Rigid Food Packaging

Table of Contents

• Rigid Food Packaging

Chapter- 1: SUMMARY

• SUMMARY TABLE RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• SUMMARY FIGURE RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET BY RESIN, 2007-2013 (MILLION POUNDS)

Chapter- 2: FOOD PACKAGING OVERVIEW

• BACKGROUND
• MARKET DETAILS
• RIGID PLASTIC FOOD PACKAGING RESINS
• RIGID PLASTIC FOOD ... (CONTINUED)

Chapter- 3: AN OVERVIEW OF THE PLASTIC RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET BY APPLICATION

• BACKGROUND
• PAPERBOARD PACKAGING COUNCIL FOOD AND BEVERAGE DEFINITIONS
• RIGID FOOD PACKAGING SEGMENTATION
• RIGID FOOD PACKAGING SEGMENTATION (CONTINUED)

Chapter- 4: THE SCOPE OF THE PLASTIC RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET

• OVERVIEW
  • TABLE 1 A WALK THROUGH THE AISLES OF A LOCAL SUPERMARKET
  • TABLE 1 (CONTINUED)
• GENERAL PLASTIC USAGE IN VARIOUS TYPES OF RIGID FOOD PACKAGING
  • TABLE 2 PLASTIC USAGE IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE BOTTLES
  • TABLE 3 PLASTIC USAGE IN MISCELLANEOUS
  • TABLE 4 PLASTIC USAGE IN PREPARED FOOD CONTAINERS
  • TABLE 5 PLASTIC USAGE IN FOOD SERVICE CONTAINERS
• RIGID FOOD CONTAINERS BY MAJOR SEGMENT
• OVERVIEW
• BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
• BOTTLES
• OVERVIEW
• SOME NEW DEVELOPMENTS
• Smaller Sized Bottles
• Eastman' s New High Performance PET Bottles
• SOFT DRINK BOTTLES
• Overview
• Soft Drink Market Shares
  • TABLE 6 TOP TEN SOFT DRINK PRODUCERS IN DECREASING MARKET SHARE
• WATER BOTTLES
• Overview
• Usage
• LLC (Hayward, CA)
• Portability: A Key Issue
• Bulk Water Bottle Resin Usage
• New Developments
• Sidel
• Primo Water Corporation
• BPA-Free Bottles
• Other New Products
• Pepsi' s Embarrassing Admission
• Environmental Issues
• Drain On Crude Oil and Prohibitive Costs
• Impact of Recycling Scenario
• Health Concerns
• MILK BOTTLES
• Overview
• Milk Types
• Resin Choices
• Recent Developments
• Plastic Milk Bottles Moving Into Schools
• Nitrogen Flushing Technology
• Closed-Loop Recycling of HDPE Milk Containers
• NON-CARBONATED BEVERAGE BOTTLES
• Background
• Fruit Juice, Dairy Drinks, and Sports Drinks
• Overview
• Resin Usage
• Other Factors
• Examples of New Products
• BEER BOTTLES
• Background
• Consumer Preferences
• Technologies
• Overview
• New Developments
• Marketing Issues Versus Technology
• Barriers are Important
• Commercial Scenario
  • TABLE 7 TEST-MARKETED OR COMMERICAL PLASTIC BEER BOTTLES
• New Developments
• Overview
• North American Activities
• Asian Activities
• European Activities
• Recycling Issues Related to Barrier Materials
• Unique Problems Associated with Plastic Beer Bottles
• BABY BOTTLES
• Overview
• Recent Events
• REVIEW OF PLASTIC FOOD BOTTLE DEVELOPMENTS
• MEAT AND DELI PRODUCT CONTAINERS
• BACKGROUND
• SAFE FOOD HANDLING
• RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
• Double-Walled Plastic Meat Container
• New Approach to Pre-sliced Meat Packaging
• DAIRY PRODUCTS
• BACKGROUND
• TYPES OF DAIRY PACKAGING
• CONSUMER DEMANDS
• NEW DEVELOPMENTS
• BASF Develops Polystyrene to Compete with PET and HDPE Dairy Bottles
• Nonstick Mayonnaise Bottle a Big Hit
• Colorful Plastic Tubs
• OTHER TYPES OF RIGID PLASTIC FOOD PACKAGING CONTAINERS
• BACKGROUND
• CLAMSHELL PACKAGING
• FOOD SERVICE PACKAGING MARKETS
• OVERVIEW
• PLASTIC USAGE
• SELECTED MAJOR RIGID PLASTICS PRODUCERS OF FOODSERVICE PACKAGING PRODUCTS
• SELECTED KEY CONVERTERS SERVING THE FOODSERVICE MARKET
  • TABLE 8 SELECTED KEY CONVERTERS SUPPLYING PLASTIC PRODUCTS TO THE RIGID FOODSERVICE PACKAGING
• PREPARED FOOD CONTAINERS
• DUAL-OVENABLE AND MICROWAVE FOOD PACKAGING
• Background
• Materials Used
• OTHER PREPARED FOOD CONTAINERS
• Background
• Company Activities Related to Prepared Food Containers
