Plastics for Barrier Packaging

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• SUMMARY TABLE: U.S. PACKAGING BARRIER RESIN MARKET VOLUME, BY TYPE, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
• SUMMARY FIGURE: U.S. PACKAGING BARRIER RESIN MARKET VOLUME BY TYPE, 2007 AND 2012 (MILLION LBS.)

• THE U.S. CHEMICAL AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
  • CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS
  • SOME INDUSTRY HISTORY
  • CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRICES
    • Crude Oil and Natural Gas Prices (Continued)
  • U.S. CHEMICAL INDUSTRY PRODUCTION
• TABLE 1 VALUE OF U.S. CHEMICAL INDUSTRY SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2006 ($ BILLIONS)
• FIGURE 1 VALUE OF U.S. CHEMICAL INDUSTRY SHIPMENTS, 1996- 2006 ($ BILLIONS)
  • U.S. Chemical Industry Production (Continued)
• THE U.S. PLASTIC RESIN INDUSTRY
  • U.S. PLASTIC RESIN INDUSTRY SIZE AND PRODUCTION
• TABLE 2 U.S. PRODUCTION OF MAJOR PLASTIC RESINS, THROUGH 2006 (MILLION LBS.)
  • BULK RESIN MANUFACTURE
    • Bulk Resin Manufacture (Continued)
  • PLASTIC RESIN FABRICATION
  • RIGID CONTAINERS
    • Blow Molding
    • Thermoforming
  • FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
  • RESIN MODIFICATION: CONVERTING AND COMPOUNDING
    • Converting
    • Compounding
  • BARRIER COATINGS: SOLUTION/EMULSION
    • Barrier Coatings: ...(Continued)
  • END USERS
  • PLASTIC RESIN PRICES
• TABLE 3 PRICES OF BULK COMMODITY THERMOPLASTIC RESINS, 1992-2007 (CENTS PER LB.)
• BARRIER PACKAGING
  • HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF BARRIER PACKAGING AND BARRIER PLASTICS
    • History and Evolution of...(Continued)
    • Barrier Plastics and Technology
      • Barrier Plastics and Technology (Continued)
  • FOOD SPOILAGE
  • THE NEED FOR BARRIER PACKAGING
    • Socioeconomic Factors in the Growth of Barrier Plastics
      • Growth of Prepared, Convenience, Fast Foods
      • Shelf Life
      • Recycling
  • TERMS USED IN BARRIER PACKAGING
  • GAS PERMEABILITIES AND TRANSMISSION RATES
    • Permeability
    • Gas Transmission Rate
    • High versus Moderate Barriers
      • Oxygen Barrier
      • Water Vapor Barrier
  • MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
  • PLASTICS
    • Barrier Resins
    • Natural Polymers
    • Synthetic Polymers
      • Synthetic Polymers (Continued)
      • Vapor Permeability Values
• TABLE 4 VAPOR PERMEABILITIES OF PACKAGING RESINS
• TABLE 4 (CONTINUED)
  • Vapor Permeable Materials
    • Health Care
    • Food
  • OTHER MATERIALS
    • Scavengers/Active Packaging
  • BARRIER STRUCTURES
    • Monolayer Structures
    • Multilayer Structures
      • Multilayer Structures (Continued)
      • Multilayer Structures (Continued)

• OVERALL MARKET FORECASTS
• TABLE 5 U.S. PACKAGING BARRIER RESIN MARKET VOLUME, BY TYPE, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
• TABLE 5 (CONTINUED)
• FIGURE 2 U.S. PACKAGING BARRIER RESIN MARKET VOLUME, BY TYPE, 2007 AND 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
• REGENERATED CELLULOSE (CELLOPHANE)
• TABLE 6 TYPICAL PROPERTIES OF REGENERATED CELLULOSE (CELLOPHANE)
• ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL (EVOH) COPOLYMERS
• EVOH BARRIER PACKAGING MARKETS
• TABLE 7 U.S. PACKAGING VOLUMES FOR EVOH BARRIER RESINS, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
• FIGURE 3 U.S. PACKAGING VOLUMES FOR EVOH BARRIER RESINS, 2007 AND 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
  • EVOH PROPERTIES
• TABLE 8 TYPICAL EVOH PROPERTIES
