US demand to exceed $5 billion in 2015
Demand for aseptic packaging is expected to significantly outpace the overall packaging industry and will exceed $5 billion in 2015. Growth will be driven by drug sterility requirements and ambient distribution and storage advantages for food and beverages. Gains will also be supported by growing interest in natural and minimally processed food and beverage products, as the short heating time and lower temperature of aseptic processing minimizes loss of flavor and nutrients and offers extended shelf life without preservatives.
Pharmaceutical market to see above-average growth
Above-average growth in pharmaceutical applications will be fueled by provider preferences for unit-dose and other convenient drug delivery formats coupled with the increasing availability and consumption of biotechnology-based injectable drugs and biologicals. Such drugs tend to be heat sensitive, making the high heat used in terminal sterilization processes unfeasible. In addition, gains will be supported by greater use of advanced aseptic processes, such as blow-fill-seal (BFS). In contrast to traditional aseptic processing, BFS enables the molding, filling and hermetic sealing of vials and bottles in a continuous automated process and without human intervention, which results in a high assurance of product sterility.
Gains in the beverage market will be helped by rising consumption of beverages such as protein drinks, iced coffee and smoothies, all of which tend to use aseptic packaging. Other factors driving demand will include the growing popularity of value-added beverage offerings, such as milk-based coffee drinks, in quick service restaurants and convenience stores and rising interest in aseptic packaging due to its shelf stability. This results in reduced energy use in shipping and storage as well as increased opportunities in vending machines, movie theaters and other venues with limited refrigerated storage.
Prefillable syringes to be fastest growing product
Prefillable syringes will represent the fastest growing aseptic packaging product type through 2015, the result of further introductions of biotechnologybased drugs, along with safety and convenience advantages and the prevalence of chronic conditions necessitating lifetime drug regimens.
Prospects for aseptic cartons will be fueled by expanding liquid food and dairy beverage applications and favorable consumption trends in ready-to-drink nutraceutical and weight loss beverages. Other factors supporting growth will include improving aesthetics of cartons, a favorable environmental profile, the availability of cartons with closures, the quality perception of these containers, and greater openness to alternative packaging among younger consumers.
Above-average growth for plastic bottles will be the result of expanding food and beverage applications and ongoing opportunities in the pharmaceutical market. In the beverage market, increased adoption of aseptic filling of low-acid beverages to enable shelf-stable distribution and storage is anticipated. Additionally, bottle opportunities will be helped by favorable consumption trends for preservative-free premium beverages, such as fruit and tea blends, protein shakes and weight loss drinks, which can experience flavor changes and nutrient loss when exposed to the high heat of hot-fill bottling.
- INTRODUCTION
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- General
- Macroeconomic Outlook
- Demographic & Household Trends
- Consumer Income & Spending
- Retail Sales Outlook
- Packaging Industry Overview
- Paper
- Plastic
- Metal
- Glass & Wood
- Technology Overview
- Competitive Technologies
- Machinery Trends
- Pricing Trends
- Environmental & Regulatory Factors
- International Activity & Foreign Trade
- III. PRODUCTS
- General
- Plastic Bottles
- Vials & Ampuls
- Prefillable Syringes
- Bags & Pouches
- Pharmaceutical
- Food
- Beverage
- Cartons
- Beverage
- Food
- Cups
- Glass Bottles
- IV. MARKETS
- General
- Pharmaceuticals
- Pharmaceutical Industry Outlook
- Aseptic Packaging Demand
- Vials & Ampuls
