Dr Jan Klingele, Managing Partner of the Klingele Group, has been elected Chairman of the International Corrugated Case Association (ICCA). In his new position, Dr Klingele wants to strengthen the perception of corrugated board as an environmentally friendly and high-performance packaging material.
Dr Jan Klingele is very familiar with the structures and members of the ICCA: he has already represented the European region on the ICCA Board for four years and has already taken part in 15 ICCA congresses. In his new position, he wants above all to Exchange The ICCA aims to promote dialogue between the national associations, expand the ICCA's virtual presence and create a good data basis for information and communication through meaningful statistics.
Strengthen corrugated board material
It is particularly important to him to promote the perception of corrugated board as an environmentally friendly, versatile and High-performance packaging material and to position the industry as a provider of solutions for environmental and climate protection. As Chairman of the ICCA, Dr Jan Klingele will also determine the venue for the association's next congress, which will be held at 2021 in Constance will take place.
[infotext icon]Founded in 1961 as a global association for the corrugated board industry, the main objectives of the ICCA are to promote the concerns of the industry internationally, to raise awareness of its products, services and issues and to support the activities of its members at national and regional level. Members include international global players in the industry, as well as national and supranational associations such as the European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers (FEFCO)[/infotext].„Environmental pollution knows no national borders; the international community has become painfully aware of this at the sight of the world's oceans littered with plastic,“ comments Dr Jan Klingele. „My personal aim is to position corrugated board internationally as part of the solution. Corrugated board is a wonderful product that ideally combines renewable raw materials, complete biodegradability and very high recycling rates. Every day we present our customers with Innovative packaging concepts, even for increasingly complex applications, so I know that there is still a lot more to do. I want to work towards this together with a strong team at the ICCA.“
Source: Klingele Paper & Packaging Group
