Plastics in Packaging - Western Europe and North America

2 Executive Summary

3 Materials for Packaging
3.1 High Volume Polymers
3.1.1 Polyethylene
3.1.2 Polypropylene
3.1.3 Polystyrene
3.1.3.1 High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
3.1.3.2 Syndiotactic Polystyrene (SPS)
3.1.4 Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS)
3.1.5 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC}
3.1.6 Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
3.2 Specialty Polymers
3.2.1 Specialty Polyesters
3.2.1.1 Glycol Modified PET
3.2.1.2 PEN
3.2.2 Cellulosics
3.2.3 Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate Copolymers (EVA)
3.2.4 Polycarbonate (PC)
3.2.5 Polyvinyl Alcohol and Copolymers
3.2.5.1 Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVOH or PVAL)
3.2.5.2 Ethylene-Vinyl Alcohol Copolymers (EVOH)
3.2.6 Polyvinylidene Chloride Copolymers (PVDC)
3.2.7 Polyacrylonitrile Copolymers (PAN)
3.2.8 Polyamides (PA)
3.2.8 Cyclic Polyolefins (COC)
3.2.10 Specialty Copolymers
3.2.10.1 Ethylene-Styrene Copolymers
3.2.10.2 Ethylene-Acrylic Copolymers
3.2.10.3 Styrene-Acrylic Copolymers
3.2.10.4 Styrene Block Copolymers (SBC)
3.2.11 Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCP)
3.3 Additives and Ancillaries
3.3.1 Additives
3.3.1.1 Introduction
3.3.1.2 Processing Additives
3.3.1.3 In-Use Enhancement Additives
3.3.1.4 New Additives for Plastics in Packaging
3.3.2 Adhesives
3.3.2.1 Types of Adhesives
3.3.2.2 Applications of Adhesives in Packaging
3.3.2.3 New Developments for Adhesives in the Context of Plastics for Packaging
3.3.3 Coatings
3.3.3.1 Applications of Coatings in Packaging
3.3.3.2 New Developments for Coatings in the Context of Plastics for Packaging
3.4 Alternative Materials and Inter-Materials Competition
3.4.1 Plastics Versus Paper
3.4.2 Plastics Versus Paperboard
3.4.3 Plastics Versus Wood/Fibreboard
3.4.4 Plastics Versus Glass
3.4.5 Plastics Versus Metals

4 Performance Characteristics of Plastics in Packaging
4.1 Physical Properties
4.1.1 Density
4.1.2 Tacticity and Crystallinity
4.1.3 Clarity
4.1.4 Orientation
4.1.5 Flammability
4.1.6 Barrier Properties
4.2 Mechanical Properties
4.2.1 Tensile Strength, Rigidity and Flexibility
4.2.2 Impact Strength
4.3 Thermal Properties
4.3.1 Glass Transition Temperature and Melting Temperature
4.4 Chemical Properties

5 Polymer Conversion Processes
5.1 Overview
5.2 Extrusion and Co-Extrusion
5.3 Injection Moulding
5.4 Rotational Moulding
5.5 Moulding Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)
5.6 Injection Blow Moulding and Extrusion Blowing
5.7 Injection Stretch Blow Moulding
5.8 Film Production
5.8.1 Film Blowing
5.8.2 Film Casting
5.8.3 Calendering
5.9 Thermoforming
5.10 Extrusion Coating
5.11 Foaming
5.12 Form-Fill-Seal (FFS)
5.13 Multilayer and Multimaterial Structures
5.14 New Developments in Conversion
5.15 Ancillary Processes
5.15.1 Labelling
5.15.2 Printing
5.15.3 Closures
5.15.4 Surface Treatment
5.15.5 Metal Barrier Coatings for Films
5.15.6 Silicon Oxide Barrier Coatings for Films
5.15.7 Other Coatings for Films

