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Medical Device Packaging:

United States

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Industry Overview
Market Size and Trends | Product Segmentation | Regulatory Issues
Packaging Industry Overview | Global Overview

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Demand Forecasts
Market Environment | Product Forecasts

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Resources

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Medical Device Packaging: United States

ABOUT THIS REPORT

Scope & Method

This report forecasts US medical device packaging demand in US dollars at the
manufacturers level to 2017. Total demand is segmented by product in terms of:

pouches
trays
clamshell packs
bags
boxes
other packaging types
accessories.

For the purposes of this report, medical device packaging demand is defined as the
value of finished containers and related accessories sold by merchant companies on
the open market and also includes the value of packaging products produced or
assembled internally by end-use product manufacturers and contract packaging firms.
To illustrate historical trends, total demand is provided at five-year intervals for 2002,
2007, and 2012; the various segments are reported for 2007 and 2012. Forecasts
emanate from the identification and analysis of pertinent statistical relationships and
other historical trends/events as well as their expected progression/impact over the
forecast period. Changes in quantities between reported years of a given total or
segment are typically provided in terms of five-year compound annual growth rates
(CAGRs). For the sake of brevity, forecasts are generally stated in smoothed CAGRbased descriptions to the forecast year, such as demand is projected to rise 3.2%
annually through 2017. The result of any particular year over that period, however, may
exhibit volatility and depart from a smoothed, long-term trend, as historical data typically
illustrate.
Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided at five-year intervals with CAGRs for
the years corresponding to other reported figures. Other various topics, including
profiles of pertinent leading suppliers, are covered in this report. A full outline of report
items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Sources
Medical Device Packaging: United States is based on World Medical Device Packaging,
a comprehensive industry study published by The Freedonia Group in August 2013.
Reported findings represent the synthesis and analysis of data from various primary,
secondary, macroeconomic, and demographic sources including:

firms participating in the industry

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government/public agencies
national, regional, and international non-governmental organizations
trade associations and their publications
the business and trade press
The Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated April 2013 and June
2013
the findings of other industry studies by The Freedonia Group.

Specific sources and additional resources are listed in the Resources section of this
publication for reference and to facilitate further research.

Industry Codes
The topic of this report is related to the following industry codes:
NAICS/SCIAN 2007
North American Industry Classification System

SIC
Standard Industry Codes

322211
322212
326111
326112

2653
2657

326199
327213

Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Mfg

Folding Paperboard Box Mfg
Plastics Bag and Pouch Mfg
Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet
(including Laminated) Mfg
All Other Plastics Product Mfg
Glass Container Mfg

2671
2673
3089
3221

Corrugated and Solid Fiber Boxes

Folding Paperboard Boxes, Including
Sanitary
Packaging Paper and Plastics Film,
Coated and Laminated
Plastics, Foil, and Coated Paper Bags
Plastics Products, NEC
Glass Containers

Copyright & Licensing

The full report is protected by copyright laws of the United States of America and
international treaties. The entire contents of the publication are copyrighted by The
Freedonia Group, Inc.

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Medical Device Packaging: United States

Table of Contents
Section

Page

Highlights....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Industry Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Market Size & Trends .............................................................................................................................. 2
Chart 1 | Medical Device Packaging Demand Trends (billion dollars) .............................................. 2
Product Segmentation ............................................................................................................................. 3
Chart 2 | United States: Medical Device Packaging Demand by Product, 2012 ................................ 3
Pouches. ............................................................................................................................................. 3
Trays. .................................................................................................................................................. 4
Clamshell Packs. ................................................................................................................................ 4
Bags. ................................................................................................................................................... 4
Boxes. ................................................................................................................................................. 5
Other. .................................................................................................................................................. 5
Accessories. ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Regulatory Issues .................................................................................................................................... 7
Packaging Industry Overview .................................................................................................................. 8
Global Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 9
Chart 2 | World Medical Device Packaging Demand by Region, 2012 .............................................. 9
Demand Forecasts ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Market Environment ............................................................................................................................... 10
Table 1 | United States: Key Indicators for Medical Device Packaging Demand (billion dollars) .... 10
Product Forecasts .................................................................................................................................. 11
Table 2 | United States: Medical Device Packaging Demand by Product (million dollars) .............. 11
Pouches. ........................................................................................................................................... 11
Trays. ................................................................................................................................................ 12
Clamshell Packs. .............................................................................................................................. 12
Bags. ................................................................................................................................................. 12
Boxes. ............................................................................................................................................... 13
Other. ................................................................................................................................................ 13
Accessories. ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Industry Structure ........................................................................................................................................ 14
Industry Composition ............................................................................................................................. 14
Industry Leaders .................................................................................................................................... 15
Amcor Limited ................................................................................................................................... 15
Bemis Company Incorporated .......................................................................................................... 16
Chesapeake Limited ......................................................................................................................... 17
MeadWestvaco Corporation ............................................................................................................. 18
Additional Companies Cited................................................................................................................... 19
Resources ................................................................................................................................................... 20
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