For K-beauty ODM/OEM manufacturers and brands, EU PPWR and UK pEPR should be managed as one packaging data workflow covering containers, folding cartons, cushioning, transport packaging, buyer evidence, and fee exposure.
A practical guide to reading and applying ECT, BCT, and the McKee formula at the quoting stage. Covers compression strength calculations, stacking load, safety factors, humidity effects, and pallet conditions using real-world calculation tables.
Japanese food packaging is seeing reduced print colors, paper lid trials, and simpler packaging specifications. This article explains how naphtha-related supply risk can become a packaging specification issue, and where paper-based alternatives can help without overclaiming.
A practical look at mixed pulp made with wood fibre and agricultural byproducts such as oat hulls, focusing on strength, yield, supply chain, and packaging applications.
A B2B packaging view of why regional containerboard prices can move differently despite global oversupply, and what buyers should watch in quotes and contracts.
With EU PPWR general application starting August 2026, this guide covers the practical workflow for Korean SME exporters: how to use KOTRA, export support programs, and testing bodies by role, and how to build packaging document folders, verify EPR responsibility, and prepare consultation question sheets step by step.
Wood pallets and wooden blocks used in export packaging can trigger ISPM 15 treatment, marking, and inspection requirements. Paper pallets and paper support blocks may reduce wood-packaging quarantine risk, but load, humidity, ocean freight, and racking conditions must still be verified separately.
Sonoco GreenCan is a useful case for asking how far paper-based packaging can replace plastic or metal containers. A high paper content is not enough by itself. Packaging teams need to look at the body, rim, lid, barrier layer, adhesives, and local recycling systems before making claims.
International Paper has acquired a corrugated converting facility from Delmarva Corrugated Packaging in Dover, Delaware. The deal may look smaller than a paper mill acquisition, but it points to a key packaging supply-chain issue: the ability to turn board into customer-specific boxes, structures, print, and logistics-ready packaging close to demand.
Large automotive parts are often assumed to require wood crates or plastic cushioning. But bulky, fragile items such as car bumpers can use geometry-matched heavy-duty corrugated structures to reduce empty space, material use, unit cost, and return-related damage risk. This article uses the Mondi-Ovoko case to explain the design points and limits.