Mondi is offering a sneak preview of new high-speed inkjet products at Hunkeler Innovation Days 2015 at Hall1, Info 14

Mondi, the international packaging and paper Group, is attending the Hunkeler Innovation Days in Lucerne from 23 – 26 February 2015, in Hall 1, Info 14. Mondi has developed one of the deepest paper portfolios optimised for different high-speed inkjet presses and will be offering a sneak preview at its newest product portfolio development: NEUJET®. Mondi works closely with numerous equipment manufacturers, with Mondi’s high-speed inkjet paper being showcased during the exhibition on machines from Canon, HP, Screen, Kodak, and Xerox Impika.

“We’re excited to participate at the Hunkeler Innovation Days this year, because we’ll be offereing a sneak-peak of our newest high-speed inkjet paper, NEUJET® matte premium, NEUJET® silk and NEUJET® silk premium,” says Johannes Klumpp, Marketing & Sales Director, Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper. “The NEUJET® portfolio is Mondi’s next generation of high-speed inkjet papers optimised for medium to heavy colour, direct mail, graphic arts and book printing applications,” says Klumpp.

Visitors to the Mondi stand will receive print-outs of the new NEUJET® papers printed on a Canon ColorStream (dye and pigment ink), Fujifilm Jet Press 540W, HP Web Press. The NEUJET® portfolio enables printers to utilise the benefits of high-speed inkjet printing – individualisation at a higher productivity than laser printing–, making it possible to create new print applications previously reserved for offset printing.

“The NEUJET® portfolio is offered in two quality levels, standard and premium, and two surface finishes, matte and silk, closing the gap to coated offset printing. So printers can benefit from excellent print quality, colour brilliance and gloss,” concludes Klumpp.

Mondi has one of the most diverse high-speed inkjet portfolios on the market. NEUJET® has specifically been developed in line with the newest trends on the market and is designed for direct mail, full colour book printing and graphic art printing. The NEUJET® portfolio supports a wide range of dye and pigment inks on the market, with the NEUJET® silk paper grade shown also optimised for Canon pigment ink.

“We are very excited to be part of the development process of NEUJET® matte premium. Villaggio Grafica is always looking to enter new market segments with the Canon ColorStream series with dye ink. Thanks to its large colour gamut and accurate colour reproduction, we believe that NEUJET® matte premium enables us to do so,” says Alcide Simonetto, General Manager and R&D Director, Villaggio Grafica.

The NEUJET® premium portfolio stands for the highest colour gamut in the Mondi portfolio, excellent opacity and is ideal for handling heavy ink loads. NEUJET® offers the printer two quality levels, standard and premium, and two surface finishes, matte and silk, closing the gap to coated offset printing. So printers can choose from various print qualities and gloss levels to meet their versatile printing needs. 

“NEUJET® silk premium is a silky inkjet paper which delivers both very high print quality and runnability on our HP Web Press T series, allowing us to benefit from the full productivity of our machine. Innovation is really important to us, so we are fascinated by the new printing applications possible with this product and looking forward to working with Mondi,” explains Jeroen Hoving, Team Lead Back Office, Lijnco.

In Hall 1, Info 14 Mondi will show its full portfolio of high-speed inkjet papers, including the 230 g/m² solution of the NEUJET® matte grade for high quality direct mail & postcards, as well as its fully treated DNS® high-speed inkjet NF (natural feel) and DNS® high-speed inkjet CF (coated feel) in 60 g/m² and 70 g/m² respectively. These papers offer high colour reproduction in lower basis weights. This makes them ideally suited for book and transactional work. At the same time all papers minimise ink load, which ensures smooth post finishing and cost optimisation.

Mondi's high-speed inkjet papers are part of the company's Green Range of eco-conscious papers. All Mondi Green Range papers are FSC® or PEFC™ certified, or 100% recycled or bleached TCF (totally chlorine free). Reflecting the growing demand for CO₂ offsetting within the printing industry, Mondi also offers a CO₂ neutral option for all high-speed inkjet papers.

More information about Mondi’s high-speed inkjet portfolio is available at:
www.mondigroup.com/HSIportfolio 
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About Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper

Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper is a business unit of Mondi’s Europe & International Division. In 4 paper mills in Austria, Slovakia, Russia and South Africa, Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper produces environmentally sound office and professional printing papers tailored to the latest professional digital print technology. The company complies with the strictest international certification standards to support sustainable production processes through the responsible management of forest, water and air resources. All Mondi uncoated fine papers belong to the Green Range of papers that are FSC^® or PEFC™ certified, 100% recycled or bleached entirely without chlorine.

