Liz Gyekye / PackagingNews

Sonoco-Alcore opens new paper plant

Packaging firm Sonoco-Alcore has announced the opening of its new paper tube and core manufacturing plant in Grünsfeld, Germany.

Sonoco-Alcore is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonoco – a global packaging company.

The new Grünsfeld plant will focus its production on M-Core wide-ply paper mill cores used in the high-end segment of the paper industry.

Investment in this new facility is primarily about responding to the changing market needs in the European paper industry,” said Sonoco-Alcore vice president Adam Wood.

Wood added: “European printing houses have evolved, using wider printing presses and increased running speeds, which means traditional paper mill cores must evolve also.

“With the Grünsfeld facility, we have invested in bringing this technology to Germany, meeting the needs of Central European paper mills and allowing our customers to better supply print houses with a cost-effective, quality product.”

According to the firm, Sonoco-Alcore developed wide-ply paper technology and the M-Core Series to produce a core with improved properties such as increased dynamic strength and e-modulus, meeting the requirements of new printing machines.