Reportlinker Adds US Corrugated & Paperboard Boxes Industry - 2010 Edition

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US Corrugated & Paperboard Boxes Industry - 2010 Edition

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US box demand to reach $37.8 billion in 2014

Demand for corrugated and paperboard boxes is projected to increase 2.3 percent annually through 2014 to $37.5 billion, with gains driven by an expansion in manufacturing output after the declines registered during the 2004-2009 period. In particular, an acceleration in shipments of nondurable goods such as food and beverages will support demand for related boxes. Additionally, box demand will benefit from the increasing importance of higher-value boxes that can support improved printing and graphics as producers continue to look for ways to heighten the visual appeal of boxes in order to offset competition from alternative packaging formats. Although boxes with superior graphics capabilities are more prevalent in the folding carton segment, the continued popularity of mass retailers and warehouse club stores has compelled many boxmakers to develop corrugated boxes that can also serve as appealing product billboards. Box demand will also be supported by trends favoring Internet-based shopping.

Corrugated, solid fiber boxes to remain dominant

Sales of corrugated and solid fiber boxes, which accounted for nearly 70 percent of demand in 2009, will increase 2.7 percent annually through 2014 to $26.6 billion. Advances will be aided by their well entrenched position as the shipping container of choice in nearly all manufacturing sectors. Demand will also benefit from the favorable environmental profile of corrugated boxes, which will become increasingly important as producers continue to seek ways to adopt sustainable packaging practices. Moreover, value gains will be bolstered by heightened demand for more costly linerboard grades that can support high-quality printing and graphics.

Folding boxes face competition from other packaging

Demand for folding paperboard boxes will rise 1.5 percent per annum through 2014 to $10.5 billion, slower than the corrugated box pace as folding cartons face stiff competition from alternative packaging (e.g., pouches, blister packs and clamshells) in many markets. Source reduction efforts, many of which involve the elimination or downsizing of cartons, will also slow demand. However, gains will be supported by advances in printing and graphics capabilities and a more favorable environmental profile than plastic packaging. Set-up box demand will be supported by their widespread use in high-end confectionery, silverware and jewelry applications.

Food, beverages to remain largest box market

Food and beverages will remain the largest box market, accounting for more than 40 percent of demand in 2014. Good prospects for boxes are expected in markets such as frozen foods, dairy products, and meat, poultry and seafood products. Other nondurable goods markets offering favorable opportunities for boxes include cosmetics and toiletries, and rubber and plastic products. In the durable goods sector, box demand will post healthy gains in machinery and equipment, and other products such as motor vehicle parts and instruments markets as both the industrial machinery and automobile markets recover from sharp declines in the 2004-2009 period. In nonmanufacturing markets such as retail shipping and carry-out foodservice, box demand will be supported by consumer preferences for online shopping and food prepared or eaten away from home.

Study coverage

This new industry study, Corrugated & Paperboard Boxes, presents historical demand data (1999, 2004 and 2009) and forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by board type, product and market. The study also considers market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles 26 industry competitors.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ix

