TECHNOLOGY'S EDGE

RFID is expected to lead the technology sectors with CAGR of 26.9 percent in the next five years. Other technologies including 2D bar codes are projected to have 13.7 percent growth. The CAGR for security printing is expected to be slightly higher at 14.6 percent. Together with substrates, inks, and coatings, this is expected to account for 60 percent of the total market. Witnessing a CAGR growth of 9.3 percent, holograms and diffractive optically variable image devices (DOVIDs) are predicted to make up the remaining 22 percent. pP