TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION 30
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 30
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 30
1.3 OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL BIODEGRADABLE PAPER & PLASTIC PACKAGING MARKET 30
1.4 LIMITATIONS 32
1.5 MARKETS COVERED 32
2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 35
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 35
2.2 GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE 36
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 37
2.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 37
2.5 DBMR TRIPOD DATA VALIDATION MODEL 38
2.6 TECHNOLOGY LIFE LINE CURVE 41
2.7 MULTIVARIATE MODELLING 42
2.8 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 43
2.9 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 44
2.10 MARKET APPLICATION COVERAGE GRID 45
2.11 DBMR MARKET CHALLENGE MATRIX 46
2.12 VENDOR SHARE ANALYSIS 47
2.13 IMPORT-EXPORT DATA 48
2.14 SECONDARY SOURCES 49
2.15 ASSUMPTIONS 50
3 MARKET OVERVIEW 51
3.1 DRIVERS 53
3.1.1 NEED FOR LOWER CARBON FOOTPRINT MATERIALS 53
3.1.2 GROWING CONSUMER AWARENESS RELATED TO ECOFRIENDLY PACKAGING 53
3.1.3 STRENGHTHENING OF GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS RELATED TO PACKAGING 54
3.1.4 PHASE OUT OF SINGLE USE PLASTICS 56
3.2 RESTRAINTS 57
3.2.1 HIGH COST OF BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING PRODUCTS 57
3.2.2 LOW PRODUCTION OF POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE ACID (PHB) TO IMPACT THE MARKET 57
3.2.3 LIMITED INVESTMENT IN BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC PRODUCTION 58
3.2.4 HIGH FOCUS TOWARDS RECYCLABLE AND BIO-BASED NON-BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC PRODUCTION 58
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3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 59
3.3.1 PRODUCTION OF COST EFFECTIVE BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING PRODUCTS 59
3.3.2 PRODUCTION OF POLYLACTIC ACID (PLA) FROM SUGARCANE AND CORN 59
3.3.3 BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING PRODUCTION FOR HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY 60
3.4 CHALLENGES 61
3.4.1 HIGH FLUCTUATION IN RAW MATERIAL PRICES 61
3.4.2 LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT FOR PRODUCTION OF BIO-BASED MATERIALS 61
3.4.3 LOW YIELD IN PRODUCTION OF BIO-BASED PLASTIC RESINS 61
4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 63
5 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 66
6 GLOBAL BIODEGRADABLE PAPER & PLASTIC PACKAGING MARKET, BY MATERIAL 68
6.1 OVERVIEW 69
6.2 PLASTIC 70
6.2.1 POLYLACTIC ACID (PLA) 71
6.2.1.1 STARCH 71
6.2.1.2 CELLULOSE ACETATE (CA) 71
6.2.2 FOSSIL FUEL BASED BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS 71
6.2.2.1 POLYBUTYLENE ADIPATE TEREPHTHALATE (PBAT) 72
6.2.2.2 POLYBUTYLENE SUCCINATE (PBS) 72
6.2.2.3 POLYVINYL ALCOHOL (PVOH, PVA) 72
6.2.2.4 POLYCAPROLACTONE (PCL) 72
6.2.3 POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE (PHA) 72
6.2.4 POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE ACID (PHB) 72
6.3 PAPER 73
7 GLOBAL BIODEGRADABLE PAPER & PLASTIC PACKAGING MARKET, BY TYPE 74
7.1 OVERVIEW 75
7.2 PLASTIC 76
7.2.1 OXO-BIODEGRADABLE 76
7.2.2 OMNI-BIODEGRADABLE 76
7.3 PAPER 77
7.3.1 CORRUGATED BOARD 77
7.3.2 BOXBOARD 77
7.3.3 FLEXIBLE PAPER 78
7.3.4 OTHERS 78
8 GLOBAL BIODEGRADABLE PAPER & PLASTIC PACKAGING MARKET, BY END-USER 79
8.1 OVERVIEW 80
8.2 FOOD AND BEVERAGE 81
8.3 HEALTHCARE 82
8.3.1 PHARMACEUTICALS 82
8.3.2 SYRINGES, INJECTIONS AND GLUCOSE BOTTLES 82
8.3.3 MEDICAL IMPLANTS 83
8.3.4 OTHERS 83
8.4 PERSONAL AND HOMECARE 83
8.5 PACKAGING 83
8.5.1 SHOPPING BAGS 84
8.5.2 COMPOSTABLE WASTE COLLECTION BAGS 84
8.5.3 TRAYS AND PUNNETS 84
8.6 CATERING SERVICEWARES 84
8.7 OTHERS 85
9 GLOBAL BIODEGRADABLE PAPER & PLASTIC PACKAGING MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 86
9.1 OVERVIEW 87
9.2 NORTH AMERICA 92
9.2.1 U.S. 99
9.2.2 CANADA 103
9.2.3 MEXICO 107
9.3 EUROPE 111
9.3.1 GERMANY 118
9.3.2 FRANCE 122
9.3.3 U.K. 126
9.3.4 ITALY 130
9.3.5 SPAIN 134
9.3.6 RUSSIA 138
9.3.7 BELGIUM 142
9.3.8 NETHERLANDS 146
9.3.9 SWITZERLAND 150
9.3.10 TURKEY 154
9.3.11 REST OF EUROPE 158
9.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 159
9.4.1 CHINA 166
9.4.2 INDIA 170
9.4.3 JAPAN 174
9.4.4 SOUTH KOREA 178
9.4.5 AUSTRALIA 182
9.4.6 SINGAPORE 186
9.4.7 THAILAND 190
9.4.8 MALAYSIA 194
9.4.9 INDONESIA 198
9.4.10 PHILIPPINES 202
9.4.11 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 206
9.5 SOUTH AMERICA 207
9.5.1 BRAZIL 213
9.5.2 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 216
9.6 MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 217
9.6.1 SOUTH AFRICA 224
9.6.2 REST OF MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 228
10 GLOBAL BIODEGRADABLE PAPER & PLASTIC PACKAGING, COMPANY LANDSCAPE 229
10.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: GLOBAL 229
10.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: NORTH AMERICA 230
10.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: EUROPE 231
10.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: ASIA-PACIFIC 232
10.5 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & APPROVALS 233
10.6 EXPANSIONS 234
10.7 PARTNERSHIP AND OTHER STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS 234
11 COMPANY PROFILES 235
11.1 INTERNATIONAL PAPER 235
11.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 235
11.1.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 235
11.1.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 236
11.1.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 236
11.1.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 236
