Shrink Sleeves
2011 Year End Shrink Sleeve Material Cost Review
PVC shrink sleeve film costs increased by 6%
during 2011. Most converters have offset this
with imported materials and / or downgauging.
Shrink Sleeve Cost Improvement
A recent edition of the Package Sourcing Action Report
outlines initiatives that can improve your shrink sleeve costs
by 8% to 14%.
PET, OPP and PVC film costs are covered in detail designed
to place packaging buyers in a position to lead supplier
performance and cost improvement.
The 2012 Packaging Material Cost Forecast
Pack Trax is one of the only research reports which Forecasts the
price of resins as well as films for shrink sleeves.
PackTrax was the first publication to report corrections in PP and PET
resins in May which is beginning to provide price relief for packaging users.
The 2012 Forecast projects supply and demand for all films as well
as resins for shrink sleeve films. We report extensively on material
cost inputs to resins and films to provide, what we consider to be some
of the best Forecasting of film costs available. This provides our
subscribers with information in one concise and compact format at
a fraction of the cost of other research.