• TABLE 9 PROCESSES, ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS OF EVOH
  • EVOH Properties (Continued)
  • EVOH PRODUCERS
    • EVALCA
    • NOLTEX, LLC
  • EVOH STRUCTURES, FORMATS, AND APPLICATIONS
    • Food Packaging
    • Multilayer Barrier Structures
    • Film Orientation
    • Other Blends
    • Nonfood Packaging
  • FLUOROPOLYMERS - PCTFE
  • PCTFE BARRIER PACKAGING MARKETS
• TABLE 10 U.S. PACKAGING VOLUMES FOR PCTFE BARRIER RESINS, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
• TABLE 10 (CONTINUED)
  • PCTFE PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS
• TABLE 11 TYPICAL PCTFE PROPERTIES
• TABLE 12 PCTFE ADVANTAGES
  • COMMERCIAL ACLAR BRAND PCTFE BARRIER RESINS AND FILMS
  • Commercial Aclar Brand PCTFE ...(Continued)
  • NITRILE POLYMERS (POLYACRYLONITRILE AND COPOLYMERS)
  • NITRILE (AN-MA) BARRIER PACKAGING MARKETS
• TABLE 13 U.S. PACKAGING VOLUMES FOR NITRILE (AN-MA) BARRIER RESINS, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
• FIGURE 4 U.S. PACKAGING VOLUMES FOR NITRILE (AN-MA) BARRIER RESINS, 2007 AND 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
  • NITRILE RESIN PROPERTIES
• TABLE 14 TYPICAL PROPERTIES OF AN-MA COPOLYMERS
  • NITRILE RESIN APPLICATIONS
  • Nitrile Resin Applications (Continued)
  • AN-MA RESIN STRUCTURES AND FORMATS
  • NYLON RESINS
  • NYLON BARRIER PACKAGING MARKETS
• TABLE 15 U.S. PACKAGING VOLUMES FOR NYLON BARRIER RESINS, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
• FIGURE 5 U.S. PACKAGING VOLUMES FOR NYLON BARRIER RESINS, 2007 AND 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
• PROPERTIES OF CRYSTALLINE NYLON RESINS
  • Unoriented Nylons
• TABLE 16 TYPICAL PROPERTIES OF UNORIENTED NYLONS
• TABLE 16 (CONTINUED)
  • Oriented Nylon 6
• TABLE 17 TYPICAL PROPERTIES OF ORIENTED NYLON 6
  • Properties
  • AMORPHOUS NYLONS
• TABLE 18 PROCESSING, ADVANTAGES, AND LIMITATIONS OF AMORPHOUS NYLON
  • DuPont' s Selar Products
• TABLE 19 TYPICAL PROPERTIES OF SELAR PA AMORPHOUS NYLONS
  • MXD6
  • NYLON STRUCTURES AND FORMATS
  • POLYOLEFINS
  • POLYOLEFIN PROPERTIES
• TABLE 20 TYPICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYETHYLENE FILMS
• TABLE 21 TYPICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYPROPYLENE FILMS
• TABLE 21 (CONTINUED)
  • THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTERS
  • POLYESTER BARRIER PACKAGING MARKETS
• TABLE 22 U.S. PACKAGING VOLUMES FOR THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTER BARRIER RESINS, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
• TABLE 22 (CONTINUED)
• FIGURE 6 U.S. PACKAGING VOLUMES FOR THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTER BARRIER RESINS, 2007 AND 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
  • PET Market Overview
  • PET Market Overview (Continued)
  • PEN and PTT Market Overview
  • POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PET)
    • History
    • Properties
• TABLE 23 TYPICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYESTER (PET)
• TABLE 24 SOME ADVANTAGES OF PET BARRIER RESINS
  • Properties (Continued)
  • Modified PET Resins
• POLYETHYLENE NAPHTHALATE (PEN)
  • Applications for PEN
• POLYTRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PTT)
• POLYVINYLIDENE CHLORIDE (PVDC) AND COPOLYMERS
• PVDC BARRIER PACKAGING MARKETS
• TABLE 25 U.S. PACKAGING VOLUMES FOR PVDC BARRIER RESINS, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
• FIGURE 7 U.S. PACKAGING VOLUMES FOR PVDC BARRIER RESINS, 2007 AND 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
