Flexible packaging sector must grow 1.6% in 2013

The President of the Brazilian Association of Plastic Flexible packaging industry (Entire), entrepreneur Sergio Carneiro (SR Packaging), estimates that the sector close production growth 2013 physics near the processed plastic industry in General: 1.6%. "In the specific case of flexible, would say that we're closing well closer to the 2 percent." Still, he considers the skimpy performance in relation to national GDP, designed for 2.4% over the period. According to Ram, the main obstacle to the sectorial growth were imported. "Despite average growth around 6.5% of imports and exports, the trade balance in the sector should close the year with a deficit of 4.8% compared to 2012," punctuates the entrepreneur. For 2014, the President foresees a growth of around 2%. "If we have a stronger exchange rate, plastic packagings may be the star of industry growth, and the flexible menina dos olhos. This is because the food sector, driven by the prospect of reducing inflation, should grow 2.5% in 2014, against the meager 0.5 percent registered in 2013. "