Plastic Containers To Experience Increase Thanks To Produce Packaging
The demand for plastic containers will rise due to the production of berries. Click here to read more about this.
Reportbuyer: New Report: Produce Packaging Demand to Reach $4.7 Billion in 2012
Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has added a new report providing an in-depth overview of the produce packaging industry in the US.
The report “Produce Packaging: US industry forecasts for 2012 & 2017″, available at http://www.reportbuyer.com/go/FED00209 expects the demand for produce packaging to approach $4.7 billion in 2012. The growing demand will be stimulated by a number of trends including increased produce production, favourable demographic trends, growth in consumer spending, and a rising quest for fresh-cut produce as a result of the rising awareness of healthier eating among consumers.
Authors of the report expect corrugated boxes to remain the leading produce packaging product type through 2012. While box demand will increase at a slower than average pace, advances will be driven by the expanded prevalence of more costly box types such as modular boxes, white-top liner-board boxes and moisture-resistant recyclable boxes. Plastic containers will experience the fastest gains, resulting from continued favourable increases in berry production and expanding applications for clamshells, bowls and other plastic containers in other produce uses.
Bag and liner demand is expected to increase nearly in line with the overall produce packaging average, decelerating from the 2002-2007 pace as the salad market becomes more mature and plastic material price increases become more moderate. Bag and liner demand is expected to increase nearly in line with the overall produce packaging average, decelerating from the 2002-2007 pace as the salad market becomes more mature and plastic material price increases become more moderate, whilst demand for mesh, and paper and textile bags will climb more slowly due to greater maturity and competition from plastic bags.
Furthermore, the report projects that reusable plastic containers (RPCs) will log above-average growth, though advances will level off from the 2002- 2007 pace based on the increased supply of existing RPCs. Moderating gains will be the well-established position of corrugated containers and the reluctance of retailers to make the capital investment required to accommodate RPCs.
“Produce Packaging: US industry forecasts for 2012 & 2017″ presents historical demand data (1997, 2002 and 2007) plus forecasts for fresh produce packaging through 2012 and 2017 by packaging product type, application and end user. The study also considers market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles 40+ industry competitors, including Bemis, Georgia-Pacific and International Paper.