European industrial packaging industry is facing many problems

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. As market demand gradually returns to the level before the economic downturn, customer demand has also increased, but the capacity of packaging manufacturers has been affected by rising costs of steel and plastic raw materials and energy, 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.

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, plastic and fiberboard containers to find the characteristics of each material - steel and plastic are strong, can be reused and recycled; fiberboard packaging is lighter in quality, natural 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.