Brief Analysis on the Differences of Corrugated Paper Packaging Boxes Between China and Russia

China's packaging manufacturers must not only pay attention to the domestic market, but also have a foothold in the world and see the status quo of the development of the packing box industry in other countries in order to complement each other's strengths and use them for the betterment of others.

At present, China's annual sales of corrugated packaging have accounted for about 15% of the total sales of the entire corrugated industry, and can produce more than 30 varieties of corrugated packaging materials in six categories, which have basically met the needs of the domestic pharmaceutical industry. However, in developed countries, corrugated packaging accounts for 30% of the value of corrugated products, while China accounts for less than 10%. Therefore, under the stimulation of huge demand, the next few years will be the rapid development period of corrugated packaging industry in China.

Compared with the Chinese market, due to the steady growth of the domestic consumer market and the continuous completion of new production facilities, the Russian paper packaging industry has developed rapidly. According to data recently published by the Russian Packaging Association, the total annual production of paper packaging in Russia is about 5.1 million tons, which accounts for about 57% of the total packaging industry's market share. Among them, more than 65% of paper packaging is used in the food industry, followed by pharmaceutical and chemical industries. In addition, with the advancement of packaging technology and processes, the scale of paper packaging will continue to expand.

Take the paper packaging industry as an example. Recently, a liquid food packaging manufacturer in Norway has newly invested in a paper packaging line at its branch factory in Shevarsk. This line will be dedicated to the production of food packaging bags, especially dairy products and juice drinks. According to the company's plan, once the new production line is used, it will widen the gap with its competitors and enhance the competitiveness of the company's products in the Russian market. The plant in Chervorsk city was officially put into use in December 2011, with an annual production capacity of 800 million units.

Prior to 2010, most Russian manufacturers were producing plastic plates. However, in recent years, many manufacturers have changed their production of cardboard, making the market share of cardboard significantly increased. In particular, the corrugated paper industry is growing at a rate of 15%-20% per year, making it the best growing industry for the Russian paper packaging industry.

Through various data, we can see that the corrugated paper industry has successfully escaped the impact of the global economic crisis and has recovered to the pre-crisis level. However, since 2010, it has been in a plight of raw material shortages, especially the lack of "affordable materials," and as time passes, the situation is getting worse. Because of the increase of many production facilities, the entire industry has excess capacity. Therefore, although corrugated paperboard is still a commonly used packaging material, the capacity utilization rate of corrugated paperboard in the Russian market has dropped to 70%.

I hope that the above information will help everyone.