Corrugated Trends ( Cont’d from Page 10)
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over polymer based alternatives, such as expanded polystyrene (EPS) foams. While lightweighting of board has long been affect- ing the corrugated industry, rightweighting, and rightsizing are playing an increasingly important role in this market, not only in response to consumer de- mand for efficient packaging, but also in response to the logistics chain’s adoption of dimensional weight (DIM) pricing. In some instances substituting to a heavier board grade can have a beneficial impact overall as it allows for the elimination of additional protective elements. The desire to minimize the volume of air being shipped within all delivery channels means that in some instances there have been significant cost in- creases. For example a 32-pack of toilet rolls costs an estimated 37 percent more to ship using charges based on dimensions, rather than simple weight. Lightweighting has been particularly successful in Western Europe, where box weights are now typical- ly about 80 percent of U.S. weights. The importance of lightweighting will continue to be felt over the coming years as retailers look to save costs as well as appeal to end users. Retail changes Retail-ready packaging has established itself as a major cost saver for retailers, especially in Western Europe. This ongoing profit pressure is providing an impetus to use more retail ready formats as a labor- saving solution, as it is estimated that these sec- ondar y packaging formats can reduce shelf restocking and handling costs by up to 50 percent. It is also particularly popular with sales into conve- nience stores or discount retailers such as Aldi and Walmart. For brands it gives the added bonus of giving them greater control over the presentation of their goods within the retail space. The expansion of e-commerce trade into the gro- cery sector is likely to have a slight impact on retail- ready packaging use as online sales do not require these pack types. Corrugated cases will still be used to ship goods to an online retailer’s warehouse or fulfilment center but these do not need to be retail-ready formats.The emergence of subscription box and meal kit services, which offer direct-to-consumer delivery of specialist food using a weekly or monthly subscription, are pro- viding some new opportunity for corrugated board suppliers with delivery-friendly formats containing goods within a die-cut interior.
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