Frost & Sullivan Analyst Briefing on 'GCC Flexible Packaging Markets'

1. How are your FMCG products, confectionaries, frozen foods packed ? Its Flexible packaging !!! Siddharth K S , Research Associate Chemicals and Materials – South Asia & Middle East 23 th March 2011

2. Today’s Presenters Siddharth K S, Research Associate Frost & Sullivan Tanu Chopra, Assistant Manager, Corporate Communications Frost & Sullivan

4. Research Scope Market: Flexible Packaging Region: GCC Study Period: 2006-2016 This research service analyzes the GCC flexible packaging market from 2006 to 2016. The base year of the research is 2009. There are several end-user segments such as food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, and other industrial applications. This research study mainly analyzes the film production in the GCC. Film Manufacturers Converters End Users Resin Manufacturer Resin Manufacturers SABIC QAPCO TASNEE Oman Polypropylene Taghleef Industries Novaa Industries Flex Industries Napco Group Arabian Packaging Sun Packaging Manama Packaging Printopack Nestle Masafi Kraft Al Marai

6. Product Segmentation and Geographic Segmentation The GCC flexible packaging market has been divided into three segments, namely Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and rest of GCC (which includes Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Bahrain). Within each region, the market is segmented by different product categories, such as polypropylene, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyester and others . Product Segmentation Polypropylene Polyethylene Polyvinyl chloride Polyethylene terephalate Others (polyamide, polyolefin, polycarbonate) Geographic Segmentation Rest of GCC (Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman) United Arab Emirates (UAE) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

7. Product Life Cycle Introduction Growth Maturation Decline Time Use of Flexible packaging Material The polyethylene based packaging market has attained the maturity level, with HDPE,LDPE, and LLDPE product segments. BOPP and CPP are extensively used in flexible packaging for laminating and printing. Polyolefin and polyamide are in their growth stages, mainly due to their barrier properties. The bio based films made from starch and cellulose are eco friendly and are gaining importance in the packaging market. Total Flexible Packaging Market: Product Life Cycle (GCC), 2009 Source: Frost & Sullivan POF PVC PET PE PA PP Bio Bio Based Films

8. Market Forecasts KT/Year Unit Growth rate (%) Year CAGR : 8.4 %

10. Key Market Drivers and Restraints Higher preference Towards processed And packaged foods Growth in FMCG & Retail Sector Replacement/ Substitution of Rigid Packaging Preference towards Low cost and low Quality packaging Key Drivers Key Restraints Increased Competition from Countries like India And China

12. Key Competitive Factors Market Leader Source: Frost & Sullivan Product quality and innovation Market Responsiveness Distribution network Customer service Price

14. Key Industry Participants

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18. For Additional Information Vishnu Shankar Industry Manager Chemicals and Materials Practice +971 44 33 1882 [email_address] Gayathry Ramachandran Research Manager Chemical and Materials Practice (91)-44 -6681 4303 [email_address] Tanu Chopra Assistant Manager Corporate Communications, MENA +91.22.6607 2037 [email_address] Ravinder Kaur Assistant Manager Corporate Communications- South Asia +91 44 6160 6666 [email_address]