Its renowned brands such as Color Copy, DNS^®, IQ,  MAESTRO^®, NAUTILUS^®, BIO TOP 3^® or Snegurochka are used in office environments on laser or inkjet printers and by professional printers on digital or offset presses to create brochures, transactional material, folders, invitations, business cards, letterheads or other high-impact communication.

About Mondi

Mondi is an international packaging and paper Group, employing around 26,000 people in production facilities across 31 countries. In 2013, Mondi had revenues of €6.5 billion and a ROCE of 15.3%. The Group's key operations are located in central Europe, Russia, the Americas and South Africa.

The Mondi Group is fully integrated across the packaging and paper value chain - from the management of its own forests and the production of pulp and paper (packaging paper and uncoated fine paper), to the conversion of packaging paper into corrugated packaging, industrial bags, extrusion coatings and release liner. Mondi is also a supplier of innovative consumer packaging solutions, advanced films and hygiene products components.

Mondi has a dual listed company structure, with a primary listing on the JSE Limited for Mondi Limited under the ticker code MND and a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange for Mondi plc, under the ticker code MNDI. The Group’s performance, and the responsible approach it takes to good business practice,  has been recognised by its inclusion in the FTSE4Good Global, European and UK Index Series (since 2008) and the JSE's Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index since 2007.

International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up the PM18 tissue machine for the Hengan Group, which is one of the leading Chinese manufacturers of hygiene and sanitary products.

ANDRITZ has already started up its eleventh tissue machine for the Hengan Group, China.

The PrimeLineST W8 tissue machine, installed in the Changde mill,is the eleventh tissue machine supplied by ANDRITZ to the Hengan Group. It has a design speed of 2,000 m/min and a width of 5.6 m. This machine and PM17 (also delivered by ANDRITZ and started up in September 2014) are both equipped with an 18-foot steel Yankee combined with a steam hood to minimize drying energy costs. The scope of supply also included the complete stock preparation plant and the automation system.

The ANDRITZ GROUP

The ANDRITZ GROUP is a globally leading supplier of plants, equipment, and services for hydropower stations, the pulp and paper industry, the metalworking and steel industries, and solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial sectors. The publicly listed, international technology Group is headquartered in Graz, Austria, and has a staff of around 24,500 employees. ANDRITZ operates over 250 production sites as well as service and sales companies all around the world. The ANDRITZ GROUP ranks among the global market leaders in all four of its business areas. One of the Group’s overall strategic goals is to strengthen and extend this position. At the same time, the company aims to secure the continuation of profitable growth in the long term.

ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER

The business area is a leading global supplier of equipment, systems, and services for the production and processing of all types of pulps, paper, tissue, and cardboard. The technologies cover the processing of logs, annual fibers, and waste paper; the production of chemical pulp, mechanical pulp, and recycled fibers; the recovery and reuse of chemicals; the preparation of paper machine furnish; the production of paper, tissue, and board; the calendering and coating of paper; as well as treatment of reject materials and sludge. The service range includes modernization, rebuilds, spare and wear parts, service and maintenance, as well as machine transfer and second-hand equipment. Biomass, steam, and recovery boilers, gasification plants for energy production, flue gas cleaning plants, production equipment for biofuel (second generation) and biomass pelleting, plants for the production of nonwovens, dissolving pulp, plastic films, and panelboards (MDF), and recycling plants are also allocated to the business area.

For further information please contact:
Oliver Pokorny
Head of Corporate Communications
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Prometheus Group and SMEC are excited to announce their global partnership which combines Prometheus Group’s leading edge enterprise asset management software with SMEC’s best-in-class asset management consulting group. The partnership initially will focus on the pulp, paper and paperboard industry and other asset intensive verticals.

The performance of the pulp, paper and paperboard manufacturing industry has deteriorated over the past decade, recording annual revenue of approximately $3 billion. This drop in revenue is largely due to declining consumption of industry products. While paper and cardboard packaging and building products have maintained market share, the printing and publishing industries have steadily lost market share to electronic alternatives, like as e-books and tablets. This has been exacerbated over the last five years due to volatility in the global price of wood pulp.

