Board Converting News, August 2, 2021

Board Converting News, August 2, 2021

BoardConverting Serving the North American Corrugated and Folding Carton Industries for 37 years August 2, 2021 VOL. 37, NO. 31

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TricorBraun Acquires SGB Packaging Group

St. Louis, Missouri based TricorBraun an- nounced last week that it has acquired Hack- ensack, New Jersey based SGB Packaging Group, Inc. WIth the acquisition, TricorBraun expects to strengthen its presence in the fast-growing cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, and personal care industries. Additionally, the acquisition further expands TricorBraun’s ro- bust global supplier network. Serving customers for 25 years, SGB Pack- aging is a full-service packaging provider for the cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, and per- sonal care industries, specializing in prestige and masstige segments. It also serves the makeup and hair care industries. “Our acquisition of SGB Packaging strengthens our presence in growing indus- tries, while serving customers with new prod- ucts, and expanding our vast global supplier network,” said Court Carruthers, President and CEO, TricorBraun. “Shoshana Gibli and her team have built an impressive business known for its outstanding customer service, industry expertise, and diverse product offer- ings, and we are excited to welcome them to the TricorBraun family.”

BY PHILLIP M. PERRY

If you’re attending 2021 SuperCorrExpo, you’ve probably noticed that travel costs keep going up. Sending several people, or in some cases, the entire sales and management team, to an event can result in a se- rious hit to your bottom line.

Luckily, Uncle Sam allows you to soften the financial blow by de- ducting your travel expenses on your income tax return for any legiti- mate show. And what qualifies as legitimate? The answer is basically that the event must relate directly to your business. “As long as you are expecting to generate business from the trade show, then expenses for attending are legitimate deductions,” says Richard R. Rhodes, an enrolled agent with Hinckley Tax Service, Medi- na, Ohio ( hinckleytaxservice.com ). “Even if you do not generate reve- nue directly from the event, you might be anticipating doing business in the future with someone you have networked with.” Supporting Material You can take specific steps to establish that your trip is a legitimate one for tax purposes. “The IRS wants to know the intent behind your travel,” says Suzette Flemming, President of Flemming Business Ser- vices, a financial management company based in Great Falls, Montana, CONTINUED ON PAGE 24 More than 2,500 attendees, speakers and guests, each of them incurring business and travel expenses, are expected to attend 2021 SuperCorrExpo.

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WHAT’S INSIDE Elizabeth McCormick, Former U.S. Pilot, To Keynote At SCE

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12 AICC Midwest Golf Outing A Success, Scholarships Given 6 CompanyBox Completes Digital Expansion In NC 18 Early Sellout Expected For ICPF Holiday Weekend In New York

Machinery and Handling for the Corrugated Board Industry

Machinery and Handling for the Corrugated Board Industry

AVERAGE CONTAINERBOARD PRICES The average prices reported are tabulated from prices PAID by various sources throughout the United States the week previous to issue. Prices in some areas of the country may be higher or lower than the tabulated average. The prices tabulated here are intended only for purposes of reference. They do not connote any commitment to sell any material at the indicated average. Transactions may be completed at any time at a price agreed upon by seller and purchaser.

REGION E. Coast Midwest Southeast Southwest

42# Kraft liner

26# Semi-Chem. Medium

$1005.00-1010.00 $1020.00-1030.00 $1020.00-1030.00 $1020.00-1030.00 $1050.00-1060.00 $1023.00-1032.00

Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del.

$940.00-990.00 $955.00-975.00 $955.00-975.00 $955.00-975.00 $975.00-995.00 $958.00-978.00

West Coast U.S. Average

SHEET PRICES BY REGION (AVERAGE) Per 1MSF, local delivery included, 50MSF single item order, truckload delivery. Sheets

E. Coast Midwest South-SW S. CA N.CA/WA-OR US Aver.

200# 275#

$62.26

$72.05

$62.69 $82.80

$85.35 119.54

$73.13 101.29

97.32

99.89

90.86

113.65

OYSTER UP-CHARGE 8.34

8.34

8.34

8.34

8.34

8.34

275# DBL-WALL 350# DBL-WALL

107.46 118.45

114.69 129.32

116.54 137.25 117.82 145.56

141.08 148.46

122.76 131.80

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CANADIAN SHEET PRICES (AVERAGE) In Canadian Dollars, per 1MSF, local delivery included, under 50MSF single item order, truckload delivery. 200# 275# Oyster UC 275#DW 350#DW $78.56 $99.18 $9.00 $96.32 $105.83 CANADIAN LINERBOARD & MEDIUM The average prices reported are tabulated from prices PAID by various sources throughout Canada. Prices may be higher or lower in various areas of the country. The prices tabulated here are intended only for purposes of reference. They do not connote any commitment to sell any material at the indicated average. Transactions may be completed at any time at a price agreed upon by seller and purchaser. Prices are Canadian $ and per metric ton.

