Monthly Archives: February 2016
10 top trends of 2016: The Internet World of Packaging
(Brussels, January 2016) The world is one big shopping centre. POS is everywhere. We are in the middle of a revolution. The Internet is simply changing everything: design, marketing and trade structures. This also has far-reaching consequences for packaging, which is playing an even greater role as it moves towards becoming the central element of the buying experience. Pro Carton has looked at the 10 most important international trends.
Three current developments are driving these trends:
First: it still takes Read More...
Five key trends driving evolution of world fluff pulp market; global fluff pulp market set to remain buoyant, even as it undergoes progressive changes, as per Smithers Pira report
(London, UK, February 02, 2016) In its new report “The Future of Global Fluff Pulp to 2020”, Smithers charts how the 6.0 million air dried tonnes of fluff pulp that was produced in 2015, is projected to increase to 7.3 million air dried tonnes in 2020.
Total global sales of fluff pulp in 2015 were $4.5 billion (€4.2 billion); up from $3.9 billion in 2010. This is projected to grow to $5.0 billion in 2020. This healthy expansion is taking Read More...
Andritz to supply two tissue machines to Guizhou Chitianhua in China
(Graz, Austria, January 26, 2016) Andritz said that it has received an order from Guizhou Chitianhua to supply two tissue machines (TM5, TM6) with steel Yankees for a mill in Chishui city, Guizhou Province, China for the production of high-quality facial wipes, toilet paper, and handkerchief paper.
The new PrimeLineST tissue machines have a design speed of 2,000 meters per minute and a paper width of 5.6 meters.
According to Andritz, the machines of this type are currently unique on the Read More...
10 top trends of 2016: The Internet World of Packaging
(Brussels, January 2016) The world is one big shopping centre. POS is everywhere. We are in the middle of a revolution. The Internet is simply changing everything: design, marketing and trade structures. This also has far-reaching consequences for packaging, which is playing an even greater role as it moves towards becoming the central element of the buying experience. Pro Carton has looked at the 10 most important international trends.
Three current developments are driving these trends:
First: it still Read More...
U.S. Printing-Writing Paper Shipments Down in December 2015
(Washington DC, USA, January 27, 2016) The American Forest & Paper Association has released its December 2015 U.S. Printing-Writing Paper Report. According to the report released on Jan. 27, total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 6 percent in December compared to December 2014.
Total printing-writing paper inventory levels increased 1 percent from November levels.
Uncoated free sheet (UFS) paper shipments increased 1 percent relative to shipments in December 2014, the fourth year-over-year increase during 2015. For the year, UFS shipments were down Read More...