Paperboard Packaging Council

BARRINGTON, Ill.—Merix Pharmaceutical Corp has switched its retail packaging for RELEEV 1 Day Cold Sore Symptom Treatment to the award-winning BlisterGuard security package from Colbert Packaging to thwart tampering and pilferage. The new package is now being used nationwide at Walgreens and Kmart stores, with broadened retail distribution planned for 2007. The Barrington, IL-based pharmaceutical manufacturer had been asked by the two chains to provide better pilfer-resistant packaging because of theft issues. RELEEV is a cold sore medication that has proven to relieve the painful symptoms of cold sores in just a day. Although the most expensive in the market, it is a huge

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) announced that folding carton shipments reached an estimated $7 billion and 4.4 million tons in the first three quarters of 2006. When compared with the first three quarters of 2005, shipments in dollars increased by 3.2 percent, while tons increased by 3.4 percent. So far, 2006 remains one of the strongest years measured by year-over-year growth since 2000. But, monthly shipments in August and September show some signs of a softening market. For the first time in 2006 there was a clear downward trend in shipments. Orders in August were high compared to September shipments, suggesting that some orders

Things are looking good for folding carton converters in 2006. In a July press release, the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) announced that folding carton shipments brought in about $4.7 billion and 2.9 million tons in the first half of the year. Shipments increased in dollars by 4.2 percent, and tons increased by 4.7 percent versus the same period last year. If the remainder of the year keeps in step with the first half, those numbers will pass those of 2005, which had decreased from the previous year. “The primary reason for the lower growth in carton shipments [in 2005] was a much slower economy than expected,

Top Folding Carton Converters — Clear Skies Ahead?

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) announced that folding carton shipments reached an estimated $4.7 billion and 2.9 million tons in the first half of 2006. When compared with the first quarter of 2005, shipments in dollars increased by 4.2 percent, while tons increased by 4.7 percent. The sharp increase beginning in March reflects the typically strong production rates needed to supply consumer package goods manufacturers with packaging for their increased sales during the holiday season later in the year. The growth rate slow later in the year, but overall, 2006 is expected to be a solid year. This is reflected in RISI's

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) recently released the 2006 edition of its annual publication, Performance Report for Management. For more than 50 years, the Performance Report for Management has provided an opportunity for PPC member companies to benchmark their financial and operating performance. The annual report consists of financial ratios and cost-of-sales data compiled from balance sheets and operating statements supplied by PPC member companies. The Performance Report is the only report available that looks exclusively at the financial performance of folding carton operations. The report offers financial measures including sales expenses, administrative expenses, materials costs, profits, taxes, salaries and wages, profits,

Paperboard has been an effective packaging option for many years and continues to provide eye-catching, functional appeal on the store shelf. IT CAN BE folded into many forms. It can stand-up, be flat, or it can be folded into a six-point star figure. It can enhance your customers' marketing plans, as it has potential to make merchandise just fly off the shelves with new and innovative customizations. No, it's not some magical potion from the new Harry Potter book, it's paperboard. Paperboard options Only a converter, in concert with its customers, can make such a cost/benefit decision on new substrates. However, paperboard can offer

WASHINGTON, D.C.—One hundred percent recycled paperboard packaging won 11 awards in the National Paperboard Packaging Competition, hosted by the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) and announced at an awards banquet on March 24. The winning packages demonstrated the versatility of coated recycled paperboard (CRB) as a packaging material as well as the wide variety of product categories that are now utilizing it. Winning CRB entries encompassed packaging for frozen food, club store, personal care and household products, among others. "These awards are a testament to the quality, value and performance properties of 100% recycled paperboard," said Paul Schutes, executive director, RPA-100%. "The use of 100%

The folding carton market has been slowly recovering since it hit a low in 2002. However, market projections for 2005 are a mixed bag. IT'S EASY FOR the folding carton market to be optimistic about the future if it bases its outlook on 2004's end-of-the-year numbers. According to the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC), last year saw a 4.4 percent increase in folding carton shipments by dollar value, and a 4.3 percent rise by volume, reaching a total of $9 billion on the year. However, things aren't as golden as the statistics make it appear. Recent information from the large, integrated companies reports a $50

The folding carton market is facing a stiff challenge from alternative packaging and foreign competition, but the industry is gearing up for the challenge. by Tom Polischuk, Editor-in-Chief IF THE VIEW of Ben Markens, president of the consulting firm Converter's Resource, is correct, the folding carton industry has a big target on its back. It seems as though a couple "great whites" are trying to gobble up chunks of the folding carton volume pie, and for the short-term are doing a pretty good job of it. The hungry sharks in question come in the form of stand-up pouches and overseas manufacturing. "Competition