The broad prospects for the development of corrugated board products

China's carton packaging industry is in a period of rapid development. In 1996, the sales volume of cartons was approximately 8 billion square meters, which was half of Japan's sales in the same period, and it increased to 12.5 billion square meters in 2000, close to Japan's sales level; 2002 China The sales volume of corrugated boxes reached 20 billion square meters, surpassing Japan, ranking second in the world, second only to the United States. The next six or seven years will be a period of rapid economic development in China. As China's carton packaging industry must maintain its momentum, it must open up new ideas and develop new directions. We must strive to diversify the development of paperboard products and expand a broader space.

It has been more than 100 years since the British invented corrugated in the 19th century. In some countries abroad, corrugated cartons have generally been diversified towards social development, in addition to fully satisfying commodity packaging. Take the corrugated box industry in Japan as an example. In 2003, the total output of corrugated cardboard in Japan was approximately 16 billion square meters, and about 9 billion square meters of direct processed cardboard boxes were used to process approximately 7 billion square meters of other products. What other products are processed by such a large amount of corrugated board?

â–  Corrugated paperboard trays account for 25% of the total trays in Japan. The strength of paper trays can be more than 10 tons. Corrugated trays are much cheaper than wooden trays and metal trays.

â–  Corrugated cardboard furniture, which can be seen on the Japanese market as small cardboard tables, chairs, tables, chairs, and paper beds for children, and can be quickly disassembled.

â–  Corrugated cardboard toys and color pencil cases. Corrugated cardboard pet supplies, various shapes of the doghouse cattery, appearance stress, beautiful printing.

â–  Corrugated cardboard boats, single rowing boats, using water-resistant paper.

â–  There are corrugated cardboard bins, beehives, sales shelves, loudspeakers, toilets, cowsheds, etc.

The application of corrugated cardboard is so vast!

China is the largest producer of corrugated board, and the output of cardboard is the second largest in the world. However, corrugated paperboard produced in China is still mainly used for the packaging of goods, and few other products are developed. It is a year or two from the developed countries. The monolithic use of paperboards has made it impossible to digest huge output in a timely manner and has become a serious surplus. Now it is urgent to open up new areas for the use of corrugated paperboards, reform the traditional methods of use in a timely manner, and diversify the development of Chinese paperboard products for carton packaging. The future development of the industry plays a decisive role.

In order to gain a firm foothold in the increasingly fierce domestic and international markets, more and more industry colleagues are beginning to pay attention to the diversified development of the use of paperboard products. The traditional service object of corrugated cartons is outer packaging and transportation packaging. Based on the consolidation of traditional objects, it actively develops derivative products, expands service channels, and develops corrugated paperboard trays, supermarket goods display racks, fine corrugated, and special-shaped folding cartons. . At the same time, it expands the application fields of corrugated boxes, and develops those fields that use wood products, plastics, and metals as product packaging, and uses its own unique advantages: it is convenient for compound processing, has good hygiene and safety, and has a wide range of raw materials, and can easily form mass production. Variety of species, low cost, light weight, easy transportation, waste recycling, etc., instead of other materials, expand the packaging field.

In domestic carton packaging products, miniature corrugated paper packaging with high compressive strength, low cost and good printability has begun to occupy a place in the field of electronic information industry, becoming more and more popular among merchants and consumers and becoming a packaging for electronic products. New favorite. However, due to the late start of domestic production of micro-corrugated cardboard, there is a certain distance from the international advanced level in terms of quality and grade of paper products, and the relatively high-grade micro-corrugated cardboard needs to be imported. Therefore, the domestic production of micro-corrugated cardboard is very important. Users are looking forward to developing a miniature corrugated packaging box with higher compressive strength, better cushioning performance, and finer printing, avoiding the phenomenon of “sawboard” and lower cost. We have a promising market for electronic information products packaging. The rapid development of the electronic information industry is bound to inject vitality into the packaging production enterprises, and promote the development of the packaging industry.

The law of the market economy is "survival of the fittest and survival of the fittest." We have a long way to go in carrying out the diversified development of carton products. But as long as we work together, take seriously, adopt a brand-new idea to deal with the changes in the market, meet the needs of the market, and promote the full development of the carton industry, China's corrugated carton packaging products must be able to go to the international market, and for international counterparts . (Text / Huang Shanxiang)