  • PVDC PROPERTIES
• TABLE 26TYPICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYVINYLIDENE CHLORIDE
  • Advantages and Limitations
• TABLE 27 PVDC PROCESSES, ADVANTAGES, AND LIMITATIONS
• TABLE 27 (CONTINUED)
  • Crystallinity
  • PVdC versus Other High Barrier Resins
  • Consumer Attitudes
• PVDC PACKAGING FORMATS AND APPLICATIONS
• PVDC COATINGS
• PVdC-coated Films
• PVdC-coated Rigid Containers
• OTHER BARRIER MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS
• ADHESIVE TIE LAYER RESINS
  • Chemistry
  • Ionomers
  • Properties
• TABLE 28 TYPICAL PROPERTIES OF ETHYLENE-VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER AND IONOMER FILM RESINS
  • Reactive Bonding
  • Tie Layer Resin Barrier Packaging Markets
• TABLE 29 U.S. PACKAGING VOLUMES FOR BARRIER TIE LAYER RESINS, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
• FIGURE 8 U.S. PACKAGING VOLUMES FOR BARRIER TIE LAYER RESINS, 2007 AND 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
  • NONPOLYMERIC BARRIERS IN PLASTIC BARRIER STRUCTURES
    • Film Metallization
    • Inorganic Barrier Coatings
    • Silicon Oxide Coatings
    • Aluminum Oxide Coatings
    • LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS
    • Polyarylates
  • CYCLOOLEFIN COPOLYMER (COC)
  • OXYGEN AND ETHYLENE SCAVENGING SYSTEMS
  • STRUCTURAL RESINS
  • STRUCTURAL RESINS (CONTINUED)
  • POLYETHYLENES
  • POLYPROPYLENE
    • Polypropylene (Continued)
  • THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTERS
  • POLYSTYRENE
  • POLYCARBONATE
  • OTHERS
  • VAPOR PERMEABLE RESINS
  • VAPOR PERMEABLE RESIN PACKAGING MARKETS
• TABLE 30 U.S. PACKAGING VOLUMES FOR VAPOR PERMEABLE RESINS, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
• FIGURE 9 U.S. PACKAGING VOLUMES FOR VAPOR PERMEABLE RESINS, 2007 AND 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
  • POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC)
• TABLE 31 TYPICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYVINYL CHLORIDE FILMS
  • DUPONT TYVEK
  • CONTROLLED/MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING (CAP/MAP)
    • Controlled/Modified...(Continued)
• TABLE 32 OPTIMUM HEADSPACE PACKAGING ATMOSPHERES FOR PRODUCE (%)
  • Commercial CAP/MAP Films
  • Blended and Composite CAP/MAP Films
  • Microporous or Microperforated CAP/MAP Films
• CAP/MAP Films with Permeable Windows
  • Landec Intelimer Films
  • Other New Concepts and Materials

• OVERALL MARKET FORECASTS
• TABLE 33 OVERALL U.S. MARKETS FOR PACKAGING BARRIER RESIN VOLUMES BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
• FIGURE 10 OVERALL U.S. MARKETS FOR PACKAGING BARRIER RESIN VOLUMES BY APPLICATION, 2007 AND 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
  • FOOD PACKAGING
  • FOOD PACKAGING MARKETS
• TABLE 34 U.S. BARRIER PLASTIC FOOD PACKAGING MARKET VOLUMES BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
  • Barrier Resins
  • Vapor Permeable Resins
• CHEMICAL/INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT PACKAGING
• CHEMICAL/INDUSTRIAL BARRIER PACKAGING MARKETS
• TABLE 35 U.S. BARRIER PLASTIC CHEMICAL AND INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING MARKET VOLUMES BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
  • AUTOMOTIVE FUEL TANKS
    • Automotive Fuel Tanks (Continued)
    • Automotive Fuel Tanks (Continued)
  • HEALTH CARE PACKAGING
  • HEALTH CARE BARRIER PACKAGING MARKETS
• TABLE 36 U.S. BARRIER PLASTIC HEALTH CARE PACKAGING MARKET VOLUME BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION LBS.)
