2023 Packaging Material Cost Forecast

2023 Packaging Material Cost Forecast Update

_{Just Completed -- The 2023 Packaging Material Cost Forecast Update January 2023}

Pack Trax Packaging Cost Forecasts are the most comprehensive source of cost projections for packaging. We cover virtually all packaging segments for all global regions.

We completed our 2023 Forecast Update in late January. No matter how robust the methodology there will almost always be

issues which arise necessitating adjustments. This year, the biggest issue has been a benign hurricane season in the U.S. resulting in much lower resin prices than we originally projected. The Euro exchange rate has been volatile. And energy input costs have underperformed our projections from June 2022.

Our Forecasts cover the following materials

Rigid Plastics for Bottles & Closures

High Density Polyethylene Bottle Resin Prices
Polypropylene Bottle and Closure Resins
PET Bottle Resin
PVC Rigid Plastic Resins
We cover North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America and Southeast Asia

Thermoform Resins

Polystyrene
High Impact Polystyrene
PET
rPET
PETG
PVC
PP
HDPE
Polycaarbonate

Flexible Packaging

Linear Low Density Polyethylene Resins & Films
Low Density PE Film Resins
Polypropylene Films
PET Films
PVC Film Resins
Shrink Sleeve Films
Blister Films
Aluminum Foil
LDPE Extrusion Coating Resins
Lightweight Coated Paper
EVOH
Nylon 6
We cover North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia

Paper Packaging

Corrugated Linerboard and Medium
Recycled Boxboard
SBS Boxboard
SUS Boxboard
Lightweight Coated Paper
Label Paper
North America, Europe, Asia & Latin America

Metal Cans

Aluminum Can Stock
Tinplate
We cover North America, Europe and Asia

Integrity and Trust

We have been Forecasting Packaging Material Costs for 19 years, and we are proud of our track record. Our projections and recommendations correctly identified supply and cost issues months before they emerged because of our proprietary methodology.

The Forecast is prepared by purchasing and packaging executives with more than 70 years collective experience sourcing packaging materials. We have worked in consumer, food and the packaging businesses. That gives us great perspective. Our research also correlates more than 60 independent sources of information for optimal accuracy. We combine that with our own direct experience sourcing billions of lbs. of all types of packaging materials.

Pack Trax Forecasts are exceptionally cost effective. Subscription with monthly updates begin at just $995 for 12 months and include an Update in January.

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