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High Visibility Packaging: Clamshells, Blisters & Other

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Study #2436 | December 2008 | $4700 | 314 pages

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Executive Summary MARKET OVERVIEW Sporting Goods, Toys & Games...... 180 Sporting Goods, Toys & Games Outlook...... 181 High Visibility Packaging Demand ...... 182 Market EnvironmenT FOOD MARKETS Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories...... 184 General ...... 4 General ...... 105 Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories Outlook.. 185 Macroeconomic Outlook...... 5 Food Industry Outlook...... 105 High Visibility Packaging Demand...... 186 Demographic Trends...... 9 High Visibility Packaging Demand...... 107 Electronic Products...... 188 Consumer Income & Spending...... 12 Baked Goods...... 110 Computer & Electronic Products Outlook..... 188 Manufacturing Outlook...... 14 Baked Goods Outlook...... 110 High Visibility Packaging Demand...... 190 Retail Sales...... 17 High Visibility Packaging Demand...... 112 All Other Markets...... 192 Packaging Trends...... 20 Prepared & Frozen Foods...... 114 Packaging Types...... 195 Pricing Factors...... 23 Prepared & Frozen Foods Outlook...... 115 Environmental Issues...... 26 High Visibility Packaging Demand...... 116 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE Regulatory Considerations...... 28 Fresh Produce...... 120 International Activity...... 29 Fresh Produce Outlook...... 120 General ...... 198 High Visibility Packaging Demand...... 124 Market Share...... 201 Meat, Poultry & Seafood...... 127 Industry Characteristics...... 208 MATERIALS Meat, Poultry & Seafood Outlook...... 128 Acquisitions & Divestitures...... 209 General ...... 31 High Visibility Packaging Demand...... 129 Manufacturing...... 214 Plastic Resins...... 33 Cheese...... 133 Product Development...... 216 Polystyrene...... 37 Cheese Outlook...... 133 Marketing Strategies...... 218 Polyvinyl Chloride...... 39 High Visibility Packaging Demand...... 134 Channels of Distribution...... 220 Polyester...... 40 Other Food Products...... 134 Competitive Strategies...... 221 Polylactic Acid...... 41 Other Food Products Outlook...... 136 Cooperative Agreements...... 222 Polyethylene...... 43 High Visibility Packaging Demand...... 138 Polypropylene...... 46 Packaging Types...... 140 Company Profiles Polycarbonate...... 47 Alcoa Incorporated...... 227 Other Resins...... 48 PHARMACEUTICAL & Plastics Pricing...... 50 Amcor Limited...... 228 Other Materials...... 53 MEDICAL MARKETS AmerisourceBergen...... 230 Paper & Paperboard...... 53 Anchor Packaging...... 232 General ...... 143 Foil & Other...... 56 Bemis Company...... 235 Pharmaceuticals...... 144 Berry Plastics...... 238 Pharmaceutical Industry Outlook...... 145 Caraustar Industries...... 240 PRODUCTS High Visibility Packaging Demand...... 147 Cardinal Health...... 241 Ethical Preparations ...... 148 General ...... 58 Chevron Phillips Chemical...... 243 Over-the-Counter Pharmaceuticals ...... 151 Clamshell Packaging...... 62 Comar Incorporated...... 245 Clinical Trial Packs ...... 153 Dart Container...... 246 Applications & Configurations...... 66 Medical Supplies & Equipment...... 154 69 Display Pack...... 248 Suppliers...... Medical Supply & Equipment Windowed Packaging...... 71 Dow Chemical...... 249 Industry Outlook...... 154 Food Products...... 72 DuPont (EI) de Nemours...... 253 High Visibility Packaging Demand...... 156 Eastman Chemical...... 255 Other Applications...... 74 Packaging Types...... 158 75 Exopack Holding...... 257 Configurations...... Blister Packs...... 160 76 Fabri-Kal Corporation...... 258 Suppliers...... Clamshells...... 165 Carded Blister Packs...... 77 Honeywell International...... 260 Other...... 165 Inline Plastics...... 263 Pharmaceutical & Medical...... 80 Other Applications...... 81 Innovative Plastics...... 264 Configurations...... 83 OTHER MARKETS International Paper...... 265 Suppliers...... 84 Kloeckner Pentaplast...... 267 Skin Packaging...... 88 General ...... 167 LyondellBasell Industries...... 270 Cosmetics & Toiletries...... 169 Noncarded Skin Packaging...... 89 MeadWestvaco Corporation...... 272 169 Carded Skin Packaging...... 92 Cosmetic & Toiletry Industry Outlook...... MTS Medication Technologies...... 275 172 Applications & Configurations...... 95 High Visibility Packaging Demand...... Pactiv Corporation...... 277 Hardware...... 176 Suppliers...... 96 Pattison (Jim) Group...... 280 Other High Visibility Packaging...... 98 Hardware Outlook...... 177 High Visibility Packaging Demand...... 178 (continued on next page)