• Some Details on CPET Products
• NEW FOOD CONTAINER PRODUCTS
• New Resins for Microwave Packaging
• Microwave-Safe Rotisserie Package
• Examples of Dual-Ovenable Trays
• FROZEN FOOD PACKAGING
• OVERVIEW
• TYPE OF CONTAINERS
• Rigid
• Non-Rigid
• Sealing
• NEW POLYPROPYLENE GRADES FOR FREEZER PACKAGING
• MISCELLANEOUS PLASTIC RIGID FOOD PACKAGING STRUCTURES
• OVERVIEW
• CAPS, LIDS, AND CLOSURES
• MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
• OVERVIEW
  • TABLE 9 OVERVIEW OF RESINS AND APPLICATIONS IN RIGID FOOD PACKAGING
  • TABLE 9 (CONTINUED)
• GENERAL INDUSTRY OBSERVATIONS AND TRENDS
• QUANTITATIVE MARKET OVERVIEW
  • TABLE 10 RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET BY MAJOR SEGMENT, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FIGURE 1 RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET BY MAJOR SEGMENT, 2007-2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• BOTTLE MARKET BY PRODUCT TYPE
• Background
  • TABLE 11 BOTTLE MARKET BY MAJOR PRODUCT, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FIGURE 2 BOTTLE MARKET BY MAJOR PRODUCT, 2007-2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• Soft Drink Market
• Water Bottles
• Fruit Juice, Dairy Drinks, and Sports Drinks
• Milk Bottles
• Beer Bottles
• Other Bottles
• BOTTLE MARKET BY RESIN
• Overview
  • TABLE 12 TOTAL BOTTLE MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FIGURE 3 TOTAL BOTTLE MARKET BY RESIN, 2007-2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• Soft Drinks
  • TABLE 13 SOFT DRINK BOTTLE MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• Water Bottles
  • TABLE 14 WATER BOTTLE MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• Fruit Juice, Dairy Drink, and Sports Drink Bottles
  • TABLE 15 FRUITJUICE, DAIRY DRINK, AND SPORTS DRINK BOTTLE MARKET BY RESIN, TYHROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• Milk Bottles
  • TABLE 16 MILK BOTTLE MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• Beer Bottles
  • TABLE 17 BEER BOTTLE MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • TABLE 18 MISCELLANEOUS BOTTLE MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• DAIRY PACKAGING
  • TABLE 19 DAIRY PLASTIC RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FIGURE 4 DAIRY PLASTIC RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET BY RESIN, 2007-2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• MEAT AND DELI PACKAGING
  • TABLE 20 MEAT/DELI PLASTIC RIGID PACKAGING MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FIGURE 5 MEAT/DELI PLASTIC RIGID PACKAGING MARKET BY RESIN, 2007-2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• OTHER PLASTIC RIGID FOOD PACKAGING CONTAINERS
  • TABLE 21 OTHER FOOD CONTAINER PACKAGING MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FIGURE 6 OTHER FOOD CONTAINER PACKAGING MARKET BY RESIN, 2007-2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• PREPARED FOOD CONTAINER PACKAGING
• Overview
• Types of Food Packaging Structures
• Plastic Competitive Scenario
  • TABLE 22 PREPARED FOOD CONTAINER PACKAGING MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS
  • FIGURE 7 PREPARED FOOD CONTAINER PACKAGING MARKET BY RESIN, 2007-2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• FOOD SERVICE PACKAGING MARKET
  • TABLE 23 PLASTIC RIGID PACKAGING FOOD SERVICE MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FIGURE 8 PLASTIC RIGID PACKAGING FOOD SERVICE MARKET BY RESIN, 2007- 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• MISCELLANEOUS PLASTIC RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET
  • TABLE 24 MISCELLANEOUS PLASTIC RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FIGURE 9 MISCELLANEOUS PLASTIC RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET BY RESIN, 2007-2013 (MILLION POUNDS)

