22 LOGISTICS ALLETS GOPLASTICP Paper
handling from pulp to print
Pulp Paper & Logistics
D
espite the advances of digital technology, paper consumption continues to rise.
Global consumption of paper in recent years has increased by almost half since 1980. Sanitary products, such as
toilet tissue and paper towels, account for much of the growth with tissue consumption reporting a rise of four per cent in 2013. There are some areas however that are witnessing a steady decline, including newsprint, which saw a four per cent fall in consumption in
July/August 2015
the same year. Although there are a few
exceptions, on the whole paper production in the UK continues to thrive producing a 4.4 million tonnes of paper and board last year.
My company, goplasticpallets.
com, has been supplying businesses in the paper and board industry with plastics pallets for more than seven years, from paper mills to publishers. The industry’s diverse requirements call for customised pallets that are suitable for use in highly
Recent global trends in the paper industry are summarised by Jim Hardisty*, who off ers an insight into how plasti cs pallets are helping paper businesses improve supply chain processes from pulp producti on to fi nished print
sophisticated handling systems, from rotating forks to fully automated palletisers.
Safely transporting wet-lap pulp In 2008, M-real Office Papers approached us looking for a solution for transporting its recycled wet-lap pulp. The company, which was then manufacturing 550,000 tonnes of
office paper every year, needed help moving the pulp from its Kemsley paper mill in Kent to its paper mill near Rouen in Normandy, and then returning the recycled office paper to the UK. Wet-lap pulp is transported
at about 50 per cent moisture content. The recycled matter is stacked in large bales measuring approximately 1400mm (L) x
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