Board Converting News, October 12, 2020

Board Converting News, October 12, 2020

BoardConverting Serving the North American Corrugated and Folding Carton Industries for 36 years October 12, 2020 VOL. 36, NO. 41

Meet Your Match: Collaboration Can Grow Business And Demand BY SIMONA GEORGESCU If you walk into most any box plant today you will find a plethora of diverse equipment and technology working together to achieve a common goal: efficient production of high-value corrugated contain- ers. With hundreds of boxes flying down the line every minute it’s easy

GBP Acquires Third Dimension

Green Bay, Wisconsin based Green Bay Pack- aging (GBP) announced that it has acquired Geneva, Ohio based Third Dimension Inc. The acquisition was effective October 1. Third Dimension was founded in 1991 by Louis DeJesus and Jeanette DeJesus. The company has an excellent reputation in cor- rugated packaging innovation, molded foam packaging, 4-color digital printing and superi- or customer service. It has operations in Mid- dlefield, Ohio, and services Ohio, Virginia and Kentucky. “The acquisition of Third Dimension is a great fit for Green Bay Packaging. This ac- quisition gives us the opportunity to grow our business in several states,” said Will Kress, President and CEO of Green Bay Packaging. “The company has the perfect culture, work- force and strong leadership that fit the GBP model and we look forward to expanding their business and facilities” Louis DeJesus said, “Our investment in the talented team of people at Third Dimension exemplifies our commitment to serve cus- tomers across three states. Leveraging our market leading technology, management in-

to see why machines have replaced so many of the previously manual jobs. In fact, we’ve even seen some “lights- out manufacturing” facilities whereby there is virtually no human on-site due to the robust automation process beg- ging the question, who comes first, the machine or the human? While the simple answer is “hu- man,” it’s worth noting that without equipment and technology our own evolution would be stifled. But what can we learn from the machines and

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systems we create? Philosophy aside, whether considering it just from the standpoint of one individual manufacturing facility, or a whole inte- grated supply chain, the takeaway is the same: efficiency and profitabil- ity is largely dependent on synchrony and collaboration. The industry has done a fantastic job bringing together solutions from across the globe. Advancements in machine learning and en- hanced technology integrations are enabling even greater commu- nication and collaboration amongst equipment. Essentially we have been great at focusing on how we talk to our equipment and how it communicates with each other, but it’s no secret that keeping many machines, technologies, and schools of thought working in harmony together throughout a facility and across a supply chain is the key to success in the corrugated and folding carton industries. If the machines and technology can maximize output and effica- cy this way, humans can and should do it, too. It should come as lit- tle surprise that the same axiom that works for the machines and the technology is also the key for growth and profitability for the humans across departments, strategic partnerships, and third party support and resources. As an industry, we have come to realize that the world has become much smaller, and the economy more commingled--organi- zations are partnering up with solution providers and OEMs in other countries, and innovation is emerging from sources all over the world.

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6 x x 8 x x 12 x x 26 x x AICC Approves, Announces 2020-2021 Slate Of Officers 10 Flint Group Pkg. Inks Acquires Poteet Printing Systems LLC Packaging & Processing Hall Of Fame Welcomes Four 18 Cascades To Proceed With Bear Mill Island Conversion

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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 indi- cated 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 $885.00-890.00 $900.00-910.00 $900.00-910.00 $900.00-910.00 $930.00-940.00 $903.00-912.00

26# Semi-Chem. Medium

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

$820.00-850.00 $835.00-855.00 $835.00-855.00 $835.00-855.00 $865.00-875.00 $838.00-858.00

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

122.76

148.46

131.80

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

$920.00 $965.00

$910.00 $945.00

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Peachtree Packaging & Display for being named a 50 P.O.P. Company by CREATIVE Magazine Top

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GBP Acquires (CONT’D FROM PAGE 1 )

Core Competency

formation, and skilled professionals, Green Bay Packaging complements our existing presence in the marketplace and gives us the opportunity to service our customers’ needs on a national basis. This is a wonderful opportuni- ty for our people and our clients, and we look forward to partnering with Green Bay Packaging.” Third Dimension will continue to be led by Louis DeJe- sus and Mike Kelly. DeJesus will also stay on as CEO of CompanyBox, an e-commerce packaging web business in which GBP has a minority ownership position. Bryan Hollenbach, GBP Executive Vice President, add- ed, “The Third Dimension acquisition expands our market presence, and adds a dedicated workforce that is com- mitted to growing the business while providing excellent service and quality to our customers. We are very excited to work more closely with the Third Dimension team and help them grow their business in the greater Ohio market.” Started in 1933, Green Bay Packaging Inc. is a fam- ily-owned, vertically integrated company consisting of corrugated container plants, folding cartons, recycled and virgin linerboard mills, pressure-sensitive label roll stock, specialty converting operations, timberlands, and a sawmill facility. The company is dedicated to innovative development of its products with a focus on quality, sus- tainability and continuous improvement throughout all its manufacturing facilities in 14 states.

