Packaging Industry in France
Euromonitor International's Packaging Industry in France Euromonitor International's World Market for Glass Packaging report offers insight into key trends and developments in global and regional consumer glass packaging. It provides analysis of the major growth markets and end-use applications, together with analysis of the corporate strategies of the leading companies.
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Chapters: 6 | Tables: 40 | Publication date: Apr 2007
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Executive summary
Nutritional labelling enters the market
The European Commission is supposed to make new proposals concerning the nutritional labelling during 2007. Nutritional labelling, as defined by ANIA (the French Association of Food Industries), brings information on nutritional ingredients of food products. Following the outbreak of obesity “epidemic”, several initiatives have been spontaneously taken by food manufacturers and retailers.
Three types of nutritional labelling exist across Europe:
Those providing information on recommended daily intake.
Those classifying food products as “good”, “average” or “bad”.
Those granting a logo of “good product” to a food product according to its ingredients.
The French manufacturing and retail industry favours the first type as it is considered as simple and easy to understand. ANIA recommends that nutritional information be presented in a table across Europe. In France, those future labelling changes will affect 73 billion packaging units.
Importance of environmental issues should strengthen
The French population seems to have recently realised that environmental issues might affect their daily lives over the next decades: those issues have entered the Presidential elections debate and most of the candidates have adopted a series of proposals made by a popular environment TV show producer. This trend might eventually affect the packaging industry or at least the French recycling system. A debate has already emerged on the necessity of some packaging, and secondary packaging has been the target of multiple attacks.
Competition is fierce
Small French companies which have not been able to invest in research and development and innovation are disappearing as products from Eastern but also Spanish companies are often more than 30% cheaper than those of French companies. Most of the company activity occurring in France concerns the divestures of the least competitive companies to concentrate efforts even in terms of production investment and research and development on core profitable activities.
French packaging industry now dominated by international groups
With the acquisition of Pechiney by Alcan in 2004, one of the last global French companies is now in foreign hands. Saint-Gobain seems to be the last one to resist as the French glassmaker continues to dominate its market sector and expand its activity predominantly abroad. Having reached maturity, the French market is even declining as the wine market shows. Consequently, most of the packaging manufacturers are looking for sources of development in other developing European markets as new markets like biomaterials markets could emerge in the following years.
Table of contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Nutritional labelling enters the market
Importance of environmental issues should strengthen
Competition is fierce
French packaging industry now dominated by international groups
MARKET BACKGROUND
PACKAGING LEGISLATION
Extensive regulations
Labelling is ruled by the Code of Consumption
The domination of European legislation
The LCA as a management and regulatory tool
RECYCLING AND THE ENVIRONMENT
European aim to reduce packaging waste
The polluter-pays principle applies in the packaging industry
Producers’ responsibility implemented through waste management schemes
Consumers increasingly concerned
Table 1 Overview of Packaging Recycling and Recovery in France 2005/2006 and Proposals for 2008
CORPORATE ACTIVITY IN PACKAGING
Maturity of French market does not favour corporate merger and acquisition activity
Investment and divestures favoured to acquisitions
Competition affects the number of companies
MAJOR MARKET PLAYERS (LOCAL COMPANY PROFILES)
ALCAN HOLDINGS FRANCE SA
French activity stepped up with the acquisition of Pechiney in 2004
Further disposals to refocus business
Alcan’s French operations remain strategic
Summary 1 Alcan Holdings France SA: Operational Indicators 2005
Summary 2 Major End-Use Markets for Alcan Holdings France SA by Pack Type 2005
SAINT-GOBAIN EMBALLAGE
Rumours of divestiture of packaging activity spreads
