Containers, including light plastic containers, PET bottles, carton and packs, paper cups, aluminum and steel cans, glass bottles, and chilled plastic cups

Container Manufacturers

I   Perspectives and Strategies of Container Market

• In addition to slowdown of demands for containers due to bad weathers in 2014, volatile cost changes had deteriorated the sales performance of manufacturers.
• Manufacturers should shift from low-profit performances to value-added high-price performances

II   Perspectives and Strategies of Light Plastic Container Market

1. Market Perspectives for PSP Containers
2. Market Perspectives for Light PP Containers
3. Light PET Containers Market
4. Light PS Containers Market

• Perspectives and Strategies of 7 manufacturers

III   Perspectives and Strategies of PET Bottle Manufacturers

• PET Bottle Market has turned to a decline in 2014 due to bad weathers
• Considerable increase of manufacturing performs has begun at beverage manufacturers
• Sales of barrier bottles, which are PET bottles with excellent gas barrier properties, are expanding due to growing demands for sodas and alcoholic drinks, but those heating-available bottles for hot drinks are selling slowly.
• Utilization of resins from recycled PET bottles by B to B has been growing steadily
• Perspectives and Strategies of 7 companies

IV   Perspectives and Strategies of Paper Container Manufacturers

1. Market Perspectives for Carton Pack for Liquid

• Tetra packs have become the standard containers for drinking yogurt.
• Affinity of container design and content is the very thing that creates a new market
• In 2014 containers for drinking yogurt and for soymilk have increased but those for vegetable drinks have largely declined
• Novel ideas needed, such as Cartoncan(R) available for 1-liter liquid
• 5 enterprises

2. Paper Cup Market Outlook

• What price correction of paper cups without sanctuaries brings about
• Shipment volume of Paper cups for counter coffees rose in 2014 to the level that exceeds the volume of those at fastfoods
• Rising tendency in the market for counter coffees may be until 2015, so that new ideas needed for 2016
• Negative growth seen for the shipment volume of containers for yogurt and cup noodles
• 4 enterprises

3. Paper Container Market Outlook

• Paper and cardboard products have grown in 2013 both in volume and value
• Unit price has been kept steadily for the recent several years
• Manufacturers have enhanced product development for food applications
• Trends in each demand: food, beverages, medical products, cosmetic products, soaps & detergents, commercial printings, etc.
• 2 enterprises

V   Perspectives and Strategies of Aluminum Can/Steel Can Manufacturers

1. Current Status of Aluminum Can/Steel Can Markets

• The markets expand to the level of 20 billion-aluminum cans and 10 billion-steel cans
• Some kind of strategies to take measures against an impact of Small PET bottles needed at each manufacturers
• 2 billions of cans, at least, for canned coffees shift to aluminum SOT cans

2. Aluminum Can Market Outlook
3. Steel Can Market Outloook

• 6 enterprises

VI   Perspectives and Strategies of Glass Bottle Manufacturers

Glass Bottle Market Outlook

• 3 enterprises

VII   Perspectives and Strategies of Chilled Plastic Cup Manufacturers

• Outlook of chilled plastic cup market
• The market for coffees sold at CVS counters shows stable growth, though there is competition in some parts of the market
• 2 companies