1. Executive Summary
1.1 Global Plastics Packaging Industry
1.2 Major Trends Foreseen in the Plastic Packaging Market
1.3 Factors Driving the Plastic Packaging Market
1.4 Major Challenges Surrounding the Plastic Packaging Market
1.5 The Benefits of this Report
1.6 Whom is this Report For?
1.7 Methodology
1.8 Global Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022
1.9 Global Rigid vs. Flexible Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022
1.10 Global Plastic Packaging Sub-Markets Forecast 2012-2022
1.11 Leading National Plastic Packaging Markets Forecast 2012-2022
2. Introduction to the Plastic Packaging Market
2.1 Plastic Packaging
2.2 Timeline of the Plastic Packaging Market
2.3 Processing Methods
2.3.1 Extrusion
2.3.2 Injection Moulding
2.3.3 Blow Moulding
2.3.4 Rotational Moulding
2.3.5 Durables vs. Non-Durables
2.4 Innovative New Technologies in Plastic Packaging
2.4.1 Integrity Seal
2.4.2 Edible Films
2.4.3 Antimicrobial Films
2.5 Advantages of Plastic Packaging
2.5.1 Versatile
2.5.2 Durable
2.5.3 Hygiene
2.5.4 Cost-efficient and Affordable
2.5.5 Graphic Capabilities
3. The Global Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
3.1 Flexible vs. Rigid Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
3.1.1 Flexible Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
3.1.2 Rigid Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
3.2 Consumer Trends Leading the Plastic Packaging Industry
3.2.1 Convenience
3.2.2 Selective Switching
3.2.3 Cocooning
3.2.4 Sustainability
3.2.5Design
3.3 Industry Trends Driving the Global Plastic Packaging Market
3.3.1 Light Weighting
3.3.2 High-Barrier Technology
3.3.3 Modified/Controlled Atmosphere Packaging
3.3.4 Retort Pouches
3.3.5 Smart Packaging
3.4 Alternatives to Plastic
3.4.1 Paper and Board
3.4.2 Metal Packaging
3.4.3 Glass Packaging
3.4.4 Mixed Materials Packaging
4. Plastic Packaging Sub-Markets 2012-2022
4.1 Global Consumer Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
4.1.1 Global Consumer Plastic Packaging Sub-Markets 2012-2022
4.1.2 Food Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
4.1.3 Beverage Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
4.1.4 Healthcare Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
4.1.5 Personal Care Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
4.1.6 Other Plastic Packaging Market 2012-20224.2
4.2 Global Industrial Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
4.3 Global Plastic Caps & Closures Market 2012-2022
5. Leading National Plastic Packaging Markets 2012-2022
5.1 US Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
5.2 Chinese Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
5.3 Japanese Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
5.4 German Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
5.5 Indian Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
5.6 French Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
5.7 Brazilian Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
5.8 UK Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
5.9 Italian Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
5.10 Mexican Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
5.11 Rest of the World Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
6. PEST & SWOT Analysis of the Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
7. Expert Opinion
7.1 Global Closure Systems (GCS), Piet Gruwez, V-P Sales & Marketing
7.1.1 Light-Weighting and Sustainability
7.1.2 Niche Markets for Sustainable Packaging
7.1.3 New Opportunities in the Americas
7.1.4 Consumer Trends Driving the Markets
7.1.5 Isolated Urban Growth
7.1.6 Vast Potential in Emerging Economies
7.2 Interview: European Plastic Packaging Manufacturer
7.2.1 Trends and Developments
7.2.2 Challenges and Opportunities
7.2.3 Asia to Become Market Leader
7.2.4 Restraints on the Plastic Packaging Market
7.2.5 Regions with Significant Growth
8. Leading Companies in the Plastic Packaging Market
8.1 AEP Industries
8.2 Alpla-Werke
8.3 Amcor
8.4 APPE
8.5 Bemis Company Inc.
8.6 Berry Plastics Corporation
8.7 Daibochi Plastic and Packaging Industry Bhd.
8.8 DS Smith PLC
8.9 Exopack
8.10 Global Closure Systems (GCS)
8.11 Graham Packaging
8.12 LINPAC
8.13 Pactiv Corporation
8.14 Printpack Inc.
8.15 Reynolds Group Holdings Ltd.
8.16 Rexam
8.17 RPC Group
8.18 Sealed Air Corporation
8.19 Sigma Plastics Group
8.20 Silgan Holding Inc.
8.21 Sonoco Products Company
8.22 The Britton Group
9. Conclusions
9.1 Growth in the Global Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
9.2 Growth in Plastic Packaging Sub-Markets 2012-2022
9.3 Growth in Plastic Packaging National Markets 2012-2022
9.4 The Future of the Global Plastic Packaging Market
10. Glossary
List of Tables
Table 2.1 Timeline of the Plastic Packaging Market
Table 3.1 Global Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 3.2 Global Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 3.3 Global Plastic Packaging Rigid vs. Flexible Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 3.4 Global Plastic Packaging Rigid vs. Flexible Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 3.5 Global Flexible Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 3.6 Global Flexible Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 3.7 Global Rigid Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 3.8 Global Rigid Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.1 Plastic Packaging Sub-Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 4.2 Plastic Packaging Sub-Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.3 Global Consumer Plastic Packaging Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($bn, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.4 