Protective Packaging

Protective Packaging

US market to exceed $5 billion in 2012
Protective packaging demand is expected to exceed $5 billion in 2012, driven by manufacturing growth and the proliferation of Internet commerce. These factors will fuel demand for cost-effective packaging used in the protection of goods from shock, vibration, abrasion and other damaging effects of shipping and handling. Manufacturing markets for protective packaging will remain dominant, but non-manufacturing markets will rise more rapidly, stimulated by escalating Internet and catalog sales as consumers increasingly shop at home.

Air pillows, insulated shipping containers to lead gains
Fastest advances are anticipated for air pillows and insulated shipping containers, with protective mailers and bubble packaging also logging above-average growth. Air pillows will log robust growth due to the ongoing proliferation of Internet sales channels, which will drive heightened requirements for costeffective void fill products needed to fulfill such sales. Advances for air pillows will also be supported by their versatility and excellent performance with light- to medium-weight items, along with consumer preference for the product over other materials such as loose-fill.

Solid gains for insulated shipping containers will reflect the increased presence of temperature-sensitive drugs in the pharmaceutical product mix, as temperature control throughout the supply chain is critical to the efficacy of these drugs. Also driving growth will be expanding specialized delivery requirements resulting from increased online sales of perishable foods.

Foamed plastic protective packaging demand will be aided by advantages of light weight and excellent cushioning capabilities compared to paperboard and other materials. However, gains will lag the overall protective packaging market as resin prices rise more slowly and manufacturing is outsourced to nations that offer lower-cost production.

More moderate gains are anticipated for paperboard protectors, paper fill, dunnage bags, loose-fill and molded pulp, the result of mature applications and/or competition from faster growing product types. Nonetheless, growing interest in sustainable packaging will be advantageous for such products as paper fill, molded pulp and degradable loose-fill.

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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

Regulatory Considerations

Recycling Trends

Pricing Trends

International Activity

III. OVERVIEW

General

Products

Materials

Functions

Cushioning

Blocking & Bracing

Void-Fill

Wrapping

Insulation

Markets

IV. FOAMED PLASTIC

General

Molded Foam

Expanded Polystyrene

Materials

Applications

Producers

Polyolefins

Materials

Applications

Producers

Polyurethane

Materials & Applications

Producers

Foamed-in-Place Polyurethane

Materials & Applications

Producers

Polyolefin Rolls

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

Degradable Plastic Loose-Fill

Users

Molded Pulp

Materials & Applications

Producers

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

General

Market Share

Sealed Air

Pregis

Tegrant

Other Leaders

Acquisitions & Divestitures

Marketing & Distribution

Competitive Strategies

Cooperative Agreements

Company Profiles

Alcoa Incorporated

Alga Plastics Company, see Sealed Air Corporation

American Excelsior Company

Barnhardt Manufacturing Company

BASF AG

Bayer AG

Besin International BV, see Pregis Corporation

Biosphere Industries LLC, see Sealed Air Corporation

Buckeye Corrugated Incorporated

Caraustar Industries Incorporated

Carpenter Company

Cellect LLC

Cellofoam North America Incorporated

Cold Chain Technologies Incorporated

Corbi Plastics LLC, see Menasha Corporation

Createc Corporation

Dow Chemical Company

Elwood Packaging Incorporated

Foam Fabricators Incorporated

FP International Incorporated, see Free-Flow Packaging International Incorporated

