Plastic sheet market in USA projected to grow to US$7.2 bln by 2011

Demand for plastic sheet in the U.S. is projected to grow nearly 3% pa to 7.7 billion pounds in 2011 to a value of US $7.2 billion, as per a study by The Freedonia Group.The study concluded that food packaging markets will present the best opportunities and increase to 3.8 billion pounds in 2011, accounting for nearly half of all sheet applications; and that polystyrene sheet will account for nearly half of all applications in 2011.