Plastic Sheet to 2011

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Outlook
• Demographic Trends
• Consumer Income & Spending
• Manufacturing Outlook
• Food Industry Overview
• Foodservice Industry Outlook
• Sheet Manufacturing
  • Extrusion
  • Calendering
  • Casting
• Competitive Processes
• Thermoformed Sheet
• Thermoplastic Resin Outlook
• Pricing Trends
• Regulatory Considerations
• Environmental Issues
• Degradable Materials
• Recycling
• International Activity & Foreign Trade

III. RESINS

• General
• Sheet Demand by Resin
• Polystyrene
  • Types
    • Foamed
    • Solid
  • Applications
  • Packaging
    • Cups & Lids
    • Tubs, Plates & Bowls
    • Clamshells & Blister Packs
    • Food Trays
    • Egg Cartons & Other
  • Construction
  • Appliances & Other
• Polypropylene
  • Applications
    • Packaging
    • Other
• Polyvinyl Chloride
  • Applications
    • Construction
    • Packaging
    • Other
• High Density Polyethylene
  • Applications
  • Producers
• Acrylic 71
  • Types
  • Applications
    • Signs & Displays
    • Glazing
    • Other
• Polycarbonate
  • Applications
    • Construction
    • Appliances, Packaging & Other
  • Producers
• Polyester
  • Types
  • Applications
• Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene
• Low Density Polyethylene
• Other
  • Resins & Applications
  • Producers

IV. MARKETS

• General
• Packaging
  • Packaging Overview
  • Resins
  • Applications
    • Cups & Lids
    • Tubs, Bowls & Plates
    • Trays
    • Clamshells & Blister Packs
    • Other
  • End Uses
    • Food
    • Pharmaceutical & Medical
    • Other
  • Producers
• Construction
  • Construction Outlook
  • Resins
  • End Uses
    • Insulation
    • Glazing
    • Geomembranes
    • Flooring
    • Single-Ply Roofing
    • Other
• Consumer
  • Resins
  • Major Appliance Outlook
  • End Uses
• Other Markets
  • Signs & Displays
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Industrial
  • All Other

V. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Types of Producers
• Market Share
  • Spartech
  • Primex Plastics
  • Alcoa KAMA
  • SABIC Innovative Plastics
  • Others
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Marketing Strategies
• Channels of Distribution
• Research & Development
• Competitive Strategies
• Cooperative Agreements

• COMPANY PROFILES
  • Alcoa Incorporated
  • Allen Extruders LLC, see Sekisui Chemical Company
  • Altuglas International, see Arkema SA
  • Aristech Acrylics LLC, see Mitsubishi Corporation
  • Arkema SA
  • Armstrong World Industries Incorporated
  • Ashland Incorporated
  • Atlantic Plastics Incorporated
  • Bayer AG
  • Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated
  • Berry Plastics Group Incorporated
  • Beta Plastics Corporation, see Sigma Plastics Group
  • Building Materials Corporation of America, see G-I Holdings
  • Bunker Plastics Incorporated, see Plaskolite Incorporated
  • Carlisle Companies Incorporated
  • Clondalkin Group Holdings Limited
  • Coastal Films of Florida, see Sigma Plastics Group
  • Coroplast, see Pattison (Jim) Group
  • Covalence Specialty Materials, see Berry Plastics Group
  • CYRO Industries, see RAG AG
  • Dart Container Corporation
  • Dow Chemical Company
  • DuPont (EI) de Nemours
  • ENSINGER GmbH
  • Fabri-Kal Corporation
  • Formosa Plastics Group
  • Fortune Plastics Incorporated, see Clondalkin Group Holdings
  • G-I Holdings Incorporated
  • GAF Materials Corporation, see G-I Holdings Incorporated
  • Genpak LLC, see Pattison (Jim) Group
  • GOEX Corporation
  • Gundle/SLT Environmental Incorporated
  • Highland Plastics Incorporated
  • HPG International Incorporated
  • ICC Industries Incorporated
  • Illinois Tool Works Incorporated
  • Johns Manville Corporation, see Berkshire Hathaway
  • Johnsonite Incorporated, see Tarkett SA
  • King Plastic Corporation
  • Kleerdex Company LLC, see Sekisui Chemical Company
  • Kloeckner Pentaplast GmbH & Company KG
  • Lucite International Group Holdings Limited
  • Mitsubishi Corporation
  • Nan Ya Plastics Corporation America, see Formosa Plastics
  • O' Neil Color & Compounding Corporation, see ICC Industries
  • O' Sullivan Films Incorporated
  • OMNOVA Solutions Incorporated
  • Owens Corning
  • PACE Industries Incorporated, see ICC Industries
  • Pactiv Corporation
  • Pattison (Jim) Group
  • Performance Plastics Corporation, see Sigma Plastics Group
  • Plaskolite Incorporated
  • Poly Plastics Products Incorporated, see Sigma Plastics Group
  • Prairie Packaging Incorporated, see Pactiv Corporation
  • Pregis Holding II Corporation
  • Premier Material Concepts, see Rowmark LLC
  • Primex Plastics Corporation, see ICC Industries
  • RAG AG
  • Repsco Incorporated
  • Rowmark LLC
  • RTP Company
  • SABIC Innovative Plastics, see Saudi Basic Industries
  • Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
  • Schulman (A.) Incorporated
  • Sekisui Chemical Company Limited
  • Select Plastics LLC
  • Sheffield Plastics Incorporated, see Bayer AG
  • Sigma Plastics Group
  • Solo Cup Company
  • Spartech Corporation
  • Tarkett SA
  • Texas Tile Manufacturing LLC, see Tarkett SA
  • Versico Incorporated, see Carlisle Companies Incorporated
  • World-Pak, see Formosa Plastics Group
• Additional Companies Mentioned in Study