- Prefillable Syringes
- Bottles
- IV Bags
- Beverages
- Beverage Industry Outlook
- Aseptic Packaging Demand
- Fruit Beverages
- Dairy Beverages
- Milk
- Other Dairy Beverages
- Soy & Other Nondairy Beverages
- Other Ready-to-Drink Beverages
- Food
- Food Industry Outlook
- Aseptic Packaging Demand
- Dairy Products
- Processed Fruits & Vegetables
- Soups & Broths
- Baby Food
- Other Foods
- V. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- General
- Market Share
- Acquisitions & Divestitures
- Competitive Strategies
- Marketing & Distribution
- Cooperative Agreements
- Company Profiles
- Amcor Limited
- Aseptic Solutions USA
- Baxter International Incorporated
- Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Bemis Company Incorporated
- Bosch (Robert) GmbH
- Catalent Pharma Solutions Incorporated
- CDF Corporation
- Cheer Pack North America, see CDF
- Cryovac, see Sealed Air
- Curwood, see Bemis
- DuPont (EI) de Nemours
- Fres-co System USA, see Goglio
- GEA Group AG
- Goglio SpA
- Graham Packaging Holdings, see Reynolds Group Holdings
- Horizon Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
- International Dispensing Corporation
- KHS, see Salzgitter
- Kloeckner-Werke, see Salzgitter
- Krones AG
- Nestlé SA
- OYSTAR Holding GmbH
- Parish Manufacturing Incorporated
- Printpack Incorporated
- ProAseptic Technologies SL, see Sealed Air
- Rapak, see Smith (DS)
- Reynolds Group Holdings Limited
- rommelag ag
- Salzgitter AG
- Scholle Corporation
- SCHOTT AG
- Sealed Air Corporation
- Serac Group
- Shibuya Kogyo Company Limited
- Sidel, see Tetra Laval International
- SIG Combibloc Group, see Reynolds Group Holdings
- Smith (DS) plc
- Spartech Corporation
- Stork Food and Dairy Systems BV
- Tetra Laval International SA
- Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Company KG
- Weiler Engineering Incorporated
- West Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated
- Wihuri Oy
- Winpak Portion Packaging, see Wihuri
- Additional Companies in Aseptic Packaging
- LIST OF TABLES
- SECTION I — EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Summary Table
- SECTION II — MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 2 Population & Households
- 3 Personal Consumption Expenditures
- 4 Retail Sales
- 5 Packaging Supply & Demand
- 6 Aseptic Packaging Prices
- SECTION III — PRODUCTS
- 1 Aseptic Packaging Demand by Type
- 2 Aseptic Plastic Bottle Demand by Market
- 3 Aseptic Vial & Ampul Demand by Type
- 4 Aseptic Prefillable Syringe Demand
- 5 Aseptic Bag & Pouch Demand by Market
- 6 Aseptic Carton Demand by Market
- 7 Aseptic Cup Demand by Market
- 8 Aseptic Glass Bottle Demand
- SECTION IV — MARKETS
- 1 Aseptic Packaging Demand by Market
- 2 Pharmaceutical Supply & Demand
- 3 Pharmaceutical Market for Aseptic Packaging
- 4 Beverage Production
- 5 Beverage Market for Aseptic Packaging
- 6 Fruit Beverage Aseptic Packaging Demand
- 7 Dairy Beverages Aseptic Packaging Demand by Application
- 8 Milk Aseptic Packaging Demand
- 9 Other Dairy Beverages Aseptic Packaging Demand
- 10 Soy & Other Nondairy Beverages Aseptic Packaging Demand
- 11 Other Beverages Aseptic Packaging Demand
- 12 Food Shipments
- 13 Food Market for Aseptic Packaging
- 14 Dairy Foods Aseptic Packaging Demand
- 15 Processed Fruits & Vegetables Aseptic Packaging Demand
- 16 Soups & Broths Aseptic Packaging Demand
- 17 Baby Food Aseptic Packaging Demand
- 18 Other Foods Aseptic Packaging Demand
- SECTION V — INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 US Aseptic Packaging Sales by Company, 2010
- 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
- 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements
- LIST OF CHARTS
- SECTION III — PRODUCTS
- 1 Aseptic Packaging Demand by Type, 2010: Value & Volume
- SECTION IV — MARKETS
- 1 Aseptic Packaging Demand by Market, 2010
- 2 Pharmaceutical Aseptic Packaging Demand by Type, 2010
- 3 Beverage Aseptic Packaging by Application, 2010
- 4 Food Aseptic Packaging Demand by Application, 2010
- SECTION V — INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 US Aseptic Packaging Market Share, 2010