Corrugated cardboard box knowledge collection - carton packaging application (a)

Corrugated packaging and application development <br> <br> of carton industry in China and the development of the paper industry, the development of paper products processing industry, carton machinery industry and related industries are inseparable. During the “Ninth Five-Year Plan” period, China’s economic development has promoted the scale, product quality, and packaging level of paper packaging companies. The exchanges in the paper packaging industry and related industries have increased at home and abroad, and the number of “triple-funded” enterprises has increased rapidly. At the same time, it also introduced foreign advanced technology and equipment, and absorbed advanced management experience of foreign companies, thereby improving the quality and quantity of products, so that the matching ratio of export goods and domestic demand goods packaging has increased significantly. In order to make the corrugated paper box industry in China develop rapidly and rapidly, the future development trend must have the following structural adjustments.

Corrugated carton industry internal structure adjustment

In the coming period, corrugated cartons will be adjusted and developed in the following areas.

1. Implement "centralized plate making and decentralized box making" to adjust the internal production structure of the carton industry and promote the internal cooperative production pattern of the industry.

At present, the production rate of most corrugated paperboard production lines in most provinces and cities is insufficient, and advanced equipment cannot be fully utilized. Small paper box enterprises, due to obsolete equipment and extremely poor product quality, have proposed "centralized board making" since 1996. "Distribution Boxing" will adjust the internal production structure of the industry and push the new pattern of internal cooperation in the industry. In 1997, the Association investigated the utilization rate of equipment in the tile line production plant was only 42%. Most carton enterprises still use manual stand-alone and single-sided units to make cardboard. The efficiency is low and the quality is extremely poor. After the implementation of “centralized system manufacturing, decentralized manufacturing” After reciprocity and mutual benefit, small profits but quick turnover, the advantage of launching, co-production, the principle of common benefits, the price of cardboard is coordinated. It will not only exert the advantages of Dachang's advanced equipment and overcome the lack of business to expand the production of cardboard, thereby reducing production costs and improving the economic efficiency of enterprises. At present, the tile line operation rate has reached 85%, and most corrugated board production line companies supply cardboard to small factories. Small carton companies supply cardboard to big manufacturers. Small cartons purchase cardboard from large manufacturers, which not only improves product quality, but also greatly reduces the loss rate of base paper. The paperboard supply is of the largest size, and there is basically no loss. It can also reduce personnel and sites, thereby greatly reducing production costs. At present, the manual single-machine production has completely disappeared. The single-faced corrugated units are basically not started except for a small amount of E-types. All small carton companies purchase cardboard-processing cartons from the big manufacturers to overcome the shortcomings of “small and complete”, with large and small, large The development of small and medium-sized carton enterprises to develop their own advantages and cooperation in production has created a win-win situation. The author believes that this pattern of cooperative production is an inevitable trend in the future development of the carton industry.

2. Accelerate the development of medium-to-high-end carton boxes, adjust the paper structure, reduce production costs, and achieve lighter weight in merchandise packaging

At present, product users have higher and higher requirements for the quality of carton packaging. In the fierce market competition, it is necessary to develop medium-to-high-end cartons, and higher demands are placed on cardboard and printing. Therefore, we must develop medium-to-high-end cartons and focus on the development of paper weight, high strength, and light weight.

The trend of popularly fine-tuned corrugated paper boxes in the international market is currently being pushed to China slowly. Micro-corrugated packaging has been gradually developed in recent years. It has largely replaced solid cardboard folding boxes. Fine corrugated cardboard includes G楞, E楞 and F楞, among which, The development of G board is even more remarkable. Due to their superior physical properties and printing qualities of corrugated board, they can be printed directly on the offset printing press, which not only can obtain fine patterns, but also does not bring about the dual effect of reducing or destroying the strength of the cardboard due to the corrugation deformation caused by printing. G is one of the best, and industry insiders predict that in the next five years will occupy 10% of the market. However, it is a fact that part of the market for E-carton cartons that use color-printing complexes is now located at G-carton.

3. Accelerate the development of flexible multi-color dot printing and realize the beauty of carton packaging.

Domestic corrugated carton transport packaging will actively develop sales packaging. Corrugated cartons are used for outer packaging and transport packaging of goods. It seems that cartons manufacturing companies have become a kind of convention and regulations, forming a traditional concept, thus constraining the development of the corrugated box industry, along with the development of food, household appliances, medicine, and electronic equipment. With the increasing development of light industry and other products, the demand for fine corrugated-carton carton packs with corresponding strength, beautiful decoration and advertising functions is increasing day by day. Currently, production and use of corrugated carton carton boxes in Guangdong, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other provinces and cities. It is quite common and the products produced are exquisite and full of artistic features. Although there are not many users at the moment, it has the advantages of exquisiteness and low cost. It is believed that it will soon be popular everywhere.