Free-Flow Packaging International Incorporated

Great Northern Corporation

Huntsman Corporation

Illinois Tool Works Incorporated

INEOS NOVA LLC, see NOVA Chemicals Corporation

Ivex Packaging LLC

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation

Koch Container, see Buckeye Corrugated Incorporated

Lewisbins+, see Menasha Corporation

Life-Like Products LLC, see Lifoam Industries LLC

Lifoam Industries LLC

Marko Foam Products Incorporated

MeadWestvaco Corporation

Menasha Corporation

Multi-Wall Packaging Corporation

NOVA Chemicals Corporation

NanoCool LLC, see MeadWestvaco Corporation

Nelipak Holdings BV, see Sealed Air Corporation

ORBIS Corporation, see Menasha Corporation

Pak-Lite Incorporated

Plastilite Corporation

Polar Tech Industries Incorporated

Polyair Inter Pack Incorporated

Pregis Corporation

ProPak Industrial Foam Products, see Lifoam Industries

Protexic Brands, see Tegrant Corporation

Rank Group Limited

Ranpak Corporation

RAPAC Incorporated

Rock-Tenn Company

Rogers Foam Corporation

RTS Packaging LLC, see Rock-Tenn Company and Sonoco Products Company

SCA Packaging North America, see Tegrant Corporation

Sealed Air Corporation

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation

Sonoco Products Company

Southern Container Corporation, see Rock-Tenn

Stephenson & Lawyer Incorporated, see UFP Technologies

Storopack Hans Reichenecker GmbH

SurePak Incorporated, see RAPAC Incorporated

Svenska Cellulosa AB

Tech Pak Solutions Incorporated, see Lifoam Industries

Tegrant Corporation

Tennessee Packaging, see Buckeye Corrugated

THARCO

ThermoSafe Brands, see Tegrant Corporation

3M Company

True Pack Limited

UFP Technologies Incorporated

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

1 Macroeconomic Indicators

2 Personal Consumption Expenditures

3 Population & Households

4 Manufacturers’ Shipments

5 Electronic & Computer Product Shipments

6 Appliance Shipments

7 Retail Sales

8 Electronic & Mail Order Shopping Sales by Type & Product, 2002 & 2007

9 Packaging Supply & Demand

10 Corrugated & Paperboard Box Shipments by Type

11 Plastic Resin Supply & Demand

12 Pricing for Protective Packaging

SECTION III -- OVERVIEW

1 Protective Packaging Demand by Product

2 Protective Packaging Demand by Material

3 Protective Packaging Demand by Function

4 Protective Packaging Demand by Market

SECTION IV -- FOAMED PLASTIC

1 Foamed Plastic Protective Packaging Demand

2 Molded Foam Protective Packaging Demand

3 Molded Expanded Polystyrene Protective Packaging Demand

4 Molded Polyolefin Protective Packaging Demand

5 Molded Polyurethane Protective Packaging Demand

6 Foamed-in-Place Polyurethane Protective Packaging Demand

7 Polyolefin Roll Protective Packaging Demand

SECTION V -- OTHER PROTECTIVE PACKAGING

1 Other Protective Packaging Demand by Type

2 Protective Mailer Demand

3 Paperboard Protector Demand

4 Bubble Packaging Demand

5 Insulated Shipping Container Demand

6 Air Pillow Demand

7 Paper Fill Packaging Demand

8 Dunnage Bag Demand

9 Loose-Fill Packaging Demand by Type

10 Expanded Polystyrene Loose-Fill Packaging Demand

11 Degradable Plastic Loose-Fill Packaging Demand

12 Loose-Fill Packaging Demand by Use

13 Molded Pulp Protective Packaging Demand

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

1 US Protective Packaging Sales by Company, 2007

2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures

3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION III -- OVERVIEW

1 Protective Packaging Demand by Material, 2007

2 Protective Packaging Demand by Function, 2007

3 Protective Packaging Demand by Market, 2007

SECTION IV -- FOAMED PLASTIC

1 Foamed Plastic Protective Packaging Demand, 2007

SECTION V -- OTHER PROTECTIVE PACKAGING

1 Other Protective Packaging Demand by Type, 2007

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

1 US Protective Packaging Market Share, 2007

2 Protective Packaging Industry Flowchart

 
 

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More Details

Plastic materials to outpace paper and paperboard
Plastic materials will register faster expansion than paper and paperboard due to their relatively favorable cost, excellent cushioning capabilities, moldability and ease of processing. Plastic film will be boosted by heightened demand for air pillows, bubble mailers and bubble packaging based on their versatility and performance with a wide variety of product configurations. Moreover, technological innovations enabling onsite and on-demand production of bubble packaging will support gains.

Cushioning to remain top function, insulation to be fastest growing
Cushioning will remain the leading protective packaging function while void- fill uses will be stimulated by opportunities for air pillows, bubble packaging and, to a lesser extent, paper fill. Insulation functions will exhibit the most rapid growth based on heightened requirements for temperature control in the shipping of food, drug/medical and other products.

Study coverage
This new Freedonia industry study, Protective Packaging, is priced at $4500. It presents historical demand data for the years 1997, 2002 and 2007 and forecasts for 2012 and 2017 by material, function and market. The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles leading protective packaging producers.