State of the Industry: Folding Cartons — Doing Well and Getting Better

Markens cites consolidation as a challenge, but also sees this as an opportunity. “Once consolidation happens, there will be fewer plants, therefore supply and demand will be rationalized a little more,” he says. “So I think it’s an opportunity for independents. As that shakes out, there’s plenty of space for everybody.” He notes, however, that consolidation does make it tougher and more complicated to do work.