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4

General 4

Macroeconomic Outlook 5

Demographic & Household Trends 9

Consumer Income & Spending 12

Retail Sales 14

Manufacturing 16

Packaging Industry Outlook 19

Competitive Packaging Materials 23

Environmental Image 26

Aesthetics 28

Historical Market Trends 29

Pricing Trends & Product Mix 32

Paperboard Pricing Trends 35

Environmental & Regulatory Issues 37

World Markets 40

Foreign Trade 41

III. MATERIALS 45

General 45

Supply & Demand 46

Unbleached Kraft Board 48

Linerboard 49

Boxboard 51

Recycled Board 52

Semichemical Board 55

Bleached Kraft Board 57

Paperboard Consumption in Boxes 59

Corrugated & Solid Fiber Boxes 61

Folding Paperboard Boxes 64

Set-Up Paperboard Boxes 67

Other Materials Consumption in Boxes 68

Adhesives 69

Inks 71

Waxes 73

IV. PRODUCTS 75

General 75

Corrugated & Solid Fiber Boxes 79

Products 81

Capacity 83

Constructions 85

Strength Requirements 87

Mini-Flute Corrugated Boxes 88

High-Quality Printing 91

Markets 93

Folding Paperboard Boxes 96

Products 99

Windowed Paperboard Boxes 101

Printing & Design 104

Markets 105

Set-Up Paperboard Boxes 109

V. MARKETS 114

General 114

Food & Beverages 117

Food & Beverage Industry Outlook 118

Box Demand 120

Beverages 122

Meat, Poultry & Seafood 125

Grain Mill Products 129

Fresh Produce 131

Canned Food 135

Frozen Food 136

Bakery Products 139

Dairy Products 141

Candy & Confections 143

Other Food 145

Box Types 147

Nonfood Nondurable Goods 149

Paper & Publishing 150

Paper & Publishing Outlook 151

Box Demand 153

Chemical & Pharmaceutical Products 155

Chemical & Pharmaceutical Industry Outlook 156

Box Demand 159

Pharmaceuticals 161

Cosmetics & Toiletries 165

Cleaning Chemicals 167

Other Chemical Products 169

Other Nondurable Goods 171

Rubber & Plastic Products 173

Textiles & Apparel 174

Tobacco 176

All Other Nondurables 177

Durable Goods 178

Machinery & Equipment 180

Machinery & Equipment Outlook 181

Box Demand 182

Fabricated Metal Products 184

Fabricated Metal Products Outlook 185

Box Demand 186

Other Durable Goods 188

Stone, Clay & Glass Products 190

Furniture, Lumber & Wood Products 191

Toys & Sporting Goods 192

Music, Entertainment & Software 194

Silverware & Jewelry 195

Motor Vehicle Parts 196

Instruments & All Other Durables 197

Nonmanufacturing 198

Foodservice & Carry-Out 199

Retail Shipping 201

Moving, Storage & Other 203

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 205

General 205

Market Share 209

International Paper 211

Smurfit-Stone 212

Georgia-Pacific 213

Temple-Inland 214

Graphic Packaging 214

Packaging Corporation of America 215

Rock-Tenn 216

Corrugated & Solid Fiber Boxes 216

Folding Paperboard Boxes 218

Graphic Packaging 220

Rock-Tenn 221

MeadWestvaco 221

Cascades 222

International Paper 223

Acquisitions & Divestitures 223

Manufacturing 227

Marketing 229

Distribution Strategies 230

Cooperative Agreements 232

Competitive Strategies 234

Regional Dynamics 237

Company Profiles 239

Altivity Packaging, see Graphic Packaging Holding

Anderson Packaging, see US Corrugated

Boise Incorporated 240

Caraustar Industries Incorporated 242

Cascades Incorporated 244

Clearwater Paper Corporation 248

CorrChoice, see Greif

Cortegra Group, see Menasha

Crockett Container, see Temple-Inland

Dopaco, see Cascades

Fold-Pak, see Rock-Tenn

Georgia-Pacific, see Koch Industries

Graphic Packaging Holding Company 250

Green Bay Packaging Incorporated 253

Greif Incorporated 255

International Paper Company 257

Interstate Resources Incorporated 262

Koch Industries Incorporated 264

Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging Incorporated 267

MeadWestvaco Corporation 269

Menasha Corporation 273

Multi Packaging Solutions 275

Newark Group Incorporated 276

Niagara Sheets, see Cascades and Smurfit-Stone

Container

Norampac, see Cascades

Packaging Corporation of America 277

PaperWorks Industries Incorporated 279

Potlatch Corporation 281

Pratt Industries, see Visy

Premier Boxboard, see Temple-Inland

Rock-Tenn Company 282

RTS Packaging, see Rock-Tenn and Sonoco Products

Shorewood Packaging, see International Paper

Simkins Industries Incorporated 287

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation 288

