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The number of companies in the packaging industry is declining. The number of employees, on the other hand, has increased since 2015. The sales values achieved could be increased for the most part within the years 2020 and 2021.
The past has shown it time and again. Veritable industry crises are not only catastrophes for the printing industry, but also provide opportunities for extraordinary innovations.
While the fluctuation in paper and energy prices present severe challenges for our idustry, they also provide opportunities for streamlined and highly efficient print factories.
Buy-and-build strategies offer a pragmatic solution to expand the product portfolio, accelerate the entry into new (digital) business fields and accelerate your own company growth.
Our industry expertise and M&A experience help maximise the potential of this growth avenue for your business.
This year, 176 companies responded to the traditional autumn survey by Apenberg & Partner. Not surprisingly, against the backdrop of the current rise in paper prices, almost all respondents expect supplier prices to rise. However, in the autumn forecasts of the past years, there has never been such a high expectation that customer prices will also increase in 2022. 72 percent of the industry decision-makers surveyed are convinced of this.
For some time now, Latvia, and Riga in particular, has been repeatedly cited as an explanation when it comes to publishers demanding lower and lower prices for the production of their books or printers losing lucrative orders. Apenberg & Partner has taken up this issue and undertaken research on Latvian book production and its export, as well as German book import.
After this Corona year, we are all wondering how our industry will hold its own or change in 2022. To find out your personal assessment of the challenges and opportunities for the coming year, we cordially invite you to our traditional "Print Business Autumn Forecast".
As always, all participants will receive the evaluation of the forecast free of charge as a PDF.
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Printkompress N.05
With the 5th issue of its customer magazine Printkompress, Apenberg & Partner celebrates its 35th anniversary.
In Printkompress N.05 you can also read about ideal generational changes, bumpy post-merger processes, successfully implemented hybrid sales and enthusiastic robotics users.
In packaging printing, Apenberg & Partner was able to accompany the mega-project "ROSA" from conception to realisation. With just one production line, up to one billion frozen packages will be produced here in the future. In the "Hello Future" section, you can read about the challenges and successes that our team of consultants experienced at first hand.