{"id":80964,"date":"2023-05-25T11:12:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T09:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=80964"},"modified":"2023-06-04T16:56:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T14:56:49","slug":"corrugated-cardboard-recycled-packaging-austria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wellpappe-kreislaufverpackung-oesterreich\/","title":{"rendered":"Corrugated board as the No. 1 circular packaging in Austria"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Austrian corrugated board industry has taken stock of the situation in the sector. According to Forum Wellpappe Austria, corrugated board is the No. 1 in recycled and transport packaging. In 2022, the industry achieved an increase in turnover of around 21 per cent and continues to face the current challenges.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201e2022 was characterised by market distortions as a result of the war in Russia against Ukraine, the energy crisis and an increasingly gloomy consumer climate. This was a major burden for the entire corrugated board industry. In particular, the extreme rise in the cost of energy and raw materials was a major challenge for domestic companies and required a high degree of flexibility.\u201c<\/p>

Stephan Kaar<\/strong>, Spokesman for Forum Wellpappe Austria<\/p><\/blockquote>

In terms of volume sales, the companies in the Forum Corrugated Board Austria<\/a> In 2022, the company's production of 994.6 million square metres represents a decline of 6.1% compared to the previous year. Following the coronavirus catch-up year (2021: 1,059.1 million square metres), production has returned to pre-crisis levels. In the The domestic corrugated board industry achieved a 21.6 per cent increase in turnover in 2022: a total of EUR 739.8 million<\/strong>. \u201eHowever, this increase was nowhere near enough to fully offset the extreme cost pressure on corrugated base paper, auxiliary materials and energy,\u201c explains Kaar. So the cost of corrugated base paper rose by over 50 per cent between the start of 2021 and autumn last year<\/strong> to.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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As part of their \u201eGreen Deal<\/a>\u201c, the EU Commission recently presented a draft for a new EU packaging regulation. \u201eAlthough our industry expressly supports the overarching objectives of this proposal, our At its core, however, criticism is directed in particular against flat-rate reusable quotas<\/strong>\u201c, says industry spokesperson Kaar. \u201eForum Wellpappe rejects the mandatory reusable quotas envisaged in the draft - 90 per cent for transport packaging for large household appliances from 2030 and 50 per cent for e-commerce packaging from 2040, as well as the general ban on fruit and vegetable packaging weighing up to 1.5 kilograms,\u201c says Kaar.<\/p>

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\u201eThe domestic corrugated board industry will continue to be a attractive employer and scores with excellent future prospects<\/strong>,\u201c says Franz Grafendorfer from Forum Wellpappe Austria. The number of employees rose slightly last year to just under 2,000. Every year, corrugated board companies train around 80 apprentices in 14 different professions.<\/p>

\u201eWith its recyclable packaging, the corrugated cardboard industry makes an indispensable contribution to the smooth supply of many industries and to supplying the population,\u201c says Grafendorfer. Sustainability is also becoming more and more of a focus here. Food packaging remains the most important product group at just under 46 per cent<\/strong>, followed by machinery, furniture, electronic parts and automotive with 18 per cent. According to industry estimates, the share of shipping packaging for logistics and e-commerce is around 10 per cent.<\/p>