Board Converting News, October 16, 2023

BHS Corrugated Launches CF-A Single Facer

Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month June 2023

Weiherhammer, Germany based BHS Corrugated an- nounced the launch of the Cassette Facer CF-A designed for customers who want cassette machines with proven belt technology. “The CF-A is primarily targeted at the markets in Eu- rope, North America and the Middle East,” said Bernhard

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2023 2022

33.006 34.817

-5.2

7.501 7.913

-5.2

Industry Total

Year-to Date

June 2023

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

Müller, Senior Product Manag- er Equipment. “We can now close a gap in terms of per- formance that falls between the respective requirement profiles of Econo Facer and

2023 2022

189.149 206.082

-8.2

7.447 8.113

-8.2

Industry Total

Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)

Year

Month

Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change

2023 2022

2.7037 2.8541

-5.3

15.5017 16.9061

-8.3

Modul Facer.” The Econo Facer EF-P is a compact machine designed for easy integration and maximum speeds of up to 430 m/ min. The Modul Facer MF-A is designed to combine the quality demands on corrugated board with maximum pro- ductivity and speeds of up to 480 m/min. The basis for the new development was the modular design of the Modul Facer, which is engineered for intelligent integration. The belt technology used in both the MF-A and CF-A helps ensure optimum quality of the corrugated board surface for the production of lighter grammages and the required conditions for printing on the inside of the box as well.

Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)

Corrugator Plants Only

Date

Percent Change Weeks of Supply

Percent Change

June May

2.2422 2.3221

-3.4

3.6 3.9

-7.7

Shipping Days

Year

Month

Year-to-Date

2023 2022

22 22

127 127

SOURCE: Fibre Box Association

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