Global Consumer Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 4.5 Global Consumer Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.6 Consumer Plastic Packaging Sub-Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 4.7 Global Consumer Plastic Packaging Sub-Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.8 Global Food Plastic Packaging Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($bn, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.9 Global Food Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 4.10 Global Food Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.11 Global Beverage Plastic Packaging Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($bn, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.12 Global Beverage Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 4.13 Global Beverage Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.14 Global Healthcare Plastic Packaging Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($bn, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.15 Global Healthcare Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 4.16 Global Healthcare Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.17 Global Personal Care Plastic Packaging Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($bn, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.18 Global Personal Care Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 4.19 Global Personal Care Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.20 Other Consumer Plastic Packaging Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($bn, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.21 Other Consumer Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 4.22 Other Consumer Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.23 Global Industrial Plastic Packaging Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($bn, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.24 Global Industrial Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 4.25 Global Industrial Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.26 Global Plastic Caps & Closures Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($bn, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.27 Global Plastic Caps & Closures Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 4.28 Global Plastic Caps & Closures Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 5.1 Leading National Plastic Packaging Markets Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 5.2 US Plastic Packaging Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($bn, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 5.3 US Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 5.4 US Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 5.5 Chinese Plastic Packaging Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($bn, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 5.6 Chinese Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 5.7 Chinese Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 5.9 Japanese Plastic Packaging Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($bn, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 5.10 Japanese Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 5.11 Japanese Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 5.12 German Plastic Packaging Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($bn, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 5.13 German Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 5.14 German Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 5.15 Indian Plastic Packaging Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($bn, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 5.16 Indian Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 5.17 Indian Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 5.18 French Plastic Packaging Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($bn, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 5.19 French Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 5.20 French Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 5.21 Brazilian Plastic Packaging Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($bn, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 5.22 Brazilian Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 5.23 Brazilian Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 5.24 UK Plastic Packaging Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($bn, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 5.25 UK Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 5.26 UK Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 5.27 Italian Plastic Packaging Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($bn, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 5.28 Italian Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 5.29 Italian Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 5.30 Mexican Plastic Packaging Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($bn, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 5.31 Mexican Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 5.32 Mexican Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 5.33 RoW Plastic Packaging Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($bn, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 5.34 RoW Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn, AGR %)
Table 5.35 RoW Plastic Packaging Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 6.1 PEST Analysis of the Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
Table 6.2 SWOT Analysis of the Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022
Table 8.1 RPC Group Manufacturing Clusters 2010?
