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The acquisition of Mori Shigyo, the third largest corru gated board producer in Japan , was completed in December 2005. The company manufactured 1323 million sqm of corrugated board in 2004, representing 9.8% of the domestic market, while Oji made 1973 million sqm, giving it a 14.5% share. The acquisition boosts Oji’s market share to 24.3%, not far behind the current leader, Rengo (25%). Est...[Read More]

SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER CORP. Chicago, Illinois, USA has announced its decision to discontinue operations at its Smurfit-MBI corrugated container facility located in Pembroke , Ontario . A total of 139 employees will be affected by this decision. The plant is tentatively scheduled to close before the end of July 2006. During the coming weeks, production will gradually be transferred to nearby Smur...[Read More]

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.

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]

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.

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.

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

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 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]

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.

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]