AS ENERGY AND RAW MATERIALS COSTS RISE, CONVERTERS GIVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY TOP PRIORITY

BY MJ DESCHAMPS WITH the cost of raw materials for manufacturing rising rapidly, partly because of - but also in parallel to increasing energy prices worldwide, an industry that is both little known and very large is looking for ways to cut energy costs. This is the converting sector, the stage of packaging production that processes raw materials such as paper, plastics and foils to create the core elements of packaging, from labels to boxes, tube caps and pouches. Given the wide variety of products and materials, this sector uses a variety of machines; from ...


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