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Corrugated & Paperboard Boxes

US Industry Study with Forecasts for 2018 & 2023

Study #3235 | December 2014 | $5300 | 356 pages

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Table of Contents High Quality Printing...... 112 Music, Entertainment, & Software...... 226 Markets...... 114 Instruments & All Other Durables...... 227 Folding Paperboard Boxes...... 118 Nonmanufacturing...... 228 Executive Summary Products...... 122 Foodservice & Carry-Out...... 230 Windowed Paperboard Boxes...... 124 Retail Shipping...... 233 Market EnvironmenT Printing & Design...... 127 Moving, Storage, & Other...... 235 Markets...... 129 General ...... 4 Set-Up Paperboard Boxes...... 133 Macroeconomic Outlook...... 5 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE Demographic & Household Trends...... 9 General ...... 237 Consumer Income & Spending...... 13 MARKETS Market Share...... 242 Manufacturing...... 16 General ...... 138 Corrugated & Solid Fiber Boxes...... 247 Retail Sales...... 20 Food & Beverages...... 142 Folding Paperboard Boxes...... 248 Internet & Catalog Sales Outlook...... 24 Food & Beverage Industry Outlook...... 142 Acquisitions & Divestitures...... 250 Packaging Industry Overview...... 27 Box Demand...... 146 Manufacturing...... 256 Paper...... 30 Meat, Poultry, & Seafood...... 148 Marketing ...... 258 Plastic...... 31 Beverages...... 151 Distribution Strategies...... 260 Metal...... 32 Fresh Produce...... 154 Competitive Strategies...... 262 Glass & Wood...... 33 Grain Mill Products...... 157 Cooperative Agreements...... 264 Competitive Packaging Materials...... 34 Frozen Food...... 159 Regional Dynamics...... 268 Sustainability...... 37 Canned Food...... 163 Aesthetics...... 39 Dairy Products...... 165 Historical Market Trends...... 40 Company Profiles Bakery Products...... 167 Pricing Trends & Product Mix...... 44 Candy & Confections...... 169 Paperboard Pricing Trends...... 47 Americraft Carton...... 271 Other Food...... 171 Environmental & Regulatory Issues...... 50 Atlas Holdings...... 272 Box Types...... 173 World Markets...... 53 Bell Incorporated...... 274 Nonfood Nondurable Goods...... 176 Foreign Trade...... 55 Caraustar Industries...... 275 Paper & Publishing...... 177 Cascades Incorporated...... 277 Paper & Publishing Outlook...... 178 Clearwater Paper...... 283 MATERIALS Box Demand...... 180 Clondalkin Group...... 285 Chemical & Pharmaceutical Products...... 183 Fruit Growers Supply...... 287 General ...... 59 Chemical/Pharmaceutical Industry Outlook 184 Graphic Packaging...... 288 Supply & Demand...... 60 Box Demand...... 187 Green Bay Packaging...... 290 Unbleached Kraft Board...... 63 Pharmaceuticals...... 189 Greif Incorporated...... 293 Linerboard...... 64 Cosmetics & Toiletries...... 192 Hood Companies...... 295 Boxboard...... 66 Cleaning Chemicals...... 194 Huhtamaki Oyj...... 297 Recycled Board...... 67 Other Chemical Products...... 196 International Paper...... 298 Semichemical Board...... 71 Other Nondurable Goods...... 198 Interstate Resources...... 303 Bleached Kraft Board...... 73 Rubber & Plastic Products...... 200 KapStone Paper and Packaging...... 305 Paperboard Consumption in Boxes...... 76 Textiles & Apparel...... 202 Koch Industries...... 309 Corrugated & Solid Fiber Boxes...... 78 Tobacco...... 203 Malnove Incorporated...... 313 Folding Paperboard Boxes...... 81 All Other Nondurables...... 205 McLean Packaging...... 314 Set-Up Paperboard Boxes...... 85 Durable Goods...... 206 MeadWestvaco Corporation...... 316 Other Materials Consumption in Boxes...... 86 Machinery & Equipment...... 208 Menasha Corporation...... 319 Adhesives...... 88 Machinery & Equipment Outlook...... 209 Multi Packaging Solutions...... 322 Inks...... 90 Box Demand...... 212 Newark Group...... 325 Waxes & Wax Alternatives...... 92 Fabricated Metal Products...... 214 Packaging Corporation of America...... 328 Fabricated Metal Products Outlook...... 215 PaperWorks Industries...... 331 PRODUCTS Box Demand...... 216 Rock-Tenn Company...... 334 Other Durable Goods...... 218 Schwarz Partners...... 340 General ...... 96 Glass & Ceramic Products...... 220 Smurfit Kappa...... 342 Corrugated & Solid Fiber Boxes...... 99 Furniture, Lumber, & Wood Products...... 222 Sonoco Products...... 344 Products...... 102 Silverware & Jewelry...... 222 US Corrugated...... 347 Capacity...... 104 Toys & Sporting Goods...... 223 Visy Proprietary...... 348 Constructions...... 107 Motor Vehicle Parts...... 225 Additional Companies in the US Industry 352-356 Strength Requirements...... 108 Mini-Flute Corrugated Boxes...... 110

