Published 11-10-08
Submitted by Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation
CHICAGO, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (SSCC) unveiled three new innovative models of its exclusive Meta packaging equipment line this week at Pack Expo International at Chicago's McCormick Place.
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The company's industry leading Meta(R) cases and equipment lines build on the full integration capabilities of Smurfit-Stone's Automated Packaging Systems. These systems combine to offer greater efficiency, operational flexibility, improved structural integrity and cost savings. Sustainability benefits include reduced waste and less fiber use. The result is better box performance on the production line and throughout the distribution system.
A leading integrated containerboard and corrugated packaging producer, Smurfit-Stone integrates its own corrugated with its Automated Packaging Systems and provides consulting and support services to ensure customers get the most from their equipment.
John Eaton, Smurfit-Stone's vice president of Automated Packaging Systems said, "We're a box manufacturer that understands equipment, and an equipment manufacturer that understands boxes or cases. Most equipment companies don't sell the consumables that run across the machine. We do, and as a result we are able to provide our customers an integrated packaging approach that reduces their costs and strengthens the sustainability of their packaging."
"With these cases, the customer doesn't have to compromise between appearance, strength, functionality and cost," Eaton said.
Smurfit-Stone's unique eight-sided Meta(R)-8 case provides compression strength 18 percent greater than a regular slotted container (RSC) using 6 percent less fiber as tested. For less intense applications, the Meta(R)-8 case provides standard RSC compression strength using 17 percent less fiber.
The result is a stackable eight-sided case with improved sustainability, greater graphic opportunities, improved fiber utilization and reduced costs related to the supply chain.
The Meta case is formed from a flat die-cut blank versus an RSC-KD, which is formed and glued at the corrugating manufacturer. This allows as much as 30 percent more Meta(R) cases to be placed on a single truck compared to an RSC-KD, resulting in fewer dock deliveries and reduced labor and fuel costs.
This year, Smurfit-Stone is expanding the reliable Meta(R) family of case formers with three new models:
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (Nasdaq: SSCC) is a leading integrated containerboard and corrugated packaging producer and is one of the world's largest paper recyclers. The company is a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative(R), and the Chicago Climate Exchange. Smurfit-Stone generated revenue of $7.4 billion in 2007, has led the industry in safety every year since 2001, and conducts its business in compliance with the environmental, health, and safety principles of the American Forest & Paper Association.
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