The rise in cremation in the USA will continue. This is as projected. Funeral Corporate leaders in explaining away traditional funeral numbers have implied the situation is temporary. Although some are turned off by the irreversibility of the cremation process here will be more use of urns, and columbariums. There will be less use of caskets.
Cremation has affected the sales at Batesville Casket Company,(Hillenbrand, Inc) the world’s largest casket company according to the CEO.
North American burials continued to decline in the fourth quarter, even as the number of deaths returned to a more normal seasonal level,” said Kenneth Camp, president and CEO, in the release. “We believe the economic uncertainties have prompted some families to opt for cremation at a rate greater than we’ve seen in the past.”
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