Flexible Bulk Packaging forecasts for 2011 & 2016

Film wrap is expected to register the fastest gains, propelled by growing requirements for the bundling and protection of goods during warehousing and distribution. Demand will also stem from retail trends toward products packaged in bulk and using secondary packaging for product warehousing, as well as toward the bundling of multipacks. Shipping sacks, which represented over 40 percent of flexible bulk packaging demand in 2006, are expected to advance at a belowaverage pace of 1.8 percent annually through 2011 to $2.8 billion. Slow growth will result from continued declines for paper shipping sacks supplanted by their plastic counterparts. Food and beverage, smaller nondurables to be key uses Nondurable goods markets such as food and beverages, chemicals, agricultural and horticultural products, paper, textiles, rubber, plastics and petroleum products represented over 70 percent of demand in 2006 and will expand in line with the industry average through 2011. The best gains are anticipated in the food and beverage, and smaller nondurables markets based on healthy product shipment growth as well as opportunities for flexible bulk packaging formats that provide cost and performance advantages over alternative flexible and/or rigid bulk packaging items. Durable goods markets such as building materials will register below-average growth through 2011 primarily due to a sharp deceleration in building construction expenditures, particularly residential construction. This will negatively impact goods such as windows, doors, concrete mixes and  umber, which often utilize shipping sacks, strapping, film wrap and other flexible bulk packaging. Plastic to remain top flexible bulk packaging material Plastics will remain the leading flexible bulk packaging material, with demand growth far outpacing other materials through 2011. Among plastic resins, polyethylene will remain dominant due to its favorable cost/performance profile and prevalence in the high-volume film wrap segment. Although downgauging of materials will limit plastic consumption gains, this effect will be offset by expanding applications for a number of products (e.g., plastic strapping, film wrap and plastic shipping sacks). Paper  use will continue to decline, reflecting weak prospects for paper shipping sacks and increasing use of higher performing kraft papers, resulting in lightweighting of sacks. Study coverage This new industry study, Flexible Bulk Packaging, is priced at $4500. It presents historical demand data for the years 1996, 2001 and 2006 and forecasts for 2011 and 2016 by flexible bulk packaging material, product and market. The study also considers market  environment factors, assesses industry structure, evaluates company market share data and profiles 39 US industry competitors. For more Information, Kindly visit - http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=51222

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