Global Glass Packaging Industry

• Publication date: January 2012
• Report size: 101 pages

The global outlook series on the Glass Packaging Industry provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. Illustrated with 58 fact-rich market data tables, the report provides a bird’s eye view of the industry’s landscape, and helps trace the undertones in the market in terms of trends, drivers and challenges. The report also recapitulates recent noteworthy mergers, acquisitions, and ...

The global outlook series on the Glass Packaging Industry provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. Illustrated with 58 fact-rich market data tables, the report provides a bird’s eye view of the industry’s landscape, and helps trace the undertones in the market in terms of trends, drivers and challenges. The report also recapitulates recent noteworthy mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic developments. Regional markets briefly abstracted include the US, Japan, Europe, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, Russia, Rest of Europe, India, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, Rest of World, among others. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 152 companies worldwide.

Global Glass Manufacturing Industry

1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 1
Packaging - An Overview 1
Classification of Packaging Materials 1
Resilience of Glass as a Packaging Material 1
Scope for Glass Packaging 2
Economically Developed Regions 2
Developing Economies 2
Current Trends 3
Sodas and Juices Favor Glass 3
Super Premium Spirits Boost Glass Packaging 3
Advent of RFID Tag for Glass Containers 3
Pricing Trends 3
Growth Inhibitors 4
Glass Bottle Woes 4
Severe Competition from Substitutes 4
Glass Packaging: Losing Ground to Plastics 4
A Paradigm Shift 5
Barriers for Entry into Glass Packaging Industry 5
Market Development 5
Consumption Scenario 6
Table 1: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Glass Packaging by Geographic Region -US, Canada, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (Including Japan), Latin America and Rest of
World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in US$ Million for Years 2010 through 2015 7

Table 2: World 5-Year Perspective for Glass Packaging by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Revenues
for US, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific(Including Japan), Latin
America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2011 and 2015 8

Table 3: Global Packaging Industry (2011): Percentage Share
Breakdown of Consumption by Material Type - Paper & Board,
Rigid and Flexible Plastics, Metal, Glass, and Others 9
Competitive Scenario 9
Table 4: Leading Players in the Global Glass Packaging Market
(2011 Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Owens-Illinois,
Saint-Gobain, Ardagh, Anchor, Vitro, and Others 9
End-Use Applications 10
Consumer Beverages 10
Table 5: World Market Perspective for Glass Packaging in
Consumer Beverage Application by Geographic Region (A Recent
Past Review) - USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), South America and Rest of World
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2003 through 2008 10
Food 11
Table 6: World Market Perspective for Glass Packaging in
Food Application by Geographic Region (A Recent Past Review)
- USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), South America and Rest of World Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2003 through 2008 11
Other Applications 12
Table 7: World Market Perspective for Glass Packaging in
Miscellaneous Applications by Geographic Region (A Recent
Past Review) - USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), South America and Rest of World
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2003 through 2008 12
Cosmetics Significantly Affect Global Glass Market 13

2. MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 14

3. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 24

4. PRODUCT LAUNCHES 30


A REGIONAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 33

1. THE UNITED STATES 33
Market Overview 33
Table 8: The US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Packaging Market - Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in US$ Million for Years 2010 through 2015 33

Table 9: Glass Container Industry in the US by End-Use
Product (2010): Market Share Breakdown of Application for
Beer, Food, Non-alcoholic Drinks and Others 33

Table 10: US Market for Food Containers (2010): Percentage
Share Breakdown for Bags, Pouches, Paperboard, Metal,
Plastic, and Glass 34
Market Parameters & Segmentation 34
Increasing Demand for Plastic - A Major Threat 34
Towards Increasing Adoption of Fully Recyclable Glass 34
Pricing Scenario 35
Competitive Scenario - A Historic Perspective 35
Table 11: Leading Players in the US Glass Packaging Market
(2005 & 2006): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for
Owens-Illinois, Saint-Gobain, Anchor Glass, and Others 36
End-Use Segment Analysis 36
Beverages Drive Demand for Glass 37
Table 12: US Historic Glass Container Shipments by Category:
Beer, Food, Non-Alcoholic Beverages, Wine, Spirits, All
Other (Toiletries, Cosmetics, Pharmaceuticals), and Flavored
Alcoholic Beverages Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Million Units for Years 2003 through 2008 38
Beverages 38
Beverage Containers Market Scenario 38
Table 13: Glass Container Shipments for Beverages in the US
by Category: 2008-2012 (In Million Units) 39
Alcoholic Beverages 40
Table 14: Glass Container Shipments for Alcoholic Beverages
in the US by Category: 2008-2012 (In Million Units) 40
Soft Drinks 40
Table 15: Consumption of Refillable 15 oz Equivalent Soft
Drink Glass Containers in the US: 2008-2012 (In Billion
Units) 41

