Six Ways to Keep Costs Down in 2022 Amidst Corrugated Price Increases
As a result of global paper & resin shortages, events affecting the manufacturing market, freight increases, labor shortages and COVID-related challenges still plaguing the country, we’ve seen unprecedented price increases. Prices globally continue to increase, with many manufacturers enforcing force majeure, whereby even written contracts have been canceled and allocations have begun. E-Commerce Growth and […]
Introducing Air Pillows
The mail-order industry is booming. Technavio, a market research firm, estimates that demand for filled-air products is poised to swell by $1.16 billion between 2020 and 2024 because of the spike in online sales. …but a major problem in the industry has traditionally been the amount of packaging waste created. Created, burned or recycled. Currently, […]
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Stretch Film – And More
Stretch film, also known as stretch wrap, is a plastic film – wrapped around items – that is highly stretchable. The elastic recovery keeps items on a pallet tightly bound. In addition to its use in unitizing pallet loads, stretch film may also be used for bundling smaller items. Types of stretch film include: Bundling […]
Our Customers Win With the KORprocess
As a wise sage once said, “Success is a process, not an event.” With that being true, we can surmise that the wrong process will lead us away from a successful outcome. Korpack doesn’t find that acceptable, and we know you wouldn’t either. We know a successful outcome is of paramount importance to our customers. […]
Korpack Solves Damage and Delivery Issues
At Korpack, we love working with innovative companies that are concerned about the environment, so we were thrilled when an environmentally friendly cleanser company asked us early in 2021 to look at excessive shipping damage and delivery quality issues they were experiencing. The culprit behind the company’s problems was their use of a universal partition […]
Biodegradable vs. Compostable: What’s the Real Difference?
Though recycling is high up on everyone’s list as being environmentally responsible, did you know that only 10 percent of all plastic has been recycled? While recycling has made a mountain of difference in curbing consumer waste, “biodegradable” and “compostable” are both seen as possibly being the solution we’re looking for. Telling the Difference The […]
The Benefits and Value of an In-House Packaging Engineer
Whether you’re a small-medium size enterprise or a large corporation, an in-house packaging engineer can prove to be invaluable to your packaging process. Companies that sell high volumes of a single product or have hundreds of SKUs need the help of a packaging engineer to save the organization a considerable amount of money in operational […]
Sustainable Packaging: Why we Care
Successful companies care about their customer’s concerns. According to McKinsey and Company most U.S. consumers are highly concerned about the environmental impact of packaging. They’re willing to pay more for green, and indications are that consumers would buy additional sustainable packaged products if more of them were available, and they were better labeled. Many of […]
Price, Cost, or Value – Which Matters Most?
In a perfect world, you have the best, most unique product on the market at the highest selling price possible, and your cost to produce it is low enough to leave you with a very healthy profit margin. Unfortunately, that probably doesn’t describe your reality. In the real world, you have competitors constantly barking at […]
The Rising Demand and Prices for Corrugated: Where Will it End – and When??
The triple-play of corrugated packaging supply backlogs, increased demand, and the surge in corrugated prices has stunned many businesses and industries. Companies that set 2021 packaging budgets have seen an adverse impact on both their overall supply chain and their bottom line. How has this come about, and what can we do about it? Supply […]