In recent years, with the rapid development of information technology and packaging and printing industry, the international paper industry manufacturers have been targeting the market to penetrate the packaging field. Developed a ready-to-market packaging paperboard, and did everything possible to expand its business scope and achieved remarkable results.
In terms of food packaging, Enso of Finland has produced a cardboard with a new protective coating that can be used as a packaging material for liquids and solid foods under the trade name Ensobarr, which is much superior to conventional plastic protective coatings and can be used with aluminum foil. It is beautiful. The protective coating is only 3 layers instead of the conventional 4 layers, it can retain the color, smell and taste of food, extend the sales cycle, and also can be used as an aseptic packaging material. In addition, Westvaco’s packaging division of consumer products has also developed a food packaging material for packaging non-frozen foods, with patented technology, and providing high-quality printing surfaces that can be baked using conventional ovens or microwave ovens.
With people's increasing concern for environmental protection, the United States strongly promotes the recycling of waste paper. The E-cubeTM packaging material produced by E-Tech Products of the United States is made from recycled waste paper and resembles a square shape. After being filled, products such as eggs can be packaged without moving inside the box to avoid cracking. Compared with foam plastic, E-cube is more convenient and quick to use in filling, can fill any shape of commodity, recyclable, biodegradable and non-toxic. The Stone Container Corporation of the United States also produces Cordeck corrugated flat plates. This type of freight plate produced from recycled paper is mainly used for the packaging and transportation of goods and is durable. Longview Fibers of the United States recently introduced a high-quality retail woven bag with a handle that can be printed in three to four colors. It is produced in recycled kraft paper bags and is divided into original leather, bleached and other colored paper bags. It competes with plastic bags and is biodegradable. The price is more expensive than plastic bags, but it has a long life cycle.
In the area of ​​packaging printing paper, Port Hawkesbury Co., Ltd. (a branch of Stora, Canada) produced a new generation of printing paper that fills the gap between overpressured A (SCA) and low weight coated (Lwc) papers. Paper products. In order to adapt to the rapid growth of a small number of digital printing, the United States Mohawk paper mill installed a production line to produce special-processed, high-performance digital printing paper. Based on the specific needs of the market, Fraser manufactures two specialty paper products, a so-called S/CRelease base, which requires strict compliance with standards in terms of thickness, smoothness, opacity and coating properties, and The quality of each roll of paper must be the same. The other is thermal imaging paper for fax transmission and other purposes. In addition, due to the growing demand for papers with low basis weight, high opacity, and high durability, a Canadian company produced a new type of offset printing paper using thermomechanical pulp (TMP), known as AC-terna tive offsetTM. The opacity is higher than that of offset printing paper produced from chemical pulp.
Source: China Food News