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One-Stop Research For $400 Billion Industry. Packaging industry professionals and city analysts are set to benefit from a new definitive market research reference source via the net. The subscriber based online service is being launched this month (March) by Packaging magazine, Europe’s leading news journal for the industry, and Market Tracking International (MTI), the independent specialist research company. With an ever increasing need for strategic, up-to-date and reliable data on the factors shaping the packaging industry and its performance, Packaging Marketfile will provide an on-line subscriber database giving updated market intelligence in a user friendly, searchable format. This is the first time a specialised database has been built for the large and complex packaging industry, and Packaging Marketfile brings together the entire packaging chain from raw supply, through conversion to end-use applications for all the main material sectors of the industry - plastics, flexibles, paper and board, metal and glass. This approach allows inter-material comparisons and strategic analysis of the entire packaging industry, both globally and by individual country or region, while the company information sector provides the latest analysis on over 200 packaging enterprises worldwide. The Packaging Marketfile Service includes: Industry Performance Data - an on-going market review assessing the current and forecast performance of the packaging industry. Latest National and International Statistics Updated Intelligence on Leading Companies Acquisitions and Mergers Worldwide Raw Material Sector Trends Analysis of Demand and Application Trends Latest Technology and New Products Forecasts and Economic Trends Packaging Marketfile can be sampled at: www.marketfile.co.uk/packaging where a free demonstration illustrates the enormous coverage and functionality of Packaging Marketfile. For further details contact: John Holmes or Chris Brockman at Marketing Tracking International (MTI) on Tel: (0) 17, Fax: (0) 17 or email: or Mary Murphy, Publisher Packaging, Miller Freeman UK Ltd on Tel: 01