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AICC Approves, Announces 2020-2021 Slate Of Officers

Chairman, Joseph M. Palmeri, Jamestown Container Cos. (SP), Macedonia, Ohio; Chairman, Past Chairmen’s Council, Al Hoodwin, Michigan City Paper Box (RB), Michigan City, Indiana; President, Michael D’Angelo, AICC Headquarters, Alexandria, Virginia; Secretary/General Counsel, David P. Goch, Webster, Chamberlain & Bean, Washington, DC; Counsel Emeritus, Paul H. Vishny, Esq. (deceased), Chica- go, Illinois; AICC Canada Director, Renee Annis; AICC Mex- ico Executive Director, Maria Frustaci. Advisors to the Chairman are Greg Tucker, Bay Cities (SP), Pico Rivera, California; Jerry Frisch, Wasatch Contain- er (SP), North Salt Lake, Utah; and Pat Szany, American Corrugated Machine Corp., Indian Trail, North Carolina. AICC Directors are: West, David DeLine, DeLine Box Co. (CP), Denver, Colorado; Southwest, Eric Elgin, Okla- homa Interpack (SP), Muscogee, Oklahoma; Southeast, Ben DeSollar, Sumter Packaging Corp. (SP), Sumter, South Carolina; Midwest, Casey Shaw, Batavia Container Inc.

Members of AICC, The Independent Packaging Associa- tion, via an electronic ballot, which closed Friday, Octo- ber 2, 2020, approved the following slate of officers and directors. NOTE: SP=Sheet Plant; CP=Corrugator Plant SS=Sheet Supplier; RB=Rigid Box; FC=Folding Carton; and Assoc= Associate. AICC’s Officers and Directors for 2020-2021 are: Chair- man, Jay Carman, Stand Fast Packaging Group (SP), Carol Stream, Illinois; First Vice Chairman, Gene Marino, Akers Packaging Services (CP), Chicago, Illinois; Vice Chairmen, Jana Harris, Harris Packaging/American Carton (SP/FC), Haltom City, Texas; Matt Davis, Packaging Express (SP), Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Gary Brewer, Package Crafters (SP), High Point, North Carolina; Immediate Past

(SP), Batavia, Illinois; Great Lakes, Mike Schaefer, Tavens Packaging & Display (SP), Bedford Heights, Ohio; Northeast, Stuart Fenkel, McLean Packaging (SP/FC/RB), Pennsauken, New Jersey; AICC Canada, Terri-Lynn Levesque, Royal Containers Ltd. (SP)Brampton, Ontario, Canada; AICC Mexi- co, Juan Javier Gonzalez, Cartro, S.A.P.I. De C.V. (CP), Tepotzotlan, Mexico. The AICC Overseas Director is Kim Nel- son, Royal Containers Ltd. (SP), Brampton, Ontario, Canada; Directors at Large are Finn MacDonald, Independent II (SP), Louis- ville, Kentucky; Guy Ockerlund, OxBox (SP), Addison, Illinois; Kevin Ausburn, SMC Pack- aging Group (CP), Springfield, Missouri; and Nelva Walz,Cicero, Illinois. AICC Associate Memeber Directors are: Chairman, Pat Szany, American Corrugated Machine Corp. (Assoc), Indian Trail, North Carolina; Vice Chairman, Joseph Morelli, Huston Patterson Printers (Assoc), Decatur, Illinois; Secretary, Greg Jones, SUN Auto- mation Group (Assoc), Glen Arm, Maryland; Associate Board Director, Tim Connell, A.G. Stacker, Inc (Assoc), Weyers Cave, Virginia; Immediate Past Chairman, Associate Mem- bers, David Burgess, JB Machinery (Assoc), Weston, Connecticut AICC Emerging Leader Delegates are Daniel Brettschneider, CST Systems (As- soc), Kennesaw, Georgia; Cassi Malone, Corrugated Supplies Co., LLC (SS), Chicago, Illinois; and Lauren Frisch, Wasatch Contain- er (SP), North Salt Lake, Utah. The Emerging Leaders program is an exclusive series of training, networking, and leadership oppor- tunities for ambitious young professionals in the paper and packaging industry.

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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.

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

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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

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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 working 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.