Chapter- 5: TECHNOLOGY

• OVERVIEW
• MOLDING PROCESSES
• INJECTION MOLDING
• Background
• Rigid Food Packaging Aspects
• BLOW MOLDING
• Overview
• Extrusion Blow Molding
• Injection Blow Molding
• Stretch Blow Molding
• THERMOFORMING
• Overview
• Resin Usage
• Characteristics
• Technology
• Overview
• Background
• Roll Goods Manufacture
• Thermoform/Fill/Seal (TFFS) Packaging
• New Developments and Products
• Spartech Activities
• New Bio-Based Materials for Food Packaging
• Pre-Printed Food Trays
• OTHER TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO RIGID FOOD PACKAGING
• OVERVIEW
• BARRIER PACKAGING
• Background
• Impact of 12-Ounce Bottles
• Recycling Issues
• Other Technology Challenges
• Monolayers Can Impact Barrier Properties
• Shelf Life
• Materials Used
• Use of Barrier Films
• EVOH and MXD6 Nylon
• Other Examples
• Other Barrier Choices
• Background
• Newer Developments
• Examples of Commercial Products
• PEN Resin Usage
• Use of Coatings
• Background
• Coatings Show Some Potential
• Are Coatings a Tough Sell?
• Advanced Plastic Technologies
• Plastlac SRL
• Cold Plasma Technology
• Barrier Coatings Can Compete with Barrier Layers
• New Technical Development
• PPG Industries Product
• Krones Silicon Dioxide Coating
• Oxygen Scavengers as Barrier Materials
• Background
• Other Features
• Other Company Products
• Amcor PET Technologies and Graham Packaging Use of Amosorb
• Ciba Specialty Chemical Product
• Chevron Phillip' s OSP System
• Constar' s Oxygen Scavenger
• Other Oxygen Scavenger Products
• Other New Developments
• Valspar
• Work on Gas Barriers for OPP
• Barrier Bottle Cost Comparisons
  • TABLE 25 ESTIMATED TOTAL MANUFACTURING COSTS FOR PET BARRIER BOTTLE ($ PER THOUSAND BOTTLES)
• NANOCOMPOSITES
• Overview
• Potential Benefits
• Examples
• Potential Use as Barrier Materials for Plastic Bottles
• MICROCELLULAR FOAMS
• HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING
• PANEL-LESS TECHNOLOGY
• SHELF-STABLE PEEL AND EAT CUPS REPLACE POUCHES
• ASEPTIC FOOD PACKAGING
• BACKGROUND
• OVERVIEW
• TECHNOLOGY
• Background
• Benefits
• LOWER DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS
• GROWTH PATTERNS
• FOODS THAT TYPICALLY USE ASEPTICALLY PACKAGING
• MATERIALS USED
• CONDITIONS FOR ASEPTIC PACKAGING
• ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
• NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ASEPTIC FOOD PACKAGING
• Vendible Aseptic Bottles
• PET Aseptic Milk Bottles
• PET Aseptic Container Material Receives Approval from EPA
• Will Americans Go For Aseptic Milk?
• COMPANIES INVOLVED
• OVERSEAS ACTIVITIES
• HOT-FILLED FOOD PACKAGING
• BACKGROUND
• RECENT PET AND POLYPROPYLENE DEVELOPMENTS
• NEW HOT-FILL PACKAGING NEWS
• Amcor
• Graham Packaging
• WHAT ABOUT HOT-FILL VERSUS ASEPTIC PACKAGING?
• SOME FOODS CANNOT BE USED FOR ASEPTIC OR HOT-FILL PACKAGING
• HEAT-SET CONTAINER MOLDING

