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Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Market EnvironmenT
General.................................................4
World Economic Overview.........................5
Recent Historical Trends........................5
Macroeconomic Outlook........................8
World Demographic Outlook.................... 12
World Consumer Nondurables Trends......... 14
Food & Beverages.............................. 15
Pharmaceuticals................................ 17
Cosmetics, Toiletries &
Cleaning Products............................ 20
World Packaging Outlook........................ 23
Environmental & Regulatory Issues.......... 27
Pricing Trends...................................... 29
Production & Trade Patterns.................... 32
OVERVIEW
General............................................... 35
Demand by Region................................ 35
Demand by Materials............................. 40
Polyethylene..................................... 42
Polypropylene.................................... 45
Other Plastics.................................... 49
Polyvinyl Chloride........................... 51
Polyester....................................... 53
Nylon............................................ 55
Polystyrene.................................... 56
Polyvinylidene Chloride.................... 57
Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol..................... 59
Cellophane..................................... 61
All Other....................................... 63
Paper & Foil...................................... 65
Paper............................................ 66
Foil.............................................. 70
Demand by Markets............................... 72
Food................................................ 74
Nonfood........................................... 76
NORTH AMERICA
General............................................... 79
Converted Flexible Packaging Demand...... 80
United States....................................... 82
Canada................................................ 89
Mexico................................................ 94
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WESTERN EUROPE
General............................................... 99
Converted Flexible Packaging Demand.... 100
Belgium............................................ 103
France............................................... 107
Germany............................................ 111
Italy................................................. 117
Netherlands....................................... 122
Spain................................................ 125
United Kingdom.................................. 129
Other Western Europe.......................... 134
ASIA/PACIFIC
General............................................. 140
Converted Flexible Packaging Demand.... 142
Australia............................................ 145
China................................................ 149
India................................................ 157
Indonesia.......................................... 163
Japan............................................... 167
South Korea....................................... 173
Taiwan.............................................. 177
Other Asia/Pacific............................... 183
OTHER REGIONS
Latin America..................................... 190
Brazil............................................. 194
Other Latin America......................... 199
Eastern Europe................................... 204
Russia............................................ 207
Other Eastern Europe........................ 213
Africa/Mideast: General........................ 218
Turkey............................................ 221
Other Africa/Mideast........................ 224
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
General............................................. 229
Market Share...................................... 232
Acquisitions & Divestitures................... 237
Cooperative Agreements....................... 241
Research & Development...................... 244
Competitive Strategies......................... 246
Marketing & Distribution...................... 248
Company Profiles
AEP Industries.................................... 251
Amcor Limited.................................... 254
American Packaging............................ 257
Ampac Packaging................................ 259
Bemis Company.................................. 262
Berry Plastics..................................... 267
Bischof + Klein................................... 269
British Polythene Industries.................. 271
Bryce Corporation............................... 274
Carvajal Internacional.......................... 275
Chemosvit as...................................... 276
Clear Lam Packaging............................ 277
Clondalkin Group................................. 278
Coating Excellence International........... 281
Constantia Packaging........................... 282
Empax Embalagens.............................. 285
Exopack Holding................................. 286
Graphic Packaging............................... 288
Heshan ZhongXing Laminated Packing.... 290
Hood Companies................................. 291
Huhtamaki Oyj.................................... 293
Innovia Films..................................... 295
Jiangsu Caihua Packaging..................... 297
Madeco SA......................................... 298