Sonoco Products Company 291

Southern Container, see Rock-Tenn

Specialized Packaging Group, see PaperWorks Industries

Temple-Inland Incorporated 294

US Corrugated Incorporated 296

Visy Pty Limited 298

Weyerhaeuser Company 300

Other Companies Mentioned in Study 301

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Summary Table 3

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

1 Macroeconomic Indicators 8

2 Population & Households 11

3 Personal Consumption Expenditures 13

4 Retail Sales 16

5 Manufacturers' Shipments 19

6 Packaging Supply & Demand 23

7 Corrugated & Paperboard Box Market, 1999-2009 31

8 Corrugated & Paperboard Box Pricing 35

9 Foreign Trade in Corrugated & Paperboard Boxes 44

SECTION III -- MATERIALS

1 Paperboard Supply & Demand by Type 48

2 Unbleached Kraft Board Supply & Demand 49

3 Recycled Board Supply & Demand 55

4 Semichemical Board Supply & Demand 57

5 Bleached Kraft Board Supply & Demand 59

6 Paperboard Consumption in Boxes by Grade & Box Type 60

7 Paperboard Consumption in Corrugated & Solid Fiber Boxes by Material & Grade 64

8 Paperboard Consumption in Folding Paperboard Boxes 67

9 Paperboard Consumption in Set-Up Paperboard Boxes 68

10 Other Materials Consumption in Corrugated & Paperboard Boxes 69

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS

1 Corrugated & Paperboard Box Supply & Demand 78

2 Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box Supply & Demand 81

3 Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box Production by Construction 86

4 Mini-Flute Corrugated Box Shipments 91

5 Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box Demand by Market 95

6 Folding Paperboard Box Supply & Demand 98

7 Windowed Paperboard Box Shipments by Market 103

8 Folding Paperboard Box Demand by Market 108

9 Set-Up Paperboard Box Supply & Demand 112

SECTION V -- MARKETS

1 Corrugated & Paperboard Box Markets 116

2 Food & Beverage Shipments 120

3 Food & Beverage Box Market 122

4 Beverage Box Market 125

5 Meat, Poultry & Seafood Box Market 128

6 Grain Mill Product Box Market 131

7 Fresh Produce Box Market 134

8 Canned Food Box Market 136

9 Frozen Food Box Market 139

10 Bakery Product Box Market 141

11 Dairy Product Box Market 143

12 Candy & Confection Box Market 145

13 Other Food Box Market 146

14 Food & Beverage Box Demand by Type 149

15 Nonfood Nondurable Goods Box Market 150

16 Paper & Publishing Shipments 152

17 Paper & Publishing Box Market 155

18 Chemical & Pharmaceutical Shipments 159

19 Chemical & Pharmaceutical Box Demand by Market & Type 161

20 Pharmaceutical Box Market 165

21 Cosmetic & Toiletry Box Market 167

22 Cleaning Chemical Box Market 169

23 Other Chemical Products Box Market 171

24 Other Nondurable Goods Box Demand by Market & Type 172

25 Durable Goods Box Demand by Market & Type 180

26 Machinery & Equipment Shipments 182

27 Machinery & Equipment Box Market 184

28 Selected Fabricated Metal Product Shipments 186

29 Metal Product Box Market 188

30 Other Durable Goods Box Demand by Market & Type 190

31 Nonmanufacturing Box Demand by Market & Type 199

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

1 US Corrugated & Paperboard Box Sales by Company, 2009 208

2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 226

3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 234

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

1 Corrugated & Paperboard Box Market, 1999-2009 32

2 Paperboard Pricing, 1999-2009 37

SECTION III -- MATERIALS

1 Paperboard Consumption in Boxes by Grade, 2009 61

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS

1 Corrugated & Paperboard Box Shipments by Type, 1999-2019 79

2 Corrugated Capacity, Year-End 2009 85

3 Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box Demand by Market, 2009 95

4 Folding Paperboard Box Demand by Market, 2009 109

5 Set-Up Paperboard Box Demand by Market, 2009 113

SECTION V -- MARKETS

1 Corrugated & Paperboard Box Markets, 2009 117

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

1 US Corrugated & Paperboard Box Market Share, 2009 210

2 Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box Market Share, 2009 218

3 Folding Paperboard Box Market Share, 2009 219

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