Changing Lifestyles Among Consumers Popularizes Flexible Packaging in North America, Observes Frost & Sullivan

Changing Lifestyles Among Consumers Popularizes Flexible Packaging in North America, Observes Frost & Sullivan PR Newswire MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Nov. 15, 2012 - Customized flexible packaging is rapidly replacing conventional packaging in a number of applications MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Changing lifestyles among consumers and the consequent dependence on processed, packed and pre-cooked food is increasing the sales of flexible packaging. Rigid packaging is visibly giving way to flexible packaging due to the latter's light weight, superior barrier properties, and prudent use of packaging materials. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.chemicals.frost.com), Analysis of the North American Flexible Packaging Market, finds that the market earned revenues of $25.40 billion in 2011 and estimates this to reach $30.63 billion in 2016 at a compound annual growth rate of 3.8 percent. The dominant flexible packaging formats are pouches and are likely to remain so during the forecast period of 2012 to 2016. If you are interested in more information on this research, please send an email to Jeannette Garcia, Corporate Communications, at jeannette.garcia@frost.com, with your full name, company name, job title, telephone number, company email address, company website, city, state and country.