11.2 STORA ENSO 237
11.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 237
11.2.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 237
11.2.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 238
11.2.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 238
11.2.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 239
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11.3 ECOWARE 240
11.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 240
11.3.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 240
11.3.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 241
11.3.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 242
11.4 BE GREEN PACKAGING HQ 243
11.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 243
11.4.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 243
11.4.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 244
11.4.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 245
11.5 DOECO 246
11.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 246
11.5.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 246
11.5.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 247
11.5.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 252
11.6 AMERICAN CONTAINER CONCEPTS CORP. 253
11.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 253
11.6.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 253
11.6.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 255
11.7 AMERICAN EXCELSIOR, INC. 256
11.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 256
11.7.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 256
11.7.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 256
11.8 BIOAPPLY 257
11.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 257
11.8.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 257
11.8.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 258
11.9 CHAMNESS BIODEGRADABLES, LLC 259
11.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 259
11.9.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 259
11.9.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 259
11.10 EUROCELL S.R.L. 260
11.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 260
11.10.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 260
11.10.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 260
11.11 FEDERAL INDUSTRIES 261
11.11.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 261
11.11.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 261
11.11.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 261
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11.12 HO?GoR PLASTIK 262
11.12.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 262
11.12.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 262
11.12.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 263
11.13 HSING CHUNG PAPER LTD. 264
11.13.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 264
11.13.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 264
11.13.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 265
11.14 oZSOY PLASTIK 266
11.14.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 266
11.14.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 266
11.14.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 267
11.15 RIVERSIDE PAPER CO. INC. 268
11.15.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 268
11.15.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 268
11.15.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 269
11.16 ROBERT CULLEN LTD. 270
11.16.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 270
11.16.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 270
11.16.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 271
11.17 SAVOPAC 272
11.17.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 272
11.17.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 272
11.17.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 272
11.18 SHANGHAI DISOXIDATION ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CO.,LTD 273
11.18.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 273
11.18.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 273
11.18.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 273
11.19 SMARTSOLVE INDUSTRIES 274
11.19.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 274
11.19.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 274
11.19.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 274
11.20 STOROPACK HANS REICHENECKER GMBH 275
11.20.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 275
11.20.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 275
11.20.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 275
11.21 TERMOPLAST SRL 276
11.21.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 276
11.21.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 276
11.21.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 277
11.22 TEKPAK SOLUTIONS 278
11.22.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 278
11.22.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 278
11.22.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 279
11.22.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 280
11.23 THE BIODEGRADABLE BAG COMPANY LTD. 281
11.23.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 281
11.23.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 281
11.23.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 281
11.24 ULTRA GREEN SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING 282
11.24.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 282
11.24.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 282
11.24.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 283
12 QUESTIONNAIRE 284
13 CONCLUSION 289
14 RELATED REPORTS 290