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AFTA was Held In Jakarta on 23 March 2007

The annual of Asia Felexo Associaton this year was held in Jakarta last week. The main supplier was participate in the conference such as Flint , Esko, Tesa, Swack, etc.

Indonesian Packaging Association Will Have It’s First Award Packaging In 2007

The Indonesian Packaging Association in conjuction with FGD expo next August 2007 will have its first Award Packaging. The winner will be send for Asian Packaging Federation then to World Packaging Award.

Corrugated Manufacturers Urge Caution On Environmental Claims

Manufacturers of corrugated board packaging are urging fruit and vegetable growers, distributors and retailers to be cautious in their appreciation of sweeping environmental claims based on life cycle assessment studies. Recently, the results of a generic LCA (life cycle assessment) were used to claim in a very public way that an environmental benefit exists in every case for multi-trip reusable p...[Read More]

STORA ENSO, Finland will Build its Third Corrugated Packaging Plant In Russia

The annual production capacity of the plant, which will employ some 175 people, will be 150 million square meters of corrugated board. The capital expenditure is estimated at EUR 54 million. Construction of the plant will begin in September 2006, with production starting up in the first quarter of 2008.

SONOCO, USA has Opened a New Innovation Center

The facility dedicated to providing innovative packaging supply chain products and services for many of Procter & Gamble’s major brands. The facility will also house designers, structural engineers, supply chain and account managers for Sonoco CorrFlex, which provides temporary, semipermanent and permanent point-of-purchase displays and fulfillment services.

Overall Savings Compared to Steel Duct is Estimated to be About 30%

Installations at commercial facilities such as shopping centers and factories are ideal for low cost and simple installation, according to the company.

RENGO Developed Lightweight Air Conditioning Duct Material

In conjunction with Taisei Corp., Tokyo , and Kurimoto Ltd, Osaka , Rengo has developed lightweight air conditioning duct material. The duct material is made from corrugated board 0.8mm thick laminated with 20 micron aluminum film and is much lighter than traditional duct material, which is made from 0.6mm steel plate. Since corrugated board gives thermal insulation, the duct does not require the ...[Read More]

Wal-Mart Start Scorecard to Reduce Packaging

“Wal-Mart has made a commitment to reducing waste in packaging in order to sustain our resources and environment and to reduce total system costs. They made scorecard to gather information from product suppliers , and the suppliers will in turn have a chanc e to meet with Wal-Mart buyers to learn about additional ways to improve. The goal of the scorecard is to help the retailer reduce packa...[Read More]

Chinsa Corrugated Investment

In Hunan Province , Hunan Yuke Paper and The Vinads, a Spanish recycling paper company made investment for RMB 50 million for producing i 60 tons of corrugated paper per day in 4500 sqm of production facility.

Genting Sells Paper and Packaging Business to Paperbox for RM745mil cash

In a statement to Bursa Malaysia, Genting said its 97.7% owned subdiary, Genting Sanyen (M) Sdn Bhd (GSM), which owns a paper mil and two corrugated mills, entered a share sale agreement with Paperbox for the disposal yesterday. Consequently, Genting will also sell its 25 million 14% redeemable non-convertible cumulative preference shares in GSM ‘ s unit, Genting Sanyen Industrial Paper Sdn ...[Read More]

A Growing Market : Retail Ready Packaging

ICCA on their annual meeting in 2005 already mentioned that Retailer Packaging is becoming more and more important in the corrugated industry as rought two third of corrugated products end up in the retailer power continues to escalate with their influence encompassing many different aspects of the packaging supply chain. This trend is likely to continue over the next few years especially in the e...[Read More]

Reduces Packaging

New Belgium Brewing, makers of Fat Tire Amber Ale, announced that it will remove cardboard partitions from 12-pack carriers in an effort to reduce its cardboard consumption. At current production levels, the move will eliminate 150 tons of cardboard from going into New Belgium packaging. Consumers will start seeing the new 12-packs after March 2009.

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