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World Packaging Machinery

Industry Study with Forecasts to 2010 & 2015

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Executive Summary Italy...... 112 Bosch...... 236 Spain...... 117 Dover...... 237 Switzerland...... 122 Illinois Tool Works...... 237 Market EnvironmenT Sweden...... 127 Tetra Laval...... 238 General...... 4 Other Western Europe...... 132 IWKA...... 238 World Population Outlook...... 5 Netherlands...... 137 Coesia...... 239 World Economic Overview...... 7 Belgium...... 138 Other Leading Suppliers...... 239 Recent Economic Performance...... 7 Austria...... 138 Product Development & Manufacturing...... 239 World Economic Outlook...... 9 All Other...... 139 Marketing & Distribution...... 241 World Gross Fixed Investment Outlook...... 12 Cooperative Agreements...... 244 World Manufacturing Outlook...... 15 Financial Issues & Requirements...... 246 Food & Beverages...... 19 ASIA/PACIFIC Mergers, Acquisitions & Industry General...... 140 Packaging...... 21 Restructuring...... 248 Pricing Patterns...... 23 Supply & Demand...... 142 Technology Trends...... 26 Japan...... 146 Functional Competition...... 28 China...... 152 Company Profiles Legal & Regulatory Environment...... 31 South Korea...... 158 Aetna Group...... 253 India...... 162 Automated Packaging Systems...... 255 Taiwan...... 167 Avery Dennison...... 257 SUPPLY & DEMAND Other Asia/Pacific...... 172 Barry-Wehmiller Companies...... 258 General...... 33 Thailand...... 177 Bosch (Robert) GmbH...... 264 World Packaging Machinery Markets...... 34 Indonesia...... 178 Bradman Lake Group...... 268 Regional Demand Dynamics...... 34 Australia...... 179 Chesapeake Corporation...... 271 Demand by Product...... 39 Malaysia...... 179 CIR SpA...... 272 Filling & Form/Fill/Seal Machinery...... 41 All Other...... 180 Coesia SpA...... 273 Labeling & Coding Machinery...... 42 Dover Corporation...... 276 Wrapping, Bundling & Palletizing DuPont (EI) de Nemours...... 279 Machinery...... 44 OTHER REGIONS EKOBAL sro...... 280 Latin America...... 182 Case Forming, Packing & Graphic Packaging Corporation...... 281 Brazil...... 187 Sealing Machinery...... 46 Guangdong Light Industrial Machinery Other Latin America...... 192 Other Packaging Machinery...... 48 Plant 2 Limited...... 283 Argentina...... 198 Packaging Machinery Parts...... 50 Illinois Tool Works Incorporated...... 284 Colombia...... 199 Demand by Market...... 52 Industria Macchine Automatiche...... 289 Peru...... 200 Food...... 54 IWKA AG...... 292 All Other...... 200 Beverages...... 56 Kloeckner-Werke AG...... 299 Eastern Europe...... 201 Pharmaceuticals/Personal Care Products....58 Koerber AG...... 302 Russia...... 206 Chemical Products...... 60 Krones AG...... 304 Other Eastern Europe...... 211 Other...... 62 Maillis (MJ) SA...... 308 Poland...... 217 World Packaging Machinery Production...... 64 Molins plc...... 310 Czech Republic...... 218 International Trade Flows...... 67 Mondragon Corporacion Cooperativa...... 312 Ukraine...... 219 Multivac Sepp Haggenmueller...... 314 Romania...... 219 Nordson Corporation...... 316 NORTH AMERICA All Other...... 220 OK International Corporation...... 317 General...... 70 Africa/Mideast...... 221 OPTIMA Filling and Packaging Machines...... 319 Supply & Demand...... 72 South Africa...... 227 Paxar Corporation...... 321 United States...... 75 Turkey...... 228 PFM SpA...... 323 Canada ...... 81 Iran...... 229 Polypack Incorporated...... 324 Mexico ...... 86 Other...... 230 Ricciarelli SpA...... 326 Sato Corporation...... 327 WESTERN EUROPE INDUSTRY STRUCTURE Shanghai Tobacco Machinery...... 329 General...... 91 General...... 231 Shibuya Kogyo...... 330 Supply & Demand...... 93 Industry Composition...... 232 SIG Holding...... 332 Germany...... 97 Market Share...... 235 Tetra Laval International...... 334 France...... 102 Krones...... 235 Weitek Industrial Controls...... 339 United Kingdom...... 107 Kloeckner-Werke...... 236 Other Companies Mentioned in Study...... 340

