Study points to 2.6% indent on packaging production

The physical production of the packaging sector fell 2.59% in the first half of 2015 before the same interval last year, when indentation was 1.35%.
In the first six months of this year, just in June there was growth of 0.99 percent. The data were released by the Brazilian Association of packing (OPEN), in a study with the seal of the Brazilian Institute of Economics of Fundação Getúlio Vargas (IBRE/FGV).
In the Division by type of products, wood packaging had the biggest fall in the first half, production of 14.47 percent, followed by metal ( -6.15%), plastic ( -2.67%), paper, cardboard and paperboard ( -1.25%) and glass ( -0.41%).
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For 2015, the expectation of the Association is 3% drop. At the beginning of the year, to disclose the numbers pertaining to 2014, the OPEN had designed a recoil between 0.5% to 1.5% by volume of production for this year.
In values, open it revised its estimate for the year 2015 of $ 58,2 billion, disclosed earlier this year year, to R $ 57,517 billion.
In the Division by sectors, the largest participation must be of plastic material, with 40.17% (R $ 23,101 billion), followed by corrugated cardboard, with 18.02% (R $ 10,361 billion), and metal, with 17.29% (R $ 9,944 billion).
The Economist in charge of the study, Solomon Pictures, comments, in a statement, that the numbers reflect the daily life of the country. "Consumer confidence comes decreasing month by month.
Consequently, there was a decrease in consumption routine that directly impacts many sectors of industry, including the packaging.
The international environment is still far from normal, and a possible resumption of the packaging industry should not gain strength before mid-2016, "he said.
Jobs
According to the study, the packaging sector generated 226,866 jobs until may 2015, which meant a 1.6% drop compared to the same period in 2014.
The wood segment showed the biggest fall in job creation, to 5.73%, followed by metallic ( -3.10%), paper ( -2.91%), plastic ( -1.43%) and cardboard and corrugated cardboard ( -0.62%). The glass area was the only one present, growth of 4.04%.