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Demand for all types of pouches will continue to be bolstered by faster line speeds that have reduced costs and led to increased interest in pouches as a packaging option.

Sep 30, 2004

This is one of the trends reported in Pouches, a new study from The Freedonia Group. Freedonia projects pouch demand in the United States to climb 7% annually through 2008 to $5.2 billion, with healthy gains in both stand-up and flat-pouch versions. The 261-page study is available for $4겨. Call Corinne Gangloff at 440/684-9600, or visit http://www.freedoniagroup.com.

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