Packaging

Korsnäs operating profit increased with 46% Q2 2010

July 22, 2010 by timbercommunity

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Korsnäs develops, manufactures and sells virgin fibre based packaging material and have three mils developing pulp, paper board. Korsnäs' operating profit increased with 46% to SEK 243 m (167) and the operating margin was 12.1% (7.8%) including calculated conflict compensation. Read more

Top MBA Students Competed to Uncover Recycling Solutions

July 20, 2010 by timbercommunity

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Team from Sweden's Blekinge Institute of Technology Wins Net Impact, International Paper and Staples Competition. Net Impact announced the winner for a case competition with International Paper and Staples, Inc. the world's largest office products company. After a competitive application process, three finalist teams created strategic plans for recovering more paper and packaging from underserved markets, including large, multi-tenant locations, company campuses and universities. Read more

International Paper Finalizes Purchase of SCA Packaging Asia Business

July 1, 2010 by timbercommunity

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The purchase price amounts to USD 200m in cash. This acquisition strengthens International Paper's industrial packaging business in China -- the largest corrugated market in the world, and it extends our presence in Southeast Asia," said Paul Brown, president, International Paper Asia. "We have an experienced leadership team in place and our business will now be more competitive and better able to serve customers in this fast growing region of the world." Read more

Marks & Spencer’s the world’s most sustainable retailer by 2015?

March 4, 2010 by timbercommunity

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Read more about Marks & Spencer long term eco and ethical plan. The plan A describes how the company plan to ensure that key raw materials come from the most sustainable source possible and make the company carbon neutral. Read more

Flextrus PaperLite™ has won a Packaging Innovation Award

October 29, 2009 by timbercommunity

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Flextrus PaperLite™ is a new concept with the ability to thermoform a real paper based substrate that comes from certified sustainable sources. “Every day, consumers bring home tens of thousands of thermoformed plastic trays used to package food. Using Flextrus PaperLite®, based on Billerud’s FibreForm®, the environmental impact is cut considerably,” says Per Nyström, CEO of Flextrus.

Sustainable feedstock used
· 70% of PaperLite comes from a sustainable renewable feedstock
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Optimal trip and load planning

October 16, 2009 by timbercommunity

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How can companies maximize truck capacity utilization and at the same time plan logistics so that the burden on the environment and transport costs are reduced? A new software system couples cargo space utilization and trip planning. Read more

Rottneros is looking for a partner

October 15, 2009 by timbercommunity

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Swedish pulp production commpany Rottneros is looking for a suitable partner for the further development of the packaging operations,
accordning to newspaper Land.
In Swedish
http://www.lantbruk.com/Article.jsp?article=41454

Future packaging solution?

October 7, 2009 by timbercommunity

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OrganoClick has developed a number of renewable paper based materials and chemical formulations used to enhance the performance of paper and packaging products. With the help of natural-based catalysts, fatty acids to paper bags, rending the product with water repellent properties.
The company use modification of cellulose in their products and this technology can be applied to an endless array of cellulosic products for instance
supply a range of unique, environmentally friendly materials and chemical compositions for use in the paper-, packaging-, textile-, wood- and biotechnology industry.

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International Paper Launches ecotainer Compostable Cold Cup together with Coca-Cola

May 21, 2009 by timbercommunity

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To provide a commercially compostable cold cup option for environmentally conscious consumers, International Paper (NYSE: IP) announced it is expanding its ecotainer(R) brand of foodservice packaging.
A national launch of the product was announced in partnership with Coca-Cola at the National Restaurant Association show in Chicago last weekend. In conjunction with the launch of the new cold cup, the company also announced it is has sold one billion ecotainer cups and containers since the brand's market entry.
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Sonoco Reports 2009 First Quarter Financial Results

April 16, 2009 by timbercommunity

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HARTSVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 16, 2009-- Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, today reported first quarter 2009 earnings of $.23 per diluted share, compared with $.13 per diluted share reported in the first quarter of 2008. Results in the prior year quarter were negatively impacted by a noncash charge related to the impairment of financial assets, while both years’ results were impacted by restructuring charges. Results in 2009 were also affected by higher pension expenses.

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