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ber into useful products. We are leveraging our experience as global leaders in pulp and paper to serve the packaging industry by focusing on customers’ success and consis- tently delivering the highest quality products. “We are approaching the market differently. We aren’t interested in being just another containerboard supplier. We want to become North America’s premium producer with deep and lasting partnerships with independent cor- rugators. We don’t have our own box plants. We are the independent’s paper mill offering unique right-weighting and light-weighting solutions.” Call (804) 366-7163. Email mike.butler@domtar.com. Visit www.domtar.com/packaging . GÖPFERT MASCHINEN Wiesentheid, Germany: André Göpfert reports, “For Göp- fert Maschinen GmbH, the year 2022 was again all about expansion. After the successful takeover of its new daugh-
“Domtar’s Kingsport Mill is home to a state-of-the-art containerboard machine capable of producing 600,000
tons of high-quality recycled perfor- mance linerboard and corrugated medium annually. Our core compe- tency as a fiber innovator allows us to offer our customers a full range of performance recycled products with exceptional strength characteristics promoting superior runnability and convertibility on the corrugator. King-
Mike Butler
sport’s central location makes it geographically positioned to be the go-to supplier to independent box makers across the country. “Producing containerboard products directly aligns with Domtar’s expertise and 175-year legacy of turning fi-
ter company, Corrpal Systems AB in Ystad, Sweden, Göpfert Group is now a full-range supplier of corrugated board processing
systems – prefeed- er to palletizer. One hand solution from stack to stack. “Further, Corrpal
Systems AB will be able to pursue its goal of becoming a lead- ing premium supplier for palletizing corru- gated packaging more intensively. “Besides Göpfert’s main plant in Wiesen- theid and its daughter company, Corrpal, in Ystad, Sweden, there is another branch in Nabburg, Germany. Around 500 employ- ees work for Göpfert Group. “In 2022, Göpfert was particularly proud of receiving Bavaria’s Best 50 prize, after receiving this award in 2017. The honor is given to exceptionally fast-growing medi- um-sized companies that have been able to increase the number of their employees and their turnover at an above-average rate in recent years. “In its history of over 70 years, our fam- ily-owned company was formed by many successful innovations. The latest addition to our machinery line is the new G-Cut, avail- able in three sizes from 1100mm x 1800mm to 1300mm x 2100mm. The fully automatic flatbed die cutter satisfies the requirement for highly efficient and reliable die cutting at the accustomed Göpfert precision. “The G-Cut complements the Impression and Ovation flexo printers series, which can be configured in-line with a material André Göpfert
Once recycled, corrugated box fibers are used 7-10 times to make new boxes and other paper products. And, more corrugated packaging is recovered for recycling than any other packaging material. Corrugated attracts eco-conscious customers who prefer to choose sustainably packaged products. Environmentally Responsible. Recyclable. Compostable. Extraordinary.
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