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Company Profiles PRODUCTS PHARMACEUTICAL & (continued from previous page) 1 High Visibility Packaging MEDICAL MARKETS Demand by Type...... 61 1 Pharmaceutical & Medical Markets Placon Corporation...... 282 Cht High Visibility Packaging for High Visibility Packaging...... 144 Plastic Ingenuity...... 283 Demand by Type, 2007...... 62 147 Prent Corporation...... 284 2 Clamshell Packaging Demand...... 66 2 Pharmaceutical Product Shipments...... Printpack Incorporated...... 285 3 Windowed Packaging Demand...... 72 3 Pharmaceutical Markets for 148 Reynolds Packaging...... 287 4 Carded Blister Pack Demand ...... 79 High Visibility Packaging...... 156 Rio Tinto Group...... 291 5 Skin Packaging Demand 4 Medical Supply & Equipment Shipments.. 5 Medical Supply & Equipment Markets Rohrer Corporation...... 295 by Type & Market ...... 89 158 Sealed Air...... 296 6 Noncarded Skin Packaging Demand...... 92 for High VisibilityPackaging...... Solo Cup...... 299 7 Carded Skin Packaging Demand...... 94 6 Pharmaceutical & Medical Markets for 159 Sonoco Products...... 301 8 Other High Visibility Packaging Demand. 100 High Visibility Packaging by Type...... Spartech Corporation...... 303 Cht Pharmaceutical & Medical Markets for High Superior Group...... 305 Visibility Packaging by Type, 2007...... 159 Svenska Cellulosa...... 306 MARKET OVERVIEW Tegrant Corporation...... 307 1 High Visibility Packaging OTHER MARKETS Tekni-Plex Incorporated...... 309 Demand by Market...... 103 1 Other Markets for High Transparent Container...... 311 Cht High Visibility Packaging Visibility Packaging...... 168 United Drug...... 313 Demand by Market, 2007...... 104 Cht Other Markets for High Visibility Packaging, 2007...... 169 FOOD MARKETS 2 Cosmetic & Toiletry Shipments...... 171 3 Cosmetic & Toiletry Markets for 1 Food Product Shipments...... 107 High Visibility Packaging...... 176 2 Food Markets for High 4 Selected Hardware Shipments...... 178 109 List of Tables/Charts Visibility Packaging...... 5 Hardware Market for High Cht Food Markets for High Visibility Visibility Packaging ...... 180 110 Packaging, 2007...... 6 Sporting Goods, Toys & 3 Baked Goods Shipments...... 111 Games Shipments...... 182 4 Baked Goods Markets for High 7 Sporting Goods, Toys & Games Market Executive Summary 114 Visibility Packaging...... for High Visibility Packaging...... 184 ...... 116 1 Summary Table...... 3 5 Prepared & Frozen Food Shipments 8 Motor Vehicle Indicators...... 186 6 Prepared & Frozen Food Markets for 9 Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories Market 120 High Visibility Packaging...... for High Visibility Packaging ...... 188 Market EnvironmenT 123 7 Fresh Produce Demand...... 10 Computer & Electronic 8 Fresh Produce Markets for 1 Macroeconomic Indicators...... 9 Product Shipments...... 190 127 2 Population & Households...... 12 High Visibility Packaging...... 11 Electronic Product Markets for 9 Meat, Poultry & Seafood Shipments ...... 129 3 Personal Consumption Expenditures...... 14 High Visibility Packaging...... 192 10 Meat, Poultry & Seafood Markets for 4 Manufacturers’ Shipments...... 17 12 All Other Markets for High High Visibility Packaging...... 132 5 Retail Sales...... 20 Visibility Packaging...... 194 134 6 Packaging Shipments by Material...... 22 11 Cheese Shipments...... 13 Other Markets for High 12 Cheese Markets for High 7 High Visibility Packaging Prices...... 25 Visibility Packaging by Type...... 197 135 Visibility Packaging...... Cht Other Markets for High Visibility 13 Other Food Product Shipments...... 138 Packaging by Type, 2007...... 197 MATERIALS 14 Other Food Markets for High Visibility Packaging...... 140 1 Materials Consumed in High 15 Food Markets for High Visibility Packaging INDUSTRY STRUCTURE Visibility Packaging...... 32 by Packaging Type...... 142 2 Plastic Resins Consumed in High Cht High Visibility Packaging Cht Food Markets for High Visibility Packaging Visibility Packaging...... 36 Industry Flow Chart...... 200 by Packaging Type, 2007...... 142 Cht Plastic Resins Consumed in High 1 US High Visibility Packaging Visibility Packaging, 2007...... 37 Sales by Company, 2007...... 202 3 Plastic Resin Pricing...... 52 Cht US High Visibility Packaging 4 Other Materials Consumed in Sales by Company, 2007...... 204 High Visibility Packaging...... 53 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures...... 211 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements...... 224

