Flexible Bulk Packaging

US industry forecasts for 2011 & 2016

Publication Date	September 2007
Publisher	Freedonia Group
Product Type	Report
Pages	292
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	FED00167

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Summary

US demand to grow 3.9% annually through 2011

US demand for flexible bulk packaging is forecast to increase 3.8 percent per year to $7.5 billion in 2011. Film wrap is expected to register the fastest gains, propelled by growing requirements for the bundling and protection of goods during warehousing and distribution. Demand will also stem from retail trends toward products packaged in bulk and using secondary packaging for product warehousing, as well as toward the bundling of multipacks. Shipping sacks, which represented over 40 percent of flexible bulk packaging demand in 2006, are expected to advance at a belowaverage pace of 1.8 percent annually through 2011 to $2.8 billion. Slow growth will result from continued declines for paper shipping sacks supplanted by their plastic counterparts.

Food and beverage, smaller nondurables to be key uses

Nondurable goods markets such as food and beverages, chemicals, agricultural and horticultural products, paper, textiles, rubber, plastics and petroleum products represented over 70 percent of demand in 2006 and will expand in line with the industry average through 2011. The best gains are anticipated in the food and beverage, and smaller nondurables markets based on healthy product shipment growth as well as opportunities for flexible bulk packaging formats that provide cost and performance advantages over alternative flexible and/or rigid bulk packaging items. Durable goods markets such as building materials will register below-average growth through 2011 primarily due to a sharp deceleration in building construction expenditures, particularly residential construction. This will negatively impact goods such as windows, doors, concrete mixes and lumber, which often utilize shipping sacks, strapping, film wrap and other flexible bulk packaging.

Plastic to remain top flexible bulk packaging material

Plastics will remain the leading flexible bulk packaging material, with demand growth far outpacing other materials through 2011. Among plastic resins, polyethylene will remain dominant due to its favorable cost/performance profile and prevalence in the high-volume film wrap segment. Although downgauging of materials will limit plastic consumption gains, this effect will be offset by expanding applications for a number of products (e.g., plastic strapping, film wrap and plastic shipping sacks). Paper use will continue to decline, reflecting weak prospects for paper shipping sacks and increasing use of higher performing kraft papers, resulting in lightweighting of sacks.

Study coverage

This new Freedonia industry study, Flexible Bulk Packaging, is priced at $4500. It presents historical demand data for the years 1996, 2001 and 2006 and forecasts for 2011 and 2016 by flexible bulk packaging material, product and market. The study also considers market environment factors, assesses industry structure, evaluates company market share data and profiles 39 US industry competitors.

