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for what the coming year brings as we strive for continued growth.” VALLEY CONTAINER Bridgeport, Connecticut: Robert Niedermeier reports: “‘Tepid’ would be the word I’d use to describe the sales environment this past year at Valley Container. Talking with many other box makers, it would appear we’re not
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alone despite some pockets of great sales in different areas. While the year may not have been a re- cord one akin to the post Covid years, the steady pace at which we have progressed allowed us to gear up for the coming years. “The expectation for 2026 is
Robert Niedermeier
‘more of the same’ with a ‘better than last year’ mentality. More of the same regarding a steady business environ- ment and climate given the national and global pressures abound. Nationally, I don’t expect an expansion which would create a boom, and I don’t expect a major recession that would cause extreme contraction either. Tarriff pres- sure, pricing pressures related to the affordability conver- sation, coupled with as steady of a political climate (albeit divisive) means that slow and steady is what I expect for the coming year. So, more of the same. “The big question on the table these days seems to be who does the country want to be? The dividing lines chal- lenge capitalism in many ways, yet the gluttonous streak of the country can’t but help to embrace the consumeristic tendencies that have brought us to today. Throw on top of that pricing pressures which the majority of the country feels every day. “The result is a sour pill to swallow for a country that would love to spend but simply has to show enough re- straint not to in order to keep food on the table and the lights one. A struggle that will keep consumer spending limited thereby continuing our tepid environment for the packaging sector. “My guess is that this environment will continue for the foreseeable future, just like in the Obama years. Unfortu- nately, it will take an ‘event’ of some magnitude to break the malaise, hopefully for the good. While Covid did just that, we can’t say that a pandemic is something that ulti- mately was a good thing, even if it shook up the economy and lead to some banner years. Our outlook is one where we simply stay poised to jump should opportunity pres- ent itself, continue to execute our five- and ten-year goals, while remaining fiscally sound should another negative turn in the economy present itself. “‘Better than last’ for Valley Container means we’re geared up to take captive some efficiency expectations from the last 13 months of capital investment. Starting last November, we have installed a new Baysek, Vega special-
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