The coronavirus has stimulated research into sustainability and hygiene of packaging manufacturers, a sector that has been fundamental to the upturn in e-commerce. The increase of e-commerce during confinement, due to the closure of the activity of shops and large areas, has also led to new challenges and challenges for manufacturers of corrugated cardboard.
Contagion prevention needs are stimulating research into packaging design in order to achieve improvements in hygiene, sustainability and their recycling capacity safely.
According to a recent study, companies that innovate more quickly will recover before the pandemic and the economic crisis resulting from Covid-19.
Sustainability, a priority
This crisis has highlighted the need to avoid possible contagion through contact with surfaces with a possible presence of the virus. To this end, it invests in the development of antiviral surfaces, capable of reducing the time of permanence of the virus, the identification and treatment of multilayer packaging or the decontamination of materials for subsequent use in other packagings.
New surveys reveal that sustainability is transforming the business innovation agenda as Reconsider your products and packaging solutions in an effort to address environmental waste.
Corrugated cardboard, more sustainable
The carton is a 100% recyclable and renewable product, which helps all companies that use it to meet their sustainability challenges. More than 60% of consumers expect brands that consume to have clear sustainability practices and that these are reflected in the packaging of the product. Consumers demand packaging with surfaces that minimize the risks of contagion and take greater account of sustainability.
The consumer is willing to pay more for products packaged in sustainable boxes.
The corrugated cardboard industry and Covid-19
The production of paper for corrugated cardboard has grown and the biggest growth of the Spanish paper industry in 2019 has recorded it “the role of corrugated cardboard, with an increase of 10.6% and just over 3.3 million tons.
In Fx Sanmartí we have continued to work with all prevention and safety measures and the Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Corrugated Cardboard Packaging and Packaging (AFCO) has issued a certificate in which it recognizes that the company FX Sanmartí produces supplies, equipment and materials necessary for the proper development of essential activities.
Virtually all of the 70 Spanish factories have remained in operation during the pandemic, with all security measures, to prevent the shortages of commodities.