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
• 2 Resident Population by Age Group
• 3 Personal Consumption Expenditures
• 4 Manufacturers' Shipments
• 5 Food Shipments
• 6 Foodservice Revenues by Establishment Type
• 7 Thermoplastic Resin Demand by Type
• 8 Plastic Sheet Pricing

SECTION III -- RESINS

• 1 Plastic Sheet Demand in Pounds & Dollars
• 2 Plastic Sheet Demand by Resin
• 3 Polystyrene Sheet Demand by Type
• 4 Polystyrene Sheet Demand by Application
• 5 Polypropylene Sheet Demand
• 6 Polypropylene Sheet Demand by Application+
• 7 Polyvinyl Chloride Sheet Demand
• 8 Polyvinyl Chloride Sheet Demand by Application
• 9 High Density Polyethylene Sheet Demand
• 10 High Density Polyethylene Sheet Demand by Application
• 11 Acrylic Sheet Demand by Type
• 12 Acrylic Sheet Demand by Application
• 13 Polycarbonate Sheet Demand
• 14 Polycarbonate Sheet Demand by Application
• 15 Polyester Sheet Demand
• 16 Polyester Sheet Demand by Application
• 17 Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Sheet Demand by Application
• 18 Low Density Polyethylene Sheet Demand by Application
• 19 Other Plastic Sheet Demand

SECTION IV -- MARKETS

• 1 Plastic Sheet Demand by Market
• 2 Packaging Shipments
• 3 Packaging Market for Plastic Sheet by Resin
• 4 Packaging Market for Plastic Sheet by Application
• 5 Packaging Market for Plastic Sheet by End Use
• 6 Construction Expenditures
• 7 Construction Market for Plastic Sheet by Resin
• 8 Construction Market for Plastic Sheet by End Use
• 9 Consumer Market for Plastic Sheet by Resin
• 10 Appliance Shipments
• 11 Consumer Market for Plastic Sheet by End Use
• 12 Other Markets for Plastic Sheet by End Use

SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 US Custom Plastic Sheet Sales by Company, 2006
• 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Thermoplastic Resin Demand by Type, 2006

SECTION III -- RESINS

• 1 Plastic Sheet Demand by Resin, 2006
• 2 Polystyrene Sheet Demand by Application, 2006
• 3 Polypropylene Sheet Demand by Application, 2006
• 4 Polyvinyl Chloride Sheet Demand by Application, 2006
• 5 High Density Polyethylene Sheet Demand by Application, 2006
• 6 Acrylic Sheet Demand by Application, 2006
• 7 Polycarbonate Sheet Demand by Application, 2006
• 8 Polyester Sheet Demand by Application, 2006
• 9 Low Density Polyethylene Sheet Demand by Application, 2006

SECTION IV -- MARKETS

• 1 Plastic Sheet Demand by Market, 2006
• 2 Packaging Market for Plastic Sheet by Resin, 2006
• 3 Packaging Market for Plastic Sheet by Application, 2006
• 4 Construction Market for Plastic Sheet by Resin, 2006
• 5 Construction Market for Plastic Sheet by End Use, 2006
• 6 Consumer Market for Plastic Sheet by Resin, 2006
• 7 Consumer Market for Plastic Sheet by End Use, 2006
• 8 Other Markets for Plastic Sheet by End Use, 2006

SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 US Custom Plastic Sheet Market Share, 2006