KOKUSAI PULP & PAPER CO., LTD. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President & Executive Officer: Tadashi Kurihara; hereinafter "the Company") has recently concluded a distributorship agreement with Ranpak B.V. (Head Office: Heerlen, The Netherlands; Managing Director: Erik Lawrence; hereinafter "Ranpak"), a Netherlands-based company. Also, the company have launched a co-creation project with GLP Japan Inc. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Yoshiyuki Chosa; hereinafter "Japan GLP"), a logistics real estate investment company, to demonstrate Ranpak's paper cushioning solutions. The demonstration was held at GLP ALFALINK Sagamihara (located in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) over a four-day period from July 12 to 15 for 11 EC companies, 3PL (third party logistics) companies, and neighboring companies that reside at the facility.

 

With the expansion of the EC market in recent years, logistics facilities are required to solve issues such as improving packing speed, equalizing work quality, responding to seasonal demand, and securing personnel. In addition, there is a trend to switch to environmentally friendly materials for packaging and cushioning materials. Since plastic packing and cushioning materials are used in Japan, it is expected to use paper packing materials to reduce environmental impact.

 

Ranpak is a leading company handling everything from the production of paper cushioning materials to packaging automation solutions. At this demonstration, the company introduced (1) gap filling, (2) cushioning for heavy loads, and (3) wrapping. We received favorable responses from 60% of the companies participating in the demonstration, saying they would like to try it immediately or use it at other locations.

We will support the needs of high-growth EC and 3PL companies by providing a machine that produces paper cushioning material and special paper as a set. This will help to reduce packing work efficiency and time. The machines are available for rent, so customers can reduce their initial investment. Through Ranpak's paper cushioning solutions, we will continue to provide a system that maximizes the use of resources and will make every effort to help realize a recycling-oriented society.

 

 

 

 

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KOKUSAI PULP & PAPER CO., LTD.
Package Solution Section, New Business Development Division TEL: 03-3542-4174

 

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