North America Paper & Board

Clamshells in Retail Food Packaging US demand for clamshell food packaging is projected to grow 3.8% annually to $1.7 billion in 2025. Gains will be driven by healthy gains in fresh prepared food sales and the continued importance of clamshells in packaging fragile items such as fresh produce and ba ...

Egg Packaging Packaging for eggs is forecast to grow 2.4% per year to $942 million in 2025, supported by the continued popularity of eggs and liquid egg whites as an economical, nutritious, and easy-to-prepare food. Gains will be further supported by the growing usage of higher value materials for e ...

Packaging: United States This report forecasts to 2021 and 2025 US packaging demand and shipments in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level. Total demand is segmented by market in terms of: food; beverages; pharmaceuticals; foodservice disposables; and other markets such as chemicals, building ...

Food Packaging Demand for food packaging is forecast to increase 3.1% per year to $52.0 billion in 2025. The food market is challenging for packaging suppliers due to the vast number of distinct applications where packaging must not only meet specific performance criteria but also be cost effective ...

Fresh Produce Packaging: United States This report forecasts to 2024 US fresh produce packaging demand in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level. Total demand is segmented by product in terms of: corrugated boxes; plastic containers; bags; pouches; trays and platters; and other products such a ...

Fresh Produce Packaging Demand for packaging used with fresh fruits and vegetables is forecast to rise 3.7% annually to $6.7 billion in 2024. Gains will result from increased sales of prepackaged produce at retail, as well as from more intensive use of higher value packaging types such as modified-a ...

Fresh Vegetable & Salad Packaging Demand for packaging used with fresh vegetables and salad is forecast to rise 3.5% annually to $4.2 billion in 2024. Gains will result from increased sales of prepackaged produce at retail, as well as from more intensive use of higher value packaging types such as r ...

Frozen Food Packaging: United States This report forecasts to 2024 US frozen food packaging demand in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level. Total demand is segmented by format in terms of: rigid and flexible. Total demand is also segmented by application as follows: frozen specialty foods; m ...

Vacuum Skin Packaging with Covid-19 Market Impact Analysis US demand for vacuum skin packaging used in food applications is projected to increase 7.9% per year to $117 million in 2024. Demand will be supported by expanding use of VSP with premium and organic foods, as well as by consumers’ growing f ...

Egg Cartons with COVID-19 Market Impact Analysis US demand for egg cartons is projected to increase 3.5% per year to $612 million in 2024. Sales will be supported by rising consumption of eggs sold at grocery stores, as consumers look for healthy ways to increase their protein intake. Expanding use ...

Protective Mailers with COVID-19 Market Impact Analysis US demand for protective mailers is forecast to grow 5.0% per year to $1.3 billion in 2024. Advances will be supported by continued robust growth in online sales and overall volume growth in the number of packages shipped. Manufacturing markets ...

COVID-19 Economic Impact Report: Retail Bags At The Freedonia Group, we are actively monitoring company and industry reports on how the COVID-19 outbreak is impacting demand, investment, and industry consolidation. We published our US Retail Bags industry study in December 2019. Since then, the unfo ...

Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging US demand for meat, poultry, and seafood packaging is projected to increase 2.9% per year to $12.3 billion in 2024. Increased output of meat and poultry, as well as trends favoring higher value packaging formats, will support demand growth. This report covers meat, ...

Corrugated Boxes: United States This report forecasts to 2023 US corrugated box demand and shipments in square meters, and containerboard for corrugated boxes demand and shipments in metric tons. Total corrugated box demand is segmented by market in terms of: food and beverage, nonfood nondurable go ...

Foodservice Single-Use Products: United States This report forecasts to 2023 US foodservice single-use product demand in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level. Total demand is segmented by product in terms of: containers and lids; cups, lids, and sleeves; flexible packaging; and serviceware. ...

Corrugated Boxes: Canada This report forecasts to 2023 corrugated box demand and shipments in square meters, and containerboard for corrugated boxes demand and shipments in metric tons in Canada. Total corrugated box demand is segmented by market in terms of: food and beverage, nonfood nondurable go ...

Paper & Paperboard: United States This report forecasts to 2023 US paper and paperboard production and demand in short tons. Total production is segmented by product in terms of: unbleached kraft paperboard; recycled paperboard; solid bleached paperboard; semichemical paperboard; printing and writin ...

Retail-Ready Packaging in the US US demand for retail-ready packaging is projected to climb 6.1% per year to $7.9 billion in 2023. Retail-ready packaging is especially important to retailers in the e-commerce age, as it simplifies stocking, reduces operating costs, and keeps shelves more organized, ...

Retail-Ready Packaging: United States This report forecasts to 2023 US retail-ready packaging demand in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level. Total demand is segmented by product in terms of: corrugated boxes, corrugated displays, folding cartons, reusable plastic containers, and pad and shr ...

Corrugated & Paperboard Boxes in the US Upgraded product features will drive gains in an otherwise mature box market. Box makers are working to enhance profit margins by dispelling the notion that corrugated boxes are commodity products differentiated primarily by grade and material type. Findin ...

Corrugated & Paperboard Boxes: United States This report forecasts to 2022 US corrugated and paperboard box demand in nominal US dollars at the manufacturing level. Total demand is segmented by product in terms of: corrugated and solid fiber boxes, folding paperboard boxes (also referred to as foldi ...

Produce Packaging: United States This report forecasts to 2022 US produce packaging demand in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level. Total demand is segmented by product in terms of: corrugated boxes, flexible packaging, plastic containers, trays, and other products. Total demand is also segm ...

Produce Packaging Convenience and shelf life considerations will drive increases in produce packaging activity. Despite relatively slow growth in domestic produce output, advances for packaging will result from increases in the amount of produce sold in retail packaging, as well as greater use of hi ...

Food Containers in the US by Product, Material and Market, 14th Edition US demand for food containers is projected to increase 3.1% per year through 2022. A continuing trend toward single-serving portions will boost demand for containers, while growing cost and environmental concerns will influence ...

Protective Packaging in the US by Product and Market, 9th Edition US demand for protective packaging products is projected to increase 4.9% per year to $7.8 billion in 2021. Gains will be driven primarily by continued growth in retail e-commerce, while manufacturing applications will also continue t ...