42# Kraft Liner 26#

Semi-Chem Medium

East West

$970.00

$960.00 $995.00

$1,015.00

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TricorBraun Acquires (CONT’D FROM PAGE 1 )

Core Competency

SGB Packaging expands TricorBraun’s global supplier network with innovative European and other internation- al supplier partnerships focused on prestige categories where SGB Packaging is the sole North American repre- sentative. All team members, including founder and President Shoshana Gibli, and senior leaders Lauren Gibli and Julie Gibli, will remain with TricorBraun. The team will continue to work out of the company’s existing location in Hacken- sack, NJ. Effective with the acquisition, SGB Packaging will operate as SGB Packaging, a TricorBraun company. “SGB Packaging has been a mainstay in cosmetics, fragrance, personal care, and skin care packaging for a quarter of a century,” said Shoshana Gibli, founder and President, SGB Packaging. “We are excited to explore new growth opportunities with TricorBraun, and we are thrilled to offer expanded services to customers—including Tricor- Braun’s custom design capabilities―helping to cement our business as a packaging one-stop shop.” TricorBraun has partnered with management teams to successfully acquire and further accelerate growth for more than 25 packaging companies across North Ameri- ca. SGB Packaging marks TricorBraun’s eleventh acquisi- tion in the last three years. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Visit www.tricorbraun.com for more information.

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Elizabeth McCormick, Former U.S. Helicopter Pilot, To Keynote At SCE SuperCorrExpo (SCE) 2021, presented jointly by TAPPI and AICC, announced that it has added a sixth inspiring

pelling, top-secret intelligence missions, and transported high-level government VIPs including the Secretary of De- fense. She joins five other dynamic keynoters, including two from leading corrugated industry companies: Greif Inc. President and CEO Pete Watson and WestRock CEO David Sewell. The additional speakers are Duncan Wardle, former Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney and founder of id8 & innov8, Co-founder and CEO of Tanjo, Inc. Richard Boyd, and Jim Morris, athlete, author, teacher, and inspiration for the movie “The Rookie.” SuperCorrExpo 2021 takes place August 8-12 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Considered one of the most influential corrugated pack- aging-focused trade shows in the Western Hemisphere, SCE brings together producers and suppliers from around the globe. There are 17 planned sessions, 25-plus hours of educational material, eight relationship-building events, and more than 240 exhibitors expected, many with work- ing equipment and live demonstrations.

keynote speaker, Elizabeth Mc- Cormick, former United States Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot, Chief Warrant Officer 2 and Congressio- nal Veteran Commendation recip- ient. McCormick, who will speak at TAPPI’s Women in Industry Divi- sion breakfast on Wednesday, Au- gust 11, is a motivational speaker

specializing in leadership, sales and safety. As a decorated U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot, McCormick flew air assault, command and control, rap- Elizabeth McCormick

Safety guidelines and protocols from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the state of Florida and the Orange County Convention Center are being closely moni- tored and implemented. To learn more and to register, visit supercorrexpo.org or con- tact TAPPI Corrugated Division Manager Kristi Ledbetter at [email protected]. ICCA Publishes Global Macroeconomic Outlook The International Corrugated Case Associ- ation (ICCA) has announced the publication of a Global Macroeconomic Outlook. The report, produced by third-party consultant Freedonia at the request of ICCA, provides a snapshot of current economic conditions corresponding to the regions reported in the ICCA Quarterly Statistics. Traditionally, ICCA has published a global 5-year corrugated forecast every two years. The Global Corrugated Forecast was de- layed in 2021 due to changing and turbulent economic conditions around the world. ICCA still intends to publish a complete Global Corrugated Forecast at a later date. The cur- rent report is provided in the interim as many countries continue to respond to the impact of the coronavirus and anticipated econom- ic recovery. For questions about the Glob- al Macroeconomic Outlook, contact Peggy Lacy at [email protected]. An additional economic update will be provided at the ICCA Global Summit to be held November 16-19, 2021, at the Bahia Del Duque Hotel in the Canary Islands, Spain.

