The Hamburger Group has concluded the final contracts for refitting paper machine No. 4 in its plant in Pitten, Austria.

22 may, 2003  17:59

According to the forecasts stated by Pyrabelisk Ltd. (Great Britain) in its study of November 2002, the corrugated board production of eleven Central and Eastern European countries (Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Yugoslavia) will reach some 4.5 billion sq. meters by 2005.

22 may, 2003  17:59

Packaging is big business - global production is estimated at nearly USD 400 billion. Consumer packaging material account for the overwhelming majority of this business: comprising nearly two thirds of all consumption. Corrugated board accounts for nearly 20% of all packaging sales, second only to rigid plastic packaging materials.

22 may, 2003  17:56

According to a forecast made by the analyst RISI, cellulose and paper manufacturers will be better off this year than in 2002, yet will fail to realize the profit they had targeted.

22 may, 2003  17:55

The ISO 9000 Forum´s visit to the Corrugated Plant in Csepel


Headed by Dr. József TAR, the organization agglomerates firms, which hold system certification. Over the last decade, one of the fundamental objectives of this Forum with approximately 500 members was to introduce companies that have achieved excellence in quality and have been awarded accordingly. Like the one taking place in our plant on 10 April, the discussions not only communicate good news, but by the transfer of professional information could serve as an example to the visitors.

22 may, 2003  17:50

Open Days - Open Cards - Open Day at the Corrugated Plant

Customer Relations

The Marketing Department registered nearly 80 inquirers on that frosty April 8th morning, which shows just how close a relationship our sales people have managed to establish with our partners dealing with packaging and purchasing. On account of the good turn-out, guests were divided into two groups, with the same program being presented at different venues.

22 may, 2003  17:48

Graphic and printing solutions applied on the surface of corrugated cardboard packaging materials significantly raise marketability of packed products.

18 may, 2003  15:24

The Dunaújváros team of Csomagolópapírgyár executed a successful upgrade project on paper machine No. 3 in late February-early March. The following units were modified and/or replaced with new ones in the project.

14 april, 2003  13:10

The mandatory payment of a product charge as of 1 January 2003 no longer applies to “disposables”, but to “packaging.” Those “manufacturers” which, either individually or through a coordinating organization, meet the recycling targets set, could be exempt from paying a product fee.

19 february, 2003  08:40

Started last December, a major investment project on the corrugated board machine of the Nyíregyháza plant continues this year. The intermediate corrugating section of the corrugated board machine is being replaced in the course of work started on 20 December 2002. The replacement also involves the associated preheater, conveyor, reel changer and bridge.

19 february, 2003  08:37

Dunapack is expecting price cuts from the opening up of the electricity market, we were told by the company’s deputy CEO, Zoltán Szikla. He claimed that the present tariff system works against large consumers like Dunapack, which pay some 25 per cent more for power than large companies operating in Austria or Germany. The company’s electricity bill this year will top some 1.7 billion forints, the greatest consumption being in its paper making operations.

17 december, 2002  17:37

Thousand-year history

Undeniably the most popular games throughout history have been played with playing cards. With a thousand-year history, and six centuries of use in Europe, these little pieces of stiff paper merit particular attention, having much to tell about industrial development and changing tastes through the ages. They have also been a medium for painters to express their skill and imagination. Museums have been dedicated to collecting and researching playing cards throughout the world – in Paris, Altenburg, Vitoria, Turnhout and New Haven – as public collections or sponsored by casinos and card manufacturers.

17 december, 2002  17:36

The 10 penny price imposed on bags by shops has enriched the Irish treasury by 2.25 million pounds over five months. Even greater than this, however, is the benefit from reducing the mountains of waste bags – said the Irish Environment Minister to BBC Radio.

17 december, 2002  17:35

The enormous accumulated stocks of waste paper preclude any risk to supplies for the Dunaújváros works, said Péter Galli, Financial Director of Dunapack Ltd. Paper Division. Stocks also carry a price, and so recently the dynamic rise of waste paper collection has itself caused purchasing problems. Péter Galli said that the quotas defined for waste paper have already been surpassed by some ten per cent.

17 december, 2002  17:35

Corrugated board market looks forward to explosive capacity growth

By the end of 2005, capacity rises in the worldwide corrugated board market are set to a total of 6 M tonnes. At present, Asia is leading in the capacity growth: in the next two years, China alone plans growth of more than 3.8 M tonnes. There is no sign of a slowdown in China’s supercharged rate of growth. Nine Dragons, the Chinese paper company, wants to push up its capacity by another 2.5 million tonnes in the following years.

17 december, 2002  17:34

The public enquiry into the new establishment, lasted until 4 August, affording anybody the chance to speak against the plans. Only after the proceedings have concluded – probably next year – can the project commence, even the production of a detailed schedule and establishment of contacts with potential suppliers.

17 december, 2002  17:33

It was a chance meeting that brought Dunapack Ltd. into contact with the Hungarian Nature Photographers’ Association, founded in 1990. The Association was seeking a reliable, seriously-minded sponsor for the first stages of its competition. In 1993, they jointly founded the “Nature Photographer of the Year” competition. The initiative was an enormous success from the outset, attracting widespread recognition.

17 december, 2002  17:30

In the information century, companies´ e-business strategy carries a market value: "to be or not to be" in direct connection with partners. This implies a prime role for e-commerce, a facility of enormous potential for the highly demanding tasks now faced by purchasers.

Dunapack is a market leader in ...

13 november, 2002  00:16

The Company is continuing its expansion into East Europe. On 30 September 2002, we took possession of 98.08% of the shares in Plovdiv-based Rodinvest AD, which in turn holds 91.35% of the shares in Rodina AD, also registered in Plovdiv.

At the general meetings held on 30 September, the new owner made ...

13 november, 2002  00:11