Printing for Corrugated Packaging: What's Ahead for Color Digital Printing?

Of the companies that responded, 13 are print-for-pay enterprises and 17 are in-plant print shops at various manufacturers and a few retailers. Most have color printing of corrugated in their own operations, but a few buy the needed print services from outside suppliers. The total group has an optimistic view of market's future: asked about the growth outlook for the different types of corrugated printing that they do, 46 percent say the market is stable, 36 percent expect growth of up to 10 percent annually, and 18 percent expect annual growth of 10 percent or more; no one predicts a decline in corrugated printing.