Almost 93.5 million tonnes of containerboard were produced in 2009, valued at $45 million. Nearly half of the global volume was accounted for by Asia, with the US representing almost a third. The Future of Corrugated Board Packaging to 2015 quantifies current and future worldwide demand. It analyses major drivers and trends that will affect this demand over the medium term, and provides paper and board manufacturers, raw material suppliers, converters and equipment manufacturers an exclusive look at what will happen next. Broken down by end-use markets, containerboard board grade, and country, together with five-year forecasts to 2015, this Pira report will provide you with the definitive guide to corrugated board packaging.
Find out about
- The future of the market to 2015
- Corrugated board supply chain across Asia, Europe and America
- Key drivers and trends, including lifestyle/demographics, online shopping, and environmental issues
Methodology
The Future of Corrugated Board Packaging to 2015 is based on dedicated primary research involving interviews across the value chain with leading suppliers, converters, brand owners and retailers, as well as drawing on a range of secondary sources, including access to unparalleled databases and Pira's packaging reports, industry forecasts, organisational websites and government sources. Information was collated for over 750 board mills and more than 80 corrugated converters across the global market. Statistical forecasts have been prepared using in-depth sales estimates and research material, in conjunction with wide-ranging interviews across the industry.
What do you get?
- Detailed analysis of the shape of the industry with forecasts to 2015
- Definitive overview of the global industry, outlining production, major producers and converters, trade, apparent and actual consumption
- Over 190 tables and figures illustrating quantitative market sizes and forecasts to 2015 by end-use sector and country
How will this report benefit you?
- Get quantitative volume and value forecasts, plus analysis to give your business a competitive advantage
- Understand market drivers and key into global opportunities
- Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change
- Get a wide-ranging view of the entire industry now, and to 2015, to help your strategic planning
Who should buy this report?
- Paper and board suppliers
- Packaging converters
- Equipment/machinery suppliers
- End users
- Brand owners and retailers
- Industry consultants and analysts
What's included in the price?
- One hard copy of the report couriered (see order form for postage costs) to you on publication date
- CD-Rom with searchable PDF
- Global intranet licence allowing everyone in your organisation electronic access to the study
Executive summary
Introduction and methodology
- Introduction
- Objectives
- Scope
- Methodology
- Definitions
The corrugated industry
- Introduction
- The global containerboard industry
- Production
- Major producers
- Trade
- Apparent consumption
- The global corrugated board industry
- Actual consumption
- Converters
- Trade
- Net consumption
- Key drivers
- The global economic downturn
- Lifestyle and demographic changes
- Online shopping
- Environmental issues
- ISO 14000
- HACCP
- PEFC
- FSC
- REACH
- Other trends and drivers
- Lightweighting
- Packaged foods
- Retail trends
- Location migration
Market sizes and forecasts to 2015
- Global markets for containerboard
- Apparent consumption
- Country forecast
- Grade forecast
- Global markets for corrugated board
- Actual consumption
- Region forecast
- Country forecast
- Print processes
- Flute sizes
- End-use markets for corrugated board
- Overview
- Foods
- Processed foods
- Fresh food and produce
- Beverages
- Non-foods
- Personal and household care
- Chemicals
- Paper products
- Electrical goods
- Glassware and ceramics
- Wood and timber products