Examine the US Green Packaging Market
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NEW YORK--(Business Wire)-- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. US Green Packaging Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p0109877/US-Green-Packaging-Market.html US demand for green packaging to approach $45 billion in 2013 Advances for green packaging will be driven by the increased prominence of environmental issues as a result of elevated raw material and fuel costs in the past several years. This has resulted in heightened activity among product manufacturers to make their products and related packaging more environmentally friendly. Much of the increased activity in green packaging has been driven by Wal-Mart, which unveiled its Packaging Scorecard in November 2006. The scorecard was implemented in February 2008 and is used by Wal-Mart to evaluate the packaging used by suppliers in terms of its eco-friendliness, including factors that reduce waste as well as packaging and transportation costs. Fastest gains anticipated for biodegradable plastic, recycled content packaging The fastest gains are anticipated for biodegradable plastic packaging and plastic recycled content packaging. Growth for biodegradable plastic packaging will be driven by price competitiveness with conventional resins, rapidly expanding capacity and lower pricing volatility than petroleum-based plastic packaging materials. Preventing faster advances will be performance drawbacks, capacity limitations and the lack of consumer composting networks in most areas of the US. The fastest growing biodegradable packaging segments will be cups, plates and bowls; and containers. Robust growth for plastic recycled content packaging will be aided by more concerted efforts to boost collection volume, an increased focus on the development of food-contact approved resin grades, and further sustainability initiatives by plastic processors and brand owners. Glass recycled content packaging demand will increase at an above-average pace, reflecting industry efforts to boost recycling rates and incorporate higher levels of recycled content in glass containers. Reusable packaging is forecast to expand more slowly, resulting from marginal growth for drums based on competition from larger formats such as intermediate bulk containers. Foodservice, shipping to be fastest growing markets The largest markets for green packaging are food, consumer products and beverages, which together represented twothirds of total green packaging demand in 2008. However, the fastest growing markets through 2013 will be the foodservice and shipping markets. Study coverage This new industry study,Green Packaging, presents historical demand data (1998, 2003, 2008) and forecasts for 2013 and 2018 by type (e.g., recycled content, reusable, biodegradable) and market. The study also market environment factors, details industry structure and profiles 43 industry competitors. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION x I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4 General 4 Macroeconomic Outlook 5 Demographic & Household Trends 9 Consumer Income & Spending 12 Retail Sales 14 Manufacturing Outlook 16 Packaging Industry Overview 19 Environmental & Regulatory Considerations 23 Recycling Regulations 25 Solid Waste Issues 27 Landfill Space 29 Recycling 30 Combustion & Incineration 32 Composting Programs 33 Degradability Standards 34 International Activity 37 III. GREEN PACKAGING OVERVIEW 40 Definition of Green Packaging 40 Source Reduction 45 Recycling 48 Paper 50 Metal 52 Glass 53 Plastic 54 Renewable Resources 58 Nontoxic Materials 59 Energy Efficiency 61 Packaging Cost 63 Standards & Certification Programs 63 IV. RECYCLED CONTENT PACKAGING 67 General 67 Materials 70 Paper 71 Boxes 73 Corrugated Boxes 74 Folding Cartons 75 Set-Up Boxes 76 Other Paper Packaging 77 Protective Packaging 78 Composite Cans 79 Molded Pulp 79 All Other 80 Metal 81 Aluminum 82 Steel 84 Plastic 86 Glass 90 Markets 93 V. REUSABLE PACKAGING 96 General 96 Drums 99 Reusable Plastic Containers 102 Intermediate Bulk Containers 106 Other 109 Markets 111 VI. BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC PACKAGING 115 General 115 Containers 118 Film 122 Ring Carriers 126 Cups, Plates & Bowls 128 Loose-Fill 131 Materials 133 Starch-Based Plastics 137 Polylactic Acid 140 Other 142 Markets 146 VII. MARKETS 150 General 150 Food 153 Food Industry Outlook 153 Green Packaging Demand 155 Recycled Content Packaging 156 Biodegradable Plastic & Reusable Packaging 158 Consumer Products 159 Recycled Content Packaging 160 Biodegradable Plastic & Reusable Packaging 162 Beverages 164 Beverage Industry Outlook 164 Green Packaging Demand 166 Recycled Content Packaging 167 Biodegradable Plastic & Reusable Packaging 170 Chemicals 171 Chemical Industry Outlook 172 Green Packaging Demand 175 Reusable Packaging 176 Recycled Content Packaging 176 Shipping 177 Recycled Content Packaging 178 Reusable Packaging 179 Biodegradable Plastic Packaging 180 Foodservice 181 Foodservice Industry Outlook 181 Green Packaging Demand 183 Recycled Content Packaging 184 Biodegradable Plastic Packaging 185 Other 186 VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 189 General 189 Market Leaders 190 Recycled Content Packaging 194 Reusable Packaging 195 Biodegradable Packaging 197 