Outlook 64 Packaging Demand 65 Meat Products 67 Other 71 Shelf-Stable Meals 75 Canned & Dry Food Outlook 75 Packaging Demand 77 Soups 78 Entrees & Dinners 81 Pasta & Rice 84 Other 87 Snack Foods 90 Snack Food Outlook 91 Packaging Demand 93 Other Foods 95 IV. PRODUCTS 99 General 99 Folding Cartons 103 Trays 106 Plastic 109 Paperboard 111 Bags & Pouches 114 Tubs, Cups & Bowls 118 Sleeves 122 Foodservice Containers 126 Other 128 Materials 131 Plastic 132 Paper & Other 134 Formats 136 V. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 138 General 138 Market Share 142 Acquisitions & Divestitures 148 Competitive Strategies 151 Marketing & Distribution 155 Company Profiles 157 Alcan Packaging, see Rio Tinto Group Amcor Limited 158 American Packaging Corporation 159 Ampac Packaging LLC 160 Anchor Packaging Incorporated 162 Associated Packaging Technologies 164 Ball Corporation 166 Bemis Company Incorporated 167 Berry Plastics Corporation 169 Biosphere Industries LLC, see Sealed Air Corporation CLP Industries Limited 170 Coextruded Plastic Technologies Incorporated 171 Commercial Bag Company 172 Cryovac Incorporated, see Sealed Air Corporation Curwood Incorporated, see Bemis Company Incorporated DuPont (EI) de Nemours 173 Excelsior Packaging Group Incorporated 175 Exopack Holding Corporation 176 Flair Flexible Packaging Corporation 177 Floeter Flexible Packaging Group, see Ampac Packaging Fold-Pak LLC, see Rock-Tenn Company Genpak LLC, see Pattison (Jim) Group Graphic Packaging Holding Company 178 Healthy FX International Corporation 180 Hindalco Industries Limited 182 Huhtamaki Oyj 184 Milprint Incorporated, see Bemis Company Incorporated Mullinix Packages Incorporated 185 Newspring Industrial Corporation, see Pactiv Corporation Novelis Incorporated, see Hindalco Industries Limited Oliver Products Company 187 Packaging Concepts Incorporated 188 Pactiv Corporation 189 Pattison (Jim) Group 191 Pliant Corporation 192 Printpack Incorporated 193 Rexam plc 194 Reynolds Packaging Group 195 Rio Tinto Group 197 Robbie Manufacturing Incorporated 199 Rock-Tenn Company 200 RTS Packaging LLC, see Rock-Tenn Company and Sonoco Products Company Sabert Corporation 203 Scholle Corporation 204 Sealed Air Corporation 205 Silgan Holdings Incorporated 207 SOLUT! 208 Sonoco Products Company 210 Vacumet Corporation, see Scholle Corporation Wausau Paper Corporation 211 Other Companies in Microwave Packaging 212 LIST OF TABLES TABLE NUMBER PAGE SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Summary Table 3 SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT 1 Macroeconomic Indicators 9 2 Population & Households 12 3 Personal Consumption Expenditures 14 4 Retail Sales 16 5 Food Shipments 19 6 Microwave Ovens in Use 20 7 Packaging Supply & Demand 24 8 Selected Microwave Packaging Prices 30 SECTION III -- APPLICATIONS 1 Microwave Packaging Demand by Application 37 2 Frozen Food Shipments 41 3 Frozen Food Market for Microwave Packaging 43 4 Frozen Dinners: Microwave Packaging Demand 47 5 Frozen Entrees & Side Dishes: Microwave Packaging Demand 50 6 Frozen Hand-Held Entrees: Microwave Packaging Demand 52 7 Frozen Breakfast Foods: Microwave Packaging Demand 55 8 Frozen Pizza: Microwave Packaging Demand 57 9 Frozen Vegetables: Microwave Packaging Demand 60 10 Other Frozen Foods: Microwave Packaging Demand 63 11 Fresh Prepared Food Shipments 65 12 Fresh Prepared Food Market for Microwave Packaging 67 13 Fresh Prepared Meat Products: Microwave Packaging Demand 71 14 Other Fresh Prepared Foods: Microwave Packaging Demand 74 15 Canned & Dry Food Shipments 77 16 Shelf-Stable Meal Market for Microwave Packaging 78 17 Shelf-Stable Soups: Microwave Packaging Demand 81 18 Shelf-Stable Entrees & Dinners: Microwave Packaging Demand 84 19 Shelf-Stable Pasta & Rice: Microwave Packaging Demand 86 20 Other Shelf-Stable Foods: Microwave Packaging Demand 90 21 Snack Food Shipments 92 22 Snack Food Market for Microwave Packaging 95 23 Other Food Markets for Microwave Packaging 98 SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS 1 Microwave Packaging Demand by Type 102 2 Folding Carton Demand in Microwave Packaging 106 3 Tray Demand in Microwave Packaging by Material & Application 109 4 Bag & Pouch Demand in Microwave Packaging 118 5 Tub, Cup & Bowl Demand in Microwave Packaging by Material & Application 122 6 Sleeve Demand in Microwave Packaging 126 7 Foodservice Container Demand in Microwave Packaging 128 8 Other Microwave Packaging Demand 130 9 Microwave Packaging Demand by Material & Format 132 SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 1 US Microwave Packaging Sales by Company, 2008 140 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 151 LIST OF CHARTS CHART NUMBER PAGE SECTION III -- APPLICATIONS 1 Microwave Packaging Demand by Application, 2008 38 2 Frozen Food Market for Microwave Packaging, 2008 44 SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS 1 Microwave Packaging Demand by Type, 2008 102 SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 1 US Microwave Packaging Market Share, 2008 144

