Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
General
Macroeconomic Outlook
Consumer Income & Spending Trends
Demographic Trends
Manufacturing Outlook
Electronic & Computer Trends
Appliance Trends
Retail Sales Outlook
E-commerce & Catalog Sales Outlook
Packaging Industry Outlook
Box Industry Outlook
Plastic Resin Outlook
Plastic Foams Outlook
Environmental Considerations
Regulatory Considerations
Pricing Trends
International Activity
OVERVIEW
General
Products
Materials
Functions
Cushioning
Blocking & Bracing
Insulation
Void Fill
Wrapping
Markets
Manufacturing
Non-Manufacturing
FLEXIBLE PROTECTIVE PACKAGING
General
Protective Mailers
Materials & Applications
Producers
Bubble Packaging
Materials & Applications
Producers
Air Pillows
Materials & Applications
Producers
Paper Fill
Materials & Applications
Producers
Dunnage Bags
Materials & Applications
Producers
Other Flexible Protective Packaging
PLASTIC FOAM PROTECTIVE PACKAGING
General
Insulated Shipping Containers
Materials & Applications
Producers
Molded Foam
Expanded Polystyrene
Materials & Applications
Producers
Polyolefins
Materials & Applications
Producers
Polyurethane
Materials & Applications
Producers
Foam-in-Place Polyurethane
Materials & Applications
Producers
Polyolefin Rolled Foam
Materials & Applications
Producers
Loose Fill
Expanded Polystyrene Loose Fill
Biodegradable Plastic Loose Fill
Other Foams
RIGID PROTECTIVE PACKAGING
General
Paperboard Protectors
Materials & Applications
Producers
Molded Pulp
Materials & Applications
Producers
Other Rigid Protective Packaging
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
General
Market Share
Acquisitions & Divestitures
Marketing & Distribution
Competitive Strategies
Cooperative Agreements
Company Profiles
ACH Foam Technologies LLC
Alpek SAB de CV
American Excelsior Company
Automated Packaging Systems Incorporated
Barnhardt Manufacturing Company
BASF SE
Bayer AG
Buckeye Corrugated Incorporated
Caraustar Industries Incorporated
Carpenter Company
Cascades Incorporated
Cellofoam North America Incorporated
Cold Chain Technologies Incorporated
Ecovative Design LLC
Foam Fabricators Incorporated
Free-Flow Packaging International Incorporated
Great Northern Corporation
Hexacomb, see Packaging of America
Huntington Foam LLC
Huntsman Corporation
Induspac, see Specialized Packaging Group
iVEX Protective Packaging, see Specialized Packaging Group
Jarden Corporation
Landaal Packaging Systems Incorporated
LEWISBINS+, see Menasha
Lifoam Industries, see Jarden
Marko Foam Products Incorporated
Menasha Corporation
Newark Group, see Caraustar Industries
Novacel, see Chargeurs
NOVA Chemicals Corporation
ORBIS, see Menasha
Packaging Corporation of America
Polar Tech Industries Incorporated
Polyair Inter Pack Incorporated
Pregis Corporation
Protective Packaging Solutions LLC
Ranpak Corporation
RAPAC, see Ring Companies
Ring Companies
Rogers Foam Corporation
RTS Packaging, see Sonoco Products and WestRock
Sealed Air Corporation
Signode Industrial Group LLC
Smurfit Kappa Group plc
Sonoco Products Company
Specialized Packaging Group LP
SP Fiber Holdings, see WestRock
Storopack Hans Reichenecker GmbH
Styropek USA, see ALFAB
TCP Reliable Incorporated
Tharco Packaging, see Packaging of America
3M Company
True Pack Limited
UFP Technologies Incorporated
Valley Container Incorporated
WestRock Company
Additional Companies in Protective Packaging
List of Tables
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
Macroeconomic Indicators
Personal Consumption Expenditures
Population & Households
Manufacturers' Shipments
Electronic & Computer Product Shipments
Major Household Appliance Shipments
Retail Sales
E-commerce & Mail Order Shopping Sales by Type & Product
Packaging Supply & Demand
Corrugated & Paperboard Box Shipments by Type
Plastic Resin Supply & Demand
Plastic Foams Demand by Resin
Protective Packaging Prices
OVERVIEW
Protective Packaging Demand by Type
Protective Packaging Demand by Material
Protective Packaging Demand by Function
Protective Packaging Demand by Market
Manufacturing Market for Protective Packaging
Non-manufacturing Market for Protective Packaging
FLEXIBLE PROTECTIVE PACKAGING
Flexible Protective Packaging Demand by Type
Protective Mailer Demand by Type & Market
Bubble Packaging Demand by Market
Air Pillow Demand by Market
Paper Fill Packaging Demand by Market
Dunnage Bag Demand by Material & Market
Other Flexible Protective Packaging Demand
PLASTIC FOAM PROTECTIVE PACKAGING
Plastic Foam Protective Packaging Demand
Insulated Shipping Container Demand by Application & Market
Molded Foam Protective Packaging Demand
Molded Expanded Polystyrene Protective Packaging Demand by Market
Molded Polyolefin Protective Packaging Demand by Market
Molded Polyurethane Protective Packaging Demand by Market
Foam-in-Place Polyurethane Protective Packaging Demand by Market
Polyolefin Rolled Foam Protective Packaging Demand by Market
Loose Fill Packaging Demand by Type
Expanded Polystyrene Loose Fill Packaging Demand
Biodegradable Plastic Loose Fill Packaging Demand
Other Plastic Foam Protective Packaging Demand
RIGID PROTECTIVE PACKAGING
Rigid Protective Packaging Demand by Type
Paperboard Protector Demand by Market
Molded Pulp Protective Packaging Demand by Market
Other Rigid Protective Packaging Demand
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
US Protective Packaging Sales by Company, 2014
Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
Selected Cooperative Agreements
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