Flexible packaging demand doubling in emerging markets

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PCI's report, 'Opportunities in Emerging Flexible Packaging Markets to 2019', is an in-depth analysis of the flexible packaging markets in Poland, Russia, Turkey, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Nigeria. In each country profile, are details on substrate suppliers, converters, investors and purchasers with insights into these increasingly important markets.

Now in its second edition, this 270-page report, illustrated with more than 70 charts and tables, is an invaluable tool to inform all those involved in business planning, capital investment and future product development. Based on original field research conducted towards the end of 2014, it is the most up-to-date and comprehensive study available on these emerging flexible packaging markets.

The report covers markets of widely differing sizes, growth rates and levels of flexible packaging sophistication. One of the key findings is that although a number of these emerging markets, especially Russia and Brazil have recently been adversely affected by falling commodity prices and a slowing global economy, overall flexible packaging demand is still growing by nearly 10% per annum over the past five years. This is double the rate of the global flexible packaging market as a whole.

Commenting on the publication, study author Paul Gaster says, "Over 60% of total current demand in the markets reviewed is concentrated in seven South East Asian countries and this is where nearly 90% of our forecast growth will be generated over the next five years. These markets in particular will present investment and penetration opportunities for all those involved across the flexible packaging supply chain."

For more information, go to Opportunities in Emerging Flexible Packaging Markets to 2019.