  • Health Care Barrier ... (Continued)

• PLASTIC RESIN CHEMISTRY, MANUFACTURE, AND PROPERTIES
• COMMODITY RESINS
• REGENERATED CELLULOSE (CELLOPHANE)
• ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMERS (EVOH)
• FLUOROPOLYMERS - BARRIER PCTFE
• NITRILE POLYMERS (POLYACRYLONITRILE AND COPOLYMERS)
• NYLON (POLYAMIDE) RESINS
• POLYOLEFINS
  • Polyethylene
  • Polyethylene (Continued)
  • Polypropylene
• THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTERS
  • Modified Polyester Resins
  • Modified Polyester Resins (Continued)
  • Polyethylene Naphthalate (PEN)
  • Polytrimethylene Terephthalate (PTT)
    • (PTT) (Continued)
• VINYL POLYMERS
  • Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and Copolymers
  • Polyvinylidene Chloride (PVdC) and Copolymers
• OTHER BARRIER MATERIALS
  • Adhesive Tie Layer Resins
  • Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Resins
  • Acrylic Comonomer Tie Resins
• OTHER STRUCTURAL RESINS
  • Ionomers
  • Polycarbonate
  • Polystyrene
• NEW POLYMERIZATION TECHNOLOGIES
• POLYOLEFIN PROCESSES
  • Gas Phase Processes
  • Liquid Phase Processes
• NEW AND IMPROVED POLYESTER RESINS AND PROCESSES
  • DuPont' s NG-3 Process
  • Eastman' s IntegRex Process
  • DAK' s Melt-Tek Process
  • Teijin' s Titanium-Based Catalyst
• METALLOCENE/SINGLE-SITE CATALYST TECHNOLOGY
  • Metallocene/Single-Site ... (Continued)
• POLYMER FABRICATION TECHNOLOGY
• RIGID STRUCTURES - PLASTICS MOLDING
  • Blow Molding
  • Extrusion Molding
  • Injection Molding
  • Extrusion Blow Molding
  • Injection Blow Molding
  • Stretch Blow Molding
• FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES
  • Roll Goods Manufacture
  • Film Extrusion
  • The Film Extruder
  • Polymer Drying
  • Melt Film Fabrication
  • Blown Films
    • Blown Films (Continued)
  • Film Casting
  • Extrusion
  • Production
  • Solvent Casting
  • Thickness Downgauging
  • Form/Fill/Seal (FFS) Packaging
• THERMOFORMING TECHNOLOGY
  • Thermoform/Fill/Seal (TFFS) Packaging
  • Web Operation
• POLYMER AND FILM ORIENTATION
• BIAXIAL ORIENTATION - THE TENTER FRAME
• BARRIER TECHNOLOGY
• MOISTURE (WATER VAPOR) AND OXYGEN
• OTHER GASES
• LIGHT (VISIBLE AND ULTRAVIOLET)
• ODORS, AROMAS, SOLVENT VAPORS, AND OTHERS
  • Organic Permeation Detection Systems
• TESTING GAS PERMEABILITY
  • Oxygen Permeability Testing
  • Water Vapor Permeability Testing
• NONPOLYMERIC BARRIER SURFACE FILMS AND COATINGS
• METALLIZED FILMS
• SILICON AND OTHER METAL OXIDE COATINGS
  • Silicon Oxide Coatings
  • Silicon Oxide Coatings (Continued)
  • Other Metal Oxide Coatings
• PLASMA TREATMENT
• MULTILAYER LAMINATION AND COEXTRUSION
• LAMINATION
• COEXTRUSION
  • Feed Block Coextrusion
  • Multimanifold Die Coextrusion
  • Coextrusion versus Lamination
• FOOD PROCESSING METHODS
• THERMAL PROCESSING
  • Aseptic Processing
  • Hot-Fill Processing
  • Retort Processing
• NONTHERMAL PROCESSING
• FOOD PACKAGING
• NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN BARRIER PACKAGING
• MORE AND THINNER LAYERS IN MULTILAYER STRUCTURES
  • More and Thinner Layers ...(Continued)
  • More and Thinner Layers ...(Continued)
• NEW BARRIER POLYMERS
• OXYGEN SCAVENGERS
  • Systems
  • Systems (Continued)
  • Systems (Continued)
  • Major Markets
• NANOCOMPOSITE BARRIERS
  • Products
  • Products (Continued)
  • Products (Continued)
  • Nanoclay Barrier Coatings
  • Recent Research
• NEW CLOSURE DESIGNS
• NEW PET BARRIER METHODS AND MATERIALS
  • New Pet Barrier ... (Continued)
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Coca-Cola/Krones BestPET Coating System
• SIG/ Schott PICVD/ Plasmax Plasma Coating System
  • Dow' s Blox Barrier Plastics
  • Indspec Resorcinol-Based PET Copolymers
  • Invista' s Polyshield PET Resin and Barrier Structure
  • M&G' s ActiTUF Barrier Resins
• NGimat' s "Open Atmosphere" System
• ORMOCER Ceramic Coatings
