State of the Folding Carton Industry
Printers are finding the right tools and strategies to open up new opportunities in folding cartons.
Growth not at a gallop
The rate of growth in the U.S. is likely be more restrained, however. The Paperboard Packaging Council's (PPC) Trends: 2012 Industry Outlook and Market Data Report forecasted that total growth in the folding carton market would average just 0.5 percent annually over the next five years, with carton shipments expected to rebound to 1.8 percent in 2012. Ben Markens, president of PPC, says that the actual growth figure for 2012 was one percent and that this pace has remained "pretty flat" through this year.
Patrick Henry is the director of Liberty or Death Communications. He is also a former Senior Editor at NAPCO Media and long time industry veteran.
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