Chapter- 6: MATERIALS COMPETING WITH PLASTICS IN RIGID FOOD PACKAGING

• OVERVIEW
  • TABLE 26 U.S. BEVERAGE CONTAINER MARKET BY MATERIAL, THROUGH 2013 (BILLION UNITS)
  • TABLE 27 OVERVIEW OF MATERIALS COMPETING WITH PLASTICS IN RIGID FOOD PACKAGING
• SOFT DRINK CONTAINERS
• BEER BOTTLES
• WATER BOTTLES AND DAIRY PRODUCTS
• MEAT AND DELI CONTAINERS
• OTHER FOOD CONTAINERS
• PAPERBOARD PACKAGING
• OVERVIEW
• GRADES
• COATED RECYCLED PAPERBOARD
• RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
• COMPETITION WITH PLASTICS IN DUAL-OVENABLE TRAYS
• PLASTIC POUCHES
• BACKGROUND
• OPPOSING VIEWS ON POUCHES
• PET BARRIER BOTTLES VERSUS ALUMINUM CANS
• OVERVIEW
• NEW PRODUCTS
• THE DAIRY INDUSTRY AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE RIGID FOOD PACKAGING COMPETITIVE SCENARIO
• BACKGROUND
• PAPER PRODUCTS
• GLASS
• TIN PLATE
• ALUMINUM FOILS
• PLASTICS
• MARKET OVERVIEW
  • TABLE 28 PLASTIC-NON-PLASTIC COMPETITIVE SCENARIO IN RIGID FOOD PACKAGING (%)

Chapter- 7: GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING

• OVERVIEW
• INVESTOR INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT
• TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES
• OTHER ISSUES
• A NEW DEVELOPMENT

Chapter- 8: PLASTIC RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET BY RESIN

