Plastic reusable packaging improves the flow of product all along the supply chain, to reduce costs. These products are used to move, store and distribute product within a single operation or entire supply chain. From raw material to finished goods, plastic reusable packaging safely and efficiently moves material/product to its destination.

            The plastic container and manufacturing sector has seen a tremendous change in the last 10 years. The use of plastic packaging containers has exploded and with that a corresponding jump in production machinery, materials, and, recycling equipment and materials.

            Changes to packaging have created an increase in the existing range of packaged products and the introductions of new technologies, designs and materials.  Plastic production and packaging machinery is mostly imported from the United States .

            Mexico only produces complementary equipment such as conveyors, sealing machines, etc.  European countries such as Germany , Italy , and France are exporting some equipment to Mexico ; however, this represents less than 20 percent of the Mexican imports.

            The total market for plastic container producing and packaging equipment, including parts, is increasing because of the continuous growth in imports resulting from an overall increase in demand of packaged processed foods and beverages. More liberal trade regulations (in particular, the reduced import tariffs); increased economic growth; and the reduction in inflation and devaluation rates have also created a large increase in plastic packaging containers.

            Plastic containers have many inherent advantages over glass and metal. A new breed of packaging products has been introduced recently which enables products that could not previously...

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