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Pulp Paper & Logistics
INDUSTRY NEWS 3
Paper poppies mark strategy
refocus at James Cropper
lastic-free poppies
that commemorate
Remembrance Day
in the UK every
November have been developed
by James Cropper in collaboration
with the Royal British Legion
(RBL).
Made entirely of paper, the
poppies are part of the charity’s
commitment to reducing singleuse plastic in all its activities
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James Cropper, which is
reorganising itself into four
segments one of which
is Technical Fibres, has
collaborated with fellow
luxury packaging specialist
Rissman to create this Middle
Eastern-inspired paper carrier
bag using 100 per cent postconsumer waste recycled paper
from James Cropper’s Rydal
Packaging Collection
in a drive to be economical,
sustainable, and less impactful to
the environment.
Marking 45 years of partnership
with the RBL, the paper provided
for the new design is made from
a blend of renewable fibres from
responsible sources, 50 per cent
of which has been recovered from
paper coffee cup production at
James Cropper’s CupCycling facility
in Cumbria in the Lake District.
The new poppy design comes as
James Cropper revealed a strategy
to accelerate growth throughout
the group, which is reorganising
itself from three divisions (James
Cropper Paper, Technical Fibre
Products and Colourform) into four
market-facing segments, all under
the James Cropper name.
The four segments are Creative
Papers, Luxury Packaging,
Technical Fibres and Future Energy.
These will be managed under two
managing directors covering paper
products and advanced materials
respectively, reporting to Steve
Adams, who was appointed chief
executive in August 2022.
A key element of the new
strategy will be significant changes
Plastic-free poppies are being produced for Remembrance Day by
James Cropper
to the Paper division, including a
proposal to reduce the number of
operating paper machines from
four to three, with two machines
in production at any one time.
With the reorganisation and
streamlining, this will lead to job
losses, which will affect about a
tenth of employees in the paper
and group function. A 90-day
consultation period has been
started.
Adams commented: “We’re
a purpose-driven business
built on strong values and
announcing potential job loses
is not a decision taken lightly.
We will work collaboratively
with our employees, unions,
and representatives throughout
this process. Change is difficult
yet it is essential to ensure the
sustainability and growth of James
Cropper.
“Our strategic realignment will
drive margin improvements by
bringing greater focus on our
customers and allow us to take
better advantage of our size
and remain agile and dynamic
in our markets. Combined with
our wealth of manufacturing
knowledge, sustainability
alternatives and pioneering
abilities we will strengthen our
position across multiple sectors
as the preferred global partner of
choice.”
Craft brewer takes up WestRock’s
paperboard can collars
First installation of WestRock’s
CanCollar Corsair, a machine
that automatically applies
paperboard-based multipack
holders to 24-pack trays of
cans, at a craft brewery is at Ska
Brewing in Durango, Colorado.
The machine enables Ska to offer
all of its beers in packaging that
reduces plastics consumption by
up to 95 per cent.
“The CanCollar, which promotes
circularity, will immediately
reduce the amount of plastic Ska
contributes to the environment
by approximately four tons per
year,” says Ska’s operations chief
Steve Breezley.
May/June 2023