Given declining revenue and profits, the industry as a whole is suffering from a lack of capital investment. The majority of the machines that produce Australian paper are more than 20 years old. This is creating difficulties for the industry as operators try to compete with modern, more efficient machines in Asia. Rather than upgrading assets, the paper industry has invested heavily in environmentally friendly manufacturing processes such as bioenergy and cogeneration, including over $1 billion in capital expenditure respectively at major sites such as the Australian Paper facilities in Maryvale, Victoria, and the Norske Skog mill at Boyer in Tasmania.

However, with the majority of pulp, paper and paperboard assets in Australia well past their optimum design life, asset owners and operators are being forced to implement major asset management improvement programs to minimise productivity downtime, increase production, and improve returns on investments. When it comes to increasing the life of assets, and planning shutdowns and maintenance in the paper, pulp and paperboard industry, real-time collaboration is a must. The Prometheus Group and SMEC partnership will provide not only the tools to improve asset performance but also the critical processes to drive dramatic and sustainable improvement in asset care.

Prometheus Group General Manager of Sales for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific, Dr Bernhard Schwister, notes the possibilities that the partnership has to offer, “Our software has gained unprecedented acceptance in the marketplace because its ease of use, rapid implementation, and intuitive nature. By offering an integrated solution with SMEC, our customers gain a distinct competitive advantage through asset optimisation that is fully realised and effective.”

SMEC’s Chief Operating Officer for Asset Management in the Australian/Asia region, Thomas Hynes also believes this new partnership has much to offer the pulp, paper and paperboard sector specifically, “When Prometheus Group software is combined with SMEC’s integrated asset management solutions, sustainable and ongoing long-term operational improvements can be achieved, positively impacting both productivity and earnings. Our dedicated asset management function delivers solutions that balance risk, performance and cost.  We experience a demand for solutions that can unlock and extend the value derived from the investment in SAP that has been made by many asset intensive enterprises. This partnership enables us to offer Prometheus Group’s SAP expertise to drive value for customers together.”

SMEC’s asset management services are complemented by extensive engineering expertise, allowing asset management solutions to be developed and incorporated into every stage of a pulp, paper and paperboard project’s lifecycle: planning, design, construction, commissioning, operations and maintenance and decommissioning phases.

Together, Prometheus Group and SMEC will identify and develop process improvement needs across an enterprise platform, improve production and asset reliability while enabling enterprise wide roll-out of standardised process improvements for the Australian pulp, paper and paperboard sector.

From 23 February to 3 March 2015, Prometheus Group and SMEC will debut their partnership in a roadshow throughout Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Kuala Lumpur. To register interest in the roadshow, visit: http://roadshow.prometheusgroup.com/papac2015.

The roadshows will provide attendees with the opportunity to discuss critical asset management issues including a follow up onsite visit by Prometheus Group and SMEC, at the attendee’s request.

About Prometheus Group 

Founded in the US in 1998, Prometheus Group is an enterprise application software company that specialises in improving the usability and user adoption of SAP plant maintenance. Prometheus has delivered over 1,000 successful implementations worldwide across many different industries, some of which include Oil and Gas, Mining, Chemicals, Food and Beverage, and Utilities. In fact, Prometheus Group works with the top six Oil and Gas companies, six of ten top Chemical companies, and the top three Paper companies. Prometheus Group enables unified enterprise asset optimisation through an integrated approach to planning, scheduling, work management and business analytics across routine and preventive maintenance, shutdowns and turnarounds, and production scheduling. Prometheus software is easy to use, can be implemented in weeks, and allows a business to quickly improve operational efficiency to gain competitive advantage.

Prometheus Group software is SAP-certified and powered by SAP Netweaver 7.01 via the SAP integration scenario ABAP add-on deployment for SAP ECC 6.0 EhP4. The software requires no additional middleware or hardware, and meets all the technical and syntactical consistency of the add-on, in accordance with SAP certification procedures. For more information, visit: www.prometheusgroup.com

About SMEC

A professional services firm with a global footprint, SMEC provides high-quality consultancy services for major social and physical infrastructure projects servicing the Transport, Hydropower and Energy, Water and Environment, Urban and Social Development, Resources, and Industrial and Manufacturing sectors. With over 5,300 employees and an established network of more than 75 offices in Australia, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and North and South America, SMEC has been ranked in the Top 100 of Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) Top 225 International Design Firms for the past 15 years. SMEC’s consultancy services include: pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, field investigations, laboratory testing, computer modelling, detailed design, tender and contract management, construction supervision, quality assurance, commissioning, operation and maintenance, training and project management. For more information, visit: www.smec.com

International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Iggesund Paperboard to upgrade the TM4 pulp drying line at its Iggesund mill, Sweden, thus increasing the line’s capacity from currently 230-260 tons to 325 tons per day. Start-up is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2015.

