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World Bulk Packaging to 2018

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World demand to approach $60 billion in 2018

World 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, FIBCs

Flexible 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 types

Historically, 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 growing

Growth 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.

Company Profiles

Profiles global industry players such as Greif, MAUSER, Mondi Group,  SCHÜTZ & Signode Industrial Group

Additional Information

This study examines the global market for bulk packaging. Historical data (2003, 2008, and 2013) and forecasts for 2018 and 2023 are presented for flexible bulk packaging (e.g., shipping sacks, film wrap, strapping, liners, flexible intermediate bulk containers, and roll wrap) and rigid bulk packaging (e.g., drums, pails, bulk boxes, rigid intermediate bulk containers, and material handling containers). Markets for these products include chemicals and pharmaceuticals; food and beverages; other nondurable goods such as agricultural and horticultural products; durable goods such as building materials; and other markets such as hazardous waste storage and handling. The agricultural chemical market is included with chemicals, while the animal feed market is encompassed by agricultural and horticultural products. An overview is also presented for bulk packaging demand by material (e.g., plastic, paper and paperboard, steel). Excluded from this study are nonpackaging applications for textile sacks, such as money bags and sand bags for flood control; pallets and wood containers; and corrugated and solid fiberboard containers other than bulk boxes and corrugated rigid intermediate bulk containers. The study also excludes cans, bottles, jars, and tubs used for the packaging of bulk sizes of foods and other consumer goods.

World Bulk Packaging to 2018

Table of Contents

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 Españoles, 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

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