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SUMMARY
US demand to grow 3% annually through 2011
Demand for plastic sheet in the US is projected to grow nearly 3.0 percent
yearly to 7.7 billion pounds in 2011, valued at $7.2 billion (resin content
only). Resins will account for 39 percent of the final product cost of $18.5
billion. Advances will be driven by growing demands for thermoformed cups,
tubs, trays and other packaging. Resin and technology improvements will also
aid sheet advances. Further growth will be constrained by the maturity of many
applications, and efforts to reduce the packaging waste stream. Polystyrene is
the leading resin, with best growth expected for polypropylene and polyester
sheet. Packaging will continue to dominate sheet applications, and provide the
best growth opportunities.
Polystyrene sheet to remain dominant; polypropylene sheet to grow the fastest
Polystyrene accounted for 55 percent of all plastic sheet demand in 2006. Good
opportunities are anticipated through 2011 based on cost and performance
advantages in the production of thermoformed cups, trays, lids and other
packaging. However, polypropylene will exhibit the fastest growth based on
continued advances in food trays, cups and related uses. Polyester sheet
advances will result from rapid growth in amorphous PET and PETG in frozen
food tray, clamshell and other uses. Demand for acrylic and polycarbonate
sheet will be buoyed by expanding glazing applications due to their light
weight and shatter resistance compared to glass.
Study coverage
It presents historical demand data (1996, 2001 and 2006) as well as forecasts
to 2011 and 2016 by resin (e.g., polystyrene, polyolefins, PVC, acrylic) and
market (e.g., packaging, construction, consumer). The study also considers the
outlook for the food and manufacturing industries, new technology, and foreign
trade. The industry structure presents market share data and profiles US
industry participants such as Lucite, Plaskolite, Primex Plastics, Sheffield
Plastics (Bayer) and Spartech.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- General
- Macroeconomic Outlook
- Demographic Trends
- Consumer Income & Spending
- Manufacturing Outlook
- Food Industry Overview
- Foodservice Industry Outlook
- Sheet Manufacturing
- Extrusion
- Calendering
- Casting
- Competitive Processes
- Thermoformed Sheet
- Thermoplastic Resin Outlook
- Pricing Trends
- Regulatory Considerations
- Environmental Issues
- Degradable Materials
- Recycling
- International Activity & Foreign Trade
III. RESINS
- General
- Sheet Demand by Resin
- Polystyrene
- Types
- Applications
- Packaging
- Cups & Lids
- Tubs, Plates & Bowls
- Clamshells & Blister Packs
- Food Trays
- Egg Cartons & Other
- Construction
- Appliances & Other
- Polypropylene
- Polyvinyl Chloride
- Applications
- Construction
- Packaging
- Other
- High Density Polyethylene
- Acrylic 71
- Types
- Applications
- Signs & Displays
- Glazing
- Other
- Polycarbonate
- Applications
- Construction
- Appliances, Packaging & Other
- Producers
- Polyester
- Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene
- Low Density Polyethylene
- Other
- Resins & Applications
- Producers
IV. MARKETS
- General
- Packaging
- Packaging Overview
- Resins
- Applications
- Cups & Lids
- Tubs, Bowls & Plates
- Trays
- Clamshells & Blister Packs
- Other
- End Uses
- Food
- Pharmaceutical & Medical
- Other
- Producers
- Construction
- Construction Outlook
- Resins
- End Uses
- Insulation
- Glazing
- Geomembranes
- Flooring
- Single-Ply Roofing
- Other
- Consumer
- Resins
- Major Appliance Outlook
- End Uses
- Other Markets
- Signs & Displays
- Motor Vehicles
- Industrial
- All Other
V. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- General
- Types of Producers
- Market Share
- Spartech
- Primex Plastics
- Alcoa KAMA
- SABIC Innovative Plastics
- Others
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Marketing Strategies
- Channels of Distribution
- Research & Development
- Competitive Strategies
- Cooperative Agreements
- COMPANY PROFILES
- Alcoa Incorporated
- Allen Extruders LLC, see Sekisui Chemical Company
- Altuglas International, see Arkema SA
- Aristech Acrylics LLC, see Mitsubishi Corporation
- Arkema SA
- Armstrong World Industries Incorporated
- Ashland Incorporated
- Atlantic Plastics Incorporated
- Bayer AG
- Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated
- Berry Plastics Group Incorporated
- Beta Plastics Corporation, see Sigma Plastics Group
- Building Materials Corporation of America, see G-I Holdings
- Bunker Plastics Incorporated, see Plaskolite Incorporated
- Carlisle Companies Incorporated
- Clondalkin Group Holdings Limited
- Coastal Films of Florida, see Sigma Plastics Group
- Coroplast, see Pattison (Jim) Group
- Covalence Specialty Materials, see Berry Plastics Group
- CYRO Industries, see RAG AG
- Dart Container Corporation
- Dow Chemical Company
- DuPont (EI) de Nemours
- ENSINGER GmbH
- Fabri-Kal Corporation
