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Executive Summary

Market Definition

MARKET SECTORS

MARKET POSITION

MARKET TRENDS

Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

PAPER AND BOARD

PLASTIC

METAL

GLASS

WOOD

TOTAL PACKAGING

OVERSEAS TRADE

Table 1: UK Market Size for Food and Drink Packaging by Sector by Value (£bn at msp), 1993 and 1997

Table 2: UK Market for Paper and Board Packaging by Value (£m at msp), 1993-1997

Table 3: UK Market for Plastic Packaging by Value (£m at msp), 1993-1997

Table 4: UK Market for Metal Packaging by Value (£m at msp), 1993-1997

Table 5: UK Market for Glass Packaging by Value (£m at msp), 1993-1997

Table 6: UK Market for Wood PackagingÅ by Value (£m at msp), 1993-1997

Table 7: Total UK Market for Packaging by Value (£m at msp), 1993-1997

Table 8: UK Exports of All Packaging (£m), 1996 and 1997

Table 9: UK Imports of All Packaging (£m), 1996 and 1997

Industry Background

GENERAL PACKAGING

PAPER AND BOARD

PLASTIC

METAL

GLASS

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Competitor Analysis

INTRODUCTION

PAPER AND BOARD

PLASTIC

METAL

GLASS

Table 10: Selected Leading Companies in the Manufacture and Supply of Paper and Board Packaging in the UK by Turnover (£m), 1996/1998

Table 11: Selected Leading Companies in the Manufacture and Supply of Plastic Packaging in the UK by Turnover (£m), 1996/1998

Table 12: Selected Leading Companies in the Manufacture and Supply of Metal Packaging in the UK by Turnover (£m), 1996

Table 13: Selected Leading Companies in the Manufacture and Supply of Glass Packaging in the UK by Turnover (£m), 1996/1997

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

PAPER AND BOARD

PLASTIC

METAL

GLASS

Buying Behaviour

PAPER AND BOARD

PLASTIC

METAL

GLASS

Outside Suppliers to the Industry

PAPER AND BOARD

PLASTIC

METAL

GLASS

Current Issues

GENERAL PACKAGING

PAPER AND BOARD

PLASTIC

METAL

GLASS

Forecasts

TOTAL PACKAGING

PAPER AND BOARD

PLASTIC

METAL

GLASS

WOOD

Table 14: Forecast UK Market for Food and Drink Packaging at Constant 1998 Prices (£m at msp), 1998-2002

Company Profiles

INTRODUCTION

DEFINITIONS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Sources

ASSOCIATIONS

PERIODICALS

DIRECTORIES

GENERAL SOURCES

HBI UK INFORMATION SOURCES

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

OTHER SOURCES

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

In 1997, sales of packaging to the food and drink industry were estimated to amount to £5.82bn. This represents 53.4 percent of the estimated £10.9bn total value of the packaging industry. In 1993, estimated sales to the food and drink industry amounted to £4.72bn, giving an increase by value of around 23.3 percent over the 5-year period between 1993 and 1997.

Packaging, made from paper and board, plastic, metal, glass or wood, is a vital commodity for the protection and presentation of food and drink products. Paper and board packaging accounts for the largest segment in sales to the food and drink industry at £2.7bn, followed by plastic and metal, each with sales of £1.3bn, glass with £500m and wood with £20m.

The industry is having to contend with many changes in its operating environment. The most important are the new Producer Responsibility Regulations and European Packaging Ordinances, which came into effect in 1998. Such regulations have set obligatory standards for the reduction, collection and recycling of packaging materials and the apportioning of costs between manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and their customers. These will cut demand for bulkier, heavyweight packaging in favour of lightweight packaging and remove much secondary packaging. As a result, it is likely that the volume of packaging will fall, but manufacturers hope that its value can be retained and increased by pack design innovation and greater customisation.

The food and drink industry is at the forefront of packaging design, and manufacturers and designers are very dependent on the attitudes of the major national grocery supermarket chains, which account for the bulk of their sales. These chains are very conscious of their environmental image and it is inevitable that fundamental changes to the packaging will occur.

Key Note anticipates that estimated UK sales of £6.27bn in 1998 will slowly increase to £6.94bn in the year 2002, giving a total increase of 10.8 percent.

Text © 1998 Key Note

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