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materials, improved graphics and a sustainable manufac- turing platform—all the things that customers and the pub- lic want” Kirkpatrick points out. “The COVID pandemic proved just how essential corru- gated packaging is today,” he says, “and that is not going to change any time soon.” With recovery and recycling rates consistently over 90
“For example, Europe is focused on recycling at a high- er level than Canada,” he acknowledges, “whereas we of- ten offer (through PPEC) guidance to our U.S. colleagues on EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility), as they devel- op their systems. “We also maintain connections with suppliers from around the world,” Kirkpatrick points out, “because our member companies across Canada invest in world-class equipment that is typically engineered in Europe or the U.S. “Our association has a membership class for these sup- pliers, which we call ‘Industry Affiliates,’ and we carry out many activities over the course of the year to include them alongside or own CCCA members,” Kirkpatrick relates. “It is always rewarding to learn about the suppliers and their history.” While Kirkpatrick says he will dearly miss all these con- nections on a personal level, he is immensely proud of his active role in strengthening them for the industry’s greater good—in the process leaving CCCA in a great place. “The CCCA is well-positioned for the future based on its history of adapting, with a highly efficient executive board and a strong focus on sustainability, product and company branding, and right-sizing our packaging to ev- ery product,” he states. “The industry has moved significantly to lighter-weight
percent, the Canadian corrugated sector enjoys the benefits of being a highly sustainable industry and an environmental standard-bearer for all other manufacturing businesses, adds Tencorr Packaging president Chris Bartlett.
“In recent years, sustainability has become the hallmark of our in- dustry,” says Bartlett, who has headed Brampton, Ont.- based Tencorr Packaging over the last 16 years. “A lot of our mills now are 100 percent recycled content mills,” Bartlett points out, “producing 100-percent recycla- ble and reusable product. “Our corrugated boxes can be re-pulped up to seven times before we have to add new fibers to them,” says Bartlett, citing 100 percent recylability for all the corrugat- ed sheets produced by Tencorr. “It’s a very good message to be able to send to the marketplace nowadays,” says Bartlett, noting that Ten- Chris Bartlett
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Do you need printed sheets? We have your answer.. Introducing Heartland’s ColorCorr. This is “flexo-printing in the round”. On our corrugator we can print up to 109” wide. The advantage is that we can print the equivalent of ½ roll at a time and not be required to keep several rolls of very expensive preprinted paper on the floor. Much less waste and risk. In continual print mode, we use either laser-engraved rubber rolls or solid rubber rolls to print a “flood coat” or a repeating pattern. If we are printing a repeating pattern, we can run a two-color design on the paper. Customers have found that running sheets we print can allow them to run a lighter-grade due to reduced caliper loss, and in some cases eliminate one or more machine passes.
For more information contact: Charlie Freeman | 816-500-8889 | cfreeman@heartlandsheets.com Tim Kramer | 816-841-8317 | color@heartlandsheets.com
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