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New study finds:
World
Caps & Closures
with forecasts to 2005 and 2010
• Global demand for caps and closures is forecast to expand at an
annual pace of nearly four percent through 2005, to 1.1 trillion units
The best gains are expected in the world's emerging markets,
especially Southeast Asia (particularly China) and Latin America
In 2000, five firms -- Crown Cork & Seal (US), AptarGroup (US),
Alcoa (US), Owens Illinois (US) and WhiteCap (Allianz -- Germany)
-- accounted for almost one-fifth of global cap, closure and dispenser
dollar sales

Freedonia Industry Study #1452
World Caps & Closures
Study Publication Date: July 2001
Price: $4,500
Pages: 307
World Caps & Closures, a new study from The Freedonia
Group, provides you with an in-depth analysis of the
major trends in the world market for caps and closures and
the outlook for product segments and major markets -critical
information to help you with strategic planning.
This brochure gives you an indication of the scope,
depth and value of Freedonia's new study, World Caps &
Closures. Ordering information is included on the back
page of the brochure.
Brochure Table of Contents
Study Highlights ............................................................................... 2
Study Table of Contents and List of Tables and Charts ................... 4
Sample Pages and Tables from:
Market Environment.................................................... 6
World Overview/Materials & Markets ........................ 7
Supply and Demand by Country & Region ................. 8
Market Share ............................................................... 9
Company Profiles ...................................................... 10
List of Companies Profiled ........................................ 11
Forecasting Methodology ............................................................... 12
About the Company ....................................................................... 13
Advantages of Freedonia Reports ................................................... 13
About Our Customers .................................................................... 14
Related Studies ............................................................................... 15
Ordering Information..................................................................... 16

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Study Highlights
* Excluded from the study are caps or closures that are an
integral part of the container (e.g., aerosol can valve assemblies,
metal and composite beverage can tops, peel-up aluminum lids);
home canning closures; container lids (e.g., those found on
yogurt or cottage cheese containers); glass, rubber and paperboard
closures; caps and closures used on industrial bulk
containers; flexible (e.g., aluminum foil, twist tie) closures;
champagne overcaps and capsules; and caps and closures used in
nonpackaging applications such as valve covers, distributor caps,
pen caps, food storage container lids, etc.
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• Global demand for caps and closures is forecast to
expand at an annual pace of nearly four percent
through 2005, to 1.1 trillion units.
Cap and closure sales will benefit from their increased
use in conjunction with traditionally closureless
packaging media such as gabletop and aseptic drink
cartons, although inroads by metal drink cans and
flexible packaging will limit potential gains.
Plastic closures will continue to supplant traditional
metal and (increasingly) cork types, supported by
technological advances and the ongoing shift from glass
to plastic and paperboard in consumer packaging
applications such as soft drinks and pharmaceuticals.
Beverages will continue to account for over two-thirds
of cap and closure unit demand. Best gains in the
beverage industry are expected among mineral waters
and the increasingly popular "New Age" beverages
such as ready-to-drink teas, isotonics and
nutraceuticals.
The best gains are expected in the world's emerging
markets, especially Southeast Asia (particularly
China) and Latin America.
In 2000, five firms -- Crown Cork & Seal (US),
AptarGroup (US), Alcoa (US), Owens Illinois (US)
and WhiteCap (Allianz -- Germany) -- accounted for
almost one-fifth of global cap, closure and dispenser
dollar sales.
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Study Highlights
World Cap & Closure Demand
(billion units)
% Annual Growth
Item 1990 2000 2005 2010 00/90 05/00
Population (mil persons) 5266 6058 6424 6795 1.4 1.2
C&C per capita 128 154 175 202 -- --
Cap & Closure Sales 673 931 1127 Sample 1373 Table 3.3 3.9
By Type:
Plastic 209 417 560 743 7.2 6.1
Metal & Cork 464 514 567 630 1.0 2.0
By Region:
North America 144 209 248 294 3.8 3.5
Western Europe 190 199 212 227 0.5 1.3
Asia/Pacific 154 279 371 495 6.1 5.9
Other 185 244 296 357 2.8 3.9
cents/unit 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 0.6 1.1
Cap & Closure Sales (bil $) 11.1 16.0 20.4 26.2 3.7 5.0
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Asia/Pacific
30.0%
World Cap & Closure
Demand by Region, 2000
Western Europe
21.4%
North America
22.4%
Other
26.2%
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Table of Contents I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table........................................................ 3
Tables and Charts are featured for each region and
country. Historical data and forecasts are presented
for 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010.