6 Flexible and Rigid Packaging Applications
6.1 Flexible Packaging
6.1.1 Definition
6.1.2 Types of Flexible Packaging
6.1.2.1 Bags
6.1.2.2 Pouches
6.1.2.3 Stand-up Pouches
6.1.2.4 Retort Pouches
6.1.2.5 Shrink Wrap
6.1.2.6 Stretch Wrap
6.1.2.7 Bubble Wrap
6.1.2.8 Twist Wrap
6.1.2.9 Foams
6.1.3 Future Trends in Flexible Packaging
6.2 Rigid Packaging
6.2.1 Definition
6.2.2 Types of Rigid Packaging
6.2.2.1 Blister Packs
6.2.2.2 Clam Shells
6.2.2.3 Bottles, Jars and Cans
6.2.2.4 Cartridges and Syringes
6.2.2.5 Trays
6.2.2.6 Transport Packaging - Pallets, Pails and Drums
6.2.2.7 Packaging for Electrostatic Discharge Protection
6.2.3 Future Trends in Rigid Packaging
6.3 Hybrid Packaging
6.3.1 Bag in Box
6.3.2 Squeezable, Collapsible Tubes
6.4 Packaging Accessories

7 Current Market Quantification
7.1 Plastics Production and Consumption
7.2 Packaging Markets Size and Growth of Packaging Markets in Europe and USA
7.3 European Plastics for Packaging Market Quantification
7.4 US Plastics for Packaging Market Quantification
7.5 Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Plastic Packaging
7.6 Flexible Packaging Market Quantification
7.7 Rigid Packaging Market Quantification

8 Applications Markets
8.1 Applications
8.1.1 Food
8.1.2 Beverages
8.1.2.1 Water
8.1.2.2 Carbonated Drinks
8.1.2.3 Fruit Juices
8.1.2.4 Beer
8.1.3 Household and Hardware
8.1.4 Personal Care
8.1.5 Healthcare
8.1.6 Industrial Products
8.2 In Use Performance Requirements
8.2.1 Microwavable
8.2.2 Ovenable
8.2.3 Shelf Life
8.2.4 Modified Atmosphere Packaging
8.3 Design and Aesthetics
8.3.1 Decoration and Design
8.3.3 Tamper Evidence
8.3.4 Anti-Counterfeiting
8.3.5 Other Intelligent Packaging
8.3.6 In-Mould Labelling

9 Industry Structure and Value Chain
9.1 Plastics Industry
9.1.1 Polymer Industry Structure by Polymer
9.1.1.1 Polyethylene
9.1.1.2 Polypropylene
9.1.1.3 Polystyrene
9.1.1.4 Polyvinyl Chloride
9.1.1.5 Polyethylene Terephthalate
9.1.2 Interpolymer Competition
9.2 Compounding Industry
9.3 Additives Industry
9.4 Adhesive Industry
9.5 Equipment Industry
9.5.1 Plastics Machinery
9.6 Converting and Packaging Industry
9.6.1 Packaging Industry
9.6.2 Converting Industry
9.7 User Markets/Packers
9.8 Distribution & Retail Sales

10 Regulations and Environmental Issues
10.1 Food Contact
10.2 European Waste and Recycling
10.2.1 Plastics Packaging Waste
10.2.2 Packaging Waste Issue
10.2.1 Legislative Summary
10.2.1.1 The EU Packaging Waste Directive (94/62/EC)
10.2.1.2 Forthcoming Changes to EU Legislation
10.2.2 Plastics Recycling & Recovery
10.2.2.1 Source Reduction
10.3 US Waste and Recycling
10.3.1 Legislative Summary
10.3.2 Plastics Recycling

11 Developments in Plastic Packaging
11.1 New Barrier Materials and Processes
11.2 Oxygen Scavengers
11.3 Nanocomposites
11.4 Metallocene Polymers
11.5 Biodegradable Polymers
11.6 Aliphatic Polyketones
11.7 Liquid Crystal Polymers
11.8 Polyethylene Naphthalate
11.9 New Developments in Films
11.9.1 Smart Films
11.9.2 Oriented Polystyrene (OPS) Films
11.9.3 Microwavable Films
11.9.4 Edible and Soluble Films
11.10 Pouches
11.11 New Developments for Rigid Cups, Trays And Dishes
11.12 New Developments for Bottles
11.13 Other New Developments for Plastics in Packaging

12 Influences and Trends in Plastics in Packaging to 2005
12.1 The Overall Packaging Market
12.2 The Plastics Packaging Market
12.2.1 Rigid Packaging Trends and Influences
12.2.2 Flexible Packaging Trends and Influences
12.3 Summary of Trends for Polymers Used in Packaging

13 Companies and Associations
13.1 International and National Plastics Industry Associations
13.2 Media

Appendix: Abbreviations & Acronyms