Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/tq6qjq/packaging_paper) has announced the addition of the "Packaging (Paper & Board) Market Report 2014" report to their offering.

    

“Packaging (Paper & Board) Market Report 2014”

This market report examines the market for paper and board packaging in the UK. In 2013, the apparent total value of manufacturers' sales increased by 1.8%, representing the fourth consecutive year of market growth over the 5-year review period from 2009 to 2013.

Paper and board packaging is the most widely used form of packaging in the UK, representing over a third of the total domestic packaging industry. This is unsurprising given the variety of paper and board packaging formats and the range of end-use sectors within which such packaging can be applied. In this report, analysis of seven market subsectors is provided, the largest of which is corrugated and non-corrugated paper and board cartons, boxes and cases. This approach to market categorisation includes primary, secondary and tertiary packaging formats, which are the three general uses for this form of packaging.

Primary and secondary packaging solutions are the most heavily used with regard to end-use sectors in the UK marketplace. Applications within the latter are widespread and include the industries for food and beverages, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, personal care and household care. As such, consumer demands and perceptions are an important influence in this market. For instance, the growing demand for convenient foodstuffs is fuelling the use of paper and board packaging in products such as ready meals. Yet despite this, consumer perceptions continue to be predominantly negative when considering packaging, being based primarily on the penetrative opinion that packaging of all varieties is harmful to the environment. This is, in fact, a misconception, but until UK consumers are convinced of this, potential avenues for further growth will continue to be restricted.

There are also a variety of current issues threatening potential sales in the UK market for paper and board packaging. The ongoing development of innovative, plastic packaging solutions is perhaps the most sizeable, although calls to legislate against branded cigarette packaging, and high overheads for manufacturers, are also significant concerns. In terms of the latter, both global woodpulp prices and domestic energy prices are extremely high, threatening the survival of smaller firms operating in this energy-intensive industry (EII). As such, market consolidation has been common; this has been exacerbated by industrial globalisation, which has benefited huge corporations capable of creating a global supply network.

Despite these threats, the market for paper and board packaging remains robust in the UK simply because of the variety of packaging formats and the number of applications in end-use sectors. This report therefore forecasts modest growth of 6.3% between 2014 and 2018.

Companies Mentioned

- Amcor Packaging UK Ltd

- Chesapeake Ltd

- DS Smith PLC

- Iggesund Paperboard (Workington) Ltd

- Macfarlane Group UK Ltd

- Saica Pack UK Ltd

- Smurfit Kappa UK Ltd

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