The document summarizes key figures for the French industrial goods market in 2009, noting an overall decline of 11.9% but some positive results for industries like automotive, electrical equipment, and IT. It then provides details on the industrial packaging sector, which designs packaging solutions to withstand transportation and comply with regulations. The rest of the document highlights examples of new packaging solutions from various manufacturers for industries like construction materials, healthcare, food service, and general logistics.

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INDUSTRIAL GOODS MARKET
Key figures 2009 (source INSEE)
• Total market growth: - 11.9 % in value for all the
industrial production
2009 will remain as a gloomy year for the French industry, with a 13 % decline in the manufacturing industry. Driven by
the automotive industry and by the production of electrical and IT equipment, the industrial packaging sector however
achieved some positive results in the last quarter.
The industrial packaging sector covers extremely varied packaging such as drums, containers, big bags, cardboard
boxes, pallet boxes, films, woven polypropylene bags, paper bags, fixing devices, pallets… Whether single-use or
reusable, industrial packaging is meant to support industrial processes when considering packaging for materials,
intermediate products or components intended for all types of industry.
Industrial packaging is designed to withstand all the logistic constraints of road, rail and air transport and of deep-sea
shipping, under extremely variable weather conditions. Hardly visible for consumers, it complies with drastic regulations,
especially for the transport of hazardous materials. International trade would not be possible without industrial
packaging, and it also serves local consumer industry markets such as building, electronic products or automotive parts.
ANSWERS PROVIDED BY PACKAGING MANUFACTURERS
The building industry generates 31 million tonnes of site waste each year in France, 35,000 tonnes of which are bags and
covers.
No wonder that Barbier proposes BioSac – a biodegradable and compostable bag (standard EN 13 432) which has been awarded
the OK Compost label for cement. The bag is made of a Biolice® film, derived from cornstarch, which is substituted for PE between
two kraft paper layers. Empty bags could be collected by partner distributors when delivering materials to building sites, or an
incentive policy could be implemented to encourage users to bring them back to the points of sale.
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2. EXAMPLES
Knauf Industries has launched It-box, a 100% recyclable isothermal packaging solution which meets the standard cycles of the
AFNOR standard NF S 99 700 for health products. Thanks to its double-wall construction, products are not in direct contact with
the cold packs, which avoids freezing problems. Cold packs are only placed on the sides and can be fitted into place last after the
products have been introduced, which facilitates the packaging process. Made of a single moulded part, this packaging solution
eliminates all thermal bridges and ensures full product insulation between +2° and +8° during 48 hou rs. The secondary
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packaging cardboard box serves as a communications medium.
The catering industry had solutions for storing, transporting and washing glasses, but no solutions like « Glas Manager » which
facilitates handling and safe transport of glasses as well as their protection against dust. GEORG UTZ / UTZ now proposes a glass
separation system which can be adjusted to the glass heights with an easy-to-use mechanism. This stackable solution can be fitted
easily and safely into RAKO boxes size 600x400.
IPS proposes a universal plastic pallet designed to withstand dynamic loads up to 1,500 kg. It can carry 750 kg in racks, and
weighs only 12-14 kg thanks to its flow-through design deck. It can be cleaned efficiently and dried quickly, either manually or in
automatic washing machines.
ProSelex® by Cermex: batch-preparation solution for case packing
Cermex provides a fresh solution to product selection and batch preparation, which are crucial phases for ensuring high efficiency
in case packing. Efficient with all conveyable products, whatever their rigidity and thickness, ProSelex® can be integrated into
gantry or robot packers as well as multi-function case packers. Compact, simple and respectful of products, this patented solution
has found its place in most markets: food, alcoholic beverages, home and personal care. ProSelex® has proved its efficiency for all
types of secondary packaging (RSC, wrap around blanks or trays) for both side and top loading applications. An ingenious device,
simple in principle, ProSelex® is nevertheless a high-speed system with a capacity of 250 products per minute.
Press contact: Stephanie DRYANDER Tel.: 33 (0)1 76 77 12 80 • Stephanie.dryander@comexposium.com
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