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List of Tables List of Charts 8 Folding Paperboard Box Demand by Market...... 132 Executive Summary 9 Set-Up Paperboard Box MARKET ENVIRONMENT 1 Summary Table...... 3 Supply & Demand...... 136 1 Corrugated & Paperboard Box Market, 2003-2013...... 44 Market EnvironmenT MARKETS 2 Paperboard Pricing, 2003-2013...... 50 1 Macroeconomic Indicators...... 9 1 Corrugated & Paperboard Box 2 Population & Households...... 13 Demand by Market...... 141 MATERIALS 3 Personal Consumption Expenditures...... 16 2 Food & Beverage Shipments...... 146 1 Paperboard Consumption in 4 Manufacturers’ Shipments...... 20 3 Food & Beverage Box Market...... 148 Boxes by Grade, 2013...... 78 5 Retail Sales...... 24 4 Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Box Market...... 151 5 Beverage Box Market...... 154 6 E-Commerce & Mail Order Shopping Sales..27 PRODUCTS 7 Packaging Supply & Demand...... 30 6 Fresh Produce Box Market...... 157 8 Corrugated & Paperboard Box 7 Grain Mill Product Box Market...... 159 1 US Corrugated Capacity, Year-End 2013... 106 Market, 2003-2013...... 43 8 Frozen Food Box Market...... 163 2 Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box 9 Corrugated & Paperboard Box Pricing...... 47 9 Canned Food Box Market...... 165 Demand by Market, 2013...... 118 10 Foreign Trade in Corrugated 10 Dairy Product Box Market...... 167 3 Folding Paperboard Box & Paperboard Boxes...... 58 11 Bakery Product Box Market...... 169 Demand by Market, 2013...... 133 12 Candy & Confection Box Market...... 171 4 Set-Up Paperboard Box 13 Other Food Box Markets...... 173 Demand by Market, 2013...... 137 MATERIALS 14 Food & Beverage Box Demand by Type.... 176 15 Nonfood Nondurable Goods Box Market... 177 1 Paperboard Supply & Demand by Type...... 63 MARKETS 2 Unbleached Kraft Board Supply & Demand 64 16 Paper & Publishing Shipments...... 180 3 Recycled Board Supply & Demand...... 71 17 Paper & Publishing Box Market...... 183 1 Corrugated & Paperboard Box 4 Semichemical Board Supply & Demand...... 73 18 Chemical & Pharmaceutical Shipments.... 187 Demand by Market, 2013...... 141 5 Bleached Kraft Board Supply & Demand....76 19 Chemical & Pharmaceutical Box Demand by Market & Type...... 189 6 Paperboard Consumption in Boxes INDUSTRY STRUCTURE by Grade & Box Type...... 77 20 Pharmaceutical Box Market...... 192 7 Paperboard Consumption in Corrugated & 21 Cosmetic & Toiletry Box Market...... 194 1 US Corrugated & Paperboard Box Solid Fiber Boxes by Material & Grade...81 22 Cleaning Chemical Box Market...... 196 Market Share, 2013...... 243 8 Paperboard Consumption in 23 Other Chemical Products Box Market...... 198 2 Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box Folding Paperboard Boxes...... 85 24 Other Nondurable Goods Box Market Share, 2013...... 248 9 Paperboard Consumption in Demand by Market & Type...... 200 3 Folding Paperboard Box Set-Up Paperboard Boxes...... 86 25 Durable Goods Box Demand Market Share, 2013...... 250 10 Other Materials Consumption in by Market & Type...... 208 Corrugated & Paperboard Boxes...... 87 26 Machinery & Equipment Shipments...... 211 27 Machinery & Equipment Box Market...... 214 28 Selected Fabricated Metal PRODUCTS Product Shipments...... 216 1 Corrugated & Paperboard Box 29 Metal Product Box Demand...... 218 Supply & Demand...... 99 30 Other Durable Goods Box Demand 2 Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box by Market & Type...... 220 Supply & Demand...... 102 31 Nonmanufacturing Box Demand 3 Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box by Market & Type...... 230 Production by Construction...... 108 4 Mini-Flute Corrugated Box Shipments..... 112 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 5 Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box Demand by Market...... 117 1 US Corrugated & Paperboard Box 6 Folding Paperboard Box Sales by Company, 2013...... 240 Supply & Demand...... 121 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures...... 254 7 Windowed Paperboard Box 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements...... 267 Shipments by Market...... 127