• BACKGROUND
• POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
• OVERVIEW
• MAJOR APPLICATIONS
• FORMS OF PET USED IN RIGID FOOD PACKAGING
• RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
• PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES
• Background
• New Developments
• Asian PET Demand Still Growing
• PET RESIN PRODUCERS FORM A TRADE GROUP
• INSIDE A PET BOTTLE PLANT
• PET FOAMS
• Overview
• Background
• Technology
• Other Features of PET Foams
• NAPTHLALATE POLYESTERS
• BACKGROUND
• PROPERTIES
• APPLICATIONS
• LIMITATIONS OF PEN
• HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
• OVERVIEW
• CHARACTERISTICS
• RECYCLING ASPECTS
• PRODUCERS
• RIGID FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS
• NEW COMPANY DEVELOPMENTS
• Equistar
• Tetra Pak
• Chevron Phillips
• Dow Plastics
• POLYSTYRENE
• BACKGROUND
• BROAD OVERVIEW OF POLYSTYRENE BUSINESS
• GENERAL PURPOSE POLYSTYRENE
• Background
• Characteristics
• Rubber-Modified Polystyrene
• TYPICAL POLYSTYRENE RIGID FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS
• PROCESSING
  • TABLE 29 FABRICATION METHODS AND USES FOR POLYSTYRENE
• PRODUCERS
• FOOD SERVICE APPLICATIONS
• FAST FOOD PACKAGING AND RECYCLING ISSUES
• Background
• Polystyrene Fast Food Packaging Waste
• POLYSTYRENE FOAMS
• Background
• Food Packaging Applications
• Environmental Issues with Polystyrene Foams
• Blowing Agent Usage
• Production of Polystyrene Foams
• Extruded Polystyrene Foam Sheet
• Background
• Technologies
• New Developments
• Degradable Polystyrene Foam Containers
• Possible Polystyrene Replacement by Polypropylene
• EXTRUSION OF STYRENE POLYMERS
• Overview
• Coextrusion
• THERMOFORMING OF STYRENE POLYMERS
• ORIENTED POLYSTYRENE SHEET
• Background
• Technology
• Advantages of Oriented Polystyrene
• Major Applications
• Advantageous Properties for Rigid Food Packaging
• Excellent Dimensional Stability
• Chemical and Physical Inertness
• High Resistance and Rigidity
• Excellent Thermoforming Processing
• Oriented Polystyrene Rigid Food Packaging Applications
• Oriented Polystyrene Food Packaging Applications
• Oriented Polystyrene Food Service Trays: An Increasing Market
• Oriented Polystyrene Producers
• POLYPROPYLENE
• OVERVIEW
• TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
• PROPERTIES
• Background
• Polypropylene Property Advances
• POLYPROPYLENE FOAMS
• PRODUCERS
• POLYPROPYLENE RIGID FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS
• Overview
• Details
• More Specific Rigid Food Packaging Applications
• RENEWED INTEREST IN POLYPROPYLENE BOTTLES
• DEPENDENCE OF POLYPROPYLENE ON CLARIFIERS AND NUCLEATING AGENTS
• CAN POLYPROPYLENE EFFECTIVELY COMPETE WITH PET?
• ARE WATER BOTTLES A VIABLE POLYPROPYLENE OUTLET?
• NEW POLYPROPYLENE GRADES
• Total Petrochemicals
• Dow Plastics
• LyondellBasell
• Sabic Innovative Plastics
• Borealis
• Packalloy
• LIMITATIONS OF POLYPROPYLENE IN RIGID FOOD PACKAGING
• POLYCARBONATES
• OVERVIEW
• PROPERTIES
• TYPES OF POLYCARBONATES AVAILABLE
• PROPERTY ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
• PRODUCERS
• RIGID FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS
• POLYVINYLCHLORIDE
• OVERVIEW
• FORMS OF POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
• ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
• Positive
• Negative
• RIGID FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS
• PRODUCERS
• THERMOPLASTIC STYRENE BLOCK COPOLYMERS
• BACKGROUND
• PROCESSING
• PROPERTIES
• PROCESSING
• RIGID FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS
• LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
• OVERVIEW
• RIGID FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS
• NYLONS
• OVERVIEW
• MAJOR TYPES
• Nylon 66
• Nylon 6
• PRODUCERS
• PACKAGING APPLICATIONS
• FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS
• PPO-BASED ALLOYS AND BLENDS
• OVERVIEW
• PPO/HIPS
• PPO/NYLON
• POLYLACTIC ACID
• BACKGROUND
• POTENTIAL FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS
• TECHNICAL LIMITATIONS OF POLYLACTIC ACID
• OBSTACLES
• TARGETED APPLICATIONS
• SHEET EXTRUSION APPLICATIONS
• CLEAR RIGID PACKAGING
• STRETCH BLOW MOLDING
• SINGLE-SERVE MARKET
• THERMOFORMED TRAYS
• IMPACT OF THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY
• RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
• Foamed Polylactic Acid Biodegradable Food Trays
• Cove Made Into Clam Shells
• Need to Increase Several Physical Parameters of Foamed Biodegradable Polymers for Rigid Food Packaging
• OTHER BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS WITH POTENTIAL RIGID FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS