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ISM: Manufacturing Grows For Fifth Consecutive Month

Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month August 2020

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in Sep- tember, with the overall economy notching a fifth consecu- tive month of growth, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business. The report was issued by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee: “The Septem- ber PMI registered 55.4 percent, down 0.6 percentage point from the August reading of 56 percent. This figure indicates expansion in the overall economy for the fifth month in a row after a contraction in April, which ended a period of 131 consecutive months of growth. “The New Orders Index registered 60.2 percent, a de- crease of 7.4 percentage points from the August reading of 67.6 percent. The Production Index registered 61 per- cent, down 2.3 percentage points compared to the Au- gust reading of 63.3 percent. The Backlog of Orders In- dex registered 55.2 percent, 0.6 percentage point higher compared to the August reading of 54.6 percent. The Em- ployment Index registered 49.6 percent, an increase of 3.2 percentage points from the August reading of 46.4 per- cent. The Supplier Deliveries Index was 59 percent, up 0.8 percentage point from the August figure of 58.2 percent. CONTINUED ON PAGE 45

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2020 2019

34.285 34.495

-0.6

8.163 7.840

4.1

Industry Total

Year-to Date

August 2020

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2020 2019

265.688 262.164

1.3

7.814 7.756

0.7

Industry Total

Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)

Year

Month

Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change

2020 2019

2.8061 2.8427

-1.3

21.7415 21.5716

0.8

Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)

Corrugator Plants Only

Date

Percent Change Weeks of Supply

Percent Change

Aug.

1.9155 2.0214

-5.2

2.9 3.2

-9.4

Jul.

Shipping Days

Year

Month

Year-to-Date

2020 2019

21 22

170 169

SOURCE: Fibre Box Association

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Flint Group Packaging Inks Acquires Poteet Printing Systems LLC Luxembourg based Flint Group Packaging Inks has an- nounced the acquisition of Charlotte, North Carolina based Poteet Printing Systems LLC. Poteet Printing Systems LLC manufactures and sells water-based inks for flexo applications to printers and con- verters across the United States. The company supports the key paper and board applications for corrugated post- and pre-print and digital products, as well as targeted wa- ter-based paper packaging print demands. Poteet Printing Systems’ main production facilities are located in Char- lotte, North Carolina, and Fort Worth, Texas. The business has two additional warehouse locations in North Carolina. The company employs more than 60 people. “Our team at Poteet is the primary reason for our his- torical business success and we are very excited to ex- pand our business as part of Flint Group Packaging Inks,” said Roger Poteet, President of Poteet Printing Systems. “Working together, we will be able to offer our custom- ers even more cutting-edge innovations in both inks and coatings plus additional customer-focused support tools. The water-based packaging print sector is changing; this development gives us the opportunity, and additional re- sources, to remain focused on our valued customers and effectively plan for the future.”

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Packaging & Processing Hall Of Fame To Welcome Four Members To 46th Class The Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame will welcome four new mem- bers to its 46th class at PACK EXPO Connects (November 9-13, 2020), ac- cording to Hall of Fame coordinator PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. This year’s inductees are Jane Chase, Pat Reynolds, S. Paul Singh and Fritz Yambrach. Since 1971, the Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame has recognized career packaging and processing professionals for their significant contri- butions to the industry and education. Professionals are inducted into the Hall of Fame every other year; the Class of 2020 will be acknowledged virtually, during the web-based PACK EXPO Connects event, produced by PMMI Media Group. Comments Joe Angel, President of PMMI Media Group and Hall of Fame Commission member, “The combined industry contributions of this year’s inductees are truly inspirational. Especially in a year with so much disruption, it’s heartening to be reminded how dedicated professionals can create a legacy of innovation that will benefit future generations.” “The accomplishments of these four professionals have helped move our industry to where it is today,” adds Jim Pittas, president and CEO, PMMI. “We’re grateful for their contributions and we’re honored to recog- nize and welcome them to the Hall of Fame, Class of 2020.”

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As Executive Director of the Institute of Pack- aging Professionals (IoPP), Jane Chase, CPP, Col- lege of Fellows, taps into a swath of experience, education, achievement and skill that matches a field as varied as packaging. Educated as a me- chanical engineer, her early career experience at SC Johnson Wax established her in-depth knowl- Ameristar Awards and developed three U.S. pat- ents. She sees her future contributions as those that nurture the next generation of packaging professionals. Currently VP/Editor Emeritus at Packaging World , a publication of PMMI Media Group, Pat Reynolds has spent 37 years in the packag- ing trade press. Reynolds believes his role as a packaging editor is to bring together suppliers ly four-decade career, he notes that some of the most transformative are also some of the most recent, specifically digital printing, e-commerce, SKU proliferation and sustainable packaging. Currently an industry consultant and Professor Emeritus at Michigan State University’s School of Packaging, S. Paul Singh, Ph.D, CPP, was born in India and educated in the U.S. Raised in a family that put a high level of importance on education,

Jane Chase

edge and appreciation for packaging. Over the years, Chase worked on iconic brands with many well-known CPG companies, earned multiple

  

Pat Reynolds

and buyers and inform them of each other’s needs and capabilities. De- spite the many packaging innovations Reynolds has covered in his near-

S. Paul Singh

this has been his career’s lynchpin. A co-creator of the Consortium for Dis- tribution Packaging Research at MSU, Singh was a faculty member for 26

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