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Four hurdles facing the flexible packaging industry today

According to the “2019 Flexible Packaging Market Assessment” by PMMI Business Intelligence, there are four challenges to the growth of the flexible packaging industry, including uncertainty in the supply chain due to rising costs of materials and tariff impacts, and rapid changes due to consumer buying habits and innovations in the industry.

Tariffs:

US tariffs on raw materials used in inks and packaging could be an issue for the flexible packaging industry:

• A direct impact would be felt by manufacturers who use thin grade aluminum foil used in flexible packaging applications, and while these may not be of significant volume in the big picture, higher import fees would have to be passed on to customers.

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