Acquisitions & Divestitures 198 Competitive Strategies 203 Manufacturing 206 Marketing 208 Distribution 210 Cooperative Agreements 211 Company Profiles 217 Acme Packaging Systems, see Illinois Tool Works Akro-Mils Incorporated, see Myers Industries Altivity Packaging LLC, see Graphic Packaging Holding Amcor Limited 218 American Fiber Drum Corporation, see MAUSER AG Associated Packaging Technologies 220 BagcraftPapercon, see Packaging Dynamics Corporation Ball Corporation 221 Bemis Company Incorporated 224 Biosphere Industries LLC, see Sealed Air Corporation Buckhorn Incorporated, see Myers Industries Calpine Corrugated LLC, see Smurfit-Stone Container Caraustar Industries Incorporated 227 Cargill Incorporated 229 Cereplast Incorporated 231 Clear Lam Packaging Incorporated 233 Cms Gilbreth Packaging Systems Incorporated, see Impaxx Coextruded Plastic Technologies Incorporated 235 CP Louisiana Incorporated, see Greif Incorporated Crown Holdings Incorporated 237 Curwood Incorporated, see Bemis Company D. Logistics AG 240 DuPont (EI) de Nemours 241 Fabri-Kal Corporation 243 Fold-Pak LLC, see Rock-Tenn Company Frank Industries Incorporated, see D. Logistics AG Georgia-Pacific LLC, see Koch Industries Incorporated Graham Packaging Holdings Company 245 Graphic Packaging Holding Company 248 Greif Incorporated 250 Harmon Associates LLC, see Koch Industries Huhtamaki Oyj 255 Illinois Tool Works Incorporated 258 Impaxx Incorporated 261 Innovia Films Limited 262 International Paper Company 264 ITW Angleboard, see Illinois Tool Works ITW Hi-Cone, see Illinois Tool Works ITW Reddi-Pac, see Illinois Tool Works J&J Packaging Company, see D. Logistics AG Kloeckner Pentaplast Group 269 Koch Industries Incorporated 270 KW Plastics 273 MAUSER AG 274 MeadWestvaco Corporation 277 Menasha Corporation 281 Metabolix Incorporated 284 Myers Industries Incorporated 286 NatureWorks LLC, see Cargill Incorporated Newspring Industrial Corporation, see Pactiv Niagara Sheets LLC, see Smurfit-Stone Container ORBIS Corporation, see Menasha Corporation Owens-Illinois Group Incorporated 288 Packaging Dynamics Corporation 290 Pactiv Corporation 291 Plastic Suppliers Incorporated 293 Plastipak Holdings Incorporated 295 Pohlig Brothers Incorporated, see Rock-Tenn Pregis Corporation 296 Premier Boxboard Limited LLC, see Temple-Inland Printpack Incorporated 300 Rexam plc 301 Reynolds Packaging Group 303 Rio Tinto Group 305 Rock-Tenn Company 307 RTS Packaging LLC, see Rock-Tenn Company and Sonoco Products Company Saint-Gobain 311 SCHUETZ GmbH & Company KGaA 313 Seal-It Incorporated, see Printpack Incorporated Sealed Air Corporation 315 Shorewood Packaging Corporation, see International Paper Signode Packaging Systems, see Illinois Tool Works Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation 319 Solvay Paperboard LLC, see Rock-Tenn Company Sonoco Products Company 322 Southern Container Corporation, see Rock-Tenn Telles LLC, see Metabolix Incorporated Temple-Inland Incorporated 326 Tetra Laval International SA 328 Tetra Pak Incorporated, see Tetra Laval International SA Thilmany Papers, see Packaging Dynamics Corporation Visy Pty Limited 330 Wilkinson Industries Incorporated 332 Other Companies Mentioned in Study 334 LIST OF TABLES 4 Biodegradable Plastic Ring Carrier Demand 127 5 Biodegradable Plastic Cup, Plate & Bowl Demand 130 6 Biodegradable Plastic Loose-Fill Demand 133 7 Biodegradable Plastic Packaging Demand by Material 136 8 Starch-Based Biodegradable Plastic Packaging Demand 139 9 Polylactic Acid Packaging Demand 142 10 Other Biodegradable Packaging Material Demand 145 11 Biodegradable Plastic Packaging Demand by Market 148 SECTION VII -- MARKETS 1 Green Packaging Demand by Market 152 2 Food Shipments 155 3 Food Market for Green Packaging 156 4 Consumer Products Market for Green Packaging 160 5 Beverage Shipments 166 6 Beverage Market for Green Packaging 167 7 Chemical Product Shipments 174 8 Chemical Market for Green Packaging 175 9 Shipping Market for Green Packaging 178 10 Foodservice Revenues by Establishment Type 183 11 Foodservice Market for Green Packaging 184 12 Other Markets for Green Packaging 188 SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 1 Selected Green Packaging Companies 191 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 201 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 215 LIST OF CHARTS SECTION III -- GREEN PACKAGING OVERVIEW 1 Green Packaging Demand by Type, 2008 44 SECTION IV -- RECYCLED CONTENT PACKAGING 1 Recycled Content Packaging Demand by Material, 1998-2018 69 2 Recycled Content Packaging Share of Total Packaging Demand by Material, 2008 70 3 Recycled Content Packaging Demand by Market, 2008 95 SECTION V -- REUSABLE PACKAGING 1 Reusable Packaging Demand by Type, 2008 98 2 Reusable Packaging Demand by Market, 2008 114 SECTION VI -- BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC PACKAGING 1 Biodegradable Plastic Packaging Demand by Type, 2008 117 2 Biodegradable Plastic Packaging Demand by Material, 2008 136 3 Biodegradable Plastic Packaging Demand by Market, 2008 149 SECTION VII -- MARKETS 1 Green Packaging Demand by Market, 2008 153 To order this report: US Green Packaging Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p0109877/US-Green-Packaging-Market.html More market research reports here! 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