Protective Packaging - etude de marche

INTRODUCTION viii

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Outlook 4
Consumer Spending Patterns 7
Demographic Trends 9
Age Distribution Patterns 11
Other Demographic Trends 12
Manufacturers� Outlook 12
Durable Goods 14
Nondurable Goods 14
Computer & Electronic Trends 15
Appliance Trends 17
Retail Sales Outlook 19
Internet & Catalog Sales Outlook 23
Box Shipments Outlook 26
Packaging Outlook 28
Plastic Outlook 32
Foamed Plastic Outlook 34
Regulatory Considerations 35
Recycling 36
Pricing Trends 38
International Activity 41

III. OVERVIEW 43
General 43
Products 44
Materials 45
Functions 46
Cushioning 48
Blocking & Bracing 49
Void-Fill 50
Wrapping 51
Insulation 51
Markets 52

IV. FOAMED PLASTIC 56
General 56 Molded Foam 58
Expanded Polystyrene 59
Materials 60
Applications 61
Producers 62
Polyolefins 63
Materials 64
Applications 65 Producers 66
Polyurethane 68
Materials & Applications 69
Producers 69
Foamed-in-Place Polyurethane 70
Materials & Applications 71
Producers 72
Polyolefin Rolls 73

V. OTHER PROTECTIVE PACKAGING 76
General 76
Protective Mailers 78
Materials & Applications 80
Producers 81
Bubble Packaging 82
Materials & Applications 83
Producers 84
Insulated Shipping Containers 85
Materials 86
Applications 88
Producers 89
Paperboard Protectors 90
Materials & Applications 91
Producers 92
Paper Fill 94
Materials & Applications 95
Producers 96
Inflatable Bags 97
Materials & Applications 99
Producers 100
Loose-Fill 101
Expanded Polystyrene Loose-Fill 102
Degradable Plastic Loose-Fill 104
Users 106

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 108
General 108
Market Share 110
Sealed Air 111
Pregis 112
SCA Packaging North America 112
Other Firms 113
Mergers & Acquisitions 113
Marketing & Distribution Channels 115
Competitive Strategies 119
Cooperative Agreements 120
Company Profiles 123
Alcoa Incorporated 124
American Excelsior Company 125
Barnhardt Manufacturing Company 126
BASF AG 127
Bayer AG 129
Buckeye Corrugated Incorporated 130
Carpenter Company 131
Cellect LLC 132
Cellofoam North America Incorporated 133
Cold Chain Technologies Incorporated 134
Corbi Plastics LLC, see Menasha Corporation
Createc Corporation 135
Dow Chemical Company 137
Foamex International Incorporated 139
Foam Fabricators Incorporated 140
FP International Incorporated, see Free-Flow Packaging International Incorporated
Free-Flow Packaging International Incorporated 142
Geami Limited 144
Ivex Packaging LLC 145
Marko Foam Products Incorporated 146
MeadWestvaco Corporation 148
Menasha Corporation 149
NOVA Chemicals Corporation 151
NanoCool LLC, see MeadWestvaco Corporation
ORBIS Corporation, see Menasha Corporation
Pactiv Corporation 153
Pak-Lite Incorporated 154
Plymouth Foam Incorporated 155
Polar Tech Industries Incorporated 156
Polyair Inter Pack Incorporated 158
Pregis Corporation 161
Ranpak Corporation 165
RAPAC Incorporated 166
Rock-Tenn Company 167
Rogers Foam Corporation 169
RTS Packaging LLC, see Rock-Tenn Company and Sonoco Products Company
Sealed Air Corporation 170
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation 175
Sonoco Products Company 176
Storopack Hans Reichenecker GmbH 178 Svenska Cellulosa AB 180
THARCO 183
3M Company 185
True Pack Limited 186
UFP Technologies Incorporated 187

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE NUMBER PAGE
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Macroeconomic Indicators 7
2 Consumer Expenditures 9
3 Residential Population & Households 11
4 Manufacturers� Shipments 13
5 Computer & Electronic Equipment Shipments 17
6 Appliance Shipments 19
7 Retail Sales 22
8 Electronic & Mail Order Shopping Sales by Type
& Product, 2005 25
9 Corrugated & Paperboard Box Shipments by Type 28
10 Packaging Shipments by Material 31
11 Plastic Supply & Demand 33
12 Pricing for Protective Packaging 41

SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
1 Protective Packaging Demand by Product 44
2 Protective Packaging Demand by Material 45
3 Protective Packaging Demand by Function 47
4 Protective Packaging Demand by Market 55

SECTION IV -- FOAMED PLASTIC
1 Foamed Plastic Demand in Protective Packaging 57
2 Molded Foam Demand in Protective Packaging 58
3 Molded Expanded Polystyrene Demand in Protective Packaging 60
4 Molded Polyolefin Demand in Protective Packaging 64
5 Molded Polyurethane Demand in Protective Packaging 68
6 Foamed-in-Place Polyurethane Demand in Protective Packaging 71
7 Polyolefin Roll Demand in Protective Packaging 75

SECTION V -- OTHER PROTECTIVE PACKAGING
1 Other Protective Packaging Demand by Type 77 2 Protective Mailer Demand 79
3 Bubble Packaging Demand 83
4 Insulated Shipping Container Demand 86
5 Paperboard Protector Demand 91
6 Paper Fill Packaging Demand 95
7 Inflatable Bag Demand 98
8 Loose-Fill Packaging Demand by Type 101
9 Expanded Polystyrene Loose-Fill Packaging Demand 104
10 Degradable Plastic Loose-Fill Packaging Demand 106
11 Loose-Fill Packaging Demand by Use 107

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Protective Packaging Sales by Company, 2005 109
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 115
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 122

LIST OF CHARTS

CHART NUMBER PAGE

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Packaging Shipments by Material, 2005 31

SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
1 Protective Packaging Demand by Material, 2005 46
2 Protective Packaging Demand by Function, 2005 48

SECTION IV -- FOAMED PLASTIC
1 Foamed Plastic Demand in Protective Packaging, 2005 57

SECTION V -- OTHER PROTECTIVE PACKAGING
1 Other Protective Packaging Demand by Type, 2005 78

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 Protective Packaging Industry Market Share, 2005 111
2 Protective Packaging Industry Flowchart 118