Article in ICR: Optimising cement packaging

Improving efficiency, sustainability, and worker safety is paramount for cement producers. To identify the packaging solution with the greatest impact on these aspects, CEPI Eurokraft commissioned a comparative laboratory study that evaluated paper cement sacks and...

ESG Food Contact Guideline – Update 2025

The European Paper Sack Research Group (ESG) published an update of their food contact guideline in May 2025 to support paper sack manufacturers in meeting all regulations and providing the necessary information for food contact compliance to the food producer. The...

World Cement – Cementing a circular future

Catherine Plitzko-Kerninon, EUROSAC, and Elin Gordon, CEPI Eurokraft, examine opportunities to enhance circularity in the cement industry through the recovery and recycling of paper sack waste. This article was published in World Cement, June 2025. Cementing a...

Optimizing cement packaging: A study of paper and WPP sacks

IntroductionThis analysis focuses on comparing the technical performance of two types of block-bottom valve sacks used in the cement industry: one made from high-porosity paper and the other from laminated woven polypropylene (WPP). The evaluation was conducted across...