Report title: Polyethylene film markets in North America

Date of Publication:2005

Overview: Building on AMI’s work on polyethylene film markets in China and Europe, this study provides an in-depth analysis of and the prospects for polyethylene in film products in North America. The structure of the market is rapidly changing in response to changes outside North America. Presently film producers are significantly impacted by bags manufactured in other regions, particularly South Asia, and imported into North America. This trade significantly reduces the resin consumed in North America. Another trend that is expected to grow in the future is the production of low priced PE resins in other regions of the world. As this resin is made available, the competitive structure of the resin industry that supplies the film will be greatly affected. These and other international trends will shape the film and resin industry. Anticipating these changes will be necessary for survival in a market that will grow increasingly competitive. This study aims to provide a detailed assessment of the resins used in the polyethylene film industry in North America and to examine the changes the market is experiencing.

Product scope: Conventional low density polyethylene (LDPE), C4 linear LDPE (butene), C6 linear LDPE (hexene, pentene), C8 linear LDPE (octene), very and ultra low LDPE, metallocene LLDPE, high density polyethylene (HDPE), EVA, reclaim/reprocessed polyethylene..

Market scope: Unitization films (machine stretch, hand stretch, shrink bags, stretch hoods), Shipping sacks, security packaging, large bags, agricultural film (mulch, greenhouse, silage stretch), building/construction, surface protection films, dry cleaning/laundry, shrink films (case wrapped, collation), consumer products (liners and trash bags, food and storage bags), institutional bags and liners, shopping sacks, food packaging, personal care films, film for pouches, overwrap film, medical packaging..

Geographic scope: USA and Canada.

Price: The full subscription price is USD 20,000. The fee includes two printed copies of the report, a PDF file on CD and a meeting at AMI’s offices to discuss the report’s findings.

Further information:: For any other questions please contact Andrew Reynolds: mail to:apr@amiplastics.com