Pulp Paper & Logistics
INDUSTRY NEWS 3
Corrugated packaging vital to the success of UK food and drinks
for the UK food and drinks industry, according to a recent survey commissioned by the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) Corrugated Sector.
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As demand for attractive and environmentally-friendly packaging grows, the survey found that corrugated packaging is leading the way for optimising the appearance and performance of a variety of branded products.
orrugated retail- ready packaging (RRP) is becoming an increasing necessity
A poll of 100 companies found
that 79 per cent of respondents rated corrugated-retail ready packaging as their first choice packaging material and 83 per cent agreed with the statement that ‘corrugated RRP helps promote product or brand in store’. Green issues were also key in
the survey, which revealed that the majority of those contacted believe that corrugated RRP is either very or extremely helpful in meeting corporate or government targets on environmental issues. More
than 80 per cent of corrugated is recycled, the highest in the packaging industry. The CPI’s Director of Packaging
Affairs Andy Barnetson said: “Protection of goods and costs also score highly in the CPI survey as key advantages for using corrugated packaging. This clearly demonstrates the need for the UK Corrugated Industry to remain at the forefront of innovation by continuing to produce sustainable, retail ready packaging with quality printing that makes products eye-catching at the point of sale.
“To meet the expectations of
the food and drinks industry the corrugated packaging sector in the UK is pioneering packaging solutions that bring increased sustainability to the supply chain as well as investing significantly in new equipment.” • Corrugated material was first
developed in the United States in 1871 for wrapping fragile items such as bottles. American Robert H Thompson, who patented the machinery to produce corrugated board in 1882, is credited with being the grandfather of the modern corrugated industry.
Wood free uncoated production record for Chenming Pulp & Paper
A world speed record for a wood-free uncoated machine was set by the PM1 fine paper machine at Zhanjiang Chenming Pulp & Paper Co in China in May.
The 11.15m-wide machine
averaged 1,710 metres per minute for 24 hours, producing printing paper at a basis weight of 70 g/m2 It was just eight months
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after the machine was started up in September 2011. The PM1 features Metso’s paper making and automation technology from headbox to reel, air and chemical systems and two WinDrum Pro winders. The capacity of PM1 is close to 600,000 tonnes of woodfree uncoated printing
paper a year. Zhanjiang Chenming is part of Shandong Chenming Paper
Holdings Limited, one of the biggest paper producers in China. In 2011, the company’s
paper production capacity was more than four million tonnes.
September 2012
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