United States Plastics Markets for Barrier Packaging, 2022

The U.S. Packaging Barrier Resin Market Should Reach 9.4 Billion Pounds in 2017 and 10.6 Billion Pounds in 2022, with a CAGR of 2.5%
Report Includes

• 20 data tables and 15 additional tables
• An overview of the global markets for plastics used in barrier packaging
• Analyses of global market trends, with data estimates for 2017 and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2022
• Information on barrier polymers and their applications, their technology, competing barrier materials, and future trends
• Analysis of the market’s drivers and opportunities
• In-depth analysis of the market’s restrictions, specifically including susceptibility to contamination or degradation, disposability and recyclability issues, challenges compared to competing materials, and costs
• Profiles of major players in the industry

This study provides in-depth coverage of many of the most important technological, economic, political, and environmental considerations in the U.S. barrier packaging polymer industry. It is primarily a study of U.S. markets. However, because of the increasingly global nature of polymer and packaging chemistry, it touches on some noteworthy international activities, primarily those having an impact on the U.S. market, such as imports/exports and foreign firms operating in this country.We analyze and forecast market estimates for barrier packaging plastic resins in volume and pounds. Our base market estimate year is 2017, and we forecast market growth for a five-year period to 2022. All market estimates are rounded to the nearest million pounds and all growth rates are compounded and signified as compound annual growth rates or CAGRs. Because of this rounding, some growth rates may not agree exactly with figures in the market tables; this is especially so with small volumes and their differences. All market volumes are at the manufacturer or producer level.This report is segmented into nine chapters and an appendix, of which this Introduction is the first.

The Summary, Chapter 2, encapsulates our findings and conclusions, and includes a Summary Table, which summarizes the major barrier packaging resins. It is the place where busy executives can find key elements of the study in summary format.

An Overview follows in Chapter 3, starting with an introduction to the petrochemical industry, the source of all these barrier packaging polymers. Then we discuss the plastic resin industries and focus on barrier packaging. We conclude with a discussion of barrier packaging materials and structures, with emphasis on plastic barrier resins. Our intent is to introduce readers to the field of polymers, barrier packaging, and barrier packaging resins.

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