最近出版的《RAUCH美国包装工业指南》(1990)版指出,在未来的五年中,增长率历来很高的包装工业的发展速度将放慢,年实际增长率将为3.6％,因而国际包装业的竞争将趋于激化。塑料包装将继续保持其领先发展地位,但是,经改进的老包装材料——玻璃、金属和纸——的竞争力将增强。 The recently published RAUCH Guidebook for the Packaging Industry (1990) states that in the next five years, the packaging industry, which has historically had a very high growth rate, will see a slowdown at a real annual growth rate of 3.6%. As a result, Competition in the industry will tend to intensify. Plastic packaging will continue to maintain its leading position, but the competitiveness of older, improved packaging materials - glass, metal and paper - will grow.