For each country/region, the following are given:
Population
$ GDP per capita
Gross Domestic Product
% food & beverage
Food & Beverage Value-Added
$ Caps & Closures/capita
$ Caps & Closures/000$ GDP
$ Caps & Closures/000$ food & beverage
Cap & Closure Sales
cents/unit
By Material:
Plastic
Metal
Cork
By Market:
Beverages:
Soft Drinks
Beer
Other
Food
Pharmaceuticals
Other
net exports
Cap & Closure Shipments
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT
General ........................................................................ 4
World Economic Overview ......................................... 5
Recent Economic Performance................................ 5
Macroeconomic Outlook......................................... 8
Table - World GDP by Region ............................. 9
World Population Overview ........................................ 9
Table - World Population by Region ..................... 11
World Consumer Nondurables Trends ..................... 11
Beverages ............................................................... 12
Table - World Ready-to-Drink Beverage
Consumption by Region .................................. 14
Food ...................................................................... 15
Table - World Food & Beverage
Manufacturing Value-Added by Region ........... 17
Pharmaceuticals ..................................................... 17
Table - World Pharmaceutical
Shipments by Region ....................................... 19
Cosmetics, Toiletries & Cleaning Preparations..... 19
Table - World Cosmetic, Toiletry & Cleaning
Preparation Shipments by Region & Type ....... 22
World Packaging Outlook ......................................... 22
Environmental & Regulatory Overview ..................... 25
International Trade ................................................... 28
Table - Trade Flows in Caps & Closures............... 29
III. CAP & CLOSURE MATERIALS & MARKETS
Materials ................................................................... 30
Table - World Cap & Closure
Demand by Material ........................................... 31
Chart - World Cap & Closure
Demand by Material ........................................... 32
Plastic .................................................................... 32
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Table - World Plastic Cap & Closure
Demand by Region .......................................... 34
Metal ..................................................................... 35
Table - World Metal Cap & Closure
Demand by Region .......................................... 36
Cork ...................................................................... 37
Table - World Cork Closure Demand by Region .... 39
Markets ..................................................................... 39
Table - World Cap & Closure Demand by Market .... 40
Chart - World Cap & Closure
Demand by Market, 2000 ................................... 41
Soft Drinks ............................................................ 41
Beer ....................................................................... 43
Other Beverages ..................................................... 45
Food ...................................................................... 47
Pharmaceuticals ..................................................... 47
Other ..................................................................... 49
IV. WORLD OVERVIEW
World Demand Overview ......................................... 50
Table - World Cap & Closure Demand by Region ..... 51
Per Capita Consumption Trends .............................. 52
Chart - Cap & Closure Demand Per Capita /
Food & Beverage Value Added
Per Capita Relationship, 2000 ............................ 54
V. NORTH AMERICA
General ...................................................................... 55
United States ............................................................. 59
Canada ...................................................................... 66
Mexico ...................................................................... 72
VI. LATIN AMERICA
General ...................................................................... 80
Brazil ......................................................................... 84
Other Latin America ................................................. 91
Market Environment
VII. WESTERN EUROPE
General ...................................................................... 99
France ..................................................................... 107
Germany ................................................................. 115
Italy ......................................................................... 122
Netherlands ............................................................. 129
Spain ....................................................................... 135
United Kingdom...................................................... 141
Other Western Europe ............................................ 150
VIII. EASTERN EUROPE
General .................................................................... 157
Russia ...................................................................... 161
Other Eastern Europe ............................................. 168
IX. AFRICA/MIDEAST
General .................................................................... 175
South Africa ............................................................ 179
Other Africa/Mideast .............................................. 186
X. ASIA/PACIFIC
General .................................................................... 192
Australia .................................................................. 197
China ...................................................................... 204
Japan ....................................................................... 211
Other Asia/Pacific .................................................. 218
XI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
General .................................................................... 225
Market Share .......................................................... 227
Chart - World Cap & Closure
Market Share, 2000........................................... 229
Market Leaders & Competitive Strategies .............. 229
Marketing................................................................ 233
Mergers & Acquisitions .......................................... 234
Table - Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures....... 236
Cooperative Agreements ......................................... 240
Table - Selected Cooperative Agreements ............ 241
Company Profiles ............................................. 242-307
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Market Environment
The Market Environment Section
discusses key indicators that drive
demand for caps and closures, including
packaging trends and Freedonia’s
uniquely developed macroeconomic
indicators.
