World Corrugated Boxes: Industry Report

World Corrugated Boxes

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Freedonia Group Inc
Published: April 2009
Product Code: R154-1934

Description

Global corrugated box demand to rise 3.4% annually through 2013
World demand for corrugated boxes is forecast to increase 3.4 percent per year to 213 billion square meters in 2013, in line with real (inflation-adjusted) gains in GDP. Factors contributing to rising box demand will include growth in industrial activities, particularly the manufacturing sector, which often requires corrugated packaging to protect and transport goods. In addition, ongoing developments in small flute and high-quality graphic board will allow corrugated boxes to penetrate traditional folding carton applications, especially in the developed world. Greater interest in corrugated packaging as a point-of-sale display in retail applications will also boost demand for value-added corrugated boxes.

However, gains will be limited by the mature state of the corrugated box industry in developed areas such as the US, Western Europe and Japan, where boxes are essentially commodity items used in well-established markets. Corrugated boxes also face competition from reusable plastic shipping crates and other types of plastic packaging. Nonetheless, corrugated boxes will benefit from their environmentally friendly image, as well as certain cost advantages compared to plastics crates -- especially considering that old corrugated boxes can often be sold to recycling companies, whereas the usage of plastic crates typically involves cleaning and returning costs.

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT
General
World Economic Overview: Recent Historical Trends; Macroeconomic Outlook
World Demographic Outlook
World Personal Consumption Expenditures
World Manufacturing Overview
World Paper & Paperboard Outlook
Competitive Technologies
Environmental & Regulatory Issues
Pricing Trends
International Trade Patterns: Corrugated Boxes; Containerboard
III. RAW MATERIALS
General
Containerboard: Recycled Board; Kraft Linerboard; Semichemical Board
Other Materials: Adhesives; Inks; Waxes
IV. WORLD CORRUGATED BOX OVERVIEW
General
Regional Overview: Demand; Production
End-Use Markets
V. NORTH AMERICA
North America: General: North America: Corrugated Box Trends; North America: Containerboard Trends
United States
Canada
Mexico
VI. WESTERN EUROPE
Western Europe: General: Western Europe: Corrugated Box Trends; Western Europe: Containerboard Trends
Belgium
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Spain
United Kingdom
Other Western Europe
VII. ASIA/PACIFIC
Asia/Pacific: General: Asia/Pacific: Corrugated Box Trends; Asia/Pacific: Containerboard Trends
Australia
China
India
Indonesia
Japan
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Other Asia/Pacific
VIII. OTHER REGIONS
Latin America: Argentina; Brazil; Other Latin America
Eastern Europe: Poland; Russia; Other Eastern Europe
Africa/Mideast: South Africa; Turkey; Other Africa/Mideast
IX. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
General
Corrugated Box Market Share
Containerboard Market Share
Acquisitions & Divestitures
Cooperative Agreements
Manufacturing
Marketing & Distribution
Company Profiles: Abbey Corrugated, see DS Smith; Allard Emballages, see Alliabox; Alliabox SAS; Amcor Limited; Belisce, see Constantia Packaging AG; Bourquin, see Alliabox; Brookfield Asset Management Incorporated; Calpine Corrugated, see Smurfit-Stone Container; Carter Holt Harvey Limited; Cartonagens de Mozambique, see Nampak; Cascades Incorporated; Cheng Yang Paper Mill, see Nine Dragons Paper; Constantia Packaging AG; Corporacion Durango SAB de CV; DS Smith plc; Durango International, see Corporacion Durango; Duropack, see Constantia Packaging; Eastern Box, see DS Smith; Emin Leydier SA; Empaques de Carton Titan, see Corporacion Durango; Georgia-Pacific, see Koch Industries; Gissler & Pass, see Alliabox; Hunyani Holdings, see Nampak; Induspac Packaging Group Incorporated; International Paper Company; Klabin SA; Koch Industries Incorporated; Kunert Group, see Alliabox; Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limited; Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, see Brookfield Asset Management; M-Real, see Metsaliitto Group; MeadWestvaco Corporation; Metsaliitto Group; Mondi Group; Mosburger, see Alliabox; Nampak Limited; Niagara Sheets, see Cascades and Smurfit-Stone Container; Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Limited; Norampac, see Cascades; Oji Paper Company Limited; Otor SA; Packaging Corporation of America; Packaging Industries Malawi, see Nampak; Peterson, see Alliabox; Pratt Industries, see Visy; Premier Boxboard, see Temple-Inland Incorporated; Rengo Company Limited; Rigesa Celulose Papel e Embalagens, see MeadWestvaco; ROSSMANN SAS; SA Industrias Celulosa Aragonesa; SAICA, see SA Industrias Celulosa Aragonesa; Saica Embalaje, see SA Industrias Celulosa Aragonesa; San Miguel Corporation; SCA, see Svenska Cellulosa; Smurfit Kappa Group plc; Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation; St. Regis Paper, see DS Smith; Stora Enso Oyj; Svenska Cellulosa AB; Tegrant Corporation; Temple-Inland Incorporated; THIMM Group; TRM Packaging, see Alliabox; Visy Pty Limited; VPK Packaging Group NV
Additional Companies Mentioned in the Study
LIST OF TABLES
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Summary Table
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT: 1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region; 2 World Population by Region; 3 World Personal Consumption Expenditures by Region; 4 World Manufacturing Value Added; 5 World Paper & Paperboard Production by Region & Type; 6 World Corrugated Box Net Exports; 7 World Containerboard Net Exports
