American Forest & Paper Association Releases October 2020 Boxboard Monthly Report

Largest producer and exporter of packaging paper and sustainable paper packaging solutions in Brazil, and the only one in the country to offer short, long and fluff fiber pulp to the market, Klabin received approval for its use in Blue Angel products – the world's first environmental label, linked to the German Ministry of the Environment and the RAL gGmbH as competent bodies. Created in 1978, the seal takes a holistic view of a product's life cycle in order to assess its sustainability. The German agency approved the PineFluff line, Klabin's fluff cellulose, for use in products that are already or may be certified by Blue Angel, such as children's diapers, adult diapers and feminine sanitary pads. PineFluff's production was designed to provide the stability, homogeneity and quality that the segment of absorbent products requires. Among its properties are low defiber energy, high absorption capacity and speed, liquid retention and uniformity. Alexandre Nicolini, director of Klabin's Pulp Business, reinforces that the adoption of sustainable processes in production is extremely important, as well as the search for partners that endorse the work carried out. “Our Company is committed to offering the market innovative solutions that add productivity and sustainability. Blue Angel attests that the product's lifecycle has less impact on the environment,” he explains.

Amcor announced Web-Based Intelligent Packaging Evaluation (WIPE) as the winning student and faculty team of the latest Amcor Lift-Off pitch competition, hosted in partnership with Michigan State University (MSU). WIPE competed for an investment and collaboration opportunity as part of Amcor’s Lift-Off program, an open-call initiative aimed at supporting early-stage start-ups focused on innovative packaging solutions and related technologies. WIPE, developed by the research group of Dr. Euihark Lee at MSU’s School of Packaging, is an AI-based digital tool designed to leverage information mined from online customer reviews to assess the journey of a package throughout the distribution process. Once collected, the data is categorized for sentiment and key metrics, providing analysis that helps manufacturers identify critical issues during distribution and the consumer experience.

Sealed Air announced it has launched a BUBBLE WRAP® brand paper bubble mailer, a fiber-based padded mailer that can be recycled in curbside bins. On the outside, the BUBBLE WRAP® brand paper bubble mailer looks like a traditional mailer but it’s what on the inside that makes it different. The inner padding is made of a paper material that mimics the original BUBBLE WRAP® brand cushioning. Benefits of the BUBBLE WRAP® brand paper bubble mailer: *Smaller and lighter than traditional boxes, which reduce shipping costs and dimensional weight *Durability: Completed testing done in International Safe Transit Association certified labs that assess packaging durability through the rigors of shipping *Curbside recyclability: Certified by the Western Michigan University OCC equivalency testing protocol. The mailers will first be available to customers in SEE’s North America market, before expanding globally by early 2023.