Injection Molded Plastics

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Environment
• Consumer Income & Spending Trends
• Demographic & Household Trends
• Manufacturing Outlook
• Plastic Resin Outlook
• Historical Market Trends
• Injection Molding Machinery & Technology
  • Electric Machines
  • Co-Injection Technology
  • Gas-Assist Technology
  • Structural Foam Molding
  • Control Systems
• Competitive Processing Methods
• Regulatory Considerations
• Recycling
• Pricing Trends
• International Activity & Foreign Trade

III. RESINS

• General
• Thermoplastic Resins
  • Polypropylene
    • Consumer
    • Packaging
    • Motor Vehicles
    • Other
  • High Density Polyethylene
    • Packaging
    • Nonpackaging
  • Polystyrene
    • Consumer
    • Packaging
    • Electrical & Electronic
    • Other
  • Low Density Polyethylene
  • ABS/SAN
    • Motor Vehicles
    • Consumer
    • Electrical & Electronic
    • Other
  • Polyvinyl Chloride
  • Polycarbonate
    • Electrical & Electronic
    • Motor Vehicles & Other
  • Nylon
    • Motor Vehicles
    • Electrical & Electronic
    • Industrial
    • Consumer
    • Other
  • Thermoplastic Polyester
  • Other Thermoplastic Resins
• Thermoset Resins
  • Unsaturated Polyester
  • Phenolics
  • Urea
  • Melamine
  • Other Thermoset Resins

IV. MARKETS

• General
• Packaging
  • Packaging Outlook
  • Resins
  • Applications
• Consumer Packaging
  • Caps & Closures
    • Polypropylene
    • Low Density Polyethylene
    • Polystyrene
    • Other Resins
  • Containers & Other Markets
• Industrial Packaging
• Consumer
  • Resins
  • Applications
    • Housewares & Personal Care Products
    • Appliance Outlook
    • Resins
    • Toys & Recreational
    • Other Consumer Markets
  • Motor Vehicles
    • Motor Vehicle Outlook
    • Resins
    • Vehicle Types
    • Applications
    • Producers
  • Electrical & Electronic
    • Electrical & Electronic Equipment Outlook
    • Resins
    • Applications
      • Housings
      • Components & Other
  • Medical
    • Medical Products Outlook
    • Applications & Resins
  • Construction
    • Building Construction Outlook
    • Applications
    • Resins
• Industrial
  • Machinery Industry Outlook
  • Applications & Resins
• Furniture & Furnishings
  • Furniture Industry Outlook
  • Applications & Resins
• Other Markets

V. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Types of Molders
• Market Share
  • Collins & Aikman
  • Delphi Automotive Plastics
  • Lear
  • Berry Plastics
  • Visteon
  • Plastech Engineered Products
  • Other Leaders
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Marketing Strategies
• Channels of Distribution
• Research & Development
• Competitive Strategies
• Cooperative Agreements

