In 1997, sales of packaging to the food and drink industry were estimated to amount to £5.82bn. This represents 53.4% 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% 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.

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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 favor 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 customization.


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%.


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Executive Summary 1
1. Market Definition 2
MARKET SECTORS 2
Paper and Board 2
Plastic Containers 3
Metal Containers 4
Glass Containers 5
Wood Packaging 5
MARKET POSITION 5
Paper and Board 6
Plastics 6
Metals 6
Glass 6
MARKET TRENDS 7
Paper and Board Packaging 7
Plastic Packaging 7
Metal Packaging 7
Glass Packaging 8

2. Market Size

10

THE TOTAL MARKET 10
Food and Drink Packaging by Material Content 10

Table 1: The UK Food and Drink Packaging Market by Sector by Value (£bn at msp), 1994 and 1998

11

BY MARKET SECTOR 11
Paper and Board 11
Plastics 12
Metal 12
Glass 13
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS 13

Table 2: UK Exports and Imports of Major Packaging Materials by Value (£m), 1998

14

Exports 14

Table 3: UK Exports of Major Packaging Materials to EU and Non-EU Countries by Value (£m), 1996-1998

15

Imports 15

Table 4: UK Imports of Major Packaging Materials from EU and Non-EU Countries by Value (£m), 1996-1998

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3. Industry Background

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PAPER AND BOARD 17
PLASTICS 17
METAL 18
GLASS 19
INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION 19

Table 5: Number of VAT-Based Enterprises in the UK Packaging Industry by Turnover Size (£000), 1998

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EMPLOYMENT 21

Table 6: Number of Local Units in the UK Packaging Industry by Employment Size (number of employees), 1998

22

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS 24
Paper and Board 24
Paper Federation of Great Britain 24
British Recovered Paper Association 24
Corrugated Case Materials Association 24
British Fibreboard Packaging Association 24
British Carton Association 24
Plastic 24
British Plastics Federation 24
Other Trade Associations 25
Metal 25
Metal Packaging Manufacturers’ Association 25
The Can Makers 25
Association of Drum Manufacturers 25
Aluminium Foil Container Manufacturers Association 25
Glass 25
British Glass Manufacturers Confederation 25

4. Competitor Analysis

26

PAPER AND BOARD 26

Table 7: Selected Leading Manufacturers and Suppliers of Paper and Board Packaging in the UK by Turnover (£m), 1997/1998/1999

26

Market Leaders 27
AssiDoman AB 27
David S Smith (Holdings) PLC 28
Financial Results 28
Amcor Europe Ltd 28
Financial Results 28
Low & Bonar PLC 28
Financial Results 29
Tetra Pak Ltd 29
Financial Results 29
Field Group PLC 29
Financial Results 29
Other Company Developments 29
Rexam PLC 29
MY Holdings PLC 29
Wace Corporate Packaging PLC 30
Recent Acquisitions 30
PLASTICS 30

Table 8: Selected Leading Manufacturers and Suppliers of Plastic Packaging in the UK by Turnover (£m), 1997/1998/1999

31

Market Leaders 32
Rexam PLC 32
Financial Results 32
British Polythene Industries Ltd 33
Financial Results 33
Waddington PLC 33
Financial Results 33
RPC Group PLC 34
Financial Results 34
Linpac Plastics Ltd 34
Financial Results 34
Other Company Developments 34
Plysu PLC 34
Sidlaw Group PLC 34
MY Holdings PLC 35
METAL 35

Table 9: Selected Leading Manufacturers and Suppliers of Metal Packaging in the UK by Turnover (£m), 1997/1998

35

Market Leaders 36
CarnaudMetalbox PLC 36
Financial Results 37
Nacanco Ltd 37
Financial Results 37
Impress Metal Packaging Ltd 37
Financial Results 37
Van Leer (UK) Ltd 37
Financial Results 38
Other Company Developments 38
Heinz 38
British Steel Tinplate 38
Linpac Metal Packaging 38
Alcan 38
GLASS 39

Table 10: Selected Leading Manufacturers and Suppliers of Glass Packaging in the UK by Turnover (£m), 1997/1998

39

Market Leaders 39
United Glass Group Ltd 39
Financial Results 40
Rockware Glass Ltd 40
Financial Results 40
PLM Redfearn Ltd 40
Financial Results 40
Beatson Clark PLC 40
Financial Results 41
Other Company Developments 41
Lewis & Towers 41

5. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats

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PAPER AND BOARD 42
Strengths 42
Weaknesses 42
Opportunities 42
Threats 42
PLASTICS 43
Strengths 43
Weaknesses 43
Opportunities 43
Threats 44
METAL 44
Strengths 44
Weaknesses 44
Opportunities 44
Threats 45
GLASS 45
Strengths 45
Weaknesses 45
Opportunities 46
Threats 46

6. Buying Behaviour

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PAPER AND BOARD PACKAGING 47
PLASTIC PACKAGING 47
METAL PACKAGING 48
GLASS PACKAGING 49

7. Outside Suppliers to the Industry

50

PAPER AND BOARD 50
Raw Material 50
Other Suppliers 50
PLASTICS 51
Raw Material 51
Other Suppliers 51
METAL 51
Raw Material 51
Other Suppliers 52
GLASS 52
Raw Material 52
Other Suppliers 53

8. Current Issues

54

RECYCLING OF PACKAGING WASTE 54
PREPACKAGED GOODS 54
MATERIAL CHOICES 55
LIFESTYLE 56

9. Forecasts

58

INTRODUCTION 58
PAPER AND BOARD 58
PLASTICS 58
METAL 59
GLASS 59

Table 11: Forecast UK Market Size for Food and Drink Packaging by Sector and by Value (£bn at 1999 prices), 1999-2003

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10. Company Profiles

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British Polythene Industries PLC 62
CarnaudMetalbox PLC 64
David S Smith (Holdings) PLC 66
Impress Metal Packaging Ltd 68
Low & Bonar PLC 70
MY Holdings PLC 72
Plysu PLC 74
Rexam PLC 76
Rockware Glass Ltd 78
RPC Group PLC 80
United Glass Group Ltd 82
Waddington PLC 84
11. Further Sources 86
Associations 86
Periodicals 89
Directories 91
General Sources 92
Hoppenstedt Bonnier Information Sources 93
Government Publications 94
Other Sources 95
Key Note Research 97
The Key Note Range of Reports 98

Executive Summary taken from ‘Packaging (Food and Drinks)’ by Key Note Ltd, to order your copy click here.