Gains will reflect rising disposable personal income levels, the influence of mass market retailers, consumer convenience and the cost and performance efficiency of high visibility packaging.

US demand to grow 4% Clamshell US High Visibility Packaging Demand annually through 2012 Packaging 33% ($8.5 billion, 2012) US demand for high visibility packaging is projected to expand 4.0 percent yearly to $8.5 billion in 2012. Gains will reflect rising disposable personal income levels, the influence of mass market retailers, Blister Packs and the cost and performance efficiency 26% of high visibility packaging. Average prices for high visibility packaging are assumed to grow less than one percent annually to over 25 cents per unit in Windowed Packaging 2012. This is a significant deceleration 24% from the 2002 to 2007 pace, which was driven by escalating crude petroleum and natural gas prices. Low cost, market Skin Packaging 6% aesthetics and consumer convenience Tubs/Cups/Bowls/ will remain the main drivers of high Other 11% visibility packaging demand.

Blister packs, clamshells and other high 2007. Clamshells will present the best to 2012. Advances will reflect opportuni- visibility containers are valued packaging opportunities and expand 5.0 percent ties in areas such as fresh produce, and configurations due to their ability to annually to 2012 due to ebullient gains in cosmetics and toiletries. Nonetheless, showcase products and provide theft food markets such as fresh produce and below-average growth is anticipated as a and tamper deterrence, while reducing prepared foods. Clamshell demand will result of subdued demand in major the need for sales personnel. Nonethe- also benefit from their upscale appear- markets such as baked goods, and less, further high visibility packaging ance; thick, rigid construction; clarity; intense competition from imported advances will be threatened by environ- and ability to deter theft and tampering. products. Skin packaging will register the mental concerns over excessive packag- Current efforts focus on making clam- slowest growth based on diminished ing, and continued growth in the offshore shell packages easier to open. Blister demand for carded skin packs, due to production and packaging of products pack demand is expected to rise 4.4 their higher production cost and growing such as toys, games, sporting goods, percent per annum to $2.2 billion in offshore production of toys, hardware hardware and electronics. 2012, fueled by healthy gains for phar- and other goods. Strong growth is maceutical packaging. Blister packs use forecast for the niche segment of high Clamshells, blister packs less plastic than clamshells and are visibility tubs, cups and bowls, due to hold best opportunities more amenable to sustainable packaging. opportunities in the packaging of baked goods, produce, snacks, candies and Clamshell packaging and carded blister Windowed packaging demand is expect- other foods. packs together accounted for 56 percent ed to increase only 2.1 percent annually of high visibility packaging demand in Copyright 2008 The Freedonia Group, Inc.

Sample Text, Table & Chart TABLE VI-2 FOOD MARKETS FOR HIGH VISIBILITY PACKAGING (million dollars)

Item 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017

Food Product Shipments (bil $) 398.1 433.1 547.1 628.0 719.0 products $ pkg/000$ food shpts 5.5 6.4 6.5 6.9 7.3

