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World demand to approach $60 billion in 2018World demand for bulk packaging will approach $60 billion in 2018. Following a slowdown in manufacturing activity that included declines in many major markets (including Western Europe and Japan), accelerating growth in manufacturing output worldwide will boost the requirements for both rigid and flexible bulk packaging. Flexible packaging growth led by film wrap, FIBCsFlexible bulk packaging is projected to register somewhat faster growth than its rigid counterparts through 2018. Gains will be led by film wrap and flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs), while shipping sacks -- the largest type of flexible bulk packaging -- will post slower gains. Film wrap will benefit from growing use to secure palletized products, and from increased use in such environments as warehouse-style retailers that sell more items in bulk or multipacks. FIBCs will continue to increase market share at the expense of shipping sacks, bulk boxes, and other competitive formats due to the ease of reuse in closedloop supply systems, their compatibility with numerous transportation systems, and their favorable package-to-product weight ratio. Although FIBCs are typically more expensive on a unit basis, they can reduce overall shipping costs. Rigid packaging to see shift away from traditional typesHistorically, drums and pails have been the prevalent rigid bulk packaging formats. While both of these categories will post improved performances, a number of other product types -- such as rigid intermediate bulk containers (RIBCs) and material handling containers -- are expected to register faster advances. Gains for these containers will be driven by cost benefits over smaller or single-trip containers arising from factors such as greater reusability, and storage and handling efficiency. Demand for RIBCs and material handling containers will also be boosted by greater emphasis among users of these containers on sustainability and closed-loop supply chains. Drums, the largest rigid bulk packaging product type in value terms in 2013, will show growth but at a rate more slow than the overall average due to losses to alternative formats, especially those with larger capacities. Plastic drums will post the best gains among drums based on cost and performance advantages over fibre and steel drums. However, advances for plastic drums will still be held back by competition from RIBCs and the established position of steel and fibre drums in certain applications. Asia/Pacific market to be largest, fastest growingGrowth for bulk packaging in China is beginning to decelerate as economic growth there slows from the robust advances of the last few decades. Even so, China and several of the region’s other developing economies -- such as India and Indonesia -- will be among the fastest-growing national markets. These developing markets will continue to rely mainly on shipping sacks, drums, and other lower-cost products. FIBCs and other higher-value products will experience rapid gains, but will continue to account for a smaller share of the product mix than they do in more developed markets. North America and Western Europe, the other large regional markets, are more mature and, as a result, will experience more modest growth. However, for both regions, this growth will represent a substantial recovery from the sluggish 2008-2013 period. Study coverageThis Freedonia industry study, World Bulk Packaging, presents historical demand data (2003, 2008 and 2013) plus forecasts (2018 and 2023) by product, material, market, region, and for 18 countries worldwide. In addition, the study details market environment factors, assesses the industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles global industry players.
INTRODUCTION xii I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4 General 4 World Economic Overview 5 Recent Historical Trends 5 Macroeconomic Outlook 6 World Demographic Outlook 9 World Population Outlook 10 World Urban Population Outlook 12 World Per Capita Gross Domestic Product 14 World Personal Consumption Expenditure Trends 16 World Manufacturing Outlook 19 World Chemical Manufacturing Outlook 22 World Food & Beverage Manufacturing Outlook 24 World Packaging Outlook 27 World Plastic Resin Outlook 31 World Paper & Paperboard Outlook 34 Pricing Trends 37 Environmental & Regulatory Overview 40 III. OVERVIEW 45 Regional Overview 45 Product Overview 47 Flexible Bulk Packaging 50 Shipping Sacks 51 Film Wrap 54 Other Flexible Bulk Packaging 57 Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers 59 Strapping 60 Drum, Bin, & Box Liners 62 Roll Wrap & All Other Flexible Bulk Packaging 63 Rigid Bulk Packaging 64 Drums 65 Pails 68 Other Rigid Bulk Packaging 71 Bulk Boxes 72 Rigid Intermediate Bulk Containers 74 Material Handling Containers 76 Material Overview 78 Plastic 80 Paper & Paperboard 81 Steel 83 Other Materials 84 Market Overview 85 Nondurable Goods 87 Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals 88 Food & Beverages 91 Other Nondurable Goods 93 Durable Goods 98 Other Markets 102 World Trade Overview 104 IV. NORTH AMERICA 107 General 107 Bulk Packaging Types 109 Bulk Packaging Markets 111 United States 112 Canada 119 Mexico 125 V. WESTERN EUROPE 132 General 132 Bulk Packaging Types 134 Bulk Packaging Markets 137 France 138 Germany 144 Italy 150 Netherlands 155 Spain 160 United Kingdom 166 Other Western Europe 172 VI. ASIA/PACIFIC 180 General 180 Bulk Packaging Types 182 Bulk Packaging Markets 185 Australia 187 China 194 India 201 Indonesia 207 Japan 213 South Korea 219 Taiwan 226 Other Asia/Pacific 233 VII. OTHER REGIONS 240 Central & South America 240 General 240 Bulk Packaging Types 242 Bulk Packaging Markets 244 Brazil 245 Other