Top Folding Carton Converters — Clear Skies Ahead?

And considering high expectations for the industry in 2006, converters are looking to keep up with the trend.

With 80 percent of respondents operating at capacity levels of less than 90 percent and 30 percent operating at less than 80 percent capacity, those converters hope to expand their businesses. About 67 percent of all of the respondents reported interest in branching out into new end-use markets, and 47 percent expect to expand into new carton printing processes.