How Carton Enterprise Purchases Cardboard

Carton manufacturers to reduce the cost of cardboard procurement is a top priority, the procurement department or the buyer bear the brunt of the work, reducing procurement costs is of utmost importance. According to a buyer who has been engaged in multi-year procurement work for carton companies, the following are the tips for purchasing boxboards:

A seasonal purchasing strategy

The carton business has a “cool in winter and cool in summer” situation, which means that the business of carton companies is more busy in winter than in summer. Therefore, this phenomenon also exists in the supply and use of cardboard. Once summer and autumn, the price of cardboard will be Drop, and the decline is also large, especially high-grade base paper. For example, prices for A-class linerboards, high-strength corrugated paperboards, etc. have fallen even more, and prices have risen in the winter. Therefore, carton companies should generally estimate the amount of raw materials they use before they reach the end of winter, and purchase a total of three to four months' worth of paperboards at a time to make a full inventory. The advantage of adopting a seasonal procurement strategy is that the purchase price is low, which helps reduce costs and has obvious advantages in peer competition.

Second, grasp the law of price changes

The price of cardboard for general packaging cartons starts from South China, then extends to East China, and finally to North China and Northeast China. If carton manufacturers grasp this rule, they can do so during the procurement process. With ease, we are always concerned about changes in the market in South China, so as to control and grasp the purchase price and procurement volume. In addition, there are two rules for the price change of cardboard: First, the prices of high-grade A-class cardboard and high-strength corrugated cardboard are sensitive to the market reaction; the prices of C-grade or higher (including C-class) boxboard and low-grade corrugated cardboard The volatility is relatively small; second, the change in the price of boxboards is affected not only by supply and demand, but also by the price fluctuations of waste paper in the United States in the international market. Once the price of waste paper in the United States has risen, the price of domestic paper will rise accordingly.

Third, pay close attention to the development of boxboard

Most carton manufacturers now use the "low-quantity, appropriate-intensity" approach. Cardboard manufacturers have been devoting themselves to reducing the ration of cardboard when developing cardboard. The vast majority of carton manufacturers in South China and East China use 105g/m2 corrugated board, while companies using 90g/m2 corrugated board also abound. The procurement of low-quantity raw materials not only needs to be commensurate with the development of the market, but also has the backing of a strong technical foundation.

Four more paper and cardboard fairs

Many paper and board manufacturers habitually use the trade fair as their own new product launch conference to use the manpower, material resources and great opportunities of the trade fair to promote their new products. Responsible persons and purchasers of cartons production companies should participate in this kind of trade fair more. It will give people a fresh look, but also a good opportunity to understand the trend of the market and the development of cardboard, and can also discuss the use of raw materials and procurement skills with their peers.

The procurement staff said that due to different regions, different cartons manufacturing companies are different, so the above several procurement experience is for reference only.

Author(Hu Shan)