Content

SECTION
- INTRODUCTION
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- General
- Macroeconomic Outlook
- Demographic Trends
- Manufacturing Outlook
- Retail Sales Trends
- Competitive Bulk Packaging
- Historical Market Trends
- Pricing Trends
- Environmental Issues
- Regulatory Issues
- Foreign Trade
III. MATERIALS
- General
- Plastic
- Polyethylene
- Polypropylene
- Other Resins
- Paper
- Steel
- Textiles
IV. PRODUCTS
- General
- Shipping Sacks
- Plastic Shipping Sacks
- Material Use & Product Types
- Markets
- Producers
- Paper Shipping Sacks
- Material Use & Constructions
- Markets
- Producers
- Textile Shipping Sacks
- Material Use
- Markets
- Producers
- Film Wrap
- Pallet Wrap
- Markets
- Producers
- Other Bulk Bundling & Overwrap Film
- Markets
- Producers
- Strapping
- Steel Strapping
- Markets
- Producers
- Plastic Strapping
- Markets
- Producers
- Drum, Bin & Box Liners
- Markets
- Producers
- Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers
- Product Types & Constructions
- Markets
- Producers
- Other Flexible Bulk Packaging
V. MARKETS
- General
- Nondurable Goods
- Food & Beverages
- Food & Beverage Industry Outlook
- Flexible Bulk Packaging Demand
- Film Wrap
- Shipping Sacks
- Other
- Chemical Products
- Chemical Products Outlook
- Flexible Bulk Packaging Demand
- Shipping Sacks
- Drum, Box & Bin Liners
- Film Wrap
- Other
- Agricultural & Horticultural Products
- Agricultural & Horticultural Industry Outlook
- Flexible Bulk Packaging Demand
- Shipping Sacks
- Other
- Other Nondurable Goods
- Paper Products
- Paper Products Outlook
- Flexible Bulk Packaging Demand
- Textile Products
- Textile Products Outlook
- Flexible Bulk Packaging Demand
- All Other Nondurable Goods
- Durable Goods
- Building Materials
- Construction Outlook
- Flexible Bulk Packaging Demand
- Shipping Sacks
- Strapping
- Film & FIBCs
- Metal Products
- Metal Products Outlook
- Flexible Bulk Packaging Demand
- Other Durable Goods
- Other Markets
VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- General
- Industry Composition
- Market Share
- Illinois Tool Works
- Exopack
- Altivity Packaging
- Berry Plastics
- Sigma Plastics
- Bemis
- AEP Industries
- Acquisitions & Divestitures
- Competitive Strategies
- Manufacturing & Development
- Horizontal & Vertical Integration
- Marketing & Distribution
- Cooperative Agreements
- Company Profiles
- Aargus Industries, see Sigma Plastics Group
- Acme Packaging, see Illinois Tool Works
- AEP Industries Incorporated
- Alcoa Incorporated
- Alpha Industries, see Sigma Plastics Group
- Altivity Packaging LLC
- AmTopp, see Formosa Plastics Group
- Anglo American plc
- Atlantis Plastics Incorporated
- B.A.G. Corporation
- Bancroft Bag Incorporated
- Bemis Company Incorporated
- Berry Plastics Group Incorporated
- Bulk Lift International Incorporated
- Bulk-Pack, see Bancroft Bag
- Cadillac Products Incorporated
- CDF Corporation
- Cello-Foil Holding, see Exopack Holding
- Coastal Films of Florida, see Sigma Plastics Group
- Covalence Specialty Materials Holding, see Berry Plastics
- Cryovac, see Sealed Air
- Curwood, see Bemis Company
- Dacro BV, see Illinois Tool Works
- DuPont (EI) de Nemours
- Exopack Holding Corporation
- Exxon Mobil Corporation
- Firstline, see Fortifiber
- Flexia Corporation, see Intertape Polymer Group
- FlexSol Packaging, see Sigma Plastics Group
- Formosa Plastics Group
- Fortifiber Corporation
- Gerrard-Ovalstrapping, see Samuel Manu-Tech
- Gibraltar Industries Incorporated
- Greif Incorporated
- Hedwin Corporation
- Hood Companies
- Illinois Tool Works Incorporated
- Inteplast Group Limited, see Formosa Plastics Group
- Intertape Polymer Group Incorporated
- Jumbo Bag Corporation
- Langston Companies Incorporated
- Liqui-Box, see DuPont (EI) de Nemours
- Mondi Group
- New Mercury Plastics, see Sigma Plastics Group
- Omega Plastics, see Sigma Plastics Group
- Performance Plastics, see Sigma Plastics Group
- Pinnacle Films Incorporated
- Pliant Corporation
- Poly-America LP
- Poly Plastic Products, see Sigma Plastics Group
- Poly Plastic Products of North Carolina, see Sigma
- Plastics Group
- Polychem Corporation
- Polytex Fibers Corporation
- Presto Products, see Alcoa