This information provides you with an
understanding and an analysis of the
climate in which the global caps and
closures industry operates and helps
you build your market strategy to
sustain long-term growth.
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World Packaging Outlook
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
The world market for rigid and flexible packaging in 2000 was estimated at
upwards of $500 billion. The largest regional markets are North America,
Western Europe and Asia, each of which accounts for between 25 and 30 percent
SAMPLE PAGE
of global demand. The remaining 15 percent or so is consumed by Latin America,
Eastern Europe, Africa, the Mideast and Oceania. The world’s developing regions,
while accounting for a relatively modest share of global demand, represent the
fastest growing markets for most types of packaging. As these regions continue to
develop and urbanize at a rapid pace, emerging middle classes with rising disposable
incomes will be better able to satiate their appetites for packaged consumer goods.
The packaging industry has become increasingly globalized in recent years, with
leading producers like Crown Cork & Seal extending their reach into every region
of the world. Several factors have contributed to the globalization process. Most
importantly, the world’s largest packaging companies, many of which are based in
North America or Western Europe, have sought to exploit the growth opportunities
presented by developing markets as their home countries have become mature
markets for packaged goods. As large consumer product companies ranging from
Coca-Cola to Procter & Gamble have raised their international profile, their
packaging suppliers have followed them into high growth foreign markets. The
advent of regional free trade pacts in Western Europe, North America and Latin
America has also facilitated the internationalization of manufacturing industries,
including packaging.
Despite these trends, however, foreign trade in packaging per se (as opposed to
either packaging raw materials or finished packaged goods) remains limited in most
regions. This reflects the high cost of transporting empty containers, which take
up a great deal of space relative to their low cost. Indeed, due to the significance
of transportation costs and the importance of timely delivery, container manufac-
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World Overview/
Materials & Markets
The Overview Sections highlight the
key issues that have affected the global
caps and closures market over the past
ten years and summarize contributing
growth factors.
This information helps you:
• Focus your sales and marketing
efforts on high growth areas.
Propose new areas for development
Materials - Cork
CAP & CLOSURE MATERIALS & MARKETS
Global demand for cork closures is projected to advance almost four percent per
annum through 2005 to 17.4 billion units, slowing a bit from the 1995-2000 pace
and slightly below the closure SAMPLE market average. PAGE However, sales will continue to
outpace growth in world wine production.
Growth of the world wine industry is among the most important indicators of cork
demand, as well over 90 percent of cork stoppers are used to seal wine bottles.
After peaking in the late 1970s, world wine output declined more-or-less steadily
through the early 1990s. Since about 1993, however, production has again
increased, bolstered by favorable weather conditions (which resulted in surplus
European crops in the late 1990s), global economic expansion and new evidence
of the potential health benefits of drinking moderate quantities of wine, especially
red wine. Sales late in the decade, especially of sparkling wines, also received a
boost from celebrations relating to the end of the millennium.
Further gains are expected, although at a slower pace than during the past half
decade. Moreover, cork demand will, at least in the near term, continue to rise
faster than growth in wine output. The latter is the result of a number of factors,
including use of a greater share of wine for direct consumption (e.g., as an
ingredient in juices, foods and spirits); the popularity of higher-end varietals, which
are more likely to be corked than sealed in other manners; moderating cork costs,
as demand slows and new cork oak crops mature (approximately 120,000 hectares
of highly productive new cork forests have been planted in Spain and Portugal);
and the development of new SAMPLE applications (e.g., TABLE
foods and personal care products)
outside of the bedrock wine market.
