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Illinois Contact Info

  • Contact Name:
  • Sharon Stead Galantino, Managing Director ,

    Siobhan Lysaght- Trade and Marketing Representative , Annick Briganti- Trade and Investment Representative
  • Address:
  • 28-30 Boulevard de la Cambre, Bte 2
    B-1000 Brussels
    Belgium
  • Phone:
  • 32-2-6465730
  • Fax:
  • 32-2-6465511
  • Email:
  • Brussels@illinoistrade.org

Illinois Demographic Info

  • Region:
  • Midwest, Great Lakes
  • Population:
  • 12.9 Million
  • Gross State Product:
  • $633.7 Billion
  • Exports:
  • $49.8 Billion (2010)
  • Labor Force:
  • 6.6 Million (2009)
  • Latest Unemployment Rate:
  • 9.2 % (2010)
  • Unionization Rate:
  • 14.5
  • Per Capita Personal Income:
  • $42,397 (2009)
  • Capital City:
  • Springfield
  • Principal Cities:
  • Chicago, Peoria, Springfield, Rockford, Champaign-Urbana, Bloomington-Normal

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Packaging Industry 

    Everything made must be packaged. Illinois’ large industrial base makes the state very attractive for the packaging industry. 

• Employment: 22,000+
• Total sales: $18.475 Billion
• Number of Businesses: 782 

    All types of packaging, including paper and allied products, miscellaneous plastic products, glass and glassware, metal cans and even shipping containers and packaging machinery are in high demand. Illinois is the leading state in the U.S. for manufacturing of packaging machinery. The United States is the world's largest market for packaging technology, earning revenues exceeding $100 billion annually. Although this is a huge market, it is still growing, fuelled by the highly competitive, industrialized, market-driven U.S. economy. The extensive range of American-made packaging equipment reflects the machinery industry's historical response to the dynamic needs of U.S. and international manufacturers of packaged goods. As of 2005 Illinois ranked number one in the U.S. in terms of total sales in the packaing industry. Chicago will host the 2008PackExpo International trade show, at which over 45,000 visitors from more than 120 countries are expected. 

Links: 
Institute of Packaging Professionals: http://www.iopp.org
Institute of Packaging Professionals (Chicago Chapter): http://www.ioppchi.org/
PackExpo: http://www.packexpo.com
Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute: http://www.pmmi.org/