AI-generated laboratory image of apple pomace and wood-pulp handsheets being inspected

Apple-Pomace Paper Packaging at a 20% Blend: Barrier and Scale-Up Gates Beyond the Strength Headline

An early laboratory-handsheet project reported roughly 50% increases in both tensile strength and tensile stiffness when 20% apple pomace supplemented wood pulp. This article keeps that result at proof-of-concept scale and turns the missing feedstock, papermaking, barrier, food-contact, recyclability and line data into a pilot approval table.

September 9, 2026 · PackingMaster
AI-generated image of a procurement and legal workbench reconciling printing-paper rolls with price-change evidence

Hansol's apology did not settle printing-paper cartel damages: what buyers should document

Hansol Paper’s chief apologized at an October 21 parliamentary hearing and said the company would examine damages procedures. That is not an agreed compensation plan or a verified court filing; buyers still need transaction-level evidence.

September 9, 2026 · PackingMaster
AI-generated view of a worker lifting a loaded corrugated box through reinforced hand holes on a quality test bench

Corrugated Hand-Hole Tearing: A Test Plan for Geometry, Reinforcement and Real Load

A practical corrugated-box hand-hole test plan that links geometry to board construction, flute direction, reinforcement, gross mass, environment, repeated handling, asymmetric load and documented failure modes.

September 4, 2026 · PackingMaster
AI-generated industrial view of a water-based pressure-sensitive adhesive being coated and dried on paper labelstock

Ultra-High-Solids Water-Based PSA Coating: A Pilot Matrix for Drying Energy and Adhesion

A pre-commercial ultra-high-solids water-based PSA announcement is separated from verified performance, with one pilot matrix covering water evaporation load, coatability, peel, tack, shear, ageing and recycling compatibility.

September 4, 2026 · PackingMaster
AI-generated industrial view of a corrugator line and stacked corrugated sheets inside a newly built packaging plant

Asia Paper's KRW 195.1 Billion Cheongju Corrugated Plant: When Capacity Becomes Supply

Asia Paper’s half-year report confirms a KRW 195.1 billion investment in a new Cheongju corrugated plant. This guide separates the disclosed investment period from commissioning, yield, grade approval and repeat commercial supply.

September 4, 2026 · PackingMaster
Illustrative industrial scene of a paper mill recovery assessment conducted from outside a restricted safety zone

Yatsushiro Chimney Fire: Supply Checks

A chimney fire occurred during recovery at Nippon Paper’s Yatsushiro Mill. Check safety, grades, POs, alternates and shipments in sequence.

September 3, 2026 · PackingMaster
AI-generated example of an automated fulfilment centre operating high-bay storage, conveyors, mobile robots and corrugated packing stations

Warehouse Packaging Automation After Exo-Seminar: An Inbound-to-Dispatch Bottleneck Audit

Using the end-to-end and flexible-automation themes discussed at Exo-Seminar Seoul 2026, this guide provides an evidence-based audit sheet for waiting, rework and manual handoffs across inbound, storage, picking, packing, sorting and dispatch.

September 3, 2026 · PackingMaster
AI-generated illustrative view of a quality engineer testing printed corrugated board on a reciprocating rub tester

Catch Packaging Print Scuffing Before Shipment: An Ink Rub Test Plan

A copy-ready ink rub test plan for corrugated boxes and printed packaging, covering specimen condition, contact pairing, test conditions, observations, acceptance evidence and shipment-hold rules without inventing product limits.

September 1, 2026 · PackingMaster
AI-generated illustrative view of a procurement and quality professional inspecting large tissue base-paper reels

Sam Jung Pulp to Halt Cheonan Tissue Parent-Roll Line — What Buyers Should Check

Sam Jung Pulp decided to halt the Cheonan tissue parent-roll line on September 30 and cited overseas sourcing and concentrated production at Haman as its response. This article gives buyers seven checks covering item exposure, POs, manufacturing source, specifications, approvals, inventory and delivery.

August 31, 2026 · PackingMaster
Illustrative unbranded kraft-paper desiccant sachet inside a corrugated box

Desiccants in PLA-Laminated Paper Sachets: Four Checks Before Replacing a Conventional Silica-Gel Packet

A supplier-reported Korean patent has drawn attention to PLA-laminated desiccant packaging paper. Before replacing a conventional silica-gel packet, packaging teams should separate wrapper and fill changes and verify comparable absorption, seal and line performance, product preservation, certification scope and the actual end-of-life route.

August 28, 2026 · PackingMaster