boardpaper Stora Enso Consumer Board Newsletter 2|2015 Barone Pizzini – sparkling wine in harmony with nature Franciacorta has become a well-respected sparkling wine region in Italy over the last fifty years. There are over one hundred wineries in the region, and the production of sparkling wine exceeds 15 million bottles per year. One of the oldest, high-quality wineries in Franciacorta is Barone Pizzini, whose best-selling wine Animante is packed in stylish boxes made of Stora Enso’s Performa Cream board. The package is designed by SGA Wine Design. Its distinctive features include natural brown and cream colours, a printed, textilelike pattern that is pleasing to the touch and shows no fingerprints, and of course the hot-foil-stamped Barone Pizzini crest, a heritage of the noble Pizzini family of Habsburg origin who arrived in Franciacorta in 1870. “Barone Pizzini was the first winery in Franciacorta to adopt organic viticulture methods, and we prefer environmentally sound and sustainable methods and materials in everything we do,” says the winery’s spokesperson, Marta Piovani. “The cellar preserves very well the typical characteristics of the grapes, derived from the mineral substances in the morainic soil of our vineyards. The name Animante stands for the soul of our winery and the wine matches with Italian food, which has made it very popular in the category of high-quality sparkling wines.” The package is printed and manufactured by Nuova Litocolor, which specialises in high-quality cartons for wine and spirits. Managing Director Andrea Zanotti describes Performa Cream as reliable and says it comes in a nice shade of white that is appreciated by many of their customers. The printing is done on the backside of the board, which is quite extraordinary and demanding. The 230 g/m2 board is laminated on corrugated board to achieve the rigidity needed for carrying the heavy bottles. Seamless co-operation with the designer SGA and the board distributor Cartiera Lombarda are ever important in order to meet the specific demands of the customer. Luxury packaging goes New York From the editor Get in digilogue There are various names for and mixed feelings about a phenomenon that is increasingly shaping our lives and business in many branches. Some call it the industrial internet or the Internet of Things (IoT). Some are mostly worried about devices taking people’s jobs, about the vulnerability of systems, or about big brother watching our every move. Some people see a bold new era with tempting business opportunities, endless growth and life-enriching experiences. Some people just feel lost. Anders Sörman-Nilsson from the Swedish think tank Thinque knows this topic like the back of his hand, and he doesn’t want to draw a dramatic line between old school and new school (www.thinque.com.au). According to him, our analogue hearts and digital minds can co-exist. Our basic needs have not changed, but how we communicate, consume and perceive the world around us is being shaped by the digital experience and the Internet of Things. For more and more people, life is a digilogue, in which the line between the digital and the analogue is fading. The smartest marketing strategies appeal to both analogue hearts and digital minds. Another think tank, called Council (www.theinternetofthings.eu), wants to follow and forecast what will happen when smart objects surround us in smart homes, offices, streets, and cities. “The Internet of Things is a vision. It is being built today. The stakeholders are known, the debate has yet to start. In hundreds of years our real needs have not changed. We want to be loved, feel safe, have fun, be relevant in work and friendship, be able to support our families and somehow play a role – however small – in the larger scheme of things. So what will really happen when things, homes and cities become smart?” asks the Council. Packaging offers many touch points. It is a carrier of the brand, an eyecatcher in the shop or the keeper of a promise when you receive something you ordered online. Its design, material and graphics perhaps appeal to your analogue heart, but it could also be the perfect platform for a digital experience. Can packages become smart members of the Internet of Things? Attracting, informing, surprising, giving support, asking for feedback, sharing your feelings, telling where you are and what your interests are, etc.? What will really happen when packages become smart? Sanna Heiskanen The annual Luxe Pack New York is the leading trade show in America for top professionals and suppliers specialising in packaging for beauty, wine & spirits, gourmet food, jewellery, fashion and accessories. This year’s comprehensive seminar programme will shed light on the latest technologies and developments. Stora Enso will participate in Luxe Pack New York in May with innovative luxury packaging solutions and sustainable materials. With Ensocoat as the spearhead, Stora Enso will present a complete range of cosmetics and luxury packaging boards, including grades that are highly appealing and competitive in the North American market. “We expect our exhibition stand to be a hotspot for interesting discussions with our existing and new customers and luxury brand owners. As a result of ongoing product