Demand for active and intelligent packaging is projected to climb 13% annually to $1.1 billion in 2011, according to the Freedonia Group, Cleveland, OH. Growth will be fueled by the development of new generations of products with improved performance at more cost-competitive prices, which will spur greater market acceptance for many product types. The majority of active and intelligent packaging technologies are still specialty niches in the broad U.S. packaging sector due to the relatively ...