Photo: Iggesund Paperboard

ANDRITZ will deliver a customized upgrade solution including a new shoe press and steam blow box, an overhaul of the airborne dryer, and safety improvements. The capacity increase in the drying area will support Iggesund Paperboard’s goal to raise its total pulp capacity from 370,000 to 420,000 tons per year. In addition, the ANDRITZ upgrade will enhance production stability and further reduce energy costs.

Iggesund Paperboard is a member of the Holmen Group and Europe’s leading manufacturer of high-quality virgin fiber paperboard for use in the packaging and graphics sectors.

The ANDRITZ GROUP

The ANDRITZ GROUP is a globally leading supplier of plants, equipment, and services for hydropower stations, the pulp and paper industry, the metalworking and steel industries, and solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial sectors. The publicly listed, international technology Group is headquartered in Graz, Austria, and has a staff of around 24,500 employees. ANDRITZ operates over 250 production sites as well as service and sales companies all around the world. The ANDRITZ GROUP ranks among the global market leaders in all four of its business areas. One of the Group’s overall strategic goals is to strengthen and extend this position. At the same time, the company aims to secure the continuation of profitable growth in the long term.

ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER

The business area is a leading global supplier of equipment, systems, and services for the production and processing of all types of pulps, paper, tissue, and cardboard. The technologies cover the processing of logs, annual fibers, and waste paper; the production of chemical pulp, mechanical pulp, and recycled fibers; the recovery and reuse of chemicals; the preparation of paper machine furnish; the production of paper, tissue, and board; the calendering and coating of paper; as well as treatment of reject materials and sludge. The service range includes modernization, rebuilds, spare and wear parts, service and maintenance, as well as machine transfer and second-hand equipment. Biomass, steam, and recovery boilers, gasification plants for energy production, flue gas cleaning plants, production equipment for biofuel (second generation) and biomass pelleting, plants for the production of nonwovens, dissolving pulp, plastic films, and panelboards (MDF), and recycling plants are also allocated to the business area.

For further information please contact:

Oliver Pokorny

Head of Corporate Communications

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The Spanish Company ECOFIBRAS ARANGUREN SL, tissue manufacturing facility of the CEL group, has successfully completed and started up in cooperation with Toscotec the major rebuild of the tissue machine TM#5 in Aranguren – Zalla Bizkaia – after a major rebuilding.

Formerly KC Aranguren plant, Ecofibras initiated a new phase as an independent company in 2012. TM#5 rebuild project was part of the new development plan designed to increase company’s production capacity and improve product’s quality with the aim to supply current parent reels market, both in virgin and in deinked pulp reels.

The project’s scope was to rebuild into a crescent former the existing machine TM#5, originally equipped with a suction breast former and sloped wire configuration, in order to produce lower tissue grades, improve the machine speed as well as the runnability and maintenance.

Toscotec supplied to Ecofibras a stock preparation upgrading, a fully hydraulic step diffuser headbox TT Headbox-SLT and the replacement of the wet-end section into Crescent Former. Erection supervision, start-up assistance and training services completed Toscotec’s scope of supply.

The new configuration, besides reaching energy savings and a high product quality targets, allowed TM#5 machine to increase the operating speed from 1370 mpm up to 1500 mpm, with the possibility of reaching a speed of 1800 mpm once dry end section will be upgraded.

Due to the perfect integration of the mill and Toscotec teams, the rebuild has been carried out in a very short time and the target was reached both in terms of timing and performances.

Once more, with this new installation, Toscotec has demonstrated its capability and great experience in managing complex technological machine upgrading and rebuilding worldwide in a short delivery and installation time.

Stora Enso has completed the divestment announced on 13 December 2014 of its Uetersen specialty and coated fine paper mill in Germany to a company mainly owned by the private equity fund Perusa Partners Fund 2.

