Follow
Follow
LinkedIn Facebook X Youtube e-mail
LinkedIn Facebook X Youtube e-mail

Raja combines paper and air cushion

The e-commerce sector continues to boom, which benefits manufacturers of corresponding packaging solutions. For sensitive goods, shipping bags with air cushioning are often used, but these are frequently made from paper and plastic. In cooperation with a French mailing bag manufacturer, Raja is now presenting a solution that consists entirely of paper.

The e-commerce sector continues to boom, which benefits manufacturers of corresponding packaging solutions. For sensitive goods, shipping bags with air cushioning are often used, but these are frequently made from paper and plastic. In cooperation with a French mailing bag manufacturer, Raja is now presenting a solution that consists entirely of paper.

The paper manufacturer Raja will be offering 100 per cent paper bubble envelopes and embossed envelopes from February 2023. This packaging can be recycled and is just as robust as its plastic or dual-material counterparts (paper with plastic film). Raja has been the first company to offer them in France since February 2023 and will be offering them throughout Europe from March.

The envelopes produced by Cepap La Couronne in the French department of Charente are a plastic-free alternative to two widely used solutions in the field of e-commerce packaging represent: Bubble bags, which enable items to be shipped safely, and plastic bubble bags, which protect products inside parcels.

Production already started in January 2022

The design was created by Raja and one of its long-standing partners, Cepap La Couronne, a French manufacturer and printer of envelopes and mailing bags. The 100-year-old company with 152 employees and headquarters near Angoulême is confronted with a shrinking traditional market. In fact, the production of transshipments in Europe fell from 90 billion to 40 billion between 2010 and 2021.

Display

Cepap La Couronne has invested 1.5 million euros in the production of bubble envelopes and embossed envelopes. a new type of machine, 38 metres long and four metres wide for which it also holds the patent. Production began in January 2022.

„After twelve months of research and development, we are starting production of the first range of bubble bags in Europe. Our new production line will enable us to drive forward our diversification in the packaging sector„, says Nicolas Baudart, CEO of Cepap La Couronne.

A paper as strong as plastic

In a shipping test carried out by Cepap La Couronne and Raja, sensitive products such as Christmas baubles, make-up palettes and spirits arrived intact thanks to their protective packaging. The new paper envelopes are suitable for shipping all types of products in all sectors of activity, for example e-commerce, industry and cultural goods. They are made from 100 and 120 g/m² pure brown kraft paper and are PEFC-certified (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes). According to the company, the strength of 918 kilopascals makes the kraft paper one of the most robust on the market.

„La Couronne is contributing its creativity and Raja its distribution capacity in Europe. Together we bring our customers two new packaging solutions that are protective, easy to use, profitable for brands and better for the environment. By working with French and European manufacturers such as La Couronne, we support the industry and create employment while limiting transport and environmental impact. This is corporate social responsibility in action,“ says Ulrick Parfum, Director of Product Marketing and Purchasing at the Raja Group.

Source: Raja

More news from the paper and cardboard sector

Olive oil in a paper bottle

Jordan is launching olive oil in a paper bottle made of 94 per cent cardboard with a thin inner tube made of recyclable mono-material and a specially developed pouring spout.
Read more "