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40 ft of paper travel from preheater to hot plates 3 seconds of heat, glue and bonding 1 chance to get it right! the ZONE

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Chicago Electric offers 10 technology solutions to control ‘the Zone’ CORRUGATOR Sectoral preheating plate

Our sectoral preheating plates provide direct heat by means of a double steam circuit, allowing for efficient heating in hard-to-access locations, as well as to act as a steam shower to open the paper’s fibre, making it receptive to absorbing the heat and the glue.

This translates into increased speed and improved quality of the cardboard sheet finish.

The system’s main advantages are as follows:

• The plate may only be used to heat, only to humidify, or both options at the same time. • The plate is sectored, which allows for applying humidity to the sections. • It provides temperature in previously inaccessible locations and near the location needed. • It compensates the loss of temperature dissipated due to distance, speed or limitations of the exiting preheaters. • Quick transferring of heat to the paper. • The combination of the hot plate and steam shower allows for providing heat even to the hardest papers to heat. • Does not dry out the paper. • Possibility of operating as a humidifier and pre-conditioner. • Maintains and improves the fibre’s elasticity. • Acts according to the operator’s needs. • Facilitates the paper’s hygroscopy to absorb the glue and improve rubberising.

CONTROLLABILITY

1. Wrap Arm - Position & Temperature 2. Preheater Direct Drive

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3. Steam Plate 4. Contact Roll 5. Glue Machine Direct Drive Touch Productivity Issue—Glue Unit Many glue units run with a rider roll or a guiding bar system. The rider roll with paper gap allows a precise glue application, but requires frequent Contact Roll

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calibrations and settings. Bar systems avoid this, but compensate this with the risk of exces- sive glue application. The system contains many wearing parts. Solution The contact roll combines the ad antage of both systems and ensures minimum contact between board and applicator roll. The system uses small pneumatic cylinders in order to achieve a “soft touch.”

6. Gap Control 7. Curved Plate 8. Roller Shoe Press When it comes to a short-term increas of web tension, spring loaded systems with shoes or airpressure activated system have problems in compensating these. The system is lifted for a short time. This may result in de-lamination and in the ‘double kiss’ effect. Solution For a defined and exact bonding point of the web fiv weight rollers will be installed usually over the first flat hotplate of the heating section. The rolls are mounted into a frame, which is actuated by means of two pneumatic cylinders. P oductivity Issu —Double Kiss Bonding

PRODUCTIVITY

PRODUCTIVITY

DOUBLEBACKER IMPROVEMENT

Roller Shoe

DOUBLEBACKER IMPROVEMENT

9. Thin Wall Hot Plates 10. Pressure System Benefits —Exact glue application due to defined contact of applicator roll to web. Web is in contact to less flute tips compared to bar systems. • High precision glue application • Less moisture applied to web —No wear of shoes and springs —No adjustment of shoes or paper gap —Uniform glue application over entire w orking width for all flutes by use of pneumatic cylinders instead of springs — Less contamination by paper dust and glue remains —No jam of board because of web breaks caused by splice joints going through 630-784-0800 Benefits —Rollers secure exact defined first point of contact of liner and single-faced board - No double kiss —Frame design avoids unintended lifting of roller shoe (compared to spring or air loaded systems) - No double kiss —Pressure can be increased or released for special grades or products 490 Tower Blvd., Carol Stream, IL Contact Chicago Electric to GET IT RIGHT 630-784-0800 [email protected] chicagoelectric.com Solution The ProPress system ensures an optimum heat transfer to the board. It offers a wide range of set- tings. The loadi g pressure can be varied, the number of shoes can be lifted in accordance t the line speed. The outer shoes can be lifted in accordance to the paper width. The shoe bars will be delivered pre-assembled for a short installation time. —Liftable for easy paper infeed and for cleaning of the machine —Position adjustable in paper direction to avoid grooves in hotplate Press Productivity Issue—Poor Heat Transfer Rollers are usually limiting the heat transfer, since they often have contact mainly on the edges of the plates due to wear or bent plates. They also cause often loss of caliper and bearing need to be replaced frequently. Airpressure actuated systems can only supply a limited pressure and have com- pared to shoe systems a closed surface. Pressure Shoe

Plate vity Issue—Poor Heat Control l hotplates are slow to react to pressure due to high steam volume and massive y also have high heat radiation and heat profile. Worn plates can damage crease edge crush.

Thin-Wall Hot Plates

t by peripheral drilled hot plates. anufactured out of special wear and nt steel, through which a continuous is drilled, with one inlet and one outlet. ecured by a massive steel frame.