SECTION III -- RAW MATERIALS: 1 World Containerboard Demand by Region & Grade
SECTION IV -- WORLD CORRUGATED BOX OVERVIEW: 1 World Corrugated Box Demand by Region; 2 World Corrugated Box Shipments by Region; 3 World Corrugated Box Demand by Market
SECTION V -- NORTH AMERICA: 1 North America -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 2 North America -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 3 United States -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 4 United States -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 5 Canada -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 6 Canada -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 7 Mexico -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 8 Mexico -- Containerboard Supply & Demand
SECTION VI -- WESTERN EUROPE: 1 Western Europe -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 2 Western Europe -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 3 Belgium -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 4 Belgium -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 5 France -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 6 France -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 7 Germany -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 8 Germany -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 9 Italy -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 10 Italy -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 11 Netherlands -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 12 Netherlands -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 13 Spain -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 14 Spain -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 15 United Kingdom -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 16 United Kingdom -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 17 Other Western Europe -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 18 Other Western Europe -- Containerboard Supply & Demand
SECTION VII -- ASIA/PACIFIC: 1 Asia/Pacific -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 2 Asia/Pacific -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 3 Australia -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 4 Australia -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 5 China -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 6 China -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 7 India -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 8 India -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 9 Indonesia -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 10 Indonesia -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 11 Japan -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 12 Japan -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 13 South Korea -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 14 South Korea -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 15 Taiwan -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 16 Taiwan -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 17 Thailand -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 18 Thailand -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 19 Other Asia/Pacific -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 20 Other Asia/Pacific -- Containerboard Supply & Demand
SECTION VIII -- OTHER REGIONS: 1 Latin America -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 2 Latin America -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 3 Argentina -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 4 Argentina -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 5 Brazil -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 6 Brazil -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 7 Other Latin America -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 8 Other Latin America -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 9 Eastern Europe -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 10 Eastern Europe -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 11 Poland -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 12 Poland -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 13 Russia -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 14 Russia -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 15 Other Eastern Europe -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 16 Other Eastern Europe -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 17 Africa/Mideast -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 18 Africa/Mideast -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 19 South Africa -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 20 South Africa -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 21 Turkey -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 22 Turkey -- Containerboard Supply & Demand; 23 Other Africa/Mideast -- Corrugated Box Supply & Demand; 24 Other Africa/Mideast -- Containerboard Supply & Demand
SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE: 1 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures; 2 Selected Cooperative Agreements
LIST OF CHARTS
SECTION III -- RAW MATERIALS: 1 World Containerboard Demand by Grade, 1998-2008
SECTION IV -- WORLD CORRUGATED BOX OVERVIEW: 1 World Corrugated Box Demand by Region, 2008; 2 Corrugated Box Demand/Manufacturing Value Added Relationship, 2008; 3 World Corrugated Box Demand by Market, 2008
SECTION VI -- WESTERN EUROPE: 1 Western Europe -- Corrugated Box Demand by Country, 2008
SECTION VII -- ASIA/PACIFIC: 1 Asia/Pacific -- Corrugated Box Demand by Country, 2008
SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE: 1 World Corrugated Box Market Share, 2008; 2 World Containerboard Market Share, 2008

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