Corrugated box industry trends

In the coming period, corrugated boxes will develop in the following areas.

1. Development from transport packaging to sales packaging

With the improvement of transportation conditions, the container transportation has been expanded, and the way of handling has changed. Corrugated cartons have gradually shifted from transportation packages to sales packages. With the development of commodities and the improvement of consumer living standards, the market has increased the demand for corrugated boxes with higher strength and good advertising functions. The demand for fine printing is getting higher and higher. This is also an opportunity for the development of the carton industry. This development trend puts forward higher requirements on the strength of carton carton. The weight of the carton box should be light, the printing should develop from a single color to a multicolor screen, the printing picture should be clear, beautiful, and bright, with a strong three-dimensional effect and a novel design. This places higher demands on the quality of paper and board, printing equipment, inks, and flexo plates. With the development of flexible plates and supporting equipment, the number of carton printing processes has been reduced, and the use of environmentally friendly water-based inks has been further improved. The box technology has also been developed from the nail box to the adhesive box, and the kraft box board paper is gradually being printed on the white board. The printed carton carton was replaced to realize the integration of internal and external sales and packaging.

2. Corrugated carton industry actively develops new products and expands service channels

The corrugated box enterprises should adjust the service targets in time, improve the traditional corrugated boxes and develop new products and new varieties, otherwise it will be difficult to gain a firm foothold in the increasingly fierce domestic and international markets. The traditional service objects of corrugated boxes are outer packaging and transportation packaging. Actively develop new products and new varieties. For example, the development of corrugated cardboard trays, corner guards, paper tubes, honeycomb paperboards, supermarket shelves, etc., while expanding the application of corrugated boxes, to some of the paper instead of wood, paper to plastic, paper to bamboo, paper to metal (paper Cans) Expand the field of paper packaging with paper bottles. In the original carton carton based on the development of new varieties, fine corrugated, shaped folding carton carton. Paper packaging belongs to green packaging. It not only has value in use, but also has recycling and recycling value. As the whole society attaches importance to environmental protection, it is widely used by consumers and consumers. Therefore, the corrugated box industry should seize this favorable opportunity to expand the carton. Carton service object.

3. Vigorously develop folding packaging boxes, with a promising market

As a new type of environmentally-friendly packaging product, the application field of folding box is very extensive. The international market is very popular in folding box packaging. Its promotion has a certain role in promoting the standardization and standardization of commodities in the Chinese market. To achieve beautiful goods, easy to carry, loved by the majority of consumers.

The small-scale assembly folded box is mainly used for food, health products, fruits, vegetables, eggs, frozen aquatic products, small household appliances, instruments, toys, etc. Small, light weight sales packaging. This type of bag grave box has a huge number, many varieties, play a good protection of the product.

The paper industry has adjusted its structure to develop multi-standard, high-strength, low-weight base papers to meet the needs of carton companies.

With the development of the carton industry, China’s paper industry has developed at the same time. In 1996, the output of paperboard in China was 8.5 billion square meters. By the year 2000, the output of paperboard would have grown to 12 billion square meters. Among the top ten cardboard manufacturers in the world, China far exceeded Germany, France, Italy, Britain, Spain, Brazil, and Canada are second only to the United States and Japan (13.5 billion cubic meters), ranking third in the world. During the Tenth Five-year Plan period, China's paper industry is expected to continue to grow at a rate of 8%. By 2005, China's annual consumption of paper and board will reach 50 million tons, of which consumption of corrugated board will be 15 million tons.

At present, China's containerboard production has begun to take shape, forming three major bases. The average size of enterprises in the production base is about 50,000 tons, and many companies are investing in increasing production capacity and expanding the scale. The three major production bases are 1 Jingjintang, including Hebei and Shandong, with a total capacity of 3 million tons. 2 Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, including Anhui, with a total annual production capacity of 3 million tons. 3 In the Pearl River Delta region, the total annual production capacity is 3.5 to 4 million tons. The areas covered by these three major production bases enjoy a prosperous economy, prosperous trade, and an improvement in people’s living standards. Therefore, the development of cartons has a solid economic foundation.

Based on environmental considerations and cost considerations, and the fact that the carton industry has used cardboard in recent years, the quantification of corrugated board-weighted boxboard and corrugated medium must be reduced. The traditional corrugated type is A, B, C, D, E type, which is mainly used for high strength carton. In recent years, it has gradually developed to low-quantitative, corrugated paper from the original 250 g/m2 to 200 g/m2 to 150 g/m2, and linerboards have gradually grown from 360 g/m2 to 320 g/m2. From 250 g/m2 to 200 g/m2, the quantification in Guangdong is even lower.

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