Abstract
US food container demand to exceed $23 billion in 2011
Food container demand is projected to exceed $23 billion in 2011. Growth will
be stimulated by an expanding population base, rising disposable personal
income levels, smaller household sizes, consumer demands for more convenient
prepared foods, and trends toward value-added packaging providing advantages
including freshness protection and increased convenience.
Plastic food containers to be fastest growing category
Above-average gains are anticipated for plastic containers, and bags and
pouches. Plastic container growth will be attributable to performance
advantages over glass, metal and paperboard alternatives, with cups and tubs
benefitting from expanding applications for single-serving cups, which are
frequently sold in multipacks. Bag and pouch prospects will be driven by
robust advances for stand-up pouches based on advantages of excellent visual
appeal, product differentiation, convenience, portability, reclosability and
freshness protection. In addition to replacing other containers in existing
products, opportunities for pouches are anticipated in initial launches of new
products.
While paperboard food container demand will expand at a slower pace based on
maturity of many applications and competition from flexible packaging, robust
expansion is anticipated in the relatively small aseptic carton segment based
on expanding applications (often at the expense of metal cans) and greater
consumer interest in natural or minimally processed foods. In addition,
paperboard tubs and folding cartons will continue to dominate ice cream and
frozen dessert packaging.
Study coverage
This study contains historical US demand data (1996, 2001 and 2006) plus
forecasts for 2011 and 2016 for rigid and flexible food containers by product
type and market. The study also considers market environment influences on
demand, assesses the industry structure, evaluates company market share and
profiles 39 leading food packaging producers in the US industry.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- General
- Macroeconomic Outlook
- Consumer Income & Spending Trends
- Demographic Trends
- Retail Sales Outlook
- Food Industry Overview
- Consumer Preferences
- Distribution Trends
- Packaging Industry Overview
- Competitive Packaging Materials
- Pricing Trends
- Plastic
- Bags & Pouches
- Paperboard
- Metal
- Glass
- Environmental & Regulatory Issues
- Recycling
- Degradable Materials
- International Activity & Foreign Trade
III. FOOD CONTAINER MARKETS
- General
- Grain Mill Products
- Grain Mill Products Outlook
- Container Trends
- Pet Food
- Other Grain Mill Products
- Fruits & Vegetables
- Fruit & Vegetable Outlook
- Container Trends
- Dairy Products
- Dairy Products Outlook
- Container Trends
- Baked Goods
- Baked Goods Outlook
- Container Trends
- Meat & Related Products
- Meat & Related Products Outlook
- Container Trends
- Meat, Poultry & Seafood
- Egg Cartons
- Sauces & Condiments
- Sauces & Condiments Outlook
- Container Trends
- Snack Foods
- Snack Food Outlook
- Container Trends
- Candy & Confections
- Candy & Confections Outlook
- Container Trends
- Frozen Specialties
- Frozen Specialties Outlook
- Container Trends
- Other Foods
- Other Foods Outlook
- Container Trends
- Soups & Canned Specialties
- Fats & Oils
- Coffee & Tea
- Baby Food
- All Other Foods
IV. CONTAINER OVERVIEW
V. BAGS & POUCHES
- General
- Plastic Bags & Pouches
- Pouches
- Definition
- Applications
- Producers
- Bags
- Paper Bags & Pouches
- Markets
VI. PAPERBOARD FOOD CONTAINERS
- General
- Paperboard Boxes & Cartons
- Folding Cartons
- Other Boxes & Cartons
- Gabletop Cartons
- Set-Up Boxes
- Aseptic Cartons