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16 World Packaging Machinery Net Exports 4 Japan - Packaging Machinery List of Tables/Charts by Region...... 69 Supply & Demand...... 151 5 China - Key Indicators NORTH AMERICA for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 154 Executive Summary 1 North America - Key Indicators 6 China - Packaging Machinery for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 71 Supply & Demand...... 157 1 Summary Table...... 3 2 North America - Packaging Machinery 7 South Korea - Key Indicators Supply & Demand...... 74 for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 159 Market EnvironmenT 3 United States - Key Indicators 8 South Korea - Packaging Machinery for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 76 1 World Population by Region...... 6 Supply & Demand...... 161 4 United States - Packaging Machinery 2 World Gross Domestic Product by Region...... 12 9 India - Key Indicators Supply & Demand...... 80 3 World Gross Fixed Investment by Region...... 14 for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 163 5 Canada - Key Indicators 4 World Manufacturing Value Added by Region..... 16 10 India - Packaging Machinery for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 82 Cht World Manufacturing Value Added Supply & Demand...... 166 6 Canada - Packaging Machinery by Region, 2005...... 17 11 Taiwan - Key Indicators Supply & Demand...... 85 Cht Relationship Between Per Capita for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 168 7 Mexico - Key Indicators Packaging MachineryDemand & Per Capita 12 Taiwan - Packaging Machinery for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 87 Manufacturing Value Added, 2005...... 18 Supply & Demand...... 171 8 Mexico - Packaging Machinery 5 World Food & Beverage Manufacturing 13 Other Asia/Pacific - Key Indicators Supply & Demand...... 90 Value Added by Region...... 21 for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 173 6 World Packaging Machinery Pricing...... 25 14 Other Asia/Pacific - Packaging Machinery Cht World Packaging Machinery Pricing, WESTERN EUROPE Supply & Demand...... 176 1995-2015...... 25 1 Western Europe - Key Indicators 15 Other Asia/Pacific - Packaging Machinery for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 93 Demand by Country...... 177 SUPPLY & DEMAND 2 Western Europe - Packaging Machinery Supply & Demand...... 96 1 World Packaging Machinery Demand OTHER REGIONS 3 Germany - Key Indicators by Region...... 36 1 Latin America - Key Indicators for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 98 Cht World Packaging Machinery Demand for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 184 4 Germany - Packaging Machinery by Region, 2005...... 37 2 Latin America - Packaging Machinery Supply & Demand...... 101 Cht World Packaging Machinery Demand - Supply & Demand...... 187 5 France - Key Indicators Projected 2005-2010 Annual 3 Brazil - Key Indicators for Packaging for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 103 Rate of Growth...... 38 Machinery Demand...... 189 6 France - Packaging Machinery 2 World Packaging Machinery 4 Brazil - Packaging Machinery Supply & Demand...... 106 Demand by Product...... 40 Supply & Demand...... 192 7 United Kingdom - Key Indicators Cht World Packaging Machinery Demand 5 Other Latin America - Key Indicators for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 108 by Product, 2005...... 40 for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 194 8 United Kingdom - Packaging Machinery 3 World Filling & Form/Fill/Seal Machinery 6 Other Latin America - Packaging Machinery Supply & Demand...... 111 Demand by Region...... 42 Supply & Demand...... 197 9 Italy - Key Indicators 4 World Labeling & Coding Machinery 7 Other Latin America - Packaging Machinery for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 113 Demand by Region...... 44 Demand by Country...... 198 10 Italy - Packaging Machinery 5 World Wrapping, Bundling & Palletizing 8 Eastern Europe - Key Indicators Supply & Demand...... 116 Machinery Demand by Region...... 46 for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 203 11 Spain - Key Indicators 6 World Case Forming, Packing & Sealing 9 Eastern Europe - Packaging Machinery for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 118 Machinery Demand by Region...... 48 Supply & Demand...... 206 12 Spain - Packaging Machinery 7 World Demand for Other Packaging 10 Russia - Key Indicators Supply & Demand...... 121 Machinery by Region...... 50 for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 208 13 Switzerland - Key Indicators 8 World Packaging Machinery Parts 11 Russia - Packaging Machinery for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 123 Demand by Region...... 52 Supply & Demand...... 211 14 Switzerland - Packaging Machinery 9 World Packaging Machinery Demand 12 Other Eastern Europe - Key Indicators Supply & Demand...... 126 by Market...... 54 for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 213 15 Sweden - Key Indicators Cht World Packaging Machinery Demand 13 Other Eastern Europe - Packaging Machinery for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 128 by Market, 2005...... 54 Supply & Demand...... 216 16 Sweden - Packaging Machinery 10 World Food Market for Packaging 14 Other Eastern Europe - Packaging Machinery Supply & Demand...... 131 Machinery by Region...... 56 Demandby Country...... 217 17 Other Western Europe - Key Indicators 11 World Beverage Market 15 Africa/Mideast - Key Indicators for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 133 for Packaging Machinery by Region...... 58 for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 223 18 Other Western Europe - 12 World Pharmaceutical & Personal 16 Africa/Mideast - Packaging Machinery Packaging Machinery Supply & Demand...... 136 Care Market for Packaging Machinery Supply & Demand...... 226 19 Other Western Europe - Packaging by Region...... 60 17 Africa/Mideast - Packaging Machinery Machinery Demand by Country...... 137 13 World Chemical Products Market Demand by Country...... 227 for Packaging Machinery by Region...... 62 14 World Demand for Packaging Machinery ASIA/PACIFIC INDUSTRY STRUCTURE in Other Markets by Region...... 64 1 Asia/Pacific - Key Indicators 1 Packaging Machinery Sales for Selected 15 World Packaging Machinery Shipments for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 142 Manufacturers, 2005...... 234 by Region...... 66 2 Asia/Pacific - Packaging Machinery Cht World Packaging Machinery Market Share Cht World Packaging Machinery Shipments Supply & Demand...... 145 by Company, 2005...... 235 by Region, 2005...... 67 3 Japan - Key Indicators 2 Selected Cooperative Agreements...... 246 for Packaging Machinery Demand...... 147 3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures...... 250

