Flexible Packaging Competitive Advantages for Package Printing Facing Tough Economy, Sustainability

By Tom Polischuk

At the recent Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) annual meeting, George Thibeault, president of Constantia Hueck Foils LLC and chairman of FPA, presented an update on the association’s State of the Industry Report. He noted the industry’s 4 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the U.S. during the last decade. The industry also achieved productivity gains, reflected in the benchmark of $310,000-$320,000 in sales per industry employee in 2007, a figure that was about $250,000 just a couple years ago.