- Other Paperboard Containers
- Nonfolding Sanitary Containers
- Composite Cans
- Egg Cartons
- Markets
VII. PLASTIC FOOD CONTAINERS
- General
- Plastic Bottles & Jars
- Bottles
- Jars
- Resins
- Producers
- Plastic Tubs & Cups
- Egg Cartons
- Other Plastic Food Containers
- Cans
- Squeeze Tubes & Other
- Markets
- Resins
- Polyethylene Terephthalate
- High Density Polyethylene
- Polypropylene
- Polystyrene
- Polyvinyl Chloride & Other
VIII. METAL FOOD CONTAINERS
- General
- Container Types & Materials
- Steel & Bi-Metal Cans
- Aluminum Cans
- Aerosol Cans
- Captive & Merchant Production
- Markets
IX. GLASS FOOD CONTAINERS
- General
- Competitive Factors
- Glass Jars
- Glass Bottles
X. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- General
- Market Share
- Silgan
- Altivity Packaging
- Bemis
- Alcan
- Ball
- Graphic Packaging
- Bags & Pouches
- Paperboard Containers
- Plastic Containers
- Metal Containers
- Glass Containers
- Acquisitions & Divestitures
- Product Manufacturing & Development
- Marketing Strategies
- Channels of Distribution
- Competitive Strategies
- Cooperative Agreements
- COMPANY PROFILES
- Alcan Incorporated
- Altivity Packaging LLC
- Amcor Limited
- Anchor Glass Container Corporation
- BagcraftPapercon, see Packaging Dynamics
- Ball Corporation
- Bemis Company Incorporated
- Berry Plastics Holding Corporation
- Captive Plastics Incorporated
- Caraustar Industries Incorporated
- Carter Holt Harvey Limited
- Clear Pack Company, see Sonoco Products
- Consolidated Container Company LLC
- Constar International Incorporated
- Crown Holdings Incorporated
- Cryovac Incorporated, see Sealed Air
- Curwood Incorporated, see Bemis Company
- Dolco Packaging, see Tekni-Plex Incorporated
- Evergreen Packaging Incorporated, see Carter Holt Harvey Limited
- Exopack Holding Corporation
- Graham Packaging Holdings Company
- GRAFCO PET Packaging Technologies, see Captive Plastics Incorporated
- Graphic Packaging Corporation
- Hood Companies
- Huhtamaki Oyj
- Letica Corporation
- LINPAC Group Limited
- Liquid Container/Plaxicon Company
- MeadWestvaco Corporation
- Milprint Incorporated, see Bemis Company
- Newspring Industrial Corporation, see Pactiv
- Owens-Illinois Group Incorporated
- Packaging Dynamics Corporation
- Pactiv Corporation
- Plastipak Holdings Incorporated
- Pliant Corporation
- Polytainers Limited
- Premier Plastics, see Captive Plastics Incorporated
- Printpack Incorporated
- Ring Container Technologies
- Rock-Tenn Company
- RTS Packaging LLC, see Rock-Tenn Company and Sonoco Products Company
- Saint-Gobain
- Sealed Air Corporation
- SIG Holding Limited
- Silgan Holdings Incorporated
- Solo Cup Company
- Sonoco Products Company
- Tekni-Plex Incorporated
- Tetra Laval International SA
LIST OF TABLES
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 2 Consumer Income & Spending
- 3 Population & Households
- 4 Retail Sales
- 5 Food Shipments
- 6 Packaging Shipments
- 7 Food Container Prices
SECTION III -- FOOD CONTAINER MARKETS
- 1 Food Container Demand by Market
- 2 Grain Mill Product Shipments
- 3 Grain Mill Product Container Demand by Application
- 4 Pet Food Container Demand by Material
- 5 Other Grain Mill Product Container Demand by Material
- 6 Fruit & Vegetable Shipments
- 7 Fruit & Vegetable Container Demand by Material
- 8 Dairy Product Shipments
- 9 Dairy Product Container Demand by Material
- 10 Baked Goods Shipments
- 11 Baked Goods Container Demand by Material
- 12 Meat & Related Product Shipments
- 13 Meat & Related Products Container Demand by Application
- 14 Meat, Poultry & Seafood Container Demand by Material
- 15 Egg Carton Demand by Material
- 16 Sauce & Condiment Shipments
