After the Nicaraguan company Astro Packing Solution announced an indefinite closure of its operations, local companies predict that packaging will become more expensive in the coming weeks and will be forced to look for new suppliers in neighboring countries.
The use of unique codes that can be scanned with a mobile device, so that consumers know all the product information and companies interact with their customers, are part of the innovations that some packages already have.
Currently, consumer interest in products that are manufactured with environmental and social responsibility has grown. More and more customers want to have more details about the production processes and the origin of the goods.
The increasing trend for Italian consumers to consume processed foods, is creating an opportunity for both food exporters and manufacturers of packaging.
From an article by the Costa Rican Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER):
The economic crisis in Italy has led to Italians reducing their habit of dining out, which caused a rise in the need for processed foods which accompany and facilitate cooking at home, specifically sauces, dressings and condiments, which must always maintain the best quality for a demanding market.
The Honduran Council of Private Enterprise is asking the Government to expedite arrangements for meat packers to export their products to Europe.
According to Aline Flores, president of the Honduran Council of Private Enterprise (Cohep), "what we are asking about, so we can be fully prepared, are some registrations that have to be filed with various government offices especially in the issue of meat and other products because there are certain phytosanitary requirements to be met in the European market. "
There is local supply but most companies still purchase their packaging abroad, with $ 9.2 million were being paid for cardboard boxes alone in 2011.
An article in Laprensa.com.ni reveals that local manufacturers attributed the fact that companies buy their packaging abroad to "lack of knowledge", mainly in Guatemala and Costa Rica, with Sergio Sanchez, sales manager of Plásticos Modernos, noting that "There are no limitations, we offer everything that the flexible packaging industry has to offer. Products that are monolayer, coextruded and laminated. We also offer photo printing for bags, using up to eight colors, and we have an art and design department that is available to customers so that they do not have to develop the image and label design, which is an important complement to the packaging. "
The company aims to meet increasing regional demand by increasing its capacity to produce corrugated cardboard by 40%.
SigmaQ, a company with about 1,800 customers in El Salvador and the region, opened a new cardboard pressing plant on Thursday, with an investment of $4 million, the company reported in a statement.
According to information published in ElSalvador.com "With this investment, the company intends to increase by 40% its capacity to produce corrugated cardboard which is then converted into boxes for packing products for its customers.
Official sources have reported that six shrimp farms and a packing plant located in the Department of Choluteca and Valle will be sold through public auction.
The newspaper El Heraldo consulted the president of the board of Ibermar Hondufarms Group, Carlos Borjas, who pointed out that the starting price set for the auction is $8.4 million (160 million lempiras.)
The company will invest $3 million in a new packaging production line that will be launched early next year.
The new rotary press will generate 50 jobs and will fill orders from throughout the region and the Caribbean.
"Regional demand for packaging increased by 30% in the past year compared to last year, according to a company representative, and this has resulted in a performance in excess of 20% on corrugated, folding and flexible packaging lines", reported Laprensagrafica.com.
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