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“全球化”是北美地区很多行业提及最多的一个词汇,在软包装行业也是如此。北美软包装行业一直对快速发展的亚洲市场比较关注,但最近一段时间,其关注的焦点开始集中在远东地区的软包装加工商身上。亚洲的很多软包装加工商有两大突出优势:劳动力和原材料成本低。低廉的劳动力再加上亚洲地区的树脂成本比北美地区低,所以亚洲的软包装加工商对北美的软包装加工商造成了较大的威胁,但这是否意味着在接下来的两年中北美软包装行业将处于非常悲观的局势中呢?当然不是。对北美软包装行业来说,现在最重要的是在真正的挑战来临之前找到解决的方法,在原本属于硬质包装的市场领域中积极开拓。另外,可持续包装以及环保包装的开发也是软包装加工商需要考虑的关键问题,尽管目前还不是行业的主要推动力,但很明显环保包装在未来将扮演越来越重要的作用。加工商和供应商在该领域也正投入越来越多的注意力。下面是北美主要的软包装加工商和设备供应商高管层对全球化影响的一些看法,着重关注了亚洲市场在全球化市场中的作用,可持续包装以及行业怎样应对人口老龄化的问题。
“Globalization ” is one of the most mentioned terms in many industries in North America, as well as in the flexible packaging industry. North American flexible packaging industry has been more concerned about the fast-growing Asian market, but most recently its focus has been on flexible packaging processors in the Far East. Many of Asia’s flexible packaging processors have two outstanding advantages: low labor and raw material costs. Low labor costs coupled with lower resin costs in Asia than in North America, so the Asian soft-packaging processors in North America, the soft-packaging processors pose a greater threat, but does this mean that in the next two years, the North American flexible packaging industry Of course it is not going to be in a very pessimistic situation For the North American flexible packaging industry, the most important thing now is to find a solution before the real challenge comes in and actively develop in the market segment that originally belonged to rigid packaging. In addition, sustainable packaging and the development of environmentally friendly packaging are also key issues that soft pack manufacturers need to consider. While not yet a major driver of the industry, it is clear that eco-packaging will play an increasingly important role in the future. Processors and suppliers are also investing more and more attention in this area. Here are some of the top global builders’ perceptions of senior North American soft -wrap processors and equipment suppliers, focusing on the Asian market’s role in a globalized market, sustainable packaging and how industries can tackle the problem of aging populations.