- 17 Sauce & Condiment Container Demand by Material
- 18 Snack Food Shipments
- 19 Snack Food Container Demand by Material
- 20 Candy & Confection Shipments
- 21 Candy & Confection Container Demand by Material
- 22 Frozen Specialties Shipments
- 23 Frozen Specialties Container Demand by Material
- 24 Other Food Shipments
- 25 Other Food Container Demand by Market
- 26 Soups & Canned Specialties Container Demand by Material
- 27 Fats & Oils Container Demand by Material
- 28 Coffee & Tea Container Demand by Material
- 29 Baby Food Container Demand by Material
- 30 All Other Food Container Demand by Material
SECTION IV -- CONTAINER OVERVIEW
- 1 Food Container Demand by Type
SECTION V -- BAGS & POUCHES
- 1 Bag & Pouch Demand in Food Applications by Material & Type
- 2 Plastic Bag & Pouch Demand in Food Applications by Type
- 3 Paper Bag & Pouch Demand in Food Applications by Type
- 4 Bag & Pouch Demand in Food Applications by Market
SECTION VI -- PAPERBOARD FOOD CONTAINERS
- 1 Paperboard Food Container Demand by Type
- 2 Paperboard Food Box & Carton Demand by Type
- 3 Folding Carton Demand in Food Applications
- 4 Other Food Box & Carton Demand by Type
- 5 Gabletop Carton Demand in Food Applications
- 6 Set-Up Box Demand in Food Applications
- 7 Aseptic Carton Demand in Food Applications
- 8 Other Paperboard Food Container Demand by Type
- 9 Nonfolding Sanitary Food Container Demand
- 10 Composite Can Demand in Food Applications
- 11 Molded Pulp Egg Carton Demand
- 12 Paperboard Food Container Demand by Market
SECTION VII -- PLASTIC FOOD CONTAINERS
- 1 Plastic Food Container Demand by Type
- 2 Plastic Food Bottle & Jar Demand
- 3 Plastic Food Bottle Demand
- 4 Plastic Food Jar Demand
- 5 Plastic Tub & Cup Demand in Food Applications
- 6 Plastic Egg Carton Demand
- 7 Other Plastic Food Container Demand by Type & Resin
- 8 Plastic Food Container Demand by Market
- 9 Plastic Food Container Demand by Resin
SECTION VIII -- METAL FOOD CONTAINERS
- 1 Metal Food Container Demand by Type
- 2 Metal Food Container Demand by Source of Production
- 3 Metal Food Container Demand by Market
SECTION IX -- GLASS FOOD CONTAINERS
- 1 Glass Food Container Demand by Type
- 2 Glass Jar Demand by Market
- 3 Glass Bottle Demand by Market
SECTION X -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 US Food Container Sales by Company, 2006
- 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
- 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements
LIST OF CHARTS
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
SECTION III -- FOOD CONTAINER MARKETS
- 1 Food Container Demand by Market, 2006
SECTION IV -- CONTAINER OVERVIEW
- 1 Food Container Demand by Type, 2006: Units Versus Value
SECTION V -- BAGS & POUCHES
- 1 Bag & Pouch Demand by Market, 2006
- SECTION VI -- PAPERBOARD FOOD CONTAINERS
- 1 Other Paperboard Food Container Demand by Type, 2006
- 2 Paperboard Food Container Demand by Market, 2006
SECTION VII -- PLASTIC FOOD CONTAINERS
- 1 Plastic Food Container Demand by Type, 2006
- 2 Plastic Food Bottle Demand by Resin, 2006
- 3 Plastic Food Jar Demand by Resin, 2006
- 4 Plastic Tub & Cup Demand by Resin, 2006
- 5 Plastic Food Container Demand by Market, 2006
- 6 Plastic Food Container Demand by Resin, 2006
SECTION VIII -- METAL FOOD CONTAINERS
- 1 Metal Food Container Demand by Market, 2006
SECTION IX -- GLASS FOOD CONTAINERS
- 1 Glass Jar Demand by Market, 2006
SECTION X -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 US Food Container Market Share, 2006
- 2 Food Bag & Pouch Market Share, 2006
- 3 Paperboard Food Container Market Share, 2006
- 4 Plastic Food Container Market Share, 2006
- 5 Metal Food Container Market Share, 2006
- 6 Glass Food Container Market Share, 2006