1. © Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. U.S. Caps and Closures Market Increased Manufacturing Costs Make Pricing a Key Differentiator for Suppliers in the U.S. Caps and Closures Market Chemicals Group “Price competition in some of the commodity type packaging markets such as continuous thread and tamper evident has intensified over the past few years. Increasingly, suppliers have to compete on price in order to build a long-term strategic partnership with their customers. “

2. © Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Industry Trends  Focus on value-added packaging products  Volume growth of certain types of closures  Conversion from metal to plastic caps and closures  Higher levels of consumer spending  Favorable trends in consumer demographics  Rising raw material and energy prices  Commoditization of market  Price sensitivity of customers  Capital-intensive nature of business

3. © Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Key Features Frost & Sullivan Provides: Detailed insights into recent developments and trends Drivers, restraints, challenges, and strategic recommendations Analyst insights on ‘hot topics’ and emerging applications in the market Market sizing and competitive analysis Market forecasts and opportunity analysis Quarterly assessments End user analysis within each research service

4. © Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. What We Offer Coverage: The United States Proven methodology encompassing extensive primary and secondary data and research Focused information and strategies that cover business and technology issues Credible data and analysis highlighting industry dynamics Winning strategies to help you create precise business plans

5. © Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Who Will Benefit? Current Market Participants  Find out how you compare to the competition  Assess current and future drivers and restraints  Determine and exploit new market share opportunities New Entrants  Analyze challenges associated with the industry  Calculate time scales for strategy implementation  Position yourself to capitalize on the market’s unmet needs Investment Community  Analyze long-term strategies of companies  Determine which participants will outperform the competition  Assess attractiveness of investing in the U.S. caps and closures market

6. © Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. What’s Included  Market segmentation by material type and end-user application  Industry challenges  Major market drivers and restraints  Market size and forecast for each application segment  Unit shipment and revenue forecasts of total caps and closures market split by material  Unit shipment of each type of caps and closures based on end applications  In-depth strategies to aid market penetration and stratagems addressing individual challenges

7. © Copyright 2005 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Alcan Packaging Alcoa Closure Systems International Berry Plastics Corp. CCL Industries Cork Supply USA Crown Holdings Erie Plastics Kerr Group Moldrite Plastic Products Key Market Participants Owens Illinois Penn Wheeling Closures LLC Polytop Portola Packaging Rexam Closures and Containers Saint Gobain Calmar Seaquist Closures Silgan Holdings Weather Chem.

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