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The corrugated industry in Hungary , starting with the very difficult transition to a market economy ten years ago. Since then Hungary has succeeded in adapting to the requirements of the European market and continues to progress, with a growth rate superior to the European average. It is clear that the corrugated industry is benefiting from this tendency, which is largely export-orientated. Besid...[Read More]

At AICC’s Spring Meeting, to be held on April 13-16 in Ft. Myers, Florida, Neil Rackham, co-author ofRethinking the Sales Force* will address members on the key elements of value-driven selling and lead a discussion on how multiple sales approaches can create value for both their company and its customers. Rackham say thanks to the Internet and other technological advances, the world of sell...[Read More]

In-store advertising, like displays, is a very interesting slot. A very large range of products, including creative packs and trays, shelf-ready outers, combination outers, high quality regular slotted cases and displays, are very efficient to catch the interest of clients and to give a spontaneous impulse to buy items that were not planned. That’s why displays are justly called “silent sale...[Read More]

According to research at present a shopper is bombarded with over 300 visuals a minute as he strides past the shelves. Three elements can directly influence the buying decision. The design of the packaging has to call out to the shopper, to reassure him or create the association with a pleasant memory or a positive idea. The type style used for wording – how the brand name is conveyed in a type be...[Read More]

In the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong markets, the output of corrugated boxes has been particularly high in response to rising demand in industries such as food, beverage, electronic devices and toys. China ‘s economy has been rapidly increasing and is expected to keep the growth for at least 3 years. China ‘s production volume of carton was about 8 billion square meters in 1996 , only...[Read More]

The European Commission is currently developing a Regulation to encompass all existing legislation on plastics for food contact. Unfortunately, this measure also includes materials that are laminated with plastic, which means that the regulation in its current form will also be applicable to paper and board. FEFCO’s involvement in this is to try to convince the commission that this regulatio...[Read More]

Ireland ‘s Jefferson Smurfit Group and Dutch firm Kappa Packaging are planning to merge operations, building a packaging colossus spanning 32 countries and employing 43,000 people . Smurfitt Kappa Group, as it will be called, will have a firmer grip on European markets thanks to Smurfit’s strength in western and southern Europe coupled with Kappa’s positions in northern and easte...[Read More]

Due to the poor demand for corrugated packaging throughout most of Europe Reed Exhibitions have postponed Corrugated ’06 which plan to take place alongside Converflex Europe and Grafitalia in Milan , Italy , May next year. The most likely timing for the next event would be May 2009 alongside Converflex Europe and Grafitalia.” I have seen from FEFCO report that the production of corrugated in...[Read More]

In the last months the price of oil has risen sharply: in the last two months alone it has gone up 30% to over USD 60 per barrel. Eventhough the corrugated industry has been able to bring consumption of energy considerably down to about 1,6 GJ per 1.000 kg of product – In Europe Energy represents 3% of the total cost of the converting process. So when if the cost of energy doubled, bringing ...[Read More]

The Kochibased company is proposing to increase its kraft paper manufacturing capacity from 70tpd to 170tpd. The existing kraft paper unit in the Edayar Industrial Development Area, has a capacity of 20,000 tpa. It is proposed to install new machinery to produce 100tpd kraft paper at the existing location and it is expected that the annual production will go up by 35,000 tonnes expected to go on s...[Read More]

Kunming in the south west Chinese province of Yunnan is to be home to a 236 hectare » Printing & Packing City «.More than RMB 2 billion is being invested in the venture in the Kunming Dabanqiao industrial area, which is expected to attract 100 printing companies. Planners expect the printing and packaging centre at Kunming Dabanqiao to become the largest development of its type in Southwest Ch...[Read More]