Central & South America 251 Eastern Europe 257 General 257 Bulk Packaging Types 259 Bulk Packaging Markets 261 Russia 262 Other Eastern Europe 269 Africa/Mideast 275 General 275 Bulk Packaging Types 277 Bulk Packaging Markets 279 Suppliers 281 VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 283 General 283 Market Share 286 Industry Restructuring 290 Competitive Strategies 295 Manufacturing 297 Marketing & Distribution 299 Cooperative Agreements 302 Company Profiles 306 Aargus Industries, see Sigma Plastics Group AEP Industries Incorporated 307 Amcor Limited 309 Armando Alvarez Group 311 AUER Packaging GmbH 315 Bemis Company Incorporated 316 Berry Plastics Group Incorporated 319 Brambles Limited 322 BWAY Corporation 323 California Fiber Drum, see MAUSER Cedex PlasticsL, see Coveris Holdings Cesur Ambalaj Sanayi ve Ticaret AS 327 CHEP Pallecon Solutions, see Brambles Coastal Films of Florida, see Sigma Plastics Group Coveris Holdings SA 328 Exopack Holding Sarl, see Coveris Holdings FlexSol Packaging, see Sigma Plastics Group Fustiplast, see Greif Georgia-Pacific, see Koch Industries Gerrard-Ovalstrapping, see Samuel, Son & Company Goodpack Limited 331 Graphic Packaging Holding Company 332 Greif Incorporated 334 Hood Companies 341 International Paper Company 343 Intertape Polymer Group Incorporated 347 IPL Incorporated 349 ISO Poly Films, see Sigma Plastics Group Klabin SA 351 Koch Industries Incorporated 352 Kohsei Company Limited 354 Letica Corporation 355 LINPAC Packaging Filmco, see Berry Plastics LINPAC Packaging Limited 356 Macresac, see Armando Alvarez Group MAUSER AG 358 Menasha Corporation 364 Mercury Plastics, see Sigma Plastics Group Mondi Group 368 Nampak Limited 372 National Container Group, see MAUSER Nordenia International, see Mondi Group Omega Plastics, see Sigma Plastics Group ORBIS, see Menasha Orora Limited 374 Performance Plastics, see Sigma Plastics Group Plásticos Espańoles, see Armando Alvarez Group Plásticos Vanguardia, see Armando Alvarez Group Poly Plastic Products, see Sigma Plastics Group Promens hf 377 Qingdao LAF Packaging Company Limited 379 Republic Bag, see Sigma Plastics Group Reyde, see Armando Alvarez Group Reyenvas, see Armando Alvarez Group Ropak Packaging, see BWAY Samuel, Son & Company Limited 380 Santa Fe Packaging, see Sigma Plastics Group SCHÄFER WERKE GmbH 382 Schoeller Allibert Limited 384 Scholle Corporation 387 SCHÜTZ GmbH & Company KGaA 389 Sealed Air Corporation 393 Shanghai Kingtainer Packaging Container Company Limited 394 Sigma Plastics Group 395 Signode Industrial Group LLC 399 Silvalac, see Armando Alvarez Group Taihua Plastic Products Company Limited 402 Taiyo Kogyo Corporation 403 Temple-Inland, see International Paper Tri-Wall Limited 404 Walki Group Oy 406 Additional Companies Mentioned in the Study 409 LIST OF TABLES SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Summary Table 3 SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT 1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region 9 2 World Population by Region 12 3 World Urban Population by Region 14 4 World Per Capita Gross Domestic Product by Region 16 5 World Personal Consumption Expenditures by Region 19 6 World Manufacturing Value Added by Region 22 7 World Chemical Manufacturing Value Added by Region 24 8 World Food & Beverage Manufacturing Value Added by Region 27 9 World Packaging Demand by Region 31 10 World Plastic Resin Demand by Region 34 11 World Paper & Paperboard Demand by Region 37 SECTION III -- OVERVIEW 1 World Bulk Packaging Demand by Region 46 2 World Bulk Packaging by Type 49 3 World Flexible Packaging Demand by Region 51 4 World Shipping Sack Demand by Region & Type 54 5 World Film Wrap Demand by Region & Type 57 6 Other Flexible Packaging Demand by Region & Type 58 7 World Rigid Bulk Packaging Demand by Region 65 8 World Drum Demand by Region & Type 68 9 World Pail Demand by Region & Type 70 10 Other World Rigid Bulk Packaging Demand by Region & Type 72 11 World Bulk Packaging Demand by Material 79 12 World Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 86 13 World Nondurable Goods Market for Bulk Packaging by Region & Segment 88 14 World Chemical & Pharmaceutical Market for Bulk Packaging by Region 91 15 World Food & Beverage Market for Bulk Packaging by Region 93 16 Other Nondurable Goods Markets for Bulk Packaging by Region & Segment 97 17 World Durable Goods Markets for Bulk Packaging by Region & Segment 101 18 Other Markets for Bulk Packaging by Region 104 SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA 1 North America: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 108 2 North America: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 110 3 North America: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 112 4 United States: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 114 5 United States: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 116 6 United States: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 117 7 Canada: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 121 8 Canada: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 122 9 Canada: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 123 10 Mexico: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 127 11 Mexico: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 129 12 Mexico: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 130 SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE 1 Western Europe: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 134 2 Western Europe: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 136 3 Western Europe: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 138 4 France: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 140 5 France: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 141 6 