"Global Packaging Industry Survey 2013: Economic Outlook in BRIC" is a new report by Canadean that provides the reader with an extensive and authoritative analysis of the economic outlook in BRIC for 2013. Furthermore, this report, available from Reportlinker (www.reportlinker.com), grants access to the opinions and strategies of business decision makers and competitors in regard to the growth prospects of the four largest emerging economies, and examines their actions surrounding business opportunities in these countries in 2013. In addition, the global packaging industry survey report provides a comprehensive account of the opinions conveyed by executives to help the reader to judge which of the BRIC nations could really be the drivers of the global economy in 2013. The report also provides access to information categorized by company type, region, and company turnover.

This report is the result of an extensive survey drawn from Canadean's exclusive panel of leading global packaging industry companies; it identifies respondents' current business scenarios with BRIC nations and demonstrates respondents' intentions of changes in business dynamics during 2013. Furthermore, the report tracks the leading business concerns that affect business with BRIC nations and understands respondents' willingness for business with BRIC nations in 2013.

Key Questions

What is the current market landscape and what is changing?

The survey reflects that both packaging industry buyer and supplier respondents acknowledge 'India' and 'China' as the key BRIC nations for their current business operations; in addition, respondents expect a positive economic outlook for BRIC in 2013.

 What are the key drivers behind recent market changes?

Both buyers and suppliers identify that the 'policy towards foreign investment' will improve significantly in the BRIC nations.

What makes this report unique and essential to read?

"Global Packaging Industry Survey 2013: Economic Outlook in BRIC" is a new report by Canadean that provides the reader with an extensive and authoritative analysis of the economic outlook in BRIC for 2013. This report identifies respondents' current business scenario with BRIC nations and demonstrates respondents' intentions of changes in business dynamics during 2013. In addition, the global packaging industry survey report provides a comprehensive account of the opinions conveyed by executives to help the reader to judge which of the BRIC nations could really be the drivers of the global economy in 2013.

Key features and benefits

• To identify the perceptions of respondents about the intensity of current business with BRIC nations, and explore the change in business conditions and their influence on BRIC nations in 2013.
• Analyzes the business expectations of global packaging industry respondents within the BRIC nations.
• Uncovers the key issues and challenges that restrain respondents from doing business with BRIC nations.
• Identifies the economic outlook for the BRIC nations in 2013.
• To understand the expected changes in business volumes with Brazil, Russia, India, and China in 2013.

Key Market Issues

In total, 80% of respondents from Asia-Pacific declare that they currently operate their business in 'India', while 54% from Europe operate their business in 'Russia'.

Respondents from small and large companies indicate high growth in 'Brazil', while respondents from medium-sized companies acknowledge 'India' and 'China' as the key growth markets for business expansions in 2013.

Regardless of regional classification across all BRIC nations, respondents highlight that their companies do not plan to do business with BRIC nations in 2013 as it is 'not part of their current business strategy'.

Respondents from North America, Europe, and the Rest of the World identify 'physical infrastructure' as a key attribute that is expected to improve considerably within the BRIC nations in 2013.

Analysis reveals that 44%, 42%, and 37% of respondents from the buyer segment expressed that they 'expect an improvement' in the general state of the economy in Brazil, India, and China in 2013 respectively.

Key Highlights

In total, 57% and 56% of supplier respondents consider 'India' and 'China' to be the most significant BRIC markets.

Canadean's industry survey reveals that buyer respondents give comparatively more preference for doing business with 'Brazil', 'Russia', and 'China' than 'India' over the next 12 months.

Of supplier respondents, 'unfavorable government policies' and 'regulatory changes' are considered the key barriers for business with BRIC nations in 2013.

In total, 61% of buyer respondents envisage the 'policy towards foreign investment' to improve in Brazil in 2013.

 Overall, 46% of buyer respondents state that there are 'no major changes expected' in the future economic outlook of Russia.