Demand for flexible packaging currently exceeds demand for rigid packaging for meat, poultry and seafood products. As a result, the market for plastic film for these products is projected to grow 3.9 percent per year to reach $2.4 billion in 2017, according to a report published in May 2013 by Freedonia, Cleveland, Ohio.(1) This means film will account for about 25 percent of the packaging used for fresh and frozen, processed and ready-to-eat products.
Click here to read the full story.
