The Freedonia Group’s Packaging Industry Team Provides Analysis on This Move
September 12, 2023Smurfit Kappa, a leading multinational paper packaging manufacturer, announced that it was in talks with WestRock, another leading multinational paper, paperboard, and corrugated packaging supplier, about a possible merger.
September 7, 2023Demand for paper and paperboard foodservice disposables for fast food and fast casual restaurants will rise 2.8% per year to $10.2 billion in 2027, with unit demand reaching 314 billion.
July 14, 2023Rising consumer spending and industrial output in developing markets will boost sales of food, clothing, and other goods typically packaged in boxes.
May 2, 2023Paper will see moderate growth and siphon some share from plastic, as sustainability trends – including bans of such EPS foam products as loose fill in parts of the country – will encourage substitution of plastic with paper.
April 27, 2023Gains will be boosted by growth in chemical and pharmaceutical output, with healthy advances in China and India – both of which are among the largest and fastest growing chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturers globally.
March 22, 2023