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Folding Carton Forecasts: Market Watchers Forecast Shifting Focus

Tonnage is on the rise. Revenues are too. Compound annual growth rates (CAGR) chart at between 4 percent and 5 percent. Economics and efficiencies are focal points that drive strategic directions. Enhanced customer experiences are being pursued. Digital technologies, complementary to flexo, continue to win favor. Sales will approach, if not exceed $150 billion at […]

Corrugated Market Forecasts: Analysts Report E-Commerce, Environmental Consciousness Will Fuel Growth

Exponential growth, attributable to e-commerce, is propelling the corrugated packaging industry forward. When combined with ever-more-stringent environmental regulations, corrugated print’s cost/benefit profile becomes more and more attractive. How attractive? So much so that a trio of industry analysts—Smithers Pira, Mordor Intelligence and SpendEdge—all see no stop in momentum through 2024. Their collective evaluations have charted […]

Flexible Packaging Forecasts: Market Researchers Say Segment Fraught with Challenging Dynamics

Adaptability, attractive operating expenses, excellent print capabilities, compact and efficient production lines, minimal energy requirements and low labor costs have combined and caused multiple industry analysts to declare flexography the print process of choice among flexible packaging converters. While projections point to significant growth, differences in predictions are sizeable when it comes to dollar value, […]

Grafisoft Named Distribution Partner for Domino’s Digital Printing Solutions in South America

SANTIAGO, Chile—Domino Digital Printing Solutions was delighted to welcome Francisco Fernández, director of Grafisoft, onto its stand during Labelexpo Europe 2019 when he came to sign the contract for a new distribution agreement with Domino. This new partnership will extend Domino’s presence in South America with Grafisoft becoming responsible for promoting sales of Domino’s N610i […]

Smithers Pira Report Sees Significant Growth for Flexography

In 2018, the global market for print equipment has a value of $19.77 billion, according to the latest exclusive analysis from the Smithers Pira report The Future of Global Print Equipment Markets to 2023. The global value for print equipment sales (at constant prices) grew from $19.11 billion in 2011 to $20.96 billion in 2017 […]

FINAT’s Findings: Sophisticated Substrates Lead Charge in Label Sector Growth

Sophisticated label substrates have experienced exponential growth due to demand for high-end applications, according to FINAT. Since 2010, demand for polypropylene- (PP) based materials has grown 78 percent, direct thermal papers are up 51 percent and white coated papers have enjoyed a 24 percent increase. Figures indicate that while paper-based materials continue to dominate label […]

Six Trends Driving Innovation in the Evolving Flexographic Printing Market

Flexography has long since established its place as packaging’s print process of choice, according to market watchers at Smithers Pira. “The global print marketplace is changing rapidly with new consumer, retailer and client demands requiring more variation and lower run lengths,” they add. As a result, careful examination indicates, “Print suppliers are being challenged to […]