PROTECTIVE PACKAGING (US industry forecasts for 2014 & 2019)

This publication has been discontinued on January 27, 2012.

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Introduction

Abstract

US demand to reach $5.2 billion in 2014

Protective packaging demand is expected to reach $5.2 billion in 2014, a rebound from the 2004-2009 period as the US economy recovers from the recession that began in December 2007. Advances will be stimulated by an upswing in manufacturing activity and the continued proliferation of Internet shopping. These factors will necessitate heightened requirements for cost-effective packaging used in the protection of goods from shock, vibration, abrasion and other damage caused by shipping and handling.

Foamed plastic to see sharp turnaround in demand

Foamed plastic protective packaging products will experience above-average demand growth through 2014, a sharp turnaround from the depressed base of 2009. Gains will reflect an improved outlook for the manufacturing sector, which will spur concomitant packaging requirements. Additionally, opportunities will be aided by foamed plastic' s light weight and excellent cushioning capabilities, along with versatility in conforming to virtually any shape to provide enhanced protection. However, longer-term prospects will be constrained by the outsourcing of manufacturing operations to offshore locales with lower labor costs and competition in less demanding applications from greener alternatives.

Molded pulp to see some of the fastest gains

Other segments that are expected to enjoy solid advances include air pillows, molded pulp, bubble packaging, protective mailers and insulated shipping containers. Among factors driving growth will be performance and environmental advantages as well as a rebound in the economy and a continued robust outlook for electronic shopping, which will fuel the need for products offering enhanced resistance to impact, abrasion, temperature changes and other events during movement through the supply chain.

Molded pulp, a relatively small segment, will experience some of the fastest gains in protective packaging products as a result of heightened interest in environmentally friendly packaging coupled with more stable pricing than petroleum-based plastics with which the material competes. The growing emphasis on packaging sustainability has also fueled numerous introductions of recycled content and biodegradable alternatives to conventional plastic-based protective packaging.

Solid gains for insulated shipping containers will be the result of expanding specialized delivery requirements for temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals and increased online sales of perishable foods. The growing presence of biotechnology drugs that are temperaturesensitive will benefit demand for these containers as temperature control throughout the supply chain is critical to the efficacy of such drugs. Moreover, insulated shipping containers will continue to have a major role in reducing losses of high-value drugs due to spoilage caused by temperature abuse.

More moderate gains are anticipated for paperboard protectors, paper fill, dunnage bags and loose-fill, the result of mature applications and/or competition from faster growing product types. Nonetheless, prospects for paper fill and biodegradable loose-fill will be helped by growing interest in environmentally friendly packaging. In addition, healthy growth for warehouse clubs and home center stores will bode well for demand for paperboard edge protection products, which are used by these establishments to unitize and stack pallets.

Study coverage

This new Freedonia industry study, Protective Packaging, presents historical demand data (1999, 2004, 2009) plus forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by product and material. The study also considers key market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles more than 45 industry players.

This study can help you:

• Determine your market & sales potential
• Learn more about industry competitors
• Assess new products & technologies
• Identify firms to merge with or acquire
• Complement your research & planning
• Gather data for presentations
• Confirm your own internal data
• Make better business decisions

Freedonia' s methods involve:

• Establishing consistent economic and market forecasts
• Using input/output ratios, flow charts and other economic methods to quantify data
• Employing in-house analysts who meet stringent quality standards
• Interviewing key industry participants, experts and end users
• Researching a proprietary database that includes trade publications, government reports and corporate literature

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Outlook
• Consumer Income & Spending Trends
• Demographic Trends
• Manufacturing Outlook
• Electronic & Computer Trends
• Appliance Trends
• Retail Sales Outlook
• Internet & Catalog Sales Outlook
• Packaging Industry Outlook
• Box Industry Outlook
• Plastic Resin Outlook
• Foamed Plastic Outlook
• Environmental Considerations
• Regulatory Considerations
• Pricing Trends
• International Activity

III. OVERVIEW

• General
• Products
• Materials
• Functions
  • Cushioning
  • Blocking & Bracing
  • Void-Fill
  • Wrapping
  • Insulation
• Markets
  • Manufacturing
  • Non-Manufacturing

IV. FOAMED PLASTIC

• General
• Molded Foam
  • Expanded Polystyrene
    • Materials
    • Applications
    • Producers
  • Polyolefins
    • Materials
    • Applications
    • Producers
  • Polyurethane
    • Materials & Applications
    • Producers
• Foam-in-Place Polyurethane
  • Materials & Applications
  • Producers
• Polyolefin Rolls
• Other Foams

V. OTHER PROTECTIVE PACKAGING

• General
• Protective Mailers
  • Materials & Applications
  • Producers
• Paperboard Protectors
  • Materials & Applications
  • Producers
• Bubble Packaging
  • Materials & Applications
  • Producers
• Insulated Shipping Containers
  • Materials
  • Applications
  • Producers
• Air Pillows
  • Materials & Applications
  • Producers
• Paper Fill
  • Materials & Applications
  • Producers
• Dunnage Bags
  • Materials & Applications
  • Producers
• Loose-Fill
  • Expanded Polystyrene Loose-Fill
  • Biodegradable Plastic Loose-Fill
  • Markets
• Molded Pulp
  • Materials & Applications
  • Producers