The pace of growth will slow, however, as the vast US market cools (largely in
response to weakening consumer spending fundamentals) and corkless formats such
as bag-in-box packaging gain ground. The greatest long term threat to cork
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Supply & Demand
by Country & Region
These Sections analyze supply and
demand trends and consider the
threats and opportunities in each
country and region.
Brazil - Cap & Closure Materials & Markets
Australia - Cap & Closure Shipments & Sales
LATIN AMERICA
In value terms, cap and closure sales in Brazil are forecast to increase 6.3 percent
per annum to $615 million in 2005. In unit terms, sales are projected to rise over
five percent per annum to 55 billion units, accelerating from the 1990s pace.
SAMPLE PAGE
Recovery of the macroeconomy, and of the processed food and beverage industries
in particular, will be the primary growth factors. Also important will be rapid
growth of the noncarbonated drink markets, as well as the slowing penetration of
large (e.g., 1.5- and two-liter) PET soft drink bottles.
Item
(million U.S. Plastics dollars) have made rapid inroads in the Brazilian closure market over the past
decade, tracking the penetration of plastic bottles in the nonalcoholic beverage,
food and consumer chemical markets. Metal closures will continue to lead the
1990 mix, however, 1995 holding 2000 a large 2005 majority 2010 of the bedrock beverage market outside of
the soft drink and (much smaller) wine markets, which are now respectively
Population (mil persons) 17.1 18.1 19.0 19.9 20.7
controlled by plastic and cork stoppers.
$ GDP per capita South 17250 Africa 18840 - Cap 22260 & Closure 25030 Sales 27920 by Material & Market
Gross Domestic Product (bil US98$) 295 341 423 498 578
While Brazil consumes more (million soft drinks units) than beer, the latter has surpassed soft
% food & bev 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.2
Food & Bev Value-Added (bil US98$) 8.2
drinks as
8.6
the largest
9.9
single cap
11.3
and closure
12.8
market over the past half decade or so.
$ C&C/capita
Item
This largely reflects changes in the beverage packaging mix. While glass beer
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
7.6 bottles have 8.4 lost share 9.5 to closureless 11.1 metal 12.8cans,
growth in the beer market has
$ C&C/000$ GDP Cap & Closure 0.44 meant Sales that 0.45 (mil demand $) 0.43 for beer bottles, 0.44 and 61 0.46 hence closures 69 such 80 as steel crowns, 100 has 125
$ C&C/000$ food & bev cents/unit 15.9 fallen off 17.7 only modestly 18.2 since 19.5 the mid 0.77 20.7 1990s. By 0.81contrast, 0.84 glass soft 0.92 drink bottles 1.00
in Brazil have been supplanted not only by cans but also by PET containers.
Cap & Closure Sales Cap & Closure 130 While Sales the 152 latter also 180 use closures, 220 they 7880 tend 265 to 8475 be much larger 9480 than 10900 their glass 12555
net exports
counterparts; most fall into the one- to two-liter range, versus 300-milliliters for
By Material: -15 -25 -30 -20 -10
glass. As such, far fewer closures are now required per volume of soft drinks.
Plastic 3130 3773 4590 5705 7065
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Metal
Cork
115 127 150 200 4695 255 4612 4780 5060 5330
However, these dynamics have largely run their course, with glass now accounting
55 90 110 135 160
SAMPLE TABLE
By Market:
Beverages 6265 6565 7040 7875 8850
Soft Drinks 1625 1905 2160 2550 3000
Beer 3400 3200 3100 3150 3200
Other 1240 1460 1780 2175 2650
Food 350 420 580 750 960
Pharmaceuticals 40 50 60 75 95
Other 1225 1440 1800 2200 2650
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Marketing
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
As the end-user base (e.g., major food and beverage firms) has consolidated and
closure systems have become more sophisticated, marketing requirements have
become a rather formidable impediment to entry in the highly competitive caps
and closures industry. This is especially true given the trend among end users
toward consolidating their packaging supply base among a few major producers
capable of offering custom development services and a full range of products on a
global basis.
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In general, end users of caps and closures evaluate potential vendors according to
price, product quality, product mix, technical support capabilities, company
reputation and service factors. The primary competitive factors in this industry
are generally price, performance and the ability to develop innovative products.
