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In July 2022, newly commissioned capacity in China released about 650,000 tonnes of annual papermaking capacity In July, six pulp and paper enterprises in China started up a total of 7 new paper machine production lines, releasing approximately 650,000 tonnes per year of new base paper capacity. Of the 7 newly commissioned paper machine production lines, 3 are tissue paper production lines with a capacity of 70,000 tonnes/year; 2 are corrugated base paper production lines with a capacity of 170,000 tonnes; 1 is a grey board production line with a capacity of about 110,000 tonnes/year; and 1 high-grade coated white card board production line

A Few Packaging Paper Mills Issue Price-Increase Notices to Test the Market, with Hikes of 30-100 yuan/tonne. Entering August, the persistently declining packaging paper market has ushered in fresh ups and downs, with paper prices in some regions probing higher. It is understood that some paper mills issued price-increase notices a few days ago, with increases of 30-100 yuan/tonne. Since the weekend, the corrugated and containerboard market has remained broadly stable, with individual quotations raised. As some downstream packaging plants replenish inventory in appropriate amounts, and order volumes at some regional mills have increased compared with the earlier period, a few have tentatively

Packaging for daily fast-moving consumer goods has changed! International Packaging Information Network — Recently, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and seven other departments issued the Implementation Plan for Synergizing Pollution Reduction and Carbon Reduction, advocating a simple, moderate, green, low-carbon, civilized and healthy lifestyle and reducing pollutants and carbon emissions at the source. Expand the supply and consumption of green and low-carbon products, accelerate the establishment of a unified green product certification and labeling system, and improve the mechanism for promoting green products. Promote green packaging, advance the reduction of packaging and printing, and reduce

Smart packaging is accelerating, and the business opportunities must be seized! International Packaging Information Network Amid repeated pandemic outbreaks, the once-booming "unattended retail" has once again come into people's view. A dazzling array of "unattended supermarkets" has sprung up on the market, and about half of the packaging solutions have added chips to sense and identify products. Retailers choose the technology because in the current process of product sales they encounter various problems such as anti-counterfeiting, traceability, online and offline marketing, and promotion methods

Packaging feels the heat too, as beverage bottles chase "label-free" packaging. International Information Packaging Network When we shop for drinks, at a glance the shelves are lined with all kinds of eye-catching packaging. Recently, however, the labels on some beverages have been "torn" off, leaving only bare bottles. In March this year, Master Kong launched a label-free bottle packaging that puts the low-carbon concept into practice, "tearing" the label off its Iced Black Tea — making it the first company in China to take the plunge.

International Information Packaging Network — According to statistics from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, about X hundred million tons of food intended for human consumption is discarded or wasted worldwide each year before it ever reaches the table, which is equivalent to X of total food production; X of the food is lost in transit, X is thrown away by restaurants, and X is discarded by retail stores. Dairy products, fruits and vegetables are the products that most need special care during transport and sale

Four Packaging Forces That Will Reshape the Future International Information Packaging Network Packaging is a very special kind of existence! We often say that packaging is functional, that packaging is marketing-oriented, that packaging is protective, and so on and so forth! Now we need to look at packaging anew: we say that packaging is a commodity, and even more, a competitive edge! Packaging-oriented marketing. Packaging is an important promotional tool in the circulation of goods, and the process by which consumer psychology changes is extremely closely tied to the process by which goods are sold. As

Big "Beauty" Market, Bright Prospects for Paper Packaging! International Packaging Information Network — According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, in , China's domestic beauty market reached yuan, of which the domestic mid- and high-end beauty segment accounted for ; the scale of China's domestic skincare market and color cosmetics market stood at and respectively; in , national cosmetics retail sales exceeded yuan for the first time, up year on year, higher than the growth rate in the same period last year. As people's consumption levels rise and their spending power grows, cosmetics — this

Sustainability is driving beverage secondary packaging innovation International Packaging Information Network For beverage manufacturers, the conversation around single-use plastics is pushing them to find new ways to cut down on secondary packaging. Packaging formats have changed significantly in recent years as consumers lean toward more sustainable solutions. Sustainability favors fiber-based packaging solutions over plastic rings and shrink film. In terms of secondary packaging, experts point out that fiber packaging sol

Promising Prospects for Special-Purpose Packaging Equipment? First-Half Performance Shows Bright Spots Source: International Packaging Information Network During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China is advancing along the broad path of accelerating the building of a manufacturing powerhouse, building a modern industrial system and achieving high-quality economic development. As an unavoidable key topic in the industrial development of food and other manufacturing sectors, packaging — under the overall development approach of greening and intelligentization — has seen demand for special-purpose packaging equipment within manufacturing show a growth trend. Added to this,