Mayor Packaging................................. 299
Mondi Limited.................................... 301
Nampak Limited.................................. 304
Nordenia International......................... 306
Packaging Dynamics............................ 309
Pliant Corporation............................... 311
Printpack Incorporated........................ 313
Reynolds Packaging............................. 315
Rio Tinto Group.................................. 317
San Miguel Corporation........................ 319
Sealed Air.......................................... 320
Shanghai San Ying Packaging Material.... 323
Shields Bag and Printing...................... 324
Sonoco Products................................. 325
Southern Packaging............................. 327
Tingzheng Printing & Packaging Material 328
Toppan Printing.................................. 329
Toray Industries.................................. 330
Wihuri Oy.......................................... 332
Additional Companies
Mentioned in the Study...................... 336
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List of Tables/Charts
Executive Summary 9 World Converted Flexible Nonfood 2 Australia -- Converted Flexible
Packaging by Region.................... 78 Packaging Demand..................... 148
1 Summary Table.................................3 3 China -- Converted Flexible
NORTH AMERICA Packaging Demand..................... 154
Market EnvironmenT 4 India -- Converted Flexible
1 North America -- Converted Flexible Packaging Demand..................... 161
1 World Gross Domestic Product
Packaging Demand....................... 81 5 Indonesia -- Converted Flexible
by Region................................... 11
2 United States -- Converted Flexible Packaging Demand..................... 166
2 World Population by Region.............. 14
Packaging Demand....................... 86 6 Japan -- Converted Flexible
3 World Food & Beverage Manufacturing
3 Canada -- Converted Flexible Packaging Demand..................... 171
Value Added by Region................. 17
Packaging Demand....................... 92 7 South Korea -- Converted Flexible
4 World Pharmaceutical
4 Mexico -- Converted Flexible Packaging Demand..................... 176
Shipments by Region.................... 19
Packaging Demand....................... 97 8 Taiwan -- Converted Flexible
5 World Cosmetic, Toiletry & Cleaning
Product Shipments Packaging Demand..................... 181
by Region & Type......................... 23 WESTERN EUROPE 9 Other Asia/Pacific -- Converted
Flexible Packaging Demand.......... 187
1 Western Europe -- Converted Flexible
OVERVIEW Packaging Demand..................... 102
Cht Western Europe -- Converted Flexible OTHER REGIONS
1 World Converted Flexible Packaging
Packaging Demand 1 Latin America -- Converted Flexible
Demand by Region....................... 37
by Country, 2008....................... 103 Packaging Demand..................... 193
Cht World Converted Flexible Packaging
2 Belgium -- Converted Flexible 2 Brazil -- Converted Flexible
Demand by Region, 2008.............. 38
Packaging Demand..................... 106 Packaging Demand..................... 197
Cht Converted Flexible Packaging
3 France -- Converted Flexible 3 Other Latin America -- Converted
Demand/Food & Beverage
Packaging Demand..................... 110 Flexible Packaging Demand.......... 202
MVA Relationship, 2008................ 39
4 Germany -- Converted Flexible 4 Eastern Europe -- Converted
2 World Converted Flexible Packaging
Packaging Demand..................... 115 Flexible Packaging Demand.......... 206
Demand by Material...................... 41
5 Italy -- Converted Flexible 5 Russia -- Converted Flexible
Cht World Converted Flexible Packaging
Packaging Demand..................... 120 Packaging Demand..................... 211
Demand by Material, 2008............. 42
6 Netherlands -- Converted Flexible 6 Other Eastern Europe -- Converted
3 World Polyethylene Demand
Packaging Demand..................... 124 Flexible Packaging Demand.......... 216
in Converted Flexible
7 Spain -- Converted Flexible 7 Africa/Mideast -- Converted
Packaging by Region.................... 45
Packaging Demand..................... 128 Flexible Packaging Demand.......... 220
4 World Polypropylene Demand
8 United Kingdom -- Converted 8 Turkey -- Converted Flexible
in Converted Flexible
Flexible Packaging Demand.......... 132 Packaging Demand..................... 223
Packaging by Region.................... 49
9 Other Western Europe -- Converted 9 Other Africa/Mideast -- Converted
5 World Other Plastic Demand
Flexible Packaging Demand.......... 137 Flexible Packaging Demand.......... 227
in Converted Flexible
Packaging by Region & Type.......... 51
6 World Paper & Foil Demand ASIA/PACIFIC INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
in Converted Flexible 1 Asia/Pacific -- Converted Flexible 1 Converted Flexible Packaging
Packaging by Region & Type.......... 66 Packaging Demand..................... 144 Sales by Company, 2008.............. 231
7 World Converted Flexible Packaging Cht Asia/Pacific -- Converted Flexible Cht World Converted Flexible Packaging
Demand by Market....................... 73 Packaging Demand Market Share, 2008.................... 234
8 World Converted Flexible Food by Country, 2008....................... 145 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 239
Packaging by Region.................... 76
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements.... 243

