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With the Consumer Goods Packaging and Container Industry reporting earnings this week, investors are getting a good idea about the industry health. Hit hard by the economic downturn, companies are beginning to show signs of recovery.

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Makers that served the food industry fared better during these harsh economic times as more consumers shirked restaurant visits to eat at home, driving up demand for food based packaging. Recently, companies have reported higher volume and demand for corrugated and containerboard products from their year-earlier numbers. Companies have also managed to gain a small amount of pricing power due to their decrease in operations. With demand on the increase, production will have to operate efficiently to keep up in the coming quarters. Visit us at http://www.wallstreetequityresearch.com/ to understand the catalysts and forces driving or affecting packaging & containers companies in today's economic environment.

As profitability continues to be a moving target, many companies are seeking new ways to promote revenue. Some of the larger businesses are pruning their lower-margin sectors or seeking to buy out other companies to expand their market access. Other companies are looking to new eco-friendly container options in hopes that consumer demand will help bolster their sales.

Earnings so far have been very encouraging for the industry even if profits were down for some companies like Owens-Illinois Inc. which saw an earnings drop of 5.5% to $$0.85 cents a share. Slow demand in Europe and North America coupled with adverse foreign currency caused the profit decline for Q2 2010 according to the company. Shareholders and investors can access the free research Owens-Illinois Inc. now by signing up at http://wallstreetequityresearch.com/August032010Owens-IllinoisInc.(OI)030810.php

Last week, Ball Corp. posted earnings at $69 million or $0.74 cents a share which were 48% lower to the same quarter last year. This drop in profits was attributed to recent acquisitions. The www.wallstreetequityresearch.com has also compiled a free research on Ball Corporation that can be downloaded now by signing up at http://wallstreetequityresearch.com/August032010BallCorporation(BLL)030810.php

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