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Market Share
  • Sealed Air
  • Pregis
  • Tegrant
  • Other Market Leaders
• Acquisitions & Divestitures
• Marketing & Distribution
• Competitive Strategies
• Cooperative Agreements

COMPANY PROFILES

• ACH Foam Technologies LLC
• American Excelsior Company
• Automated Packaging Systems Incorporated
• Barnhardt Manufacturing Company
• BASF SE
• Bayer AG
• Buckeye Corrugated Incorporated
• Caraustar Industries Incorporated
• Carpenter Company
• Cellect LLC
• Cellofoam North America Incorporated
• Cold Chain Technologies Incorporated
• Coldpack SAS
• Corbi Plastics, see Menasha
• CPI Packaging, see Sealed Air
• Createc Corporation
• Ecovative Design LLC
• Elwood Packaging Incorporated
• Foam Fabricators Incorporated
• FP International, see Free-Flow Packaging International
• Free-Flow Packaging International Incorporated
• Great Northern Corporation
• Huntsman Corporation
• Illinois Tool Works Incorporated
• 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
• Koch Container, see Buckeye Corrugated
• Landaal Packaging Systems Incorporated
• LEWISBINS+, see Menasha
• Lifoam Industries LLC
• Marko Foam Products Incorporated
• MeadWestvaco Corporation
• Menasha Corporation
• Multi-Wall Packaging Corporation
• NanoCool, see MeadWestvaco
• North Carolina Foam Industries, see Barnhardt Manufacturing
• NOVA Chemicals Corporation
• ORBIS, see Menasha
• Pak-Lite Incorporated
• Plastilite Corporation
• Polar Tech Industries Incorporated
• Polyair Inter Pack Incorporated
• Pregis Corporation
• ProPak Custom Solutions, see Lifoam Industries
• Protexic Brands, see Tegrant Corporation
• Ranpak Corporation
• RAPAC, see Ring Companies
• Ride Rite, see Illinois Tool Works
• Ring Companies
• Rock-Tenn Company
• Rogers Foam Corporation
• RTS Packaging, see Rock-Tenn & Sonoco Products
• Sealed Air Corporation
• Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation
• Sonoco Products Company
• Southern Container, see Rock-Tenn
• Specialized Packaging Group LP
• Stephenson & Lawyer, see UFP Technologies
• Storopack Hans Reichenecker GmbH
• Tegrant Corporation
• Tennessee Packaging, see Buckeye Corrugated
• THARCO
• ThermoSafe Brands, see Tegrant
• 3M Company
• True Pack Limited
• UFP Technologies Incorporated
• WineLoc Packaging Products, see ACH Foam Technologies
• Other Companies in Protective Packaging

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• Macroeconomic Indicators
• Personal Consumption Expenditures
• Population & Households
• Manufacturers' Shipments
• Electronic & Computer Product Shipments
• Appliance Shipments
• Retail Sales
• Electronic & Mail Order Shopping: Sales by Type & Product
• Packaging Supply & Demand
• Corrugated & Paperboard Box Shipments by Type
• Plastic Resin Supply & Demand
• Protective Packaging Prices

SECTION III -- OVERVIEW

• Protective Packaging Demand by Product
• Protective Packaging Demand by Material
• Protective Packaging Demand by Function
• Protective Packaging Demand by Market

SECTION IV -- FOAMED PLASTIC

• Foamed Plastic Protective Packaging Demand
• Molded Foam Protective Packaging Demand
• Molded Expanded Polystyrene Protective Packaging Demand by Market
• Molded Polyolefin Protective Packaging Demand by Market
• Molded Polyurethane Productive Packaging Demand by Market
• Foam-in-Place Polyurethane Protective Packaging Demand by Market
• Polyolefin Roll Protective Packaging Demand by Market

SECTION V -- OTHER PROTECTIVE PACKAGING

• Other Protective Packaging Demand by Type
• Protective Mailer Demand by Type & Market
• Paperboard Protector Demand by Market
• Bubble Packaging Demand by Market
• Insulated Shipping Container Demand by Application & Market
• Air Pillow Demand by Market
• Paper Fill Packaging Demand by Market
• Dunnage Bag Demand by Material & Market
• Loose-Fill Packaging Demand by Type
• Expanded Polystyrene Loose-Fill Packaging Demand
• Biodegradable Plastic Loose-Fill Packaging Demand
• Loose-Fill Packaging Demand by Market
• Molded Pulp Protective Packaging Demand by Market

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• US Protective Packaging Sales by Company, 2009
• Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION III -- OVERVIEW

• Protective Packaging Demand by Material, 2009
• Protective Packaging Demand by Function, 2009
• Protective Packaging Demand by Market, 2009

SECTION IV -- FOAMED PLASTIC

• Foamed Plastic Protective Packaging Demand, 2009

SECTION V -- OTHER PROTECTIVE PACKAGING

• Other Protective Packaging Demand by Type, 2009

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• US Protective Packaging Market Share, 2009
• Protective Packaging Industry Flowchart

Press Release

Protective packaging demand in US forecasted to reach $5.2 billion in 2014

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