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Cost, performance and source reduction advantages, coupled with high-barrier resins and value-
added features, will continue to favor flexible packaging products over their rigid counterparts.

Global demand to increase

3.5% yearly through 2013 Asia/Pacific
35%
World Converted Flexible
World demand for converted flexible Packaging Demand, 2008
packaging is forecast to increase 3.5 (16.4 million metric tons)
percent per year to over 19 million metric
tons in 2013, faster than real (inflation-
adjusted) gains in GDP. Factors contrib-
North America
uting to rising demand will include 26%
growth in food and beverage production,
which represents the largest market by
far. In addition, cost, performance and
source reduction advantages, as well as Western Europe
ongoing developments in high-barrier 21%

resins and value-added features, will

continue to favor flexible packaging
products over their rigid counterparts. Other Regions
18%

Environmental, cost
advantages to benefit
mature markets
However, gains will be limited by the
mature state of the packaging industry in
developed areas such as the US,
Western Europe and Japan, where the
main markets for flexible packaging (i.e.,
food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics) are
well-established. Material downgauging
will also restrain volume gains. Nonethe-
less, demand for converted flexible
packaging will benefit from the products’
environmentally friendly image (as they
are often associated with reduced
packaging efforts), as well as cost
advantages compared to rigid containers
-- especially considering their lighter
weight (which imparts transportation cost
savings), their smaller size (which
imparts storage space savings) and their
lower energy requirements during
production.
Developing regions to see
fastest increases in demand
The fastest increases will occur in the
world’s developing regions. Asia, Latin
America, Eastern Europe and the Africa/
Mideast region will all outpace the global
average. Population growth and greater
urbanization (except in Eastern Europe),
industrialization trends, and expanding
international trade will support advances
in these regions’ generally underdevel-
oped packaging sectors. Rising consum-
er income levels and expanding middle-
classes will also generate robust internal
demand for packaged consumer goods
like processed foods, beverages,
pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics and
toiletries, boosting converted flexible
packaging consumption.
Some of the best gains are expected in
China, which has surpassed Japan to
become the world’s second largest
converted flexible packaging market
(behind the US); and India, which will
benefit from strong growth in domestic
output and consumer product markets.
Rapid gains are also expected in Russia
and Indonesia, which will benefit from
greater investment in state-of-the-art
manufacturing equipment, resulting in
improved product quality.
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Sample Text, TABLE VI-7

Table & Chart SOUTH KOREA CONVERTED FLEXIBLE PACKAGING DEMAND

(000 metric tons)

Item 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

Population (million persons) 46.2 47.8 48.5 49.1 49.5

$ GDP/capita 16170 21280 25770 30040 36570
Gross Domestic Product (bil 2007$) 747 1017 1250 1475 1810
asia/pacific
Food & Bev Mfg Val Added (bil 2007$) 17.4 19.8 19.8 20.9 22.7

South Korea: Converted Flexible Packaging Demand kg CFP/capita 4.8 5.4 5.6 6.1 6.9
South Korea consumed 270,000 metric tons of converted flexible kg CFP/000$ GDP 0.29 0.26 0.22 0.20 0.19
packaging in 2008, or under five percent of the regional total. Unlike
kg CFP/000$ food & beverages 12.6 13.1 13.6 14.4 15.0
many other countries in the region, South Korea’s packaging market
is already well developed by international standards. Through 2013,
sample
Converted Flexible Packaging Demand 220 260 270 300 340
converted flexible packaging demand in South Korea is projected toBy
2.1 percent per annum to 300,000 metric tons, an improvement over
riseMaterial:
the

Polyethylene




table
95 114 116 127 140
2003 to 2008 period. Demand will be supported by continued economic Polypropylene 30 38 42 48 57
sample
expansion and an acceleration in the nation’s food and beverage output.
Other Plastics 24 30 33 39 47
Paper & Foil 71 78 79 86 96

text
Established trends toward environmentally friendly and reduced-
size packaging will continue into the forecast period. These trends
By Market:
will
Food





160 185 190 210 235
favor flexible packaging over rigid containers, while at the same time
Nonfood 60 75 80 90 105
limiting gains as manufacturers invest significant efforts in reducing

overall packaging consumption. Increases in the ranks of the middle %andSouth Korea 6.3 6.1 4.7 4.0 3.4
working classes in South Korea will promote demand for packaging- Asia/Pacific CFP Demand 3510 4245 5770 7430 9900
intensive prepared and convenience foods. Moreover, greater penetra-
tion of Western-style retailing practices, including a heavier emphasis
on brand name goods, is putting a premium on packaging materials as a
marketing tool, including flexible packaging products.

