Cartonmakers Must Accentuate Positives

The carton industry posted modest gains in 1999, but could renewed strategic smarts bring major momentum in 2000?

By Susan Friedman

At first glance, the folding carton's economic health could be summed up as simply "all good." According to Liz Hill, director of industry information at the Paperboard Packaging Council, "the national economy is still in an upswing, and the folding carton economy is following."