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Benefits

DS Smith GA Paper Mill Earns ISO-50001 Certification

Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month June 2021

DS Smith’s paper mill in Riceboro, Georgia, has earned top honors as an industry leader in energy efficiency. The In- ternational Organization for Standardization (ISO) recently recognized DS Smith’s mill in Riceboro the first ISO-50001 certified facility in the pulp, paper and paper products in- dustry in North America. It’s one of only 145 sites in the U.S. to have received that certification since the ISO’s program began 2012, designed to audit and highlight companies that embrace effective energy management systems. According to the most recent ISO survey, it had certified 260 companies worldwide in the pulp, paper and paper products sector, and none was in the U.S., until DS Smith’s Riceboro. “The old adage that you can’t manage what you don’t measure has never been more important,” said Giancarlo Maroto, Managing Director, Paper, Forestry and Recycling for DS Smith North America. “This program will guide us in our plans to boost energy efficiency, improve environ- mental quality and achieve our goal of reducing carbon emissions, a major component of our Now and Next sus- tainability strategy, and our ambitious climate targets.” The Riceboro facility, one of the largest employers in Liberty Country, is considered one of the nation’s cleanest effluent paper mills producing Kraft linerboard.

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2021 2020

35.963 34.395

4.6

8.173 7.817

4.6

Industry Total

Year-to Date

June 2021

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2021 2020

208.632 196.828

6.0

8.279 7.749

6.8

Industry Total

Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)

Year

Month

Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change

2021 2020

2.9450 2.8182

4.5

14.1095 13.3029

6.1

Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)

Corrugator Plants Only

Date

Percent Change Weeks of Supply

Percent Change

Jun. May

2.1046 1.9962

5.4

3.1 2.9

6.9

Shipping Days

Year

Month

Year-to-Date

2021 2020

22 22

126 127

SOURCE: Fibre Box Association

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Kolbus America Names Rendon Marketing Communications Manager Cleveland, Ohio based Kolbus America reported that it has appointed Rebecca Rendon as Marketing and Communi- cations Manager. She started in her new role on July 26. Rendon will assume responsi-

bility for the marketing and brand management of Kolbus America, including the Hycorr and AutoBox product lines in North America. She brings to Kolbus a wealth of marketing and communications

experience within the packaging industry and a track re- cord of increasing sales through strategic marketing efforts and brand awareness. She has previously worked with in- dustry suppliers and converters as a marketing consultant, and most recently as the Editor and Marketing Manager for Brunton Business Publications’ The Packaging Portal. “We are thrilled to welcome Rebecca to the Kolbus America team,” said Jeff Dietz, President of Kolbus. “She will play a critical role as the Kolbus organization continues to grow in the corrugated and rigid box space. The com- bination of marketing talent and her commitment to the industries we service will not only make Rebecca an asset to Kolbus, but the customers we partner with, as well.” Rebecca Rendon

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The NEW KOLBUS Hycorr RD115/135S Flexo Rotary Die Cutter represents years of investment by the KOLBUS engineering team in Rahden, Germany and the Hycorr technical team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This cooperation, combined with the input from our customers, has resulted in the ultimate blend of quality, performance, and value. Designed with all corrugated markets in mind, the RD115/135S is well equipped for high throughput, quick make-ready, and high graphics print production. With a complement of new features and benefits to accompany.

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AICC Midwest Golf Outing A Success, Scholarship Award Winners Recognized

Casey Shaw, Director of Customer Service at Batavia Container and AICC Midwest Region Director, has announced that the AICC Midwest Golf outing on Monday, July 19, 2021, was a tremendous success after being canceled last year due to the pandemic. Members from across the entire

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Midwest and as far as California and the East Coast, met at the St. Charles Country Club in St. Charles, Illinois for a fun day of golf and networking. A total of 108 converters and suppliers played golf and a total of 128 attended the dinner. A special thank you goes out to Clay Shaw of Batavia AICC Midwest Region Board Members, from left, Michael Klear of Corrugated Solutions, Clay Shaw of Batavia Container, Keith Reiter (past Board Member) of K. B. Reiter LLC, Casey Shaw of Batavia Container, Tim Engle of Baysek Ma- chines, and Shari Saeger of Inspire Automation.

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Container, who once again hosted the event. The AICC Midwest Region Board Members would like to extend a thank you to everyone that spon- sored the event, without whom the event would not have been possible. AICC Midwest Region Scholarship committee and winners, from left, Shari Sae- ger of Inspire Automation, Sara Jones, Tim Engle of Baysek Machines, Ally Ber- trand and Casey Shaw of Batavia Container.

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