After moderate growth of 0.2% in 2017, the beginning of 2018 was promising for the European paper sack industry: It recorded a growth of 3.1% in deliveries of paper sacks in the first quarter compared to the same period in 2017.
Natural commitment to the circular economy
Joanna Drake, Deputy Director General of the Directorate-General for Environment, gave an update on the “EU Plastics Strategy”. It was introduced by a short video message from Karmenu Vella, EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fishery, who welcomed the discussions of the congress as a contribution to make the transition to a circular economy a reality and encouraged the participants to innovate. The audience also received an overview on the industry’s European policy issues and the ongoing research and communication activities, that aim at improving the performance of paper sacks to meet the challenges of the future, for example in terms of customer demands, industry 4.0 and environmental issues related to the circular economy.
Focusing on the food industry’s needs
The food sector is one of the areas in which the European paper sack industry will particularly show its commitment to customer needs in 2018. The European Cocoa Association and the European Dairy Association informed the participants about the developments and challenges in each specific market as well as their individual packaging needs. “Along with the encouragement from the EU, these valuable insights give us new fuel for innovation”, said Rob Franken, the newly elected president of EUROSAC. “The source of our advancement as an industry is the continuous efforts of our members who support the process of making paper sacks even more successful”.
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