Table 16: Consumption of Non-Refillable Soft Drink Glass
Containers in the US by Container Type: 2008-2012 (In
Billion Units) 41
Food 42
Table 17: Glass Food Containers Demand in the US (A Historic
Perspective): Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2003 through 2008 42
A Focus on North American Glass Packaging Market 42
Glass Container Recycling Takes Centerstage 42
Changing Consumer Preferences 43
Focus on Recycling 43
Glass Container Industry to Witness EPR Initiatives and Other
State Legislations 43

2. EUROPE 44
Market Analytics 44
Table 18: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Glass Packaging by Geographic Region - France, Germany,
Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2010 through 2015 44

Table 19: European 5-Year Perspective for Glass Packaging by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Revenues
for France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of
World Markets for Years 2011 and 2015 45

Table 20: European Glass Production: 2005 -2010 45

Table 21: European Beverage Packaging Market by Type of
Material Used (2011): Percentage Breakdown by Volume - Rigid
Plastic, Glass, Metal, Liquid Cartons, Flexible Packaging and
Paper-based Containers 46
A Regional & Segmental Perspective 47
Threats 47
Competitive Scenario 47
Table 22: Leading Players in the European Glass Packaging
Market (2010): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for
Owens-Illinois, Saint-Gobain, Rexam, Ardagh, and Others 47

2a. GERMANY 48
Market Analytics 48
Table 23: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Packaging Market - Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in US$ Million for Years 2010 through 2015 48

Table 24: Glass Production in Germany by Product Type (2009
and 2010): Volume Production in Thousand Tons for Container
Glass, Beverage Bottles and Food Jars, Glass Packaging for
Pharamaceuticals, Crystal and Tableware Glass, and
Miscellaneous Glass Packaging 49

Table 25: Glass Production in Germany by Product Type (2009
and 2010): Value Production in US$ Billion for Container
Glass, Beverage Bottles and Food Jars, Crystal and Tableware
Glass, Glass Packaging for Pharamaceuticals, and
Miscellaneous Glass Packaging 49
Geracote - The Lightweight Trend 50
Mineral Water Bottling - The Key Segment 50
Recycling 50
Carton Vs. Glass Bottles 50

2b. ITALY 51
Market Analytics 51
Table 26: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Packaging Market - Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in US$ Million for Years 2010 through 2015 51

Table 27: Italian Glass Exports and Imports by Volume (in
thousand tons) (2010) - Flat Glass, Hollow Glass, Bottles,
Vases, Vials, Housewares and GlassYarns 52
Competitive Scenario - A Historic Perspective 52
Table 28: Leading players in the Italian Glass Containers
Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown of Sales for AVIR,
Vietri, Zignago, Corsico Vetro, Coop. Piegarese, and Others 52

2c. SPAIN 53
Market Overview 53
Table 29: Spanish Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Packaging Market - Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in US$ Million for Years 2010 through 2015 53

Table 30: Spanish Packaging Market by Material Type (2011):
Percentage Breakdown of Consumption for Paper& Board,
Plastics, Metal, Glass, Wood & Others 54

2d. THE UNITED KINGDOM 55
Market Analytics 55
Table 31: The UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Packaging Market - Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in US$ Million for Years 2010 through 2015 55

Table 32: Packaging Market in the United Kingdom (2010):
Percentage Breakdown of Net Supply Value by Material Type 55
End-Use Segments - Trends & Scope 56
Beverages 56
Food & Dairy Products 56
Pharmaceutical & Personal Care Products 57
Table 33: Glass Packaging Market in the UK by End-Use Sector
(2011): Percentage Breakdown of Sales for Alcoholic
Beverages , Food, Exports, Pharmaceutical, Dairy,
Toiletry/Cosmetics/Perfumery, and Others 57

2e. RUSSIA 57
Table 34: Consumer Packaging Materials in Russia (2010):
Percentage Share Breakdown of Volume Consumption by Material
Type - Glass, Paper/Carton, Plastic and Metal 57

2f. REST OF EUROPE 58
2fa. GREECE 58
Table 35: Greece Packaging Industry (2010): Percentage Share
Breakdown by Value - Paper and Board, Rigid Plastics, Flexible
Plastics, Metal, Glass and Wood 58

3. ASIA 59
Market Analytics 59
Table 36: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future
Analysis for Glass Packaging by Geographic Region -Japan,
China, India, and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2010 through 2015 59