- Formosa Plastics Group
- Fortune Plastics Incorporated, see Clondalkin Group Holdings
- G-I Holdings Incorporated
- GAF Materials Corporation, see G-I Holdings Incorporated
- Genpak LLC, see Pattison (Jim) Group
- GOEX Corporation
- Gundle/SLT Environmental Incorporated
- Highland Plastics Incorporated
- HPG International Incorporated
- ICC Industries Incorporated
- Illinois Tool Works Incorporated
- Johns Manville Corporation, see Berkshire Hathaway
- Johnsonite Incorporated, see Tarkett SA
- King Plastic Corporation
- Kleerdex Company LLC, see Sekisui Chemical Company
- Kloeckner Pentaplast GmbH & Company KG
- Lucite International Group Holdings Limited
- Mitsubishi Corporation
- Nan Ya Plastics Corporation America, see Formosa Plastics
- O'Neil Color & Compounding Corporation, see ICC Industries
- O'Sullivan Films Incorporated
- OMNOVA Solutions Incorporated
- Owens Corning
- PACE Industries Incorporated, see ICC Industries
- Pactiv Corporation
- Pattison (Jim) Group
- Performance Plastics Corporation, see Sigma Plastics Group
- Plaskolite Incorporated
- Poly Plastics Products Incorporated, see Sigma Plastics Group
- Prairie Packaging Incorporated, see Pactiv Corporation
- Pregis Holding II Corporation
- Premier Material Concepts, see Rowmark LLC
- Primex Plastics Corporation, see ICC Industries
- RAG AG
- Repsco Incorporated
- Rowmark LLC
- RTP Company
- SABIC Innovative Plastics, see Saudi Basic Industries
- Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
- Schulman (A.) Incorporated
- Sekisui Chemical Company Limited
- Select Plastics LLC
- Sheffield Plastics Incorporated, see Bayer AG
- Sigma Plastics Group
- Solo Cup Company
- Spartech Corporation
- Tarkett SA
- Texas Tile Manufacturing LLC, see Tarkett SA
- Versico Incorporated, see Carlisle Companies Incorporated
- World-Pak, see Formosa Plastics Group
- Additional Companies Mentioned in Study
LIST OF TABLES
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 2 Resident Population by Age Group
- 3 Personal Consumption Expenditures
- 4 Manufacturers' Shipments
- 5 Food Shipments
- 6 Foodservice Revenues by Establishment Type
- 7 Thermoplastic Resin Demand by Type
- 8 Plastic Sheet Pricing
SECTION III -- RESINS
- 1 Plastic Sheet Demand in Pounds & Dollars
- 2 Plastic Sheet Demand by Resin
- 3 Polystyrene Sheet Demand by Type
- 4 Polystyrene Sheet Demand by Application
- 5 Polypropylene Sheet Demand
- 6 Polypropylene Sheet Demand by Application+
- 7 Polyvinyl Chloride Sheet Demand
- 8 Polyvinyl Chloride Sheet Demand by Application
- 9 High Density Polyethylene Sheet Demand
- 10 High Density Polyethylene Sheet Demand by Application
- 11 Acrylic Sheet Demand by Type
- 12 Acrylic Sheet Demand by Application
- 13 Polycarbonate Sheet Demand
- 14 Polycarbonate Sheet Demand by Application
- 15 Polyester Sheet Demand
- 16 Polyester Sheet Demand by Application
- 17 Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Sheet Demand by Application
- 18 Low Density Polyethylene Sheet Demand by Application
- 19 Other Plastic Sheet Demand
SECTION IV -- MARKETS
- 1 Plastic Sheet Demand by Market
- 2 Packaging Shipments
- 3 Packaging Market for Plastic Sheet by Resin
- 4 Packaging Market for Plastic Sheet by Application
- 5 Packaging Market for Plastic Sheet by End Use
- 6 Construction Expenditures
- 7 Construction Market for Plastic Sheet by Resin
- 8 Construction Market for Plastic Sheet by End Use
- 9 Consumer Market for Plastic Sheet by Resin
- 10 Appliance Shipments
- 11 Consumer Market for Plastic Sheet by End Use
- 12 Other Markets for Plastic Sheet by End Use
SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 US Custom Plastic Sheet Sales by Company, 2006
- 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
- 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements
LIST OF CHARTS
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 Thermoplastic Resin Demand by Type, 2006
SECTION III -- RESINS
- 1 Plastic Sheet Demand by Resin, 2006
- 2 Polystyrene Sheet Demand by Application, 2006
- 3 Polypropylene Sheet Demand by Application, 2006
- 4 Polyvinyl Chloride Sheet Demand by Application, 2006
- 5 High Density Polyethylene Sheet Demand by Application, 2006
- 6 Acrylic Sheet Demand by Application, 2006
- 7 Polycarbonate Sheet Demand by Application, 2006
- 8 Polyester Sheet Demand by Application, 2006
- 9 Low Density Polyethylene Sheet Demand by Application, 2006
SECTION IV -- MARKETS
- 1 Plastic Sheet Demand by Market, 2006
- 2 Packaging Market for Plastic Sheet by Resin, 2006
- 3 Packaging Market for Plastic Sheet by Application, 2006
- 4 Construction Market for Plastic Sheet by Resin, 2006
- 5 Construction Market for Plastic Sheet by End Use, 2006
- 6 Consumer Market for Plastic Sheet by Resin, 2006
- 7 Consumer Market for Plastic Sheet by End Use, 2006
- 8 Other Markets for Plastic Sheet by End Use, 2006
SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 US Custom Plastic Sheet Market Share, 2006
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