  • Owens-Illinois' SurShot System and
  • SurShield Barrier Structure
  • Plastlac' s PetSkin UV Coating
  • Polymer and Processing Modifications
• PPG Bairocade Coatings
  • Sidel' s Actis System
• RWTH Aachen University' s Double-sided Coating System
  • Tetra Pak' s Glaskin and Sealica Systems
• PLASTIC BEER BOTTLES
  • Technologies Used
  • Some History and Background
  • Some History and Background (Continued)
  • Some History and Background (Continued)
  • Some History and Background (Continued)
  • The Current Situation
• PEN Usage
• PEN Usage (Continued)

• TRENDS IN THE U.S. BARRIER PLASTIC RESINS INDUSTRY
• TRENDS IN THE U.S. BARRIER ... (CONTINUED)
• BARRIER PLASTIC RESIN AND PACKAGING SUPPLIERS
• INTEGRATION: HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL
• INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION AND CONSOLIDATION
  • Recent Organizational Changes
  • Recent Organizational Changes (Continued)
  • Investment Drivers
• IMPACT OF LARGE RESIN PRODUCERS AND END USERS
• CASE STUDY: PET BOTTLE RESIN PRODUCERS
• PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION AND SUBSTITUTION
• MARKET ENTRY FACTORS
• COMPOUNDERS/ CONVERTERS/ MOLDERS AND DISTRIBUTORS
• MARKETING
• FACTORS AFFECTING MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH
  • Factors Affecting Market ... (Continued)
• END USER RESIN SELECTION CRITERIA
• INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS
• GLOBAL USE OF BARRIER PACKAGING AND RESINS
• TABLE 37 INTERNATIONAL MAJOR BARRIER RESIN MARKETS, 2007 (MILLION LBS.)
• MAJOR FOREIGN PLAYERS
• IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
  • Imports and Exports (Continued)

• ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
• DISPOSAL OF WASTE PLASTICS
• MATERIALS SUBSTITUTION
  • Paper
  • Glass
  • Metals
  • Interplastic Competition
  • Thermoplastic Polyesters
  • Thermoplastic Polyesters (Continued)
  • Polyolefins
  • Specialty Barrier Packaging Resins
  • Biodegradable Resins and Other "Sustainable Packaging"
• RECYCLING
  • Plastics Recycling Symbols
  • Plastics Recycling Symbols (Continued)
  • PET Container Recycling
• EVOH
• Nitrile (AN-MA) Resins
• PVdC
  • Multilayer Structures
• SOURCE REDUCTION
• BIODEGRADABILITY AND OTHER FACTORS
• Biodegradability and Other Factors (Continued)
• Biodegradability and Other Factors (Continued)
• ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS
  • Environmental Laws ... (Continued)
    • Recycling
• FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATORY PROCESSES
• PACKAGING LAW
• CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR)
  • Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (Continued)
  • Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (Continued)
  • Direct Food Contact
  • Food Types
• THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)
  • Food Additive Categories
  • Regulation of Food Packaging Materials
  • Food Additive Petitions
  • Premarket or Food Contact Notification System
  • Use of Recycled Plastics in Packaging
• FDA Rules
  • New Rules on Reporting Contamination
• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)
• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
• OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES
• STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES
• CASE STUDY: POLYACRYLONITRILE RESINS
• PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS
• PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS (CONTINUED)
• PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS (CONTINUED)
• PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS (CONTINUED)

• INTRODUCTION
• SUPPLIER COMPANIES
• AET, INC.
• ALCAN, INC.
• ALCAN PACKAGING
• Alcan Packaging (Continued)
• AMCOR, LIMITED
• AMCOR FLEXIBLES
• AMCOR PET PACKAGING
• Amcor PET Technologies
• Amcor Flexibles
• AMPAC PACKAGING, LLC
• AT PLASTICS, INC.
