This study examines the US market for meat, poultry and seafood packaging. Product segments covered include rigid packaging (boxes, trays, cans, plastic containers, paperboard sleeves and other), flexible packaging (film, bags, pouches, paper and foil) and packaging accessories (labels, absorbent pads and other). Markets for meat, poultry and seafood packaging applications include fresh and frozen, processed and ready-to-eat. Excluded from the scope of this study are reusable plastic shipping containers and deli bags. In addition, the ready-to-eat market excludes containers and other disposable packaging used by restaurants. Data in the “Paper & Foil” section exclude paper and foil used in bags and pouches. In some instances, the term “meat” also includes poultry and seafood.

INTRODUCTION ix

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Outlook 5
Demographic & Household Trends 9
Consumer Income & Spending 13
Food Industry Overview 16
Meat, Poultry & Seafood Industry Overview 18
Meat 21
Poultry 24
Seafood 26
Packaging Industry Overview 28
Regulatory Considerations 32
Pricing Trends 34
International Activity 37

III. TECHNOLOGY & RAW MATERIALS 40
Technologies 40
Case-Ready 41
Modified Atmosphere Packaging 46
Vacuum Packaging 49
Retort Packaging 52
Active Packaging 55
Raw Materials 59
Plastic 60
Paper 62
Metal 64
Other 66

IV. PRODUCTS 68
General 68
Rigid Packaging 70
Boxes 73
Corrugated Boxes 76
Folding Cartons 79
Trays 80
Cans 84
Plastic Containers 88
Sleeves 91
Other 94
Flexible Packaging 96
Plastic Film 99
High Barrier 102
Other 104
Bags 105
Types 107
Producers 109
Pouches 110
Applications 113
Producers 115
Paper & Foil 115
Packaging Accessories 117
Labels 118
Interactive Labels 121
Label Producers 122
Other 122

V. APPLICATIONS & MARKETS 126
Applications 126
Meat 129
Rigid Packaging 132
Flexible Packaging 134
Packaging Accessories 135
Poultry 136
Rigid Packaging 139
Flexible Packaging 141
Packaging Accessories 144
Seafood 145
Rigid Packaging 147
Flexible Packaging 148
Packaging Accessories 150
Markets 151
Fresh & Frozen 153
Rigid Packaging 156
Flexible Packaging 157
Packaging Accessories 159
Processed 160
Rigid Packaging 163
Flexible Packaging 165
Packaging Accessories 166
Ready-to-Eat 167

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 172
General 172
Market Share 176
Sealed Air 177
Bemis 178
Smurfit-Stone 179
Alcan 180
Georgia-Pacific 181
Weyerhaeuser 182
Acquisitions & Divestitures 182
Competitive Strategies 186
Manufacturing 188
Marketing & Distribution 190
Cooperative Agreements 192
Company Profiles 195
AEP Industries Incorporated 196
Alcan Incorporated 197
Alcoa Incorporated 199
Altivity Packaging 201
Anchor Packaging Company 202
Associated Packaging Technologies 204
Ball Corporation 205
Bemis Company Incorporated 206
Berry Plastics Corporation 208
Bomarko Incorporated 209
Conwed Plastics Incorporated, see Leucadia National
Crown Holdings Incorporated 210
Cryovac Incorporated, see Sealed Air Corporation
Curwood Incorporated, see Bemis Company Incorporated
Diamant Art Corporation 211
Dow Chemical Company 212
DuPont (EI) de Nemours 214
Eastman Chemical Company 216
Exopack Holding Corporation 217
Exxon Mobil Corporation 219
Genpak LLC, see Pattison (Jim) Group
Georgia-Pacific Corporation, see Koch Industries
Graphic Packaging Corporation 220
Honeywell International Incorporated 221
Impress Group BV 223
International Paper Company 224
Kloeckner Pentaplast GmbH & Company KG 225
Koch Industries Incorporated 226
Leucadia National Corporation 228
MeadWestvaco Corporation 229
Newspring Industrial Corporation, see Pactiv
Oracle Packaging Incorporated 230
Packaging Corporation of America 231
Pactiv Corporation 232
Pattison (Jim) Group 233
Pliant Corporation 235
Presto Products, see Alcoa Incorporated
Printpack Incorporated 237
Reynolds Food Packaging LLC, see Alcoa Incorporated
Robbie Manufacturing Incorporated 238
Rock-Tenn Company 239
Sealed Air Corporation 241
Silgan Holdings Incorporated 244
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation 245
Tekni-Plex Incorporated 246
Temple-Inland Incorporated 248
Vector Packaging Incorporated 249
Weyerhaeuser Company 250
Wihuri Oy 252
Additional Companies in Meat, Poultry & Seafood
Packaging 254

LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NUMBER PAGE
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Macroeconomic Indicators 9
2 Population & Households 13
3 Consumer Income & Spending 15
4 Food Shipments 18
5 Meat, Poultry & Seafood Consumption 20
6 Meat Shipments 24
7 Poultry Shipments 26
8 Seafood Supply & Demand 28
9 Packaging Shipments by Type 31
10 Prices for Selected Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging 37

SECTION III -- TECHNOLOGY & RAW MATERIALS
1 Case-Ready Packaging Demand in Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging 44
2 Modified Atmosphere Packaging Demand in Meat Poultry & Seafood Packaging 49
3 Vacuum Packaging Demand in Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging 52
4 Retort Packaging Demand in Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging 55
5 Active Packaging Demand in Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging 56

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
1 Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging Demand by Type 70
2 Rigid Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging Demand by Type 72
3 Box Demand in Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging 76
4 Tray Demand in Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging 84
5 Metal Can Demand in Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging 88
6 Plastic Container Demand in Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging 91
7 Paperboard Sleeve Demand in Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging 93
8 Other Rigid Container Demand in Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging 96
9 Flexible Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging Demand by Type 98
10 Plastic Film Demand in Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging 102
11 Bag Demand in Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging 107
12 Pouch Demand in Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging 113
13 Paper & Foil Demand in Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging 117
14 Packaging Accessories Demand in Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging 118
15 Label Demand in Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging 121
16 Other Packaging Accessory Demand in Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging 125

SECTION V -- APPLICATIONS & MARKETS
1 Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging Demand by Application 128
2 Meat Packaging Demand by Type & Market 131
3 Poultry Packaging Demand by Type & Market 138
4 Seafood Packaging Demand by Type & Market 146
5 Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging Demand by Market 152
6 Fresh & Frozen Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging Demand 155
7 Processed Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging Demand 162
8 Ready-to-Eat Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging Demand 170

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging Sales by Company, 2006 174
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 185
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 194

LIST OF CHARTS
CHART NUMBER PAGE
SECTION III -- TECHNOLOGY & RAW MATERIALS
1 Packaging Technologies as a Percentage of Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging, 1996-2016 41

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
1 Rigid Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging Demand, 2006 72
2 Flexible Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging Demand, 2006 98

SECTION V -- APPLICATIONS & MARKETS
1 Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging Demand by Application, 2006 128
2 Meat Packaging Demand by Type, 2006 132
3 Poultry Packaging Demand by Type, 2006 139
4 Seafood Packaging Demand by Type, 2006 147
5 Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging Demand by Market, 2006 153
6 Fresh & Frozen Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging Demand by Type, 2006 156
7 Processed Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging Demand by Type, 2006 163
8 Ready-To-Eat Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging Demand by Type, 2006 171

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging Market Share, 2006 177