Packaging refers to the technology and material for enclosing or protecting products for distribution,
storage, sale, and use (Soroka, 2002). The packaging manufacturing sub-sector is not so much globalized,
with exports ranging only to a quarter of the total market volume. This is attributed to its general
tendency to set up operations nearer to its end market to cut down on variable costs. The sub-sector is
likewise comprised largely of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with a great number falling under the
less than 10 employees classification, particularly for the wooden packaging manufacturing