Polyethylene and polypropylene will continue to surpass other

packaging resins such as polystyrene and polyvinyl chloride. Polyeth-
ylene will benefit from growth in the country’s food packaging industry
along with greater consumer demand for items such as cleaning prod-
ucts, cosmetics and toiletries. Advances in converted flexible packaging
are also expected in pharmaceutical applications, as South Korea will CHART VIII-1
remain the third largest health care market in the developing Asia/Pacific
region (after China and India), both in terms of health expenditures and WORLD CONVERTED FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
medical product demand. Efforts by the government to hold down health MARKET SHARE, 2008
spending inflation will promote the greater use of prescription drugs in ($54.3 billion)
patient treatment. In addition, the diversification of national drug makers

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5 .5 % A l c a n P kg

O th e rs
M a rke tsample 5 .5 % B e m is
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Sample Profile, TABLE III-3

Table & Forecast WORLD POLYETHYLENE DEMAND IN

CONVERTED FLEXIBLE PACKAGING BY REGION
(000 metric tons)

Item 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

World Converted Flexible Packaging 11880 13550 16350 19450 24000

% polyethylene 39.6 40.3 40.7 41.0 40.9

World Polyethylene in Flexible Pkg 4708 5463 6660 7965 9820
North America: 1543 1747 1925 2165 2430
United States
Canada & Mexico

sample
1260 1420 1550 1710 1890
283 327 375 455 540
Western Europe
Asia/Pacific:

table
1134 1186 1240 1310 1420
1417 1736 2405 3110 4145
China 260 410 860 1310 1960
COMPANY PROFILES Japan 640 650 650 640 650
Other 517 676 895 1160 1535
Chemosvit as Other Regions: 614 794 1090 1380 1825
Sturova 101 Latin America 290 368 480 575 720
059 21 Svit Eastern Europe 184 255 370 495 700
Slovakia Africa/Mideast 140 171 240 310 405
421-52-715-1111-2
http://www.chemosvit.sk

Sales: $271 million (2007, as reported by company)

Employment: 2,600 (2007, as reported by company)

sample
Key Products: biaxially oriented polypropylene film, monolayer films,
laminates, bags and pouches

profile
Chemosvit is a manufacturer of films and film products, fibers
“World demand for polyethylene-based
and fiber products, machinery, and related products and services. The
privately held company operates through various subsidiaries. converted flexible packaging is project-
ed to increase 3.6 percent per annum
The Company participates in the world converted flexible packag- through 2013 to almost eight million
ing industry through the operations of its Terichem AS joint venture
and Chemosvit Folie AS subsidiary. These companies manufacture metric tons, or 41 percent of the global
biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film and conduct converting total. This will remain the most broadly
operations. Terichem (Slovakia) is a joint venture between Chemosvit used converted flexible packaging ma-
and AB Rani Plast Oy (Finland). Terichem produces BOPP films in terial, based on the film’s low cost and
thicknesses of three to 50 microns, and in coextruded and monolayer
varieties. Specifically, coextruded films are sold under the TATRAFAN versatility. The increased availability
product line, which comprises heat sealable films with moisture and of improved metallocene grades, which
odor barrier properties for food packaging applications. The company seal at lower temperatures, are stron-
also makes nontoxic BOPP wrapping films for end uses that include ger and enable downgauging, will also
direct contact with food. Terichem maintains production facilities in
Svit, Slovakia; and Luck, the Ukraine.
propel gains.”
--Section III, pg. 42
Chemosvit Folie (Slovakia) manufactures monolayer films, lami-
nates, bags and pouches for such applications as packing confectionery

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