• BALL CORPORATION
• BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
• BASF CORPORATION
• BAYER AG/BAYER GROUP
• BAYER CORPORATION
• BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
• CELANESE CORPORATION/TICONA
• Celanese Corporation/Ticona (Continued)
• CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY
• CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS
• COLORMATRIX CORPORATION
• CONSTANTIA-HUECK FOILS
• CONSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC.
• CRYOVAC FOOD PACKAGING - SEE SEALED AIR CORPORATION
• DAK AMERICAS, LLC /DAK RESINS
• DAK Americas, LLC /DAK Resins (Continued)
• THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
• DSM
• DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS
• E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
• DUPONT TEIJIN/TEIJIN DUPONT FILMS U.S., LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
• DuPont Teijin/Teijin DuPont (Continued)
• DuPont Teijin/Teijin DuPont (Continued)
• EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY, VORIDIAN DIVISION
• Eastman Chemical Company...(Continued)
• ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES, INC.
• EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG
• EMS-GRIVORY
• EMS-CHEMIE (NORTH AMERICA) INC.
• EQUISTAR CHEMICAL COMPANY
• EVAL COMPANY OF AMERICA - SEE KURARAY
• EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION
• EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANY
• GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.
• GRAPHIC PACKAGING CORPORATION
• GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
• HONEYWELL, INC
  • Honeywell, Inc (Continued)
• INDORAMA POLYMERS PUBLIC COMPANY, LIMITED
• STARPET
• INEOS USA, LLC/ INEOS BAREX/ INEOS FILMS
• KLOCKNER-PENTAPLAST OF AMERICA, INC.
  • Klockner-Pentaplast ... (Continued)
• KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC.
• INVISTA
• KURARAY CO., LTD.
• EVAL COMPANY OF AMERICA
  • Eval Company of America (Continued)
• KUREHA CORPORATION
• LANDEC CORPORPORATION
• LANXESS CORPORATION
• MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
• MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL AMERICA, INC.
• MITSUBISHI POLYESTER FILM, LLC
  • Mitsubishi ...(Continued)
• MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL AMERICA, INC.
• MITSUBISHI ENGINERING-PLASTICS CORP/MEP AMERICA
• MITSUBISHI PLASTICS, INC.
• MITSUI CHEMICALS INC.
• MITSUI CHEMICALS AMERICA, INC.
• MITSUI PLASTICS, INC.
  • Mitsui Plastics, Inc. (Continued)
• GRUPPO MOSSI & GHISOLFI
• M&G POLYMERS USA, LLC
• MULTISORB TECHNOLOGIES
• NAN YA PLASTICS CORPORATION USA
• NANOCOR
• NOLTEX, LLC/SOARUS, LLC/MSI TECHNOLOGY, LLC
  • Noltex,...(Continued)
• PERLEN CONVERTING, LLC
• PPG INDUSTRIES
• PRINTPACK, INC.
• PVC CONTAINER CORPORATION
• REXAM PLC
• ROLLPRINT PACKAGING PRODUCTS, INC.
• SCHOLLE PACKAGING
• SEALED AIR CORPORATION
• CRYOVAC FOOD PACKAGING
  • Cryovac,,,(Continued)
• SIDEL - SEE TETRA LAVAL
• SKC, LIMITED
• SKC AMERICA, INC.
• SOARUS, LLC - SEE NOLTEX, LLC
• SOLUTIA, INC.
• Solutia, Inc. (Continued)
• SOLVAY GROUP
• SOLVAY ADVANCED POLYMERS/SOLVIN
• INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS (USA), LLC
• SOUTHERN CLAY PRODUCTS, INC.
• SPARTECH CORPORATION/ SPARTECH PLASTICS
• TEIJIN-DUPONT FILMS - SEE DUPONT
• TIEPET USA/ STARPET INC. - SEE INDORAMA
• TEKNI-FILMS U.S.
• TETRA LAVAL INTERNATIONAL SA
• SIDEL GROUP
• TETRA PAK, INC.
• Tetra Pak, Inc. (Continued)
• TOPAS ADVANCED POLYMERS
• TORAY INDUSTRIES (AMERICA) INC.
• TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA) INC.
• VIFAN USA, INC.
• VORIDIAN - SEE EASTMAN CHEMICAL
• WELLMAN, INC.
• WINPAK, LTD.
  • Winpak, Ltd. (Continued)

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