Chapter- 9: RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET BY RESIN

• OVERVIEW
  • TABLE 30 RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• PET MARKET
  • TABLE 31 PET MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • TABLE 32 PET BOTTLE MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE MARKET
  • TABLE 33 HDPE RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • TABLE 33 (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 34 HDPE BOTTLE MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• POLYSTYRENE MARKET
  • TABLE 35 POLYSTYRENE RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• POLYPROPYLENE MARKET
  • TABLE 36 POLYPROPYLENE RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET, BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • TABLE 37 POLYPROPYLENE BOTTLE MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• POLYCARBONATE MARKET
  • TABLE 38 POLYCARBONATE RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET, BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• PVC MARKET
  • TABLE 39 PVC RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • TABLE 40 PVC BOTTLE MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• STYRENE BLOCK COPOLYMER MARKET
  • TABLE 41 STYRENE BLOCK COPOLYMER RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE MARKET
  • TABLE 42 LDPE RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)
• MISCELLANEOUS RESIN MARKET
  • TABLE 43 MISCELLANEOUS RESIN RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION POUNDS)

Chapter- 10: INTRAPOLYMER COMPETITIVE SCENARIO

• OVERVIEW
• BOTTLE MARKETS
• OVERVIEW
• POLYETHYLENE TEREOHTHALATE-POLYPROPYLENE COMPETITIVE BOTTLE SCENARIO
• MEAT/DELI AND DAIRY CONTAINER MARKETS
• OTHER FOOD CONTAINER MARKET
• PREPARED FOOD MARKET
• FOOD SERVICE MARKET
• INDUSTRY COMMENTS OF THE COMPETITIVE POLYMER SCENARIO
• INDUSTRY COMMENTS OF THE...(CONTINUED)
• INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
• PLASTIC PACKAGING OVERVIEW
• ISSUES FACING THE INDUSTRY
• OVERVIEW
• OTHER ISSUES
• PARTICIPANTS IN PLASTIC RIGID FOOD PACKAGING
• BACKGROUND
• RESIN PRODUCERS
  • TABLE 44 SELECTED KEY RESIN PRODUCERS SUPPLYING PRODUCTS TO THE RIGID FOOD PACKAGING MARKET
• COMPOUNDERS
• Overview
• Types of Compounders
• SHEET PRODUCERS
  • TABLE 45 IMPORTANT PLASTIC SHEET PRODUCERS SERVING THE RIGID FOOD PACKAGING INDUSTRY
• THERMOFORMERS
  • TABLE 46 MAJOR THERMOFORMERS SERVING THE FOOD PACKAGING INDUSTRY
  • TABLE 46 (CONTINUED)
• BLOW MOLDERS
  • TABLE 47 IMPORTANT BLOW MOLDERS PROVIDING BOTTLES TO THE FOOD PACKAGING INDUSTRY
• BARRIER BOTTLE PRODUCERS
  • TABLE 48 SELECTED KEY COMPANIES DEVELOPING AND/OR PRODUCING BARRIER BOTTLES
• INJECTION MOLDERS
  • TABLE 49 KEY INJECTION MOLDERS SERVING THE FOOD PACKAGING INDUSTRY
• SELECTED COMPANIES PRODUCING RIGID PLASTIC FOOD PACKAGING PRODUCTS
• OVERVIEW
• COEXTRUDED PLASTIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (CPT)
• ADEPT CUSTOM MOLDERS (ACM)
• FORMTIGHT, INC.
• UNIVERSAL PROTECTIVE PACKAGING, INC. (UPPI)
• PORTION PAC INC. (PPI)
• MARKET ENTRY FACTORS
• OVERVIEW
• REQUIREMENTS FOR MARKET ACCEPTANCE
• RECENT EVENTS IMPACTING THE RIGID PLASTICS FOOD INDUSTRY
• FORMATION OF LYONDELLBASELL
• HUNTSMAN CHEMICAL SOLD
• EASTMAN CHEMICAL ACTIVITIES
• ASIAN ACTIVITIES
• SONOCO ACQUISITION
• PACTIV, INC.
• REXAM
• GRAHAM PACKAGING
• HUHTAMAKI
• WHITE ROCK DISTILLERIES
• CONSTAR INTERNATIONAL
• PEPSI BOTTLING COMPANY
• AMCOR PET PACKAGING

