Board Converting News, January 9, 2023

Grupo Mexipack Installs Kolbus AB300 Boxmaker

Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month September 2022

Adela Jauregui, Sales Manager, Kolbus Mexico, an- nounced the recent installation of a Kolbus AB300 short run boxmaker at Grupo Mexipack. Established in the city of León, Guanajuato, Grupo Mexipack manufactures special packaging and accessories made of corrugated board, plastic and wood. The company has distribution and as- sembly centers in Querétaro, Monterrey and Saltillo, with more than 100 active customers from different industries. “Our growth has been the product of understanding and responding to four of the main current packaging needs of the industry: sense of urgency, flexibility, order quantities and design focused on reducing costs that are the best option for products to be tailor packed,” said Juan Carreras, Production Manager, Mexipack. “Thanks to the Kolbus AB300, it has allowed us to achieve savings in la- bour and purchase of tooling for the manufacture of small orders, as well as special designs and low-volume boxes. We can add many style codes thanks to its computer setup time, which allows the operator to load an order in two to five minutes. “Having the AB300 has also allowed us to serve cus- tomers with various box sizes, as well as low manufactur- ing volumes and shorter delivery times, which allows us to offer better service, which is a real added value.”

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2022 2021

32.705 34.247

-4.5

7.787 8.154

-4.5

Industry Total

Year-to Date

September 2022

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2022 2021

305.168 312.525

-2.4

7.989 8.224

-2.9

Industry Total

Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)

Year

Month

Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change

2022 2021

2.6327 2.7773

-5.2

24.8959 25.4841

-2.3

Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)

Corrugator Plants Only

Date

Percent Change Weeks of Supply

Percent Change

Sep. Aug

2.5975 2.5867

0.4

4.1 4.2

-2.4

Shipping Days

Year

Month

Year-to-Date

2022 2021

21 21

191 190

SOURCE: Fibre Box Association

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