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Gains will be driven by a rebound and reshoring of manufacturing activity, and heightened demand for boxes that feature high quality graphics or are constructed in display-ready form.

US demand to rise 2.6% annually through 2018 US Corrugated & Paperboard Box Food & Beverages Corrugated and paperboard box demand Demand by Market, 2018 in the US is forecast to increase 2.6 ($39.4 billion) percent per year to $39.4 billion in 2018, improving from the performance of the recession-impacted 2008-2013 period. Gains will be driven by a rebound in manufacturing output and continued expansion of the overall economy. Nonfood Growth will also benefit from heightened Nondurable Goods demand for value added box types such as those that feature high quality graph- ics and printing or are constructed in display-ready form. Moreover, the trend Durables Goods of “reshoring” or “onshoring” of some manufacturing activity will counter the outsourcing of production to low labor Nonmanufacturing cost regions that has restricted growth for manufacturing and the box industry. Folding carton demand is projected to Food & Beverages market Corrugated & solid fiber increase at a slower than average to remain dominant boxes to remain dominant annual pace through 2018, held back by competition from other packaging Food and beverages, which accounted Corrugated and solid fiber box demand formats -- particularly flexible packaging. for 50 percent of total box demand in will expand more rapidly than that for Still, prospects will benefit from a 2013, are the largest single box market. folding cartons and set-up boxes through rebound in nondurable goods output, Gains will be similar to the overall 2018. Growth will be fueled by a recov- expanded opportunities in carryout food average and will be supported by ery in the manufacturing sector, espe- applications, and paper-based packag- accelerated growth in output of food and cially in the output of food and bever- ing’s appeal as part of sustainability beverages along with rising demand for ages, pharmaceuticals, and other efforts. Set-up box demand will also see value added box types such as display nondurables. Other factors will include relatively slow increases based on ready and moisture-resistant boxes. an improved outlook for consumer competition from less costly alternatives Demand for boxes in nonfood nondu- spending, a rebound in construction such as folding cartons and plastic rables uses comprised 30 percent of activity, and continued rapid growth for containers. Ongoing demand will be total demand in 2013. Among segments online shopping. Box production volume helped by an improved outlook for of this market, chemicals and pharma- will rebound from declines of the past discretionary spending and set-up boxes’ ceuticals will post above average growth decade but will be moderated by lighter entrenched position as upscale packag- while paper and publishing applications weight containerboard and pressures to ing for premium confectionery products will advance more slowly. reduce excess packaging. and fragrances. Copyright 2014 The Freedonia Group, Inc.

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Table & Chart FOOD & BEVERAGE BOX MARKET (million dollars)

Item 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023

Food & Beverage Product Shpts (bil $)532.7 703.1 828.2 954.0 1111.0 $ boxes/000$ food & beverage 24.8 22.0 20.9 20.8 20.8