“We have now successfully completed the divestment of our Uetersen Mill. I am confident that Perusa Partners will be able to develop the mill further and ensure long-term future success in Uetersen. We will continue our strategic transformation into a renewable materials growth company focusing on customers and innovation," says Stora Enso's CEO Karl-Henrik Sundström.

The loss on disposal amounted to approximately EUR 30 million and was recorded as a non-recurring item in Stora Enso’s fourth quarter 2014 operating profit.

The transaction will enhance Stora Enso’s operational EBIT and cash flow from the second quarter of 2015. Based on 2014 annual figures, the divestment is expected to reduce Stora Enso’s annual sales by EUR 140 million. It will also reduce Stora Enso’s annual paper production capacity by around 240 000 tonnes. Uetersen Mill employs approximately 400 people.

Stora Enso will continue to produce specialty papers at Imatra Mill and coated fine paper at Oulu Mill in Finland.

For further information, please contact:
Hanne Karrinaho, Head of Financial Communications, tel. +358 2046 21446
Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, Head of Investor Relations, tel. +358 40 763 8767

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Stora Enso is a leading global provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wood and paper. Our aim is to replace non-renewable materials by innovating and developing new products and services based on wood and other renewable materials. We employ some 27 000 people in more than 35 countries, and our sales in 2014 were EUR 10.2 billion. Stora Enso shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (STEAV, STERV) and Stockholm (STE A, STE R). In addition, the shares are traded in the USA as ADRs (SEOAY) on the International OTCQX over-the-counter market.

Valmet has been selected by Domtar to supply the equipment and technical services to convert a paper machine from uncoated freesheet to fluff pulp at the mill located in Ashdown, Arkansas, USA.

The delivery is part of Domtar's USD 160 million project to re-purpose the A64 paper machine. The rebuilt machine is scheduled to begin operation in the third quarter of 2016. This order is included in Valmet's first quarter 2015 orders received. The value of Valmet's delivery will not be disclosed.

"Valmet has been a trusted vendor-partner of ours, one that understands our business and delivers top-quality equipment and services that help our company succeed," says Jack Bray, Domtar's Vice President Manufacturing, Region 2. "We're glad to work with a supplier that shares our commitment to safety and sustainability, as well as performance, in creating world-class fiber products."

"Valmet has extensive experience in repurposing pulp and paper assets, especially in the production of fluff pulp. As we did during the Plymouth NC5 conversion, we worked closely with Domtar to optimize the technical solution that would meet their project objectives, including world class quality standards and high efficiency runnability," says Frank Swietlik, General Manager, Pulp Dryers and Baling, Valmet.

Technical information about the delivery

The scope of the Valmet delivery includes a new wet end, upgrades to existing cylinder dryer section, a new fully automated reel and a new OptiWin Pulp winder. Also included is a bypass run to a new cutter-layboy with an automated bale handling line.

Information about Domtar

Domtar Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes a wide variety of fiber-based products including communication papers, specialty and packaging papers, and absorbent hygiene products. In 2013, Domtar had sales of USD 5.4 billion from some 50 countries. The Company employs approximately 10,000 people.

Domtar's Ashdown mill has 3 pulp lines and 3 paper machines. The mill's annual paper production capacity is 680,000 tons and pulp production capacity 700,000 tons. The mill produces uncoated freesheet papers: offset, copy paper, laser form bond and check paper and bleached hardwood and softwood Kraft market pulp.

For further information, please contact:

Bill Bohn, Area President, Valmet North America, tel. +1 770 263 1542

Dave King, Vice President, Pulp and Energy, Valmet North America tel. +1 704 414 3420

Valmet Corporation is a leading global developer and supplier of services and technologies for the pulp, paper and energy industries. Our 10,500 professionals around the world work close to our customers and are committed to moving our customers' performance forward - every day.

Valmet's services cover everything from maintenance outsourcing to mill and plant improvements and spare parts. Our strong technology offering includes entire pulp mills, tissue, board and paper production lines, as well as power plants for bio-energy production.

Valmet's net sales in 2014 were approximately EUR 2.5 billion. Valmet's objective is to become the global champion in serving its customers.

Valmet's head office is in Espoo, Finland and its shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.

Vinda Group, producer and branded provider of household paper and personal care & hygiene products in China, has placed an order with the Italian manufacturer Toscotec for the supply of three new tissue lines at its two mills in Deyang, Sichuan and Laiwu, Shandong, which are scheduled to come on stream in the last quarter of 2015.

