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Article: Flexible packaging: narrow web converters are seizing a significant share of this lucrative market from their wide web counterparts, and there's no end in sight.
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- Label & Narrow Web
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- October 1, 2002
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Flexible packaging as a whole is growing. According to the 2002 Flexible Packaging Association's State of the Industry Report, flexible packaging accounts for 17 percent of the total packaging market. The newest figures acquired by the FPA reveal that it is now a $20 billion industry, up from $17 billion in 1997.
Flexible packaging is a broad category encompassing such items as pouches, bags and wraps. Arguably, items such as blister packs and shrink sleeves can also be included under the umbrella of flexible packaging. The FPA defines a flexible package as any package whose shape can be readily changed. Flexible packaging is utilized in a variety of fields--food ...