Converting Manufacturers Predict 7% Growth for New Millennium
Despite the current economic problems affecting the converting industry, converting machinery and materials manufacturers are predicting a surprising 7% growth in the year 2000 for the $79-billion-plus U.S. converting marketplace.
According to a recent survey conducted by Exhibit Surveys, Inc., and sponsored by Miller Freeman, Inc., the world’s largest trade show producer, dozens of global manufacturers and suppliers are generally optimistic about sales increasing in the new millennium. Several of the respondents predicted double-digit growth, while only one manufacturer forecast a negative growth of -3%.