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Follow on Google News | Strong demand growth expected as more European brand owners adopt Stand-Up PouchesThe positive advantages of the stand-up pouch (SUP) will continue to drive strong growth in European demand for this packaging format, according to a new report from PCI Films Consulting.
Report author Paul Gaster notes, “In recent years, attitudes towards the SUP have become much more positive as brand owners, retailers and consumers recognise the attractions of this format as a cost-effective, convenient and environmentally superior alternative to rigid packaging”. PCI’s study has found that, in the five years up to 2008, European demand for stand-up pouches grew by 10 - 15% p.a. Demand slowed during the economic downturn in 2009, but stronger interest from packers is expected to return in future years. The renewed interest in SUPs can be attributed to a variety of factors, including the development of new packaging machinery, which delivers much higher production and filling speeds, as well as improvements in sealing efficiencies. Other technological advances have helped improve functionality and better heat and puncture resistance of the laminate material. Brand owners and food retailers have also more successfully exploited the consumer benefits offered by the SUP, providing a packaging solution with convenient features such as easy-open, reclosing, measured dosing and ease of food preparation. The marketers, too, are revelling in opportunities offered by the SUP for product differentiation, as well as its large graphic area for presentation and its transparency options. However, such a format is not without its drawbacks and much investment is required in the future in order to bring the entire process up to the higher packing line speeds of the more conventional rigid packaging formats. In spite of the difficulties currently faced by the SUP, developments are ongoing and significant progress has been made, and as the European economy recovers, PCI Films Consulting forecasts that present unit volume will grow by at least 50% by 2014. # # # PCI Films Consulting Limited specialises in providing market information and analysis to manufacturers and purchasers of speciality and oriented plastic films, such as PET, OPP, OPA, other polymer substrates, special papers and aluminium foil. End
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