Revenue of NL packaging industry set to reach €6.5bn in 2018

A new ABN AMRO report predicts the output of the Dutch packaging industry to grow by 2.0% and 1.5% respectively in 2017 and 2018. The total revenue of the Dutch packaging industry will amount to around €6.5 billion in 2018 (2016: €6.2 billion). Key drivers are the upturn in consumer spending, the strong increase in online retail sales and sustained growth in exports. To catch the eye of the consumer, packaging needs to be increasingly attractive, personal, interactive and sustainable. Investments by packaging producers in material knowledge and new machinery is crucial to meet these new demands on retail packaging. This has triggered a process of consolidation amid strong foreign interest.
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