Table 37: Asia-Pacific 5-Year Perspective for Glass Packaging
by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
Revenues for Japan, China, India and Rest of Asia- Pacific
Markets for Years 2011 and 2015 60

3a. JAPAN 61
Overview 61
Table 38: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Packaging Market - Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in US$ Million for Years 2010 through 2015 61

Table 39: Japanese Packaging Material Shipments by Material
Type (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Value Shipments
for Paper and Paper Products, Plastic, Metal, Glass, Wooden
and Others 62

Table 40: Japanese Packaging Material Market by Material Type
(2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Volume Shipments for
Paper and Paper Products, Plastic Products, Metal Products,
Glass Products and Wooden Products 62

Table 41: Japanese Imports of Empty Glass Bottles by Country
of Origin (2009 and 2010): Import Volumes in Tons for China,
Taiwan, France, South Korea, US and Others 63

Table 42: Japanese Exports for Empty Glass Bottles by
Destination (2009 and 2010): Exports Volumes in Tons for US,
China, South Korea, Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan, France,
Hong Kong and Others 63

Table 43: Shipment of Glass Bottles in Japan by End-Use
Application (2009 and 2010): Breakdown of Shipment Volumes in
Tons for Food Seasoning, Drink, Drink Drugs, Sake,
Miscellaneous Liquor, Cosmetics, Beer, and Milk 64

3b. CHINA 65
Overview 65
Table 44: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Packaging Market - Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in US$ Million for Years 2010 through 2015 65

Table 45: Chinese Historic Market Perspective for Glass
Packaging by End-Use Application - Consumer Beverage, Food
and Others Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 66
Competitive Landscape - A Historic Scenario 66
Table 46: Leading players in the Chinese Glass Packaging
Material Market (2005): Production Capacity in ‘000 Metric
Tons for Shandong Pharmaceutical Glass Class, Shandong
Shenghua Glass, Sichuan Pharmaceutical Packaging, Shandong
Changshengtai Group, Shandong Shengda Glass, Dalian Shengdao
Glass Product Plant, Guilin Glass Plant, Hangzhou People
Glass Plant, and Others 67

3c. INDIA 68
Market Overview 68
Table 47: Indian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Packaging Market - Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in US$ Million for Years 2010 through 2015 68
Factors Driving Glass Packaging Industry in India 69

3d. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 70

3da. INDONESIA 70
Overview 70
Competition - A Historic Perspective 70
Table 48: Leading players in the Indonesian Glass
Container/Glassware Market (2005): Production Capacity in
‘000 Tons for PT Iglas, PT Kanggar Consolidated Industry, PT
Mulia Glass, PT Kanigara Gelas Industrial, PT Kedaung
Industrial, PT The First National Glassware, PT Pasir Sari
Raya Industri, PT Opal Indah Glass Industrial, and Others 70

3db. THAILAND 71
Table 49: Thai Packaging Industry: Percentage Share Breakdown
by Type of Material Used - Paper, Plastic, Metal, Glass and
Others (2010) 71

4. LATIN AMERICA 72
Overview 72
Table 50: Latin American Recent Past, Current and Future
Analysis for Glass Packaging by Geographic Region -Brazil,
Mexico and Rest of Latin American Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2010 through 2015 72

Table 51: Latin American 5-Year Perspective for Glass
Packaging by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
Dollar Revenues for Brazil, Mexico and Rest of Latin America
Markets for Years 2011 and 2015 73

4a. MEXICO 74
Market Overview 74
Table 52: Mexican Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Packaging Market - Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in US$ Million for Years 2010 through 2015 74
Demand Rises for Glass Packaging 75

4b. BRAZIL 76
Outlook 76
Table 53: Brazilian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Packaging Market - Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in US$ Million for Years 2010 through 2015 76

Table 54: Brazilian Packaging Industry (2010): Percentage
Breakdown of Material Consumption by Type - Corrugated Cases,
Plastics, Metals, Glass, Flexibles, Duplex/triplex and Paper 77

4c. REST OF LATIN AMERICA 77

4ca. ARGENTINA 77
Table 55: Packaging Industry in Argentina (2010): Percentage
Share Breakdown by Consumption of Type of Material Used -
Cellulose, Rigid Plastic, Metal, Flexible Plastic and Glass 77

5. REST OF WORLD 78
Outlook 78
Table 56: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Glass Packaging Market - Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2010 through 2015 78

6. SOUTH AFRICA 79
Table 57: Packaging Material Production in South Africa by
Material Type (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Value
Production for Plastic, Paper, Glass, Metal and Others 79

Table 58: Packaging Material Production in South Africa by
Material Type (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Volume
Production for Glass, Paper, Plastic, Metal and Others 79


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