“Global Packaging Survey 2012–2013: Market Trends, Buyer Spend and Procurement Strategies in the Global Packaging Industry” is a new report by Canadean that analyzes how global packaging industry companies’ procurement expenditure, business strategies, and practices are set to change in 2012–2013. This report provides data and analysis on category-level spending outlooks, budgets, supplier selection criteria, business challenges, and investment opportunities of leading purchase decision makers in the global packaging industry. The report also identifies future growth of buyers and suppliers, M&A, and e-procurement in the global packaging industry. This report not only grants access to the opinions and strategies of business decision makers and competitors in the global packaging industry, but also examines their actions surrounding business priorities. The report also provides access to information categorized by region, company type, and size.
 
 Introduction and Landscape
 Why was the report written?
 This report is the result of an extensive survey drawn from Canadean’s exclusive panel of leading global packaging industry executives. The report provides data and analysis on buyer expenditure, procurement, and developments within the global packaging industry. This report includes key topics such as global packaging industry buyer expenditure, and procurement behaviors and strategies. This report identifies the threats and opportunities within the global packaging industry, economic outlook trends, and business confidence within global packaging industry executives.Most secondary research reports are based on general industry drivers and do not understand the industry executives’ attitude and changing behaviors, creating a gap in presenting the business outlook of the industry. In an effort to bridge this gap, Canadean created this primary-research based report by gathering the opinions of multiple stake holders in the value-chain of the global packaging industry. http://www.bharatbook.com/market-research-reports/packaging-market-research-report/global-packaging-survey-2012-2013-market-trends-buyer-spend-and-procurement-strategies-in-the-global-packaging-industry.html
 
 What is the current market landscape and what is changing?
 Executives from the global packaging industry expect increased levels of consolidation, with 55% of respondents anticipating that there will be either a ‘significant increase’ or an ‘increase’ in merger and acquisition (M&A) activities over the next 12 months. Industry Analysis
 
 What are the key drivers behind recent market changes?
 Large packaging companies are seeking small and specialized companies to strengthen their core competencies, reduce costs, and resist competition with their enriched product mix. The higher expected levels of consolidation in the global packaging industry is also due to new cost or demand pressures, repayment of debts, the potential need to meet new compliance procedures or gain quick access to new markets, business expansion, and attempts to increase market share.
 
 What makes this report unique and essential to read?
 “Global Packaging Survey 2012–2013: Market Trends, Buyer Spend and Procurement Strategies in the Global Packaging Industry” is a new report by Canadean that analyzes how packaging industry companies’ procurement expenditure, business strategies, and practices are set to change in 2012–2013. This report gives you access to category-level spending outlooks, budgets, supplier selection criteria, business challenges, and investment opportunities of leading purchase decision makers. The report also identifies the future growth of buyers and suppliers, M&A, and e-procurement. This report not only grants access to the opinions and strategies of business decision makers and competitors, but also examines their actions surrounding business priorities. The report also provides access to information categorized by region, company type, and size.
 
 Key Features and Benefits
 Project industry trends and revenue growth expectations in 2012, and make informed business decisions.
 Drive revenues by understanding future product investment areas and key growth regions.
 Uncover key challenges and opportunities and identify the key actions required to maintain and win buyer business.
 Formulate effective sales and marketing strategies by identifying how buyer budgets are changing and direction of spending in the future. Better promote your business by aligning your capabilities and business practices with your customer’s changing needs.
 Secure stronger customer relationships by understanding the behavior and changing strategies of industry buyers.
 
 Key Market Issues
 Global packaging industry respondents identify Eastern Europe to be the most important region for growth among emerging markets, along with China and India. Furthermore, Eastern Europe, India, and China are considered the three most important emerging markets by respondents from packaging buyers. The expansion of business activities in emerging markets, combined with changing consumer lifestyles and a rise in disposable income, has increased the demand for packaged consumer goods and bulk industrial goods in Eastern Europe.
 
 According to the survey, 65% of buyer respondents rate ‘raw material prices’ as the most important business concern in 2012, while 57% and 45% highlight ‘responding to pricing pressure’ and ‘cost containment’ respectively. Similarly, among suppliers, ‘market uncertainty’ and ‘raw material prices’ are considered the significant business challenges in 2012, according to 59% and 52% of respective respondents.
 
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