List of Figures
Figure 1.1 Global Flexible vs. Rigid Plastic Packaging Sub-Market Share 2012 (%)
Figure 1.2 Global Consumer Plastic Packaging Sub-Market Share2012 (%)
Figure 1.3 Global Rigid Plastic Packaging Sub-Market Share 2012 (%)
Figure 3.1 Global Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 3.2 Global Plastic Packaging Rigid vs. Flexible Markets Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 3.3 Global Plastic Packaging Flexible vs. Rigid Plastic Packaging Markets Share in 2012 (%)
Figure 3.4 Global Plastic Packaging Flexible vs. Rigid Plastic Packaging Markets Share in 2017 (%)
Figure 3.5 Global Plastic Packaging Flexible vs. Rigid Plastic Packaging Markets Share in 2022 (%)
Figure 3.6 Global Flexible Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 3.7 Global Rigid Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 3.8 Global Market Shares of Different Packaging Forms by Market Value 2011 (%)
Figure 4.1 Categorisation of Plastic Packaging Market as per Sub-Markets 2012
Figure 4.2 Plastic Packaging Sub-Markets Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 4.3 Plastic Packaging Sub-Markets Share in 2012 (%)
Figure 4.4 Plastic Packaging Sub-Markets Share in 2017 (%)
Figure 4.5 Plastic Packaging Sub-Markets Share in 2022 (%)
Figure 4.6 Global Consumers Plastic Packaging Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 4.7 Global Consumer Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 4.8 Global Consumer Plastic Packaging Sub-Markets Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 4.9 Global Food Plastic Packaging Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 4.10 Global Food Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 4.11 Global Beverage Plastic Packaging Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 4.12 Global Beverage Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 4.13 Global Healthcare Plastic Packaging Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 4.14 Global Healthcare Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 4.15 Global Personal Care Plastic Packaging Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 4.16 Global Personal Care Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 4.17 Other Consumer Plastic Packaging Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 4.18 Other Consumer Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 4.19 Global Industrial Plastic Packaging Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 4.20 Global Industrial Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 4.21 Global Plastic Caps & Closures Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 4.22 Global Plastic Caps & Closures Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 5.1 Leading National Plastic Packaging Markets Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 5.2 Leading National Plastic Packaging Markets Share in 2012 (%)
Figure 5.3 Leading National Plastic Packaging Markets Share in 2017 (%)
Figure 5.4 Leading National Plastic Packaging Markets Share in 2022 (%)
Figure 5.5 US Plastic Packaging Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 5.6 US Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 5.7 Chinese Plastic Packaging Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 5.8 Chinese Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 5.10 Japanese Plastic Packaging Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 5.11 Japanese Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 5.12 German Plastic Packaging Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 5.13 German Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 5.14 Indian Plastic Packaging Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 5.15 Indian Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 5.16 French Plastic Packaging Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 5.17 French Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 5.18 Brazilian Plastic Packaging Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 5.19 Brazilian Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 5.20 UK Plastic Packaging Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 5.21 UK Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 5.22 Italian Plastic Packaging Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 5.23 Italian Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 5.24 Mexican Plastic Packaging Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 5.25 Mexican Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 5.26 RoW Plastic Packaging Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 5.27 RoW Plastic Packaging Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($bn)
Figure 8.1 Alpla-Werke Regional Presence (Number of Plants) in 2010
Figure 8.2 Amcor's Segment-wise Revenue 2011 ($m, %)
Figure 8.3 Sealed Air Corporation Sales by Segment (%)
Companies Listed
AEP Industries Inc.
Alcan Packaging
Alpla Werke
Amcor
Apollo Management L.P
APPE
Autobar
Belle Green Wise
Bemis Company Inc
Berry Plastics Corporation
Bormioli Rocco & Figlio
Cello-Foil
Coca Cola
Colgate-Palmolive
Crown Holdings Inc.
Daibochi Plastic & Packaging
DS Smith PLC
Du Pont Corporation
Exopack
Gerresheimer AG
Global Closure Systems (GCS)
Graham Packaging Company
Graham Partners Inc.
HCP Packaging
ICI
Imperial Chemical Industries
Kobusch-Sengewald
La Seda de Barcalona (LSB)
LINPAC Packaging
Low & Bonar
Maider IBC
MAUSER
National Container Group (NCG)
O-I Plastics
Owens-Illinois
Packaging Holdings
Pactiv Corporation
PAI
Pavisa Industries
Pernod Ricard
Pliant Corporation
Pregis
Printpack Inc.
Rexam
Reynolds Group Holding Ltd.
Rio Tinto Plc
RPC Group
Schutz
Sealed Air Corporation
Sigma Plastics Group
Silgan Holdings Inc. (Siligan)
Sonoco Products Company
Sun Capital
Sun European Partners
Tetra-Pak
The Britton Group
The Packaging Group
Védat
Vision Capital
Wal-Mart
Yakult
Organisations Mentioned in This Report
Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology
National Flexible Plastic Packaging Industry Association
National Consortium of Packaging
CONAI (Consorzio Nazionale Imballaggi)