Chapter- 11: RECYCLING OF PLASTIC RIGID FOOD PACKAGING STRUCTURES

• OVERVIEW
• PET RECYCLING RATES AND VOLUMES
• OVERVIEW
• DISCREPANCIES IN REPORTING RECYCLING RATES
• CURRENT SCENARIO
  • TABLE 50 HISTORIC DATA ON POST-CONSUMER PLASTIC BOTTLE RECYCLING, 1990-2006 (MILLIONS OF POUNDS RECYCLED)
  • TABLE 51 GROWTH RATES OF POST-CONSUMER PLASTIC BOTTLE RECYCLING, THROUGH 2005 (CAGR%)
• OTHER ISSUES
• BACKGROUND
• BEVERAGE COMPANY COMMITMENT NEEDED
• PLASTIC IDENTIFICATION AND RECYCLING CODES
• SINGLE-SERVE AND BEER BOTTLES CAUSE ADDITIONAL RECYCLING PROBLEMS
• HOW COMMITTED ARE BOTTLING COMPANIES?
• NAPCOR
• POLYSTYRENE RECYCLING ISSUES
• OVERVIEW
• AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL VIEW
• DIFFICULTY IN RECYCLING POLYSTYRENE FOOD CONTAINERS
• NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PLASTIC RECYCLING
• WELLMAN, INC.
• STATEWIDE BOTTLING BILLS
• NEW PROCESSES
• Buhler AG
• PTP Plastic Technologies
• Uhde Inventa-Fischer

Chapter- 12: PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND REGULATORY FACTORS AND ISSUES

• OVERVIEW
• FEDERAL FOOD SAFETY AND REGULATORY SYSTEM
• BACKGROUND
• FEDERAL AGENCIES INVOLVED
• EUROPEAN SCENARIO
• BACKGROUND
• IMPACT OF PETCORE
• THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
• OVERVIEW
• FOOD ADDITIVE RULES AND CATEGORIES
• REGULATION OF PACKAGING MATERIALS
• OVERVIEW
• CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
• Code of Federal Regulations (Continued)
• THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION MODERNIZATION ACT AND NEW PREMARKET NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES
• RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
• POTENTIAL HAZARDS OF REUSING PLASTIC FOOD AND BEVERAGE BOTTLES
• THE BISPHENOL A ISSUE IN POLYCARBONATE BOTTLES
• LEGISLATIVE BATTLES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INDEFINITELY

Chapter- 13: PRICING

• TABLE 52 PUBLISHED LIST PRICES FOR RESINS USED IN RIGID FOOD PACKAGING (CENTS PER LB.)

Chapter- 14: COMPANY PROFILES

• AMCOR PET PACKAGING
• ASSOCIATED PACKAGING TECHNOLOGIES
• BALL CORPORATION
• BASF
• BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION
• CHESAPEAKE PLASTIC PACKAGING
• CHEVRON PHILLIPS
• CONSOLIDATED CONTAINER COMPANY
• CONSTAR INTERNATIONAL
• CRYOVAC RIGID PACKAGING
• DAK AMERICA
• DART CONTAINER CORPORATION
• DOW PLASTICS
• EASTMAN CHEMICAL/VORIDIAN
• FABRI-KAL
• GENPAK
• GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY LP
• HUHTAMAKI AMERICAS
• INVISTA POLYMERS AND RESINS
• KANEKA CORPORATION
• KORTEC, INC.
• LYONDELLBASELL CHEMICAL COMPANY
• M&G POLYMERS USA LLC
• MILLIKEN & COMPANY
• NOVA CHEMICALS
• OWENS-ILLINOIS
• PACTIV, INC.1900 WEST FIELD CT.
• PLACON, INC.
• PLASTIPAK PACKAGING, INC.
• PRETIUM PACKAGING
• REXAM PLC
• REYNOLDS PACKAGING GROUP
• SILGAN, INC.
• SONOCO CONSUMER PRODUCTS
• TETRA-PAK, INC.
• TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS USA
• WELLMAN, INC.
• WINCUP HOLDINGS
• WINPAK PORTION PACKAGING
• SELECTED KEY ACRONYMS