Carded Blister Packs High Visibility Food Pkg Markets 2172 2756 3555 4320 5260 Demand for carded blister packs is forecast to grow 4.4 percent Baked Goods 860 1005 1105 1225 1365 per year to $2.2 billion in 2012, reaching 13 billion units. Advances Prepared & Frozen Foods 510 s675am 865ple 1050 1270 will reflect favorable opportunities in areas such as pharmaceuticals, Fresh Produce 251 403 735 1025 1420 cosmetics, toiletries sandam otherple goods like office supplies and batteries. Meat, Poultry & Seafood 210 270tab 355le 435 525 The pharmaceutical market in particular will offer good prospects Cheese due to 215 260 316 380 445 US Food and Drug Administrationtext mandates that require all prescription Other Foods 126 143 179 205 235 pharmaceuticals dispensed in hospitals and nursing homes to be pack - aged in unit dose formats with bar codes. These regulations are intended% food 50.3 50.1 51.2 51.1 51.4 to reduce medication dispensing errors, and favor blister packaging,High Visibility Packaging Markets 4317 5498 6950 8450 10230 which is ideally suited to unit dose packaging. Other growth stimulants for blister packs include enhanced child safety features and continued growth in the number of medications that are packaged in blisters.

Carded blister pack demand will also be fostered by the negative perception of clamshells as extremely difficult to open. Retailers are also adopting more consumer friendly packaging in light of consumer concerns over difficult-to-open packages. Carded blister packs also have the benefit of lower resin consumption than clamshells, making them a more economical alternative.

Performance advantages will also bolster demand for carded blister packs. For instance, carded blisters improve space utilization in stores, as the packages can often be hung on pegs, thereby freeing up valuable shelf space. Additionally, blister packs allow consumers to view the package contents while providing adequate theft and tamper protection -- key benefits for large retailers where customer service and supervi- CHART IX-2 sion is minimal compared to higher-end department and specialty stores. Product innovations will also boost demand. For example, in early 2006 US HIGH VISIBILITY PACKAGING Costco began packaging certain cosmetic products in a blister pack SALES BY COMPANY, 2007 configuration that involves securing an item within two plastic blisters, ($6.95 billion) which are then sealed between two solid bleached sulfate (SBS)

4.5% Sealed Air Market Others sample Leaders 4.4% Pactiv 75.0% 25.0% chart 4.3% Bemis

2.5% Fabri-Kal 2.1% Solo Cup 1.8% Dart

Sample Profile, TABLE VIII-1 Table & Forecast OTHER MARKETS FOR HIGH VISIBILITY PACKAGING (million dollars)

Item 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017

Consumer Nondurable Expend (bil $) 1619 2080 2833 3610 4545 $ pkg/000$ consumer nondurables 0.89 0.84 0.73 0.66 0.61

Other High Visibility Pkg Markets 1435 1737 2060 2400 2770 Cosmetics & Toiletries 325 450 600 760 940 Hardware 300 s320am 330ple 340 350 Sporting Goods, Toys & Games 230 262 285 320 360 Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories 235 255tab 260le 275 295 Electronic Products 60 70 85 105 125 All Other 285 380 500 600 700 COMPANY PROFILES % other 33.2 31.6 29.6 28.4 27.1 High Visibility Packaging Markets 4317 5498 6950 8450 10230 Anchor Packaging Company 13515 Barrett Parkway Drive St. Louis, MO 63021 314-822-7800 http://www.anchorpackaging.com

Annual Sales: $200 million (verified by company, 7/08) Employment: 700 (verifieds amby company,ple 7/08)

Key Products: thermoformedpr containersofile

Anchor Packaging manufactures disposable plastic thermoformed “Demand for unit dose ethical drug containers and films primarily for the foodservice and food processing industries. The privately held company is a wholly owned subsidiary blister packs is projected to increase of Hermann Companies Incorporated (St. Louis, Missouri), a holding 6.2 percent annually to $108 million in firm. 2012. Most gains will involve pharmaceuticals distributed to hospitals, It participates in the US high visibility packaging industry through the manufacture of various thermoformed containers made from such where the risk of medication dispensing materials as polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polysty- errors is the greatest. By contrast, the rene and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). These containers can be used for use of blister packs for retail dispensed packaging baked goods, sandwiches, delicatessen items, fresh prepared ethical drugs will remain limited due to food, fresh-cut produce and other foods. Anchor Packaging markets thermoformed containers under such brand names as MICRORAVES, cost disadvantages versus prescription DELI VIEW, CULINARY CLASSICS, MICROLITE, BONFAIRE, dose and bulk plastic bottles.” GOURMET CLASSICS, FRESH VIEW and CRYSTAL CLASSICS. --Section VII, pg. 150 Products -- MICRORAVES containers from Anchor Packaging mostly consist of black polypropylene bases and clear polypropylene or PET lids. Among the Company’s MICRORAVES product line is the INCREDI-BOWL series, which includes polypropylene bowls and lids

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