Marketing dexterity is particularly important given the relatively low level of
product differentiation in most applications. Since many cap and closure vendors
market similar product lines, customers often select suppliers on the basis of
service factors. Service encompasses a wide assortment of variables, including
delivery time, credit terms, emergency shipments, special order production runs,
and the design and engineering support available. In recent years, the ability to
shorten lead times and bring new products to market quickly has also emerged as a
critical competitive variable in the packaging industries of the developed world,
closures not excepted.
Firms in the cap and closure industry are increasingly emphasizing custom services
designed to meet individual end-user specifications. Since standardized, stock caps
and closures are purchased almost solely on the basis of price, the ability to custom
design and produce specialty closures represents a significant competitive
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Company Profiles
The profiles section analyzes 37
companies active in the world caps
and closures industry. These profiles
represent a sampling or cross-section
of the types of companies involved in
the industry.
Divisions, subsidiaries, joint
ventures, etc., are discussed under
appropriate parent companies.
Sources for profiles included:
Information provided by
key staff members in the
respective companies
Annual reports
10-K reports
Security analysts reports
Corporate product literature
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Allianz AG
Koeniginstrasse 28
80802 Munich
Germany
49-89-38000
http://www.allianz.com
White Cap LLC
1140 31st Street
Downers Grove, IL 60515
630-515-8383
http://www.whitecapinc.com
COMPANY PROFILES
The Company is active in the worldwide caps and closures industry through its
Allianz Capital Partners GmbH subsidiary (Germany). The subsidiary’s operations
include AV Packaging GmbH (Germany), a joint venture that is 51-percent owned
by Allianz Capital Partners and 49-percent owned by E.ON AG (Germany). AV
Packaging operates in the packaging industry through its 97.2-percent interest in
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Schmalbach-Lubeca AG (Germany), a leading packaging manufacturer for food,
beverages and other consumer goods. AV Packaging acquired its ownership of
Schmalbach-Lubeca beginning in August 2000, when E.ON folded a 37.4-percent
stake of Schmalbach-Lubeca into AV Packaging. Later in August, E.ON transferred
an additional 59.8-percent interest to AV Packaging.
Schmalbach-Lubeca operated in three units in 2000: White Cap Incorporated,
Beverage Cans and Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Containers. Schmalbach-
Lubeca’s revenues outside of Germany annually account for over 80 percent of total
revenues.
Prior to mid 2001, closures and capping technology were produced through USbased
White Cap Incorporated. The company operated plants in North America
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Companies
Profiled
Alcan Incorporated
algroup wheaton
Alusuisse Lonza Group Limited
fibrenyle
Wheaton Science Products
Alcoa Incorporated
MCG Closures Limited
Southern Plastics Incorporated
Allianz AG
AV Packaging GmbH
Schmalbach-Lubeca AG
White Cap LLC
ALTANA AG
DS-Chemie GmbH
Alucaps Mexicana SA de CV
Alucapvit SpA
Capsulas Metalicas SA
Daniel Montgomery & Son Limited
Metal Closures
Amcor Limited
Bericap Incorporated
AptarGroup Incorporated
Emsar Incorporated
Englemann (H.) SA
Seaquist Closures LLC
Somova Srl
Bericap GmbH & Company
Bericap Incorporated
Berry Plastics Corporation
Capsol SpA
Cardinal Packaging Incorporated
CPI Holding Corporation
Poly-Seal Corporation
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas
AmBev
Corticeira Amorim SGPS SA
Amorim Cork America Incorporated
Cork & Seals Pty Limited
Industria Corchera SA
Croma SA
Crown Cork & Seal Company Incorporated
Risdon-Pharma
Zeller Plastik Incorporated
Dragon Plastics Limited
FEMSA
Groupe Massilly
Bannex International Incorporated
Guala Closures SpA
Indesco International Incorporated
AFA Products Incorporated
Continental Sprayers International Incorporated
Industrias Innopack SA de CV
ZapatA Innovative Closures Incorporated
Manaksia Group
Nampak Limited
Bevcap
Menshen Packaging UK Limited
Nord Est Group
ARMEP
Ileos
Innocos
Niob Plastique
Novembal
Owens-Illinois Incorporated
Pechiney
Capalux
Cebal
Techpack International
Pepsi-Gemex SA de CV
Portola Packaging Incorporated
CapSnap Europe Packaging GmbH
Consumer Cap Corporation
Northern Engineering and Plastics Corporation
Shanghai Portola Packaging Company
Rexam plc
Royal Ten Cate NV
Sabaté
Sibel
Suber
Saint-Gobain
Calmar Incorporated
Samhwa Crown & Closure Company Limited
San Miguel Corporation
Silgan Holdings Incorporated
RXI Holdings Incorporated
White Cap LLC
Tetra Laval International SA
Novembal
Toyo Seikan Kaisha Limited
Japan Crown Cork Company Limited
West Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated
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Forecasting Methodology
Freedonia does not just collect and reprint
data; Freedonia develops data. Our analysts
thoroughly investigate an industry by
extensively interviewing key industry
participants and analyzing information
from sources such as associations, government
and trade literature. Once this
research is complete, Freedonia establishes
one set of forecasts. All writing, editing
and forecasting is done in-house to assure
quality and consistency. In cases where
data does not exist, Freedonia develops the
data based on input/output ratios, bills of
materials and flow charts. The following
chart summarizes Freedonia's methodology.