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1 INTRODUCTION

2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Table | MICROWAVE 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 Spending Outlook

Table | PERSONAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES (billion dollars)

3.5 Retail Sales Outlook

Table | RETAIL SALES (billion dollars)

3.6 Food Industry Outlook

Table | FOOD SHIPMENTS (billion dollars)

3.7 Microwave Oven Trends

Table | MICROWAVE OVENS IN USE

3.8 Packaging Industry Outlook

Table | PACKAGING SUPPLY & DEMAND (billion dollars)

3.9 Technology Overview

3.10 Pricing Trends

Table | SELECTED MICROWAVE PACKAGING PRICES(cents per unit)

3.11 Environmental & Regulatory Considerations

3.12 International Activity

4 APPLICATIONS

4.1 General

Table | MICROWAVE PACKAGING DEMAND BY APPLICATION (million dollars)

4.2 Frozen Foods

4.2.1 Frozen Food Outlook

Table | FROZEN FOOD SHIPMENTS (billion dollars)

4.2.2 Packaging Demand

Table | FROZEN FOOD MARKET FOR MICROWAVE PACKAGING (million dollars)

Table | FROZEN DINNERS: MICROWAVE PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

Table | FROZEN ENTREES & SIDE DISHES: MICROWAVE PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

Table | FROZEN HAND-HELD ENTREES: MICROWAVE PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

Table | FROZEN BREAKFAST FOODS: MICROWAVE PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

Table | FROZEN PIZZA: MICROWAVE PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

Table | FROZEN VEGETABLES: MICROWAVE PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

Table | OTHER FROZEN FOODS: MICROWAVE PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

4.3 Fresh Prepared Foods

4.3.1 Fresh Prepared Foods Outlook

Table | FRESH PREPARED FOOD SHIPMENTS (billion dollars)

4.3.2 Packaging Demand

Table | FRESH PREPARED FOOD MARKET FOR MICROWAVE PACKAGING (million dollars)

Table | FRESH PREPARED MEAT PRODUCTS: MICROWAVE PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

Table | OTHER FRESH PREPARED FOODS: MICROWAVE PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

4.4 Shelf-Stable Meals

4.4.1 Canned & Dry Food Outlook

Table | CANNED & DRY FOOD SHIPMENTS (billion dollars)

4.4.2 Packaging Demand

Table | SHELF-STABLE MEAL MARKET FOR MICROWAVE PACKAGING (million dollars)

Table | SHELF-STABLE SOUPS: MICROWAVE PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

Table | SHELF-STABLE ENTREES & DINNERS: MICROWAVE PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

Table | SHELF-STABLE PASTA & RICE: MICROWAVE PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

Table | OTHER SHELF-STABLE FOODS: MICROWAVE PACKAGING DEMAND (million dollars)

4.5 Snack Foods

4.5.1 Snack Food Outlook

Table | SNACK FOOD SHIPMENTS (billion dollars)

4.5.2 Packaging Demand

Table | SNACK FOOD MARKET FOR MICROWAVE PACKAGING (million dollars)

4.6 Other Foods

Table | OTHER FOOD MARKETS FOR MICROWAVE PACKAGING (million dollars)

5 PRODUCTS

5.1 General

Table | MICROWAVE PACKAGING DEMAND BY TYPE (million dollars)

5.2 Folding Cartons

Table | FOLDING CARTON DEMAND IN MICROWAVE PACKAGING (million dollars)

5.3 Trays

Table | TRAY DEMAND IN MICROWAVE PACKAGING BY MATERIAL & APPLICATION (million dollars)

5.3.1 Plastic

5.3.2 Paperboard

5.4 Bags & Pouches

Table | BAG & POUCH DEMAND IN MICROWAVE PACKAGING (million dollars)

5.5 Tubs, Cups & Bowls

Table | TUB, CUP & BOWL DEMAND IN MICROWAVE PACKAGING BY MATERIAL & APPLICATION (million dollars)

5.6 Sleeves

Table | SLEEVE DEMAND IN MICROWAVE PACKAGING (million dollars)