Saint-Gobain shows its versatility through French decorative facilities
Summary 3 Saint-Gobain Emballage: Operational Indicators 2005
Summary 4 Major End-Use Markets for Saint-Gobain Emballage by Pack Type 2005
TETRA PAK FRANCE
Tetra Pak France founded on almost 50 years of expertise
Innovation still plays a leading role
Environment plays centre role for Tetra Pak France
Food poisoning threat swiftly countered
Summary 5 Tetra Pak France: Operational Indicators 2005
Summary 6 Major End-Use Markets for Tetra Pak France by Pack Type 2005
BSN GLASSPACK
World leader glassmaker BSN Glasspack
France still biggest and best for BSN Glasspack
BSN Glasspack looks to expansion to drive sales
Summary 7 BSN Glasspack: Operational Indicators 2005
Summary 8 Major End-Use Markets for BSN Glasspack by Pack Type 2005
AMCOR FLEXIBLES FRANCE SA
PET and flexibles represent Amcor's main French focus
Amcor Flexibles looks to healthy expansion
Amcor's acquisition to expand its flexible packaging business
Future divestment of the PET business
Summary 9 Amcor Flexibles France: Operational Indicators 2005
Summary 10 Major End-Use Markets for Amcor Flexibles France by Pack Type 2005
HUHTAMAKI FRANCE SA
Huhtamaki moves forward through acquisition
Weak economy and costly raw materials hit sales in France although future is bright
Summary 11 Huhtamaki France SA: Operational Indicators 2005
Summary 12 Major End-Use Markets for Huhtamaki France SA by Pack Type 2005
REXAM FRANCE SA
Rexam flexes its muscles in Europe but maintains traditional French presence
Significant French acquisition in 2004
A complete new organisation
A more balanced operation
Summary 13 Rexam France SA: Operational Indicators 2005
Summary 14 Major End-Use Markets for Rexam France SA by Pack Type 2005
MM PACKAGING FRANCE SA
Europe's largest producer of folding cartons
French activity concentrates on folding cartons for food
Summary 15 MM Packaging France SA: Operational Indicators 2005
Summary 16 Major End-Use Markets for MM Packaging France SA by Pack Type 2005
AUTOBAR PACKAGING FRANCE
France still a strategic market
Activity centred on plastic
Summary 17 Autobar Packaging France: Operational Indicators 2005
Summary 18 Major End-Use Markets for Autobar Packaging France by Pack Type 2005
CROWN EMBALLAGE FRANCE SAS
Europe and France strategic sources of revenue for Crown
Summary 19 Crown Emballage France SAS: Operational Indicators 2006
Summary 20 Major End-Use Markets for Crown Emballage France SAS by Pack Type 2005
IMPRESS METAL PACKAGING SA
Significant market position in seafood
Further French acquisitions increase national presence
Summary 21 Impress Metal Packaging SA: Operational Indicators 2005
Summary 22 Major End-Use Markets for Impress Metal Packaging SA by Pack Type 2005
GROUPE GUILLIN
Summary 23 Groupe Guillin: Operational Indicators 2005
Summary 24 Major End-Use Markets for Groupe Guillin by Pack Type 2005
QUALIPAC SA
Summary 25 Qualipac SA: Operational Indicators 2005
Summary 26 Major End-Use Markets for Qualipac SA by Pack Type 2005
MAJOR MARKET PLAYERS BY PACK TYPE
RIGID PLASTIC
A fragmented market
International players hold court
but French SMEs are still present
Summary 27 Major Rigid Plastic Packaging Manufacturers by Pack Type 2006
METAL
Crown Emballage France maintains its leadership
Impress ranks second with good market positions
Summary 28 Major Metal Packaging Manufacturers by Pack Type 2006
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Amcor Flexibles Europe arrives in France through Danisco
Other key players fight for the scraps
Alcan still dominant in aluminium-based products
Summary 29 Ranking of Major Flexible Packaging Manufacturers 2006
GLASS
Saint Gobain and BSN Glasspack the market leaders
followed by almost 20 SMEs
Summary 30 Ranking of Major Glass Packaging Manufacturers 2005
LIQUID CARTONS
Tetra Pak France the traditional market leader
SIG Combibloc increasingly present
Summary 31 Share of Major Liquid Carton Manufacturers 2006
PAPER-BASED PACKAGING
Market uncertainty leads big guns to spend
European manufacturers gaining presence
but France remains an important market for North American-owned companies
Summary 32 Major Paper-based Packaging Manufacturers by Pack Type 2005
CLOSURES
Closure specialists and packaging companies active in closures
Summary 33 Major Closure Manufacturers 2005
APPENDIX
Table 2 Total Packaging in France by Value 2005
Table 3 Total Packaging Exports by Pack Type 2005
Table 4 Plastic Packaging Consumption in France 2005
Table 5 Major End-Use Applications for Plastic Packaging in France 2005
Table 6 Paper-based Packaging Sales by Material Type 2005
Table 7 Glass Production by Pack Type 2005