European Industry: The Biggest Problem Now Faced by the Packaging Industry

The industrial packaging industry in Europe is currently facing many arduous challenges, including environmental, safety and raw material prices.

Every May to July is the busiest season for industrial packaging companies, and 2010 is no exception. Many packaging traders are traveling between the United Kingdom, China and the European continent to meet the growing needs of their customers. However, while earning high profits, these businessmen are also worrying about some issues.

One of the biggest headaches for manufacturers is the cost of raw materials. As market demand gradually answers the pre-recession levels, packaging manufacturers' production capacity has been affected by rising raw material and energy costs of steel and plastics, and has not been significantly improved.

In addition, people’s concern for environmental issues and the urgent need for personalized retail packaging are constantly testing the wisdom and determination of packaging suppliers.

As a whole, the recycling and recycling system in the industrial packaging sector is relatively complete, and most plastic and steel containers can be recycled. The strict legal provisions also ensure the safety and high standards of these materials to the greatest extent. .

Of course, some laws and regulations just encourage companies to recycle their packaging, and they neglect to reuse them, causing many high-quality packaging to be split and completely unable to function again.

Before we renovate old packaging containers, we must ensure that they are properly cleaned - some of them are crushed

Throughout Europe, it is generally believed that the benefits of industrial packaging have not been fully understood by the market, and its characteristics in terms of safety and environmental protection are also different from retail packaging.

First of all, we should analyze the life cycle of steel, plastics and fiberboard containers to find out the characteristics of each material - just now plastics are strong and tough, can be reused and recycled; the quality of fiberboard packaging is lighter, natural and environmental protection, Easy to recycle.

Recently, the ISO Packaging Environmental Protection Committee and representatives of 15 countries gathered in Beijing to discuss the existing European, Asian and North American requirements. The topics discussed included resource reduction, reuse, recycling, energy recovery, and chemical recycling. New standards and organic recycling (composting and biodegradation) are the latest advances in many fields.

In addition, the safe use and transportation of industrial plastic packaging is also a common concern among people in the industry, especially how to ensure the safety of packaged goods in international transportation.