development at Stora Enso Consumer Board, we will soon also have new material options to offer in beauty, wine and spirits packaging,” says Hervé Vue, Sales Director at Stora Enso in France. He continues: “It takes a creative spirit and openminded co-operation across material, converting and design professionals to achieve something new and exceptional, such as we have seen in our Recreate Packaging design competition. Sustainable paperboard materials provide an attractive platform for such creations.” We hope to see you in New York! Stora Enso stand, 13–14 May, Pier 92 Meet Stora Enso at these upcoming events! RosUpack, Moscow 16–19 June, 2015 Pavillion 1, IEC Crocus Expo www.rosupack.com LuxePack New York 13–14 May, 2015 Pier 92, New York www.luxepacknewyork.com Scanpack 20–23 October, 2015 Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre, Gothenburg www.scanpack.se/en/ Board Paper | May 2015 The Mauboussin In Black box is the blackest of black, like a big, black car full of hidden force. Wider selection of boards with EU Ecolabel Stora Enso’s graphical boards Ensocoat 2S, Aurocard and Performa Alto have now been granted the EU Ecolabel Certificate confirming that the boards fulfil the European Commission’s ecological criteria for copying and graphic paper. The EU Ecolabel Certificate is being used in graphical end use areas, not in the packaging business. The EU Ecolabel requires the use of certified fibre in board production, limitations of harmful substances and emissions, restrictions on energy use, and implementation of waste management systems. “A growing number of our graphical board customers want board with the EU Ecolabel, so we are expanding our board selec- tion to serve our customers’ various demands and preferences,” says Eva Lundqvist, Graphical Boards Segment Development Manager. “We were the world’s first company to offer board products with the EU Ecolabel and now we are coming up with an even stronger portfolio of products for our customers to choose from. This will have a positive impact on the competitive edge of our brands in the tough graphical market.” Ensocoat, Chromocard, Performa White, Performa Bright and Performa Cream were granted the EU Ecolabel Certificate in 2014. Board Paper 3/2014 featured a story on the first certificates. Xeikon Café and hot choices for digital printing How can a wide range of substrates enhance digital printing opportunities? This was showcased by Stora Enso at the Xeikon Café Packaging Innovations event in Belgium in March. “We want to inform a broader audience about our expertise and material options in digital printing. At Xeikon Café it is possible to see lots of different equipment being used within the digital industry, and it is an ideal venue to meet new customers and tell them about the performance of our products in digital printing,” said Peter Daams, Stora Enso’s Sales Manager of Graphical Boards in the Benelux countries. Xeikon Café Packaging Innovations is a platform offered by Xeikon and its Aura partners, offering the opportunity to understand, evaluate and experience digital production, and enabling printers and converters to consciously make a business decision. Through demonstrations, presentations, workshops and discussions, participants receive first-hand, actionable information and advice on industry innovations and trends. “Customers can be very creative about the types of jobs they are running on their presses and often that imagination can be fired up by developments in the substrate choices available,” said Jeroen van Bauwel, Director Product Marketing at Xeikon. “We were pleased to present Stora Enso’s wide range of options that will enable our customers to see for themselves the opportunities that await them.” www.xeikoncafe.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 5 3 6 Stora Enso’s CEO Kalle Sundström greets Consumer Board’s guests in the Falun VIP lounge. Stora Enso provided 250 000 paper cups and 500 waste bins for the event. The cups were marked with a symbol to facilitate and increase recycling. In the end it was the Norwegians who topped the medal count in Falun 2015. The former ironworks Verket provided a unique setting and atmosphere for the evening programme. One of the highlights was Mando Diao playing the official Falun 2015 song Love Last Forever. Charlotte Kalla going for gold on home snow in the ladies’ 10 km ski race. Skiing and biathlon legend Magdalena Forsberg speaks to Stora Enso’s guests about fighting for your goals. 