markets Food & Beverage Box Demand 13234 15481 17320 19870 23090 Meat, Poultry, & Seafood 2346 2760 3105 3600 4230 Machinery & Equipment Market Box Demand - Demand Beverages 2122 2538 3038 3524 4124 for boxes employed in the machinery and equipment market is expected Fresh Produce 1322 1639 1913 2260 2702 to advance 3.3 percent per year through 2018 to $1.3 billion, a rebound Grain Mill Products 1704 1854sa mple1905 2080 2310 from the performance of the recession-impacted 2008-2013 period. Frozen Foods 988 1187 1315 1490 1720 Improved output of industrial machinery and electrical and electronic Canned Foods 912 1098ta 1195ble 1394 1633 products due to a fastersa mplepace of growth te inx thet overall economy will Dairy Products 870 1054 1195 1385 1625 stimulate demand for related boxes. Value gains will also be supported Bakery Products 979 1073 1139 1267 1421 by heightened demand for boxes featuring high quality graphics and Sugar & Confectionery 562 582 610 650 710 printing, which can be critical in capturing consumers’ attention for Othersales Foods 1429 1696 1905 2220 2615 of consumer electronics in mass market retail and electronics stores. However, these goods are increasingly purchased online, making box% food & beverages 45.6 47.4 50.0 50.4 50.9 aesthetics less of a marketing factor. In addition, the short useful Corrugatedlives of & Paperboard Box Demand29035 32635 34650 39400 45400 many consumer electronics such as computers and printers -- a result of frequent new product introductions and better performing devices -- will aid demand for new electronics and their related boxes. On the other hand, the dominance of imported electronic devices in the US market will hold back box opportunities, as these imports are generally pack- aged outside the US as well. While a recovery in residential construction activity will boost sales of household appliances and related boxes, the growing presence of imports of appliances and rising use of protective packaging systems that are box-free will moderate gains for boxes.

In 2013, corrugated and solid fiber boxes accounted for more than 90 percent of box demand in the machinery and equipment market, with folding cartons and set-up boxes used to a far lesser degree, primarily for packaging replacement parts and accessories (such as power strips and small computer peripherals). Solid fiber boxes are often used in machinery applications due to their superior strength and printability, CHART VI-2 although corrugated boxes -- which also offer good product protection -- are widely used as well. In particular, double-wall corrugated boxesCO RRUGATED & SOLID FIBER BOX MARKET SHARE, 2013 offer a high level of protection for large, heavy pieces of machinery. ($24.9 billion)

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Sample Profile, TABLE IV-1 Table & Forecast CORRUGATED & PAPERBOARD BOX SUPPLY & DEMAND (million dollars)

Item 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023

Manufacturers’ Shipments (bil $) 3825 5160 5536 6525 7750 $ boxes/000$ mfg 7.6 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.9

Corrugated/Paperboard Box Demand 29035 32635 34650 39400 45400 + net exports 425 390 610 800 1060 sample Corrugated/Paperboard Box Shpts 29460 33025 35260 40200 46460 Corrugated & Solid Fiber 20525 24015ta 25980ble 30320 35770 Folding Paperboard 8440 8610 8910 9500 10300 Set-Up Paperboard 495 400 370 380 390 COMPANY PROFILES $/ton 980 1120 1290 1430 1620 Corrug/Paperbd Box Shpts (000 tons) 30145 29515 27325 28090 28690 Clearwater Paper Corporation 601 West Riverside Avenue, Suite 1100 Spokane, WA 99201 509-344-5900 http://www.clearwaterpaper.com

Sales: $1.9 billion (2013) US Sales: $1.8 billions (2013)ample Employment: 3,860 (2013) Key Products: solid bleachedprofile sulfate paperboard Clearwater Paper makes and sells pulp-based products. It operates in two segments: Consumer Products, and Pulp and Paperboard. STUDY

The Company is involved in the US corrugated and paperboard COVERAGE box industry via the Pulp and Paperboard segment, which had sales This Freedonia study, of $740 million and employed 1,110 in 2013. Through this segment, Corrugated Clearwater Paper is a leading producer of solid bleached sulfate (SBS) & Paperboard Boxes, offers his- paperboard, which is a premium paperboard grade that is primarily torical demand data (2003, 2008, converted into folding cartons, liquid packaging, and other products. 2013) plus forecasts (2018, 2023) The Company is among the top five largest producers of bleached paperboard in North America with 11 percent of bleached paperboard by material, product and market. production by market share. The study also considers market environment factors, examines the SBS paperboard from the Company can be converted into folding cartons for such packaging applications as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, industry structure, evaluates com- frozen foods, baked goods, candy, dry foods, and point-of-purchase pany market share and profiles 31 (POP) displays. As of December 2013, Clearwater Paper reported competitors in the US industry. that folding carton board used for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and other premium packaging, such as those packaging products that incorporate foil and holographic lamination, accounted for the largest portion of the Company’s total paperboard sales. Among Clearwater Paper’s paper- board products is CANDESCE folding carton board, which is coated,

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