Containers, including light plastic containers, PET bottles, carton and packs, paper cups, aluminum and steel cans, glass bottles, chilled cups, and coffee cups sold at CVS counters

Manufacturers

I. Perspectives and Strategies of Container Market

• Use of sustainable materials as standard material: 2020 as a new start
• ‘Rightsizing’ for large volume containers
• Space-saving, spill-free, and easy inventory management valued at takeout/delivery
• Plastic to paper (embossed insulating containers) proceeds at convenience stores amid COVID-19 crisis
• Biomass-based plastic + Biomass-based ink + FSC® certified paper
• Light plastic container makers developing biomass-based plastic containers against the backdrop of “Resource Circulation Strategy for Plastics”

II. Perspectives of Light Plastic Container Market

• Market Perspectives for PSP Containers
• Market Perspectives for Light PP Containers
• Light PET Containers Market
• Light PS Containers Market

III. Perspectives of PET Bottle Market

• Sales of PET bottle market drops only by 10% YOY even during COVID-19 calamity
• While small-size bottles diminished by two-digits, large-sized bottles sold well due to ‘stay home demand’
• PF for inline forming and aseptic filling to account for 80% of total in 2020
• Against the backdrop of environmental issues, brand owners promote label-less bottles in e-commerce 
• For barrier bottles, DLC deposition bottles gathering attention for its effect to minimize elution from rPET
• Impact of COVID-19 calamity on PET bottle recycling
• Amended Containers and Packaging Recycling Law of 2020LH dropped buyout prices of collected PET bottles
• Large companies like distributors and trading companies entering PET bottle recycling business one by one
• Mechanical recycle for rPET for B2B expected to reach 320,000t/yr by 2022
• Chemical recycle begins for B2B by brand owners
• Capital investments in large scale and new collection scheme demanded
• Building new B2B scheme is the social mission for brand owners and distributors
• Corporate value should be improved by reducing environmental load

IV. Perspectives of Paper Container Market

• Market Perspectives for Carton Pack for Liquid (with perspectives of 5 manufacturers)
• Paper Cup Market Outlook (with perspectives of 4 manufacturers)
• Paper Container Market Outlook (with trends per demand field and trends at two paper container maker)s

V. Perspectives of Aluminum Can/Steel Can Market

• Perspectives of Aluminum Can/Steel Can Markets
• Aluminum Can Market Outlook
• Steel Can Market Outlook

VI. Perspectives of Glass Bottle Market

VII. Perspectives of Chilled Cups for Beverages

VIII. Perspectives of Coffee Cups Sold at CVS Counters