Recovered corrugated paper being sorted and baled in an industrial material-recovery plant

KNT Starts Recovered-Paper Sorting: Tracing Quality from Receipt to the Paper Machine

KNT, a joint venture of Klean Nara, Taeseo Recycling and UglyLab, has begun recovered-paper sorting, baling, quality control and supply operations. This article separates the operating scope from planned IT traceability and maps the data chain from incoming lot to papermaking performance.

August 25, 2026 · PackingMaster
Robotic vacuum gripper handling kraft peel-and-seal paper mailers on an ecommerce packaging line

RRD VersaPac Paper Mailer: Six Validation Gates Before Automated Fulfillment

RRD’s non-padded VersaPac FastTrack uses a paper peel-and-seal closure and is designed for robotic vacuum handling. This article separates those product claims from the pickup, opening, sealing, humidity, distribution and repulpability evidence required on an automated line.

August 25, 2026 · PackingMaster
Illustrative paper-mill operators reviewing production equipment and an environmental monitoring area

Korea’s Integrated Permit Proposal: Three Paper-Mill Checks

Korea’s integrated permit proposal: annual-report outsourcing, inspection intervals and SME integrated environmental-manager criteria.

August 25, 2026 · PackingMaster
Factory control room viewing a corrugated line and integrated order, production and warehouse data

Rondo Ganahl’s Integrated Corrugated Production Control: When Master Data Becomes the Bottleneck

Rondo Ganahl connected SAP PP/DS, Digital Manufacturing and EWM. The case shows how variant master data, detailed planning, shop-floor execution and warehouse traceability can form one corrugated order flow—and which unpublished KPIs still determine success.

August 25, 2026 · PackingMaster
Industrial pilot laboratory compounding nanocellulose with PE and PP resins

Surface-Modified Nanocellulose in PE/PP: Seven Validation Axes Before Packaging Use

Hankuk Paper presented surface-modified nanocellulose for dispersion, heat resistance and flame-retardancy work in PE and PP. This article separates the exhibition and joint-development stage from commercial qualification and lays out seven validation axes for packaging trials.

August 25, 2026 · PackingMaster
Illustrative industrial scene of a paperboard mill being assessed from outside a safe perimeter after a fire was brought under control

Chattogram Paper Mill Fire: A 48-Hour Supply Check

This article separates the reported facts from the unconfirmed operating impact of the fire at Hakkani Paper and Board Mill in Chattogram, then provides a 48-hour raw-material, electrical, production-line and PO verification tool.

August 18, 2026 · PackingMaster
Illustrative corrugating-medium mill with a white-water recovery tank and operators on a guarded walkway

Turning Corrugating-Medium White Water into WCNF

A staged pilot matrix for recovering DAF white-water solids, nanofibrillating them into WCNF, and evaluating retention, drainage, internal addition and surface sizing.

August 18, 2026 · PackingMaster
Illustrative smart printing plant operating digital presses and an autonomous guided vehicle

Prinpia: Web Orders, MES and AGVs

Prinpia’s case shows how web ordering, MES, quality data, AGVs and warehousing should connect, with practical gates and KPIs.

August 14, 2026 · PackingMaster
Illustrative industrial review of an unprinted flexible web and corrugated eCommerce outer pack at an enclosed laser-marking module

Plate-Free Laser Marking for Flexible Packaging: BIB and eCommerce Line Validation

Before a plate-free laser-marked flexible format moves into bag-in-box or eCommerce production, this article provides a staged validation tool for film structure, barrier and sealing performance, mark durability, line speed and recyclability evidence.

August 12, 2026 · PackingMaster
Illustrative industrial scene of a recycled-containerboard mill being assessed from a safe area after a recovered-fibre depot fire was brought under control

Townsend Hook Depot Fire: Fibre, Production and Delivery Check

This article separates the confirmed safety response from the still-undisclosed operating impact of the recovered-fibre depot fire at the Townsend Hook paper and recycling site, then provides a staged recovered-fibre, production, allocation and PO-delivery verification tool for manufacturers and exporters.

August 11, 2026 · PackingMaster