The improved performance opens up new opportunities for packaging manufacturers to optimize corrugated packaging designs, combining greater structural strength with more efficient packaging solutions.
Compression strength is critical to the performance of corrugated packaging. With the additional strength of NEW Billerud Flute, converters can optimize board structures, reduce material use and lower packaging weight while maintaining the required packaging performance.
“Billerud Flute has been known for its strength for decades. With this new generation, we are taking that performance further,” says Martin Svensson, SVP Business Area Board at Billerud. “The increased strength gives converters greater freedom to optimize packaging designs for improved performance, lower weight and more efficient material use, without compromising runnability.”
The technology to optimize and control the fiber formation
The development is enabled by new headbox technology at Billerud’s Gruvön production site. The technology allows us to optimize and control fiber formation, resulting in significantly increased compression strength – creating new possibilities for packaging designed for demanding supply chain conditions.
Converters can also draw on the expertise of Billerud’s corrugated packaging specialists through BoxLab.
“Achieving the full value of stronger packaging materials requires more than material performance alone. Through BoxLab, we combine testing, data and packaging expertise to help converters optimize performance, sustainability and cost efficiency,” says Martin Svensson, SVP Business Area Board at Billerud.
NEW Billerud Flute is designed for demanding corrugated packaging applications, such as fruit and vegetable packaging and heavy-duty applications. NEW Billerud Flute has been launched at Fruit Attraction Madrid on October.
Key facts about NEW Billerud Flute®
- *In packaging tests, solutions based on NEW Billerud Flute demonstrated opportunities to reduce packaging weight by up to 25% while maintaining box performance.
- *In one fruit tray case, an optimized design delivered a 35% reduction in GWP compared with the original solution
- *Based on results from the Billerud Packaging Sustainability Tool, using data from Sphera and third-party-validated Billerud Environmental Product Declarations
