State of the Folding Carton Industry

Clear-eyed assessments

This sense of realism pervades every statement that packaging printers make about the outlook for their businesses and for the folding carton industry as a whole.

"My whole business is based on speed to market," says Murry Pitts, president of Carded Graphics. He adds that after years of rising demand for short runs on short notice, "turnaround times have been virtually eliminated" in some of the markets he serves.