High Growth Reported for the World Corrugated Boxes Market

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Global corrugated box demand to rise 3.4% annually through 2013

World demand for corrugated boxes is forecast to increase 3.4 percent per year
to 213 billion square meters in 2013, in line with real (inflation-adjusted)
gains in GDP. Factors contributing to rising box demand will include growth in
industrial activities, particularly the manufacturing sector, which often
requires corrugated packaging to protect and transport goods. In addition,
ongoing developments in small flute and high-quality graphic board will allow
corrugated boxes to penetrate traditional folding carton applications,
especially in the developed world. Greater interest in corrugated packaging as a
point-of-sale display in retail applications will also boost demand for
value-added corrugated boxes.

However, gains will be limited by the mature state of the corrugated box
industry in developed areas such as the US, Western Europe and Japan, where
boxes are essentially commodity items used in well-established markets.
Corrugated boxes also face competition from reusable plastic shipping crates and
other types of plastic packaging. Nonetheless, corrugated boxes will benefit
from their environmentally friendly image, as well as certain cost advantages
compared to plastics crates -- especially considering that old corrugated boxes
can often be sold to recycling companies, whereas the usage of plastic crates
typically involves cleaning and returning costs.

China, India to be fastest growing national markets

The fastest increases will occur in the world`s developing regions, although
growth rates will moderate from the 2003-2008 period. The Asia/Pacific region,
Eastern Europe and the Africa/ Mideast region will all outpace the global
average. Some of the best gains are expected in China, which will surpass the US
as the world`s largest corrugated box market by 2013; and India, which will
benefit from strong growth in industrial output and consumer product markets, as
well as greater investment in state-of-theart manufacturing equipment, resulting
in improved product quality. Greater urbanization and industrialization, and
expanding international trade will support advances in these regions` generally
underdeveloped packaging sectors. Rising consumer income levels and expanding
middle-classes will also generate robust internal demand for packaged consumer
goods like processed foods, beverages and personal care items, supporting
increases in corrugated box consumption.

Recycled board to lead containerboard demand

Global containerboard demand growth will trail box production as trends toward
the use of higher-performance, lighter board continue. In addition, recycled
board will continue to capture market share at the expense of virgin kraft liner
and semichemical corrugated medium (fluting), accounting for over 70 percent of
board by 2013. Advances for recycled board will be bolstered by consumer,
industry and regulatory pressures for environmentally friendly products and
practices, rising virgin board prices and rapid demand growth in Asia, which is
heavily reliant on recycled liner and fluting.

Study coverage

This new industry study, World Corrugated Boxes, presents historical demand data
(1998, 2003 and 2008) plus forecasts for 2013 and 2018 by raw material, world
region and for 24 countries. The study also considers market environment
factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles
35 industry competitors