Vinda Group has stepped up its expansion plan. In line with the strong partnership established with Toscotec, it decided to place these new orders with the Italian manufacturer, based on Toscotec’s technological advantage, which delivers top product quality and considerably reduces the mill's energy costs. As a result, the Group will add an annual production capacity of 60,000 tons in Shandong and 30,000 tons in Sichuan.

The new Toscotec lines are AHEAD-1.5M ES crescent former tissue machines, designed for the production of high quality tissue products, with significant energy savings both with usage of gas and with steam. The speed is 1600 mpm, with a trim width of 3400 mm. Furthermore, the scope of supply also includes Toscotec’s Drying Optimization for Energy Saving solution TT DOES, a tailor-made drying package including also Milltech hood, which delivers higher drying efficiency and output, as well as key energy savings. Toscotec’s short approach flow TT SAF contributes to such savings, with an overall efficiency increase in the approach system.
Complete engineering and erection supervision, commissioning & start up assistance and training services are also part of the supply.

These orders continue along the line of a strong, successful, long-term partnership between Toscotec Group and Vinda Group, which begun in 2011. Vinda Paper (Shandong) Co. Ltd. already houses two Toscotec tissue machines, PM1 & PM2, which came on stream in the second half of 2013.

Established in 1985, Vinda Group has grown from a small private company into a leading manufacturer and branded provider of quality household paper and personal care & hygiene products in the PRC. Vinda is today, with major shares from Swedish group SCA, the third largest hygiene paper manufacturer in the PRC, with excellent performance in customer loyalty and satisfaction. With 9 manufacturing plants strategically located in different parts of the country, it serves the entire PRC, Hong Kong and Macau and exports to Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Africa.

“When we choose the paperboard for chocolate packaging, the decisive factor is taste and odour neutrality. Of course the paperboard must be suitable for the construction we have chosen but if we do not minimise the risk of the chocolate acquiring an off-taste from the packaging material then the rest does not matter.”

The Origin Box is made of three kinds of paper material, of which two, Invercote and Incada, are made by Iggesund Paperboard

Tom Du Caju and his colleagues at Du Caju Printing & Packaging in Belgium are describing their experiences in food packaging. Du Caju is located in Erpe-Mere, just west of Brussels. With almost 50 employees and annual net sales of EUR 10 million, the company regards itself as a medium-sized Belgian converter. Of the packaging Du Caju produces, 85 per cent is food related and 11 per cent is chocolate packaging.

“In addition, just over ten per cent of what we do is packaging with direct contact between the food and the packaging material,” says key account manager Koen Penne. “We are choosing our food contact materials such as paperboard very carefully to avoid taint, odour and migration problems.”

Du Caju has been working with the world’s largest chocolate producer Barry Callebaut, for more than 25 years. The converter is regularly asked to create sophisticated promotional packaging for Callebaut as a sales tool and brand enhancer. The latest creation, The Origin Box, has an outer box made of a brown-coloured speciality paper from James Cropper, Colorscope Bitter Chocolate 350 g/m². Inside the box are samples of chocolate from many countries. Each sample is packed in a wedge-shaped box made of Incada Silk 300 g/m² from Iggesund Paperboard. The box also features a wheel giving information about the different types of chocolate. The wheel is printed on Invercote Creato 400 g/m², also from Iggesund Paperboard,and is covered with the same material as the outer box.

Erwin Heeren, Tom Du Caju and Koen Penne of Du Caju Printing & Packaging proudly display The Origin Box

The brown material has a very matt appearance and a very natural look. The brown colour and the uncoated sides give a very good indication of the look of chocolate.The Origin Box was a finalist in the ECMA/Pro Carton European packaging award competition in 2014.

“We have learned from experience that only virgin fibre is good enough for this type of packaging,” comments Erwin Heeren, an experienced purchaser at Du Caju. “In choosing materials we also get support from our customer, Barry Callebaut, who tests all packaging materials for up to sixty days in its own sensory laboratory.”

As a purchaser he must also keep up to date with both the environmental debate and the discussion about how mineral oils in recycled-fibre-based materials can contaminate packaged foods.

“We are following the mineral oil debate with great interest, as are our most knowledgeable customers,” Erwin Heeren says. “However, we are not seeing any increased demand for traceability certificates for paperboard materials – neither FSC nor PEFC. That demand is constant at between three and five per cent of our total volume.”