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A growing need for shippers worldwide to accurately track items for safety and security reasons, as well as to minimize counterfeiting, will help drive gains in world packaging machinery demand through 2010.

World demand to rise 4.9% annually through 2010 Asia/Pacific World Packaging Machinery Demand 37% ($26.2 billion, 2005) Global demand for packaging machinery is projected to expand 4.9 percent per year through 2010 to over $33 billion, accelerating from the 2000-2005 pe- riod. Developing parts of the world will provide suppliers with some of the best North America sales opportunities going forward, most 25% notably in Asia and Eastern Europe. China will record the largest gains of any country and become the second largest Western Europe market in the world behind the US. Sales 24% are also expected to be strong in India, Russia, Mexico and South Korea, as well as in lower-volume markets such as In- Other Regions donesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Turkey. 14% Although the rate of growth will be less robust than in developing areas, packag- ing equipment demand in the US and Japan will show renewed strength follow- contribute to market increases. Demand of disposable medical devices, and by ing a period of relatively sluggish gains, for filling and form/fill/seal machinery, an aging of the population in developed and market advances in Western Europe the most widely used type of packag- countries. Personal care product manu- will also accelerate through 2010. ing equipment, will also expand at an facturers’ continuing efforts to improve above-average pace. New generations efficiency will contribute to gains. How- Labeling, coding equip- of machinery with improved efficiency ever, the food industry will remain by far ment to grow the fastest and flexibility are boosting replacement the largest single market for packaging demand, as well as the number of ap- equipment, accounting for more than Labeling and coding equipment is plications for this equipment. two-fifths of all product demand in 2010. expected to register the strongest gains Suppliers will benefit from rising personal of any major product category through Drug, personal care prod- incomes in the developing world, which 2010, stimulated by rising consumption are enabling consumers to buy a widen- of label-intensive nondurable goods and ucts offer best prospects ing array of packaged foods, and from by mandated use of radio frequency Pharmaceutical and personal care prod- increased consumption of prepared, identification (RFID) tags by suppliers to ucts will represent the fastest growing ready-to-eat foods in developed nations. large buyers like the US Department of market for packaging machinery through Ongoing efforts to increase food pro- Defense and Wal-Mart. A growing need 2010. Sales will be driven by increased cessing efficiency, lengthen shelf life and for shippers to accurately track items for spending for pharmaceuticals in many reduce spoilage will also help bolster safety and security reasons, as well as developing nations, by the growing use demand for food packaging equipment. to help combat counterfeiting, will also Copyright 2006 The Freedonia Group, Inc.

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Sample Text, TABLE VI-7 Table & Chart SOUTH KOREA KEY INDICATORS FOR PACKAGING MACHINERY DEMAND

Item 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

Population (million persons) 45.1 47.1 48.3 49.0 49.5 per capita GDP 13530 16050 19500 24180 29700

asia/pacific Gross Domestic Product (bil 2000$) 610 756 942 1185 1470 % fixed investment 38.9 31.1 28.9 28.4 28.9 South Korea: Supply & Demand South Korea has emerged as a major producer ofGross packaging Fixed equip Investment- (bil 2000$) 237.0 235.1 272.0 337.0 425.0 ment over the past decade, with industry output growing more than 13 percent annually from 1995 to 2005, when shipments $ totaled machinery/capita $650 8.0 10.4sa 15.9mple 20.6 26.7 million. Most of the machinery made is sold locally, although $ machinery/mil industry $ GDP 590 648 817 852 898 exports have grown. Nevertheless, South Korea remains $ a machinery/mil net importer $ GFI 1519 2084 t2831ab 2997le 3106 of packaging equipment, with a trade deficit equivalent to 16 percent of demand in 2005. Major foreign sources of supply includeMfg Value Germany, Added (bil 2000$) 162 237 328 383 441 Italy, Japan and the US. $ machinery/000$ MVA 2.22 2.07 2.35 2.64 2.99

