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Growth Slows in Europe’s Flexible Packaging Market for Second Year in Succession

Growth in flexible packaging market slowed to 1.3 percent in both value and volume terms in 2013

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Declining demand in a number of national markets, principally France and Italy, and the continuing lack of significant inflationary pressures, are the main factors behind growth in Europe’s flexible packaging market slowing to 1.3% in both value and volume terms in 2013, down from 2.1% and 1.8% respectively in 2012.   This is one of the main conclusions from PCI’s latest annual report on the €12.3 billion European converted flexible packaging market with growth expected to pick up only slightl...

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