France: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 143 7 Germany: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 145 8 Germany: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 147 9 Germany: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 148 10 Italy: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 151 11 Italy: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 153 12 Italy: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 154 13 Netherlands: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 157 14 Netherlands: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 158 15 Netherlands: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 159 16 Spain: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 162 17 Spain: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 163 18 Spain: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 165 19 United Kingdom: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 168 20 United Kingdom: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 169 21 United Kingdom: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 170 22 Other Western Europe: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 174 23 Other Western Europe: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 176 24 Other Western Europe: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 177 SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC 1 Asia/Pacific: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 182 2 Asia/Pacific: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 184 3 Asia/Pacific: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 187 4 Australia: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 189 5 Australia: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 191 6 Australia: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 192 7 China: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 196 8 China: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 198 9 China: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 200 10 India: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 203 11 India: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 205 12 India: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 206 13 Indonesia: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 209 14 Indonesia: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 210 15 Indonesia: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 212 16 Japan: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 215 17 Japan: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 217 18 Japan: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 218 19 South Korea: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 221 20 South Korea: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 223 21 South Korea: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 225 22 Taiwan: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 228 23 Taiwan: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 230 24 Taiwan: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 232 25 Other Asia/Pacific: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 234 26 Other Asia/Pacific: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 236 27 Other Asia/Pacific: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 237 SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS 1 Central & South America: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 242 2 Central & South America: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 244 3 Central & South America: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 245 4 Brazil: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 247 5 Brazil: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 249 6 Brazil: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 250 7 Other Central & South America: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 253 8 Other Central & South America: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 255 9 Other Central & South America: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 256 10 Eastern Europe: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 259 11 Eastern Europe: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 261 12 Eastern Europe: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 262 13 Russia: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 264 14 Russia: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 266 15 Russia: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 268 16 Other Eastern Europe: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 270 17 Other Eastern Europe: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 272 18 Other Eastern Europe: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 274 19 Africa/Mideast: Key Indicators for Bulk Packaging 277 20 Africa/Mideast: Bulk Packaging Demand by Type 279 21 Africa/Mideast: Bulk Packaging Demand by Market 280 SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 1 World Bulk Packaging Sales by Company, 2013 285 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 291 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 303 LIST OF CHARTS SECTION III -- OVERVIEW 1 World Bulk Packaging Demand by Region, 2013 47 2 World Bulk Packaging Demand by Type, 2013 50 3 World Bulk Packaging Demand by Material, 2013 80 4 World Bulk Packaging Demand by Market, 2013 86 SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA 1 North America: Bulk Packaging Demand by Country, 2013 111 SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE 1 Western Europe: Bulk Packaging Demand by Country, 2013 137 SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC 1 Asia/Pacific: Bulk Packaging Demand by Country, 2013 185 SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 1 World Bulk Packaging Market Share, 2013 287