- Republic Bag, see Sigma Plastics Group
- Samuel Manu-Tech Incorporated
- Scholle Corporation
- Sealed Air Corporation
- Sekisui Jushi Corporation
- Sigma Plastics Group
- Signode Packaging Systems, see Illinois Tool Works
- Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation
- Storsack Holding GmbH
- Strapex, see Illinois Tool Works
- Tyco International Limited
- Up North Plastics, see Poly-America
- UPM-Kymmene Corporation
- Valeron Strength Films, see Illinois Tool Works
- VS Plastics, see Sigma Plastics Group
- Winzen Film and Fiber, see B.A.G.
- Other Companies Mentioned in Study
LIST OF TABLES
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Summary Table
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 2 Population & Households
- 3 Manufacturers Shipments
- 4 Retail Sales
- 5 Flexible Bulk Packaging Market, 1996-2006
- 6 Flexible Bulk Packaging Pricing Trends
- 7 Foreign Trade in Flexible Bulk Packaging
SECTION III -- MATERIALS
- 1 Raw Material Use in Flexible Bulk Packaging
- 2 Plastic Use in Flexible Bulk Packaging
- 3 Polyethylene Use in Flexible Bulk Packaging
- 4 Polypropylene Use in Flexible Bulk Packaging
- 5 Other Plastic Resin Use in Flexible Bulk Packaging
- 6 Paper Use in Flexible Bulk Packaging
- 7 Steel Use in Flexible Bulk Packaging
- 8 Textile Use in Flexible Bulk Packaging
SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
- 1 Flexible Bulk Packaging Demand by Type
- 2 Shipping Sack Demand by Type
- 3 Plastic Shipping Sack Supply & Demand
- 4 Material Use in Plastic Shipping Sacks
- 5 Plastic Shipping Sack Markets
- 6 Paper Shipping Sack Supply & Demand
- 7 Material Use in Paper Shipping Sacks
- 8 Paper Shipping Sack Markets
- 9 Textile Shipping Sack Supply & Demand
- 10 Material Use in Textile Shipping Sacks
- 11 Textile Shipping Sack Markets
- 12 Film Wrap Demand by Type
- 13 Pallet Wrap Demand
- 14 Pallet Wrap Markets
- 15 Other Bulk Bundling & Overwrap Film Demand
- 16 Other Bulk Bundling & Overwrap Film Markets
- 17 Strapping Demand by Type
- 18 Steel Strapping Demand
- 19 Steel Strapping Markets
- 20 Plastic Strapping Demand
- 21 Plastic Strapping Markets
- 22 Drum, Bin & Liner Demand
- 23 Drum, Bin & Box Liner Markets
- 24 Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container Supply & Demand
- 25 Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container Markets
- 26 Other Flexible Bulk Packaging Demand
SECTION V -- MARKETS
- 1 Flexible Bulk Packaging Demand by Market
- 2 Nondurable Goods Flexible Bulk Packaging Markets
- 3 Food & Beverage Shipments
- 4 Food & Beverage Market for Flexible Bulk Packaging
- 5 Chemical Product Shipments
- 6 Chemical Product Market for Flexible Bulk Packaging
- 7 Agricultural & Horticultural Indicators
- 8 Agricultural & Horticultural Market for Flexible Bulk Packaging
- 9 Other Nondurable Goods Markets for Flexible Bulk Packaging
- 10 Paper Product Shipments
- 11 Paper Product Market for Flexible Bulk Packaging
- 12 Textile Mill Product Shipments
- 13 Textile Product Market for Flexible Bulk Packaging
- 14 All Other Nondurable Goods Markets for Flexible Bulk Packaging
- 15 Durable Goods Markets for Flexible Bulk Packaging
- 16 Construction Expenditures
- 17 Building Material Market for Flexible Bulk Packaging
- 18 Metal Product Shipments
- 19 Metal Product Market for Flexible Bulk Packaging
- 20 Other Durable Goods Market for Flexible Bulk Packaging
- 21 Other Flexible Bulk Packaging Markets
SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 US Flexible Bulk Packaging Sales by Company, 2006
- 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
- 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements
LIST OF CHARTS
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 Flexible Bulk Packaging Market, 1996-2006
SECTION III -- MATERIALS
- 1 Raw Material Use in Flexible Bulk Packaging, 1996-2016
- 2 Polyethylene Use in Flexible Bulk Packaging, 2006
SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
- 1 Flexible Bulk Packaging Demand by Type, 2006
- 2 Shipping Sack Demand by Type, 2006
SECTION V -- MARKETS
- 1 Flexible Bulk Packaging Demand by Market, 2006
SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 US Flexible Bulk Packaging Market Share, 2006