The market for packaging machinery in South KoreaPackaging is expected Machinery Demand (mil $) 360 490 770 1010 1320 to expand 5.6 percent annually through 2010 to $1 billion, moderating from the 2000-2005 and lagging the region as a whole, although% South stillKorea 5.5 6.6 7.9 7.8 7.7 representing healthy growth. Equipment suppliers willAsia/Pacific benefit from Pkg a Mach Dmd (mil $) 6580 7410 9750 13000 17200 pickup in industrial fixed investment activity in a generally favorable economic climate. For instance, in April 2006 Rhodia announced plans to construct a nylon factory in Onsan, with work expected to be com- pleted by the end of 2007. Market gains through 2010 will be dampened to some extent by a deceleration in manufacturing sector growth, with competitionsa frommple used and refurbished packaging machinery also acting as constraintste onx overallt demand. Shipments of packaging equipment from plants in South Korea are projected to advance 5.8 percent per year through 2010 to $860 million, approximating increases in domestic demand. Advances will be spurred CHART VIII-1 by healthy sales conditions locally and many export markets. However, strong competition from foreign suppliers in both domestic and overseas WORLD PACKAGING MACHINERY markets will tend to limit industry production gains, and South Korea’s MARKET SHARE BY COMPANY, 2005 trade deficit in packaging machinery will widen through 2010. ($26.2 billion)

Packaging equipment manufacturers headquartered in South Korea include Dawoo Precision Machinery, Hanshin Labelling Machine, 4.1% Krones

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Market Bosch Others sample 2.8% Leaders 79.6% 20.4% chart 2.5% Dover 2.4% ITW 1.9% Tetra Laval 1.8% IWKA 1.7% Coesia

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Sample Profile, TABLE VI-8 Table & Forecast SOUTH KOREA PACKAGING MACHINERY SUPPLY & DEMAND (million dollards)

Item 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

Mfg Value Added (bil 2000$) 162 237 328 383 441 $ machinery/000$ MVA 2.22 2.07 2.35 2.64 2.99

Packaging Machinery Demand 360 490 770 1010 1320 By Type: Filling & Form/Fill/Seal 82 112 180 235 315 Labeling & Coding 46 64 105 145 195 Wrapping, Bundling & Palletizing 47 65 100 130 165 Case Forming, Packing & Sealing 25 34sa 50mple 70 90 COMPANY PROFILES Other Machinery 95 130 205 265 340 Parts 65 85 130 165 215 By Market: table Guangdong Light Industrial Machinery Plant 2 Limited Food 168 231 365 480 630 Xi Shan Guo Jing Across Beverages 65 87 135 175 230 Guangshan Road, Chaoyang District Pharmaceuticals/Personal Care 19 28 45 65 90 Shantou, Guangdong 515100 Chemical Products 33 45 70 90 110 China Other 75 99 155 200 260 86-75-4322-2347 http://www.glm2.com.cn net exports -170 -70 -120 -150 -175 Packaging Machinery Shipments 190 420 650 860 1145 Annual Sales: $37 million (verified by company, 10/06) Employment: 750 (verifiedsample by company, 10/06)

Key Products: beer/beverageprofile bottle filling lines and individual ma- chines

Guangdong Light Industrial Machinery Plant 2 is a privately held manufacturer of beer/beverage bottle filling lines, as well as indi- vidual machines. In August 2006, KHS AG (Germany), a subsidiary of Kloeckner-Werke AG (Germany), signed an agreement to acquire “Demand for packaging machinery in a 70 percent interest in Guangdong Light Industrial Machinery Plant South Korea totaled $770 million in 2, with the remaining 30 percent to be held by two managing owners. 2005, the third largest market in the The transaction is expected to be completed following governmental approval. Asia/Pacific region behind Japan and China. Sales grew at a robust 9.5 percent The Company’s beer/beverage bottle filling lines are produced in annual pace between 2000 and 2005, models with capacities ranging from 12,000 to 40,000 bottles per hour. stimulated by ...” Guangdong Light Industrial Machinery Plant 2 reports that its 40,000- bottles-per-hour beer/beverage bottle filling line is the largest capacity beer/beverage bottle filling line in China. Examples of the individual --Section VI, pg. 159 machines made by the Company are unloading, palletizing and capping types.

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