Mondi and Siam City Cement implement product innovation for the packaging industry
Siam City Cement chooses Mondi 2 ply 80 gsm ‘Advantage Select’ sack kraft paper for 50kg Cement Bag Packaging in Thailand.
Mondi and Siam City Cement (SCCC) have successfully implemented a high porous bag construction for 50kg cement packaging in Thailand. The new 2-ply 80 gsm construction is considered to be the most cost effective and best performing cement bag solution in SE Asia currently and provides SCCC with a range of benefits throughout the supply chain.
SCCC, 35% owned by Holcim Switzerland, is one of the largest cement manufacturers in SE Asia, with capacity to pack 15,000 tons of bagged cement daily. Mondi, the primary supply partner for sack kraft paper to Holcim globally, commenced a 50 kg cement bag optimization project with SCCC in May 2010. SCCC needed a stronger bag and a more cost effective solution from their new supply partner. Mondi’s Advantage Select grade was used to successfully implement the new construction: 2-ply 80gsm.
Christian Skilich, CEO Kraft Paper Mondi Europe & International, said: “Once again we could develop an innovative solution tailor-made for the needs of our customers. The superior tensile energy absorption (TEA) and consistency of quality of our product have enabled us to set a new benchmark for this segment”. The majority of convertors and cement producers in South East Asia have embraced the 2-ply High Porous concept for 50 kg Cement Bags, however their constructions are still either 2-ply 85 gsm or 2-ply 90 gsm. SCCC’s commitment to improvement combined with Mondi’s Advantage Select 80 gsm is a success story which has delivered real packaging savings along with distinct performance benefits (i.e. fewer breakages with better performing bags).
2-ply high porous bags manufactured out of Advantage Select deliver cost savings to both the bag convertor and cement producer. Primary among these is reduced paper consumption achieved through down grammaging and/or reduced plies. These lighter and stronger bags will deliver between 10% and 25% cost savings.
Advantage Select is produced by the Mondi Dynas mill in Sweden and offers key features such as high tensile energy absorption (TEA), high porosity and embossing for enhanced runnability and slip resistance. Advantage Select enables converters to produce sacks without perforations so there is less dust during filling. Mondi offers a complete range of high quality brown and white sack kraft papers for all cement and building material applications. Mondi has sack kraft papers designed for 1-ply, 2-ply or multi-ply sack designs which meet the highest demands for economy, quick filling, strength, porosity, stiffness and attractive point of purchase print.
Mondi has four high strength, high porosity sack kraft paper grades, which are used for non perforated pasted valve cement bags. Advantage Select, Advantage Stabil, Advantage Speed and Advantage ONE are used for both 2-ply and 1-ply cement bags throughout the world.
About Kraft Paper
Mondi Kraft Paper, a Business Unit of the Europe & International Division, is a leading European supplier of a wide range of kraft papers and bleached as well as unbleached market pulp.
With seven production sites, Mondi Kraft Paper offers a wide range of high-quality paper grades and is able to meet customer needs efficiently and on time. In order to continue providing our customers with breakthrough products, Mondi Kraft Paper invests in innovative research facilities and cutting-edge technology.
Each paper grade delivers superior quality – the focus lies on excellent runnability, optimised converting machine productivity, and the right packaging characteristics for the end-user. Kraft Paper has a long tradition at Mondi and is one of the core businesses for over a century.
This commitment is reflected in our significant investments in our Research & Development and Bag Application Centres, where packaging solutions are developed and tested in close cooperation with our customers. Mondi Kraft Paper sets a high value on building solid partnerships with customers/suppliers and continually strives to streamline logistics for improving its global service network.
About Mondi
Mondi is an international paper and packaging company, with production operations across 31 countries and revenues of €5.3 billion in 2009. The Group’s key operations are located in Central Europe, Russia and South Africa and employed 31,000 people on average in 2009.
Mondi is fully integrated across the paper and packaging process, from the growing of wood and the manufacture of pulp and paper (including recycled paper), to the conversion of packaging papers into corrugated packaging and industrial bags.
The Group is principally involved in the manufacture of uncoated fine paper (UFP), packaging paper and converted packaging products, as well as speciality products.
Mondi is a dual listed company, with primary listings on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges under the ticker codes MND (JSE) and MNDI (LSE) respectively. The Group has been recognised for its sustainability performance through its inclusion in the FTSE4Good UK, Europe and Global indices in 2008 and 2009 and the JSE’s Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Last change: 23/08/2010