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION x

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4

General 4

World Economic Overview 5

Recent Historical Trends 5

Macroeconomic Outlook 7

World Demographic Outlook 11

World Personal Consumption Expenditures 12

World Manufacturing Overview 14

World Paper & Paperboard Outlook 15

Competitive Technologies 18

Environmental & Regulatory Issues 20

Pricing Trends 23

International Trade Patterns 24

Corrugated Boxes 25

Containerboard 26

III. RAW MATERIALS 28

General 28

Containerboard 28

Recycled Board 31

Kraft Linerboard 32

Semichemical Board 34

Other Materials 35

Adhesives 35

Inks 36

Waxes 37

IV. WORLD CORRUGATED BOX OVERVIEW 40

General 40

Regional Overview 40

Demand 41

Production 45

End-Use Markets 47

V. NORTH AMERICA 50

North America: General 50

North America: Corrugated Box Trends 51

North America: Containerboard Trends 52

United States 53

Canada 61

Mexico 65

VI. WESTERN EUROPE 71

Western Europe: General 71

Western Europe: Corrugated Box Trends 72

Western Europe: Containerboard Trends 75

Belgium 76

France 81

Germany 86

Italy 91

Netherlands 96

Spain 100

United Kingdom 104

Other Western Europe 109

VII. ASIA/PACIFIC 115

Asia/Pacific: General 115

Asia/Pacific: Corrugated Box Trends 117

Asia/Pacific: Containerboard Trends 119

Australia 120

China 125

India 132

Indonesia 137

Japan 141

South Korea 146

Taiwan 150

Thailand 155

Other Asia/Pacific 160

VIII. OTHER REGIONS 166

Latin America 166

Argentina 170

Brazil 175

Other Latin America 179

Eastern Europe 184

Poland 187

Russia 192

Other Eastern Europe 198

Africa/Mideast 202

South Africa 206

Turkey 211

Other Africa/Mideast 216

IX. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 221

General 221

Corrugated Box Market Share 222

Containerboard Market Share 225

Acquisitions & Divestitures 227

Cooperative Agreements 230

Manufacturing 233

Marketing & Distribution 234

Company Profiles 236

Abbey Corrugated, see DS Smith

Allard Emballages, see Alliabox

Alliabox SAS 237

Amcor Limited 240

Belisce, see Constantia Packaging AG

Bourquin, see Alliabox

Brookfield Asset Management Incorporated 242

Calpine Corrugated, see Smurfit-Stone Container

Carter Holt Harvey Limited 244

Cartonagens de Mozambique, see Nampak

Cascades Incorporated 245

Cheng Yang Paper Mill, see Nine Dragons Paper

Constantia Packaging AG 248

Corporacion Durango SAB de CV 250

DS Smith plc 251

Durango International, see Corporacion Durango

Duropack, see Constantia Packaging

Eastern Box, see DS Smith

Emin Leydier SA 255

Empaques de Carton Titan, see Corporacion Durango

Georgia-Pacific, see Koch Industries

Gissler & Pass, see Alliabox

Hunyani Holdings, see Nampak

Induspac Packaging Group Incorporated 256

International Paper Company 257

Klabin SA 259

Koch Industries Incorporated 260

Kunert Group, see Alliabox

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limited 263

Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, see Brookfield Asset

Management

M-Real, see Metsaliitto Group

MeadWestvaco Corporation 264

Metsaliitto Group 266

Mondi Group 268

Mosburger, see Alliabox

Nampak Limited 271

Niagara Sheets, see Cascades and Smurfit-Stone Container

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Limited 273

Norampac, see Cascades

Oji Paper Company Limited 275

Otor SA 276

Packaging Corporation of America 278

Packaging Industries Malawi, see Nampak

Peterson, see Alliabox

Pratt Industries, see Visy

Premier Boxboard, see Temple-Inland Incorporated

Rengo Company Limited 280

Rigesa Celulose Papel e Embalagens, see MeadWestvaco

ROSSMANN SAS 282

SA Industrias Celulosa Aragonesa 283

SAICA, see SA Industrias Celulosa Aragonesa

Saica Embalaje, see SA Industrias Celulosa Aragonesa

San Miguel Corporation 284

SCA, see Svenska Cellulosa

Smurfit Kappa Group plc 286

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation 288

St. Regis Paper, see DS Smith

Stora Enso Oyj 292

Svenska Cellulosa AB 295

Tegrant Corporation 298

Temple-Inland Incorporated 300

THIMM Group 301

TRM Packaging, see Alliabox

Visy Pty Limited 303

VPK Packaging Group NV 305

Additional Companies Mentioned in the Study 307

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Summary Table 3

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region 10

2 World Population by Region 12

3 World Personal Consumption Expenditures by Region 14

4 World Manufacturing Value Added 15

5 World Paper & Paperboard Production by Region & Type 18

6 World Corrugated Box Net Exports 26

7 World Containerboard Net Exports 27

SECTION III -- RAW MATERIALS

1 World Containerboard Demand by Region & Grade 30

SECTION IV -- WORLD CORRUGATED BOX OVERVIEW

1 World Corrugated Box Demand by Region 42

2 World Corrugated Box Shipments by Region 46

3 World Corrugated Box Demand by Market 48

SECTION V -- NORTH AMERICA

1 North America -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 52

2 North America -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 53

3 United States -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 57

4 United States -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 59

5 Canada -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 63

6 Canada -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 64

7 Mexico -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 68

8 Mexico -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 69

SECTION VI -- WESTERN EUROPE

1 Western Europe -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 74

2 Western Europe -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 76

3 Belgium -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 79

4 Belgium -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 80

5 France -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 83

6 France -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 84

7 Germany -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 89

8 Germany -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 90

9 Italy -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 94

10 Italy -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 95

11 Netherlands -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 98

12 Netherlands -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 99

13 Spain -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 102

14 Spain -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 103

15 United Kingdom -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 106

16 United Kingdom -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 107

17 Other Western Europe -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 111

18 Other Western Europe -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 112

SECTION VII -- ASIA/PACIFIC

1 Asia/Pacific -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 118

2 Asia/Pacific -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 120

3 Australia -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 123

4 Australia -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 124

5 China -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 129

6 China -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 131

7 India -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 135

8 India -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 136

9 Indonesia -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 139

10 Indonesia -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 140

11 Japan -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 143

12 Japan -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 144

13 South Korea -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 148

14 South Korea -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 149

15 Taiwan -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 153

16 Taiwan -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 154

17 Thailand -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 158

18 Thailand -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 159

19 Other Asia/Pacific -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 162

20 Other Asia/Pacific -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 163

SECTION VIII -- OTHER REGIONS

1 Latin America -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 169

2 Latin America -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 170

3 Argentina -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 173

4 Argentina -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 174

5 Brazil -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 177

6 Brazil -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 178

7 Other Latin America -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 182

8 Other Latin America -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 183

9 Eastern Europe -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 186

10 Eastern Europe -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 187

11 Poland -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 190

12 Poland -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 191

13 Russia -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 195

14 Russia -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 196

15 Other Eastern Europe -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 200

16 Other Eastern Europe -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 201

17 Africa/Mideast -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 205

18 Africa/Mideast -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 206

19 South Africa -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 209

20 South Africa -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 210

21 Turkey -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 214

22 Turkey -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 215

23 Other Africa/Mideast -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand 218

24 Other Africa/Mideast -- Containerboard Supply & Demand 219

SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

1 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 228

2 Selected Cooperative Agreements 232

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION III -- RAW MATERIALS

1 World Containerboard Demand by Grade, 1998-2008 31

SECTION IV -- WORLD CORRUGATED BOX OVERVIEW

1 World Corrugated Box Demand by Region, 2008 43

2 Corrugated Box Demand/Manufacturing Value Added

Relationship, 2008 44

3 World Corrugated Box Demand by Market, 2008 49

SECTION VI -- WESTERN EUROPE

1 Western Europe -- Corrugated Box Demand by Country, 2008 75

SECTION VII -- ASIA/PACIFIC

1 Asia/Pacific -- Corrugated Box Demand by Country, 2008 119

SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

1 World Corrugated Box Market Share, 2008 225

2 World Containerboard Market Share, 2008 226

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