4 Unforgettable Nordic Ski Championships Stora Enso was one of the international sponsors of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun, Sweden, in February. The big event was a celebration of world-class athletes, but at the same time it was a good opportunity for Stora Enso to showcase the company’s recent innovations. Board Paper | May 2015 New digital newsletter Want to receive our news faster? Join the mailing list and subscribe to our new digital newsletter at www.storaensoevents.com, and you will hear from us soon. Entry code: eNewsletter Warhol returns in limited edition In the 1980s, Andy Warhol created more than 50 works of art portraying the iconic Absolut Vodka bottle. Now, details from one of his original Absolut paintings have been replicated onto the bottle. Four million bottles of the limited Andy Warhol Edition are being distributed worldwide, packed in gift boxes made of Ensocoat 2S board. The Andy Warhol box is black with blue, pink and yellow details – replicating Andy Warhol’s original Absolut Warhol painting. There are two sizes and two designs, both printed with high-gloss UV inks for brilliant colour reproduction. The limited edition was developed together with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, a non-profit, charitable organisation recognised as among the leading funders of contemporary art. Pretty thrilling for a package designer to get to work with an Andy Warhol creation! Board Paper | May 2015 “For an artist so intrinsically a part of pop culture like Andy Warhol, you can’t help thinking he’d still be a vital part of the artist community in some way. Would he still throw the parties? Probably.” – Greg Jacobs, absolut.com The box is manufactured by Frontpac in Southern Sweden. Drinks packaging has become a stronghold for the company, which supplies folding cartons, corrugated boxes and bag-in-boxes for the industry. It is quite a coincidence that Frontpac’s plant is located in the same area where the grain for Absolut grows, but for some other drinks, the situation is quite different. “When it comes to wine, the retailers benefit from having the filling done in Scandinavia, instead of wasting the wine’s shelflife at sea if it is packed in retail packages already in its country of origin,” says Martin Enocson, Frontpac’s Managing Director. Absolut is one of Frontpac’s oldest gift box customers. Stora Enso and Frontpac also have a long history together. In addition to Ensocoat, Frontpac uses CKB as the standard top liner for their corrugated boxes. “High-quality paperboard is today making a comeback as the preferred material for gift boxes. There was a time when some brand owners sought differentiation through other materials, but now they are returning to their roots. Sustainability is one reason for this,” says Mr Enocson. Stora Enso board offering Redesigning the Future with Renewable Packaging Towards the future Consumer Board Our industry has a bright future. Our raw material is not only sustainable, it is also renewable. We make products that people need today and tomorrow. And yet the world around us is changing. We are seeing increased digitisation and online sales, increased demand for packaging and higher living standards driving demand for food and liquid packaging. At Stora Enso Consumer Board, we have an important role in driving this transformation. The past years have been successful for us in terms of productivity and efficiency. We continue to follow a path of continuous improvement and we need to step things up to ensure value creation on our journey to becoming the world’s leading consumer board supplier. During my first months at Stora Enso I have encountered a lot of passion from people who care about, take great pride in and have insight in the business. I have been happy to see that we have strong customer relations and a broad, high-quality portfolio. We want to know you – our customers and brand owners – for real. We want to experience how you experience, see what you see and learn about your world. I can promise that these insights will be our inspiration and enable us to add value for you and also for ourselves. We need to change to be able to serve you even better in the future and to be able to answer your future needs more proactively. In order to support and execute our growth strategy, we have revised our organisation and key processes. The biggest changes are two new business units that are more customer- and end-use-focused, one Operations function and new support functions. Carl Johan Albinsson heads the Liquid Packaging business unit and Hannu Kasurinen leads the new Carton Board business unit. Liquid Packaging will focus mainly on a few major key accounts, whereas Carton Board will serve a much broader variety of customers with multiple end-use segments. Marko Pekkola is in charge of the new Operations function. Marko Hakovirta will continue to lead Innovation and R&D. David Simonsson continues as head of Sourcing and Knut Hansen has started as head of Supply Chain. Supply Chain is an important area where we are now striving to make further progress. In the support functions, e.g. global responsibility will have an important role in supporting the whole division. Our journey of transformation from a traditional paper and board producer to a customer-focused renewable materials growth company is under way. We are investing in sustainable businesses and drawing up plans for the future with a long-term horizon and commitment to deliver what we promise. This is the story I want to tell you – this is my promise to you on behalf of my team. Jari Latvanen EVP, Consumer Board Division renewablepackaging.storaenso.com ensocoat.storaenso.com graphicalboards.com Publisher: Stora Enso Consumer Board, FI-55800 Imatra, Finland Editor: Sanna Heiskanen, [email protected] Subscriptions and changes of address: [email protected] www.storaenso.com/consumerboard www.storaenso.com/boardpaper Material: Ensocoat 2S 220 g/m2 Layout: Onnion Ltd Printer: Libris 5/2015
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