Company Profiles

• A&E Products Group, see Mainetti SpA
• Alcoa Incorporated
• Andover Industries Incorporated, see Plastech
• Engineered Products Incorporated
• AptarGroup Incorporated
• Atlantic Automotive Components LLC, see Visteon
• Automotive Components Holding LLC, see Ford Motor
• Bemis Manufacturing Company
• Berry Plastics Corporation
• Blackhawk Automotive Plastics Incorporated
• BWAY Corporation
• Cadence Innovation LLC
• Cascade Engineering Incorporated
• CCL Dispensing Systems, see AptarGroup
• CK Technologies LLC, see Cascade Engineering
• Collins & Aikman Corporation
• Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation
• DDM Plastics, see Flex-N-Gate Corporation
• Decade Products LLC, see Cascade Engineering
• Decoma International Incorporated, see Magna International
• Decostar Industries Incorporated, see Magna International
• Delphi Corporation
• Flex-N-Gate Corporation
• Ford Motor Company
• Goody Products Incorporated, see Newell Rubbermaid
• Graco Children's Products Incorporated, see Newell Rubbermaid
• Guardian Industries Corporation
• Guide Corporation
• Ing. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH, see AptarGroup
• InteSys Technologies, see Moll Industries
• Johnson Controls Incorporated
• Kerr Group Incorporated, see Berry Plastics
• Key Plastics LLC
• Lacks Enterprises Incorporated
• Lear Corporation
• Letica Corporation
• LINPAC Group Limited
• Mack Group Incorporated
• Magna International Incorporated
• Mainetti SpA
• Maui Foodservice Packaging, see Letica
• Meridian Automotive Systems Incorporated
• Moll Industries Incorporated
• Neaton Auto Products Manufacturing Incorporated, see Nihon Plast Company Limited
• Nescor Plastics Corporation, see Blackhawk Automotive
• Plastics Incorporated
• New Venture Holdings LLC, see Cadence Innovation LLC
• Newell Rubbermaid Incorporated
• Nihon Plast Company Limited
• North America Packaging Corporation, see BWAY
• Nypro Incorporated
• NYX Incorporated
• Olsonite Seat Company, see Bemis Manufacturing
• Owens-Illinois Group Incorporated
• Phillips Plastics Corporation
• Plastech Engineered Products Incorporated
• Plastic-Plate Incorporated, see Lacks Enterprises
• Portola Packaging Incorporated
• Profile Plastics LLC, see Nypro Incorporated
• Pyper Products Corporation, see Cascade Engineering
• Ropak Packaging, see LINPAC Group Limited
• Sanford North America, see Newell Rubbermaid
• Seaquist Closures LLC, see AptarGroup
• Siegel-Robert Incorporated
• Solo Cup Company
• Sterilite Corporation
• Sweetheart Cup Company Incorporated, see Solo Cup
• Systex Corporation, see Cascade Engineering
• Trend Technologies LLC
• TrimQuest LLC, see Johnson Controls Incorporated and Plastech Engineered Products Incorporated
• Tubed Products LLC, see Berry Plastics
• Tupperware Brands Corporation
• 21st Century Plastics Corporation, see Cascade Engineering
• Tyco International Limited
• United Plastics Group Incorporated
• Valois SA, see AptarGroup
• Visteon Corporation

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• Macroeconomic Indicators
• Personal Consumption Expenditures
• Residential Population & Households
• Manufacturers' Shipments
• Plastic Resin Supply & Demand
• Injection Molded Plastic Market, 1995-2005
• Plastic Resin Demand by Process
• Injection Molded Plastic Resin Pricing Trends

SECTION III -- RESINS

• Injection Molded Plastics Demand by Type
• Injection Molded Thermoplastics Demand by Resin
• Injection Molded Polypropylene Demand by Market
• Injection Molded High Density Polyethylene Demand by Market
• Injection Molded High Density Polyethylene Demand in Packaging by Market
• Injection Molded High Density Polyethylene Demand in Nonpackaging by Market
• Injection Molded Polystyrene Demand by Market
• Injection Molded Low Density Polyethylene Demand by Type & Market
• Injection Molded ABS/SAN Demand by Type & Market
• Injection Molded Polyvinyl Chloride Demand by Market
• Injection Molded Polycarbonate Demand by Market
• Injection Molded Nylon Demand by Market
• Injection Molded Thermoplastic Polyester Demand by Market
• Other Injection Molded Thermoplastics Demand by Market
• Injection Molded Thermosets Demand by Resin
• Injection Molded Unsaturated Polyester Demand by Market
• Injection Molded Phenolics Demand by Market
• Injection Molded Urea Demand by Market
• Injection Molded Melamine Demand by Market
• Other Injection Molded Thermoset Demand by Market
• Injection Molded Plastics Demand by Market
• Packaging Shipments by Material
• Packaging Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Resin
• Packaging Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Application
• Consumer Packaging Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Product
• Caps & Closures Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Resin
• Containers & Other Packaging Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Resin
• Industrial Packaging Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Product
• Consumer Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Resin
• Consumer Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Application
• Housewares & Personal Care Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Resin
• Appliance Shipments
• Appliance Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Resin
• Toys & Recreational Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Resin
• Other Consumer Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Resin
• Motor Vehicle Production & Sales
• Motor Vehicle Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Resin
• Motor Vehicle Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Vehicle Type
• Motor Vehicle Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Application
• Electrical & Electronic Equipment Shipments
• Electrical & Electronic Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Resin
• Electrical & Electronic Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Application
• Electrical & Electronic Housing Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Resin
• Component & Other Electrical & Electronic Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Market & Resin
• Medical Product Shipments
• Medical Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Resin
• Building Construction Expenditures
• Construction Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Application
• Construction Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Resin
• Industrial Machinery & Equipment Shipments
• Industrial Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Resin
• Furniture Shipments
• Furniture & Furnishings Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Resin
• Other Markets for Injection Molded Plastics by Resin

SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• US Injection Molded Plastic Sales by Company, 2005
• Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• Selected Cooperative Agreements