STATE OF THE INDUSTRY ON THE OFFENSIVE

The Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) sees the folding carton sector as a tremendous opportunity for the flexo process. "At present, less than one-quarter of all [folding carton] output is printed flexographically and 125 plants produce the materials," says FTA's 2002 Business Forecast. "Still, the sector represents 19.3 percent of flexographic printing revenues, with 2002 business expected to translate to $16.5 billion."