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Economics Group
Consistent framework
of indicators on . . .
Beverage Consumption
Gross Domestic Product
World Population
. . . and many others
Extensive Interviews
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Industry experts
End-users
Methodology for
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In-house Research
Quantitative forecasting
Industry structure & market
share analyses
Product analyses & forecasts
Proprietary
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Trade publications
Government reports
Corporate literature
Online databases
. . . and many others
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About Our Customers
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Some of Freedonia's customers in the caps and closures industry include:
Alcoa, Crown Cork & Seal, Owens-Illinois and Saint-Gobain.
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in developing countries. Glass beer bottles
will outpace metal cans. This study analyzes the
world beer container industry to 2005 and 2010
by type, material, region and for 23 countries. It
also details market share and profiles key brewers
and beer container producers.
#1416. . . . . . . . 5/01. . . . . . . . . . $4,400
Caps & Closures
US cap and closure demand will grow 5.3% annually
to 2005, driven by a shift in the mix toward
value-added configurations such as dispensing
and child-resistant closures. Also supporting
unit gains will be the development of novel closure
applications like aseptic liquid food packaging,
as well as rising use of dual closure packaging
configurations. This study analyzes the $3.8
billion US cap and closure industry to 2005 and
2010 by material, product and market. It also
details market share and profiles key companies.
#1392. . . . . . . . 4/01. . . . . . . . . . $3,700
Paper Versus Plastic in Packaging
Demand for competitive paper and plastic packaging
in the US will reach 86 billion pounds in 2004.
Advances will be stimulated by steady growth in
the foodservice sector and improvements in barrier
properties and strength. Plastic will continue
to encroach on paper’s market share. This study
analyzes the 77 billion pound US competitive paper
and plastic packaging industry to 2004 and
2009. It provides data and forecasts by material,
type and end-use, presents market share data and
profiles leading companies.
#1357. . . . . . . . 1/01. . . . . . . . . . $3,700
Labels
US shipments of labels will grow nearly 7% annually.
Paper will remain the dominant stock but
plastics will make further inroads. Pressure sensitive
adhesive (PSA) labels, which already account
for over two-thirds of industry value, will continue
capturing market share from glue-applied,
gummed and heat-seal labels. This study analyzes
the $9.9 billion US labels industry to 2004 and
2009 by material, application method, printing
technology and use. It also details market share
and profiles key companies.
#1326. . . . . . . . 9/00. . . . . . . . . . $3,700
Plastic Containers
Plastic container demand in the US will grow
over 4% annually. Three-fourths of all plastic containers
by weight are bottles, which will also log
the best growth driven by markets such as drugs,
soft drinks and beer. High density polyethylene
(HDPE) will remain the most widely used resin,
while polyethylene terephthalate (PET) grows the
fastest. This study analyzes the $10 billion US
plastic container industry to 2004 and 2009 by
resin, type and market. It also details market
shares and profiles key firms.
#1306. . . . . . . . 8/00. . . . . . . . . . $3,600
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