Tape Supplier Holds Things Together for Mills, Paper360º January/February 2024

Three years have passed since the world was gripped by a global pandemic, wreaking havoc on manufacturing supply chains. Though designated early on as part of a “critical industry,” pulp and paper mills were not spared the trials of long supplier lead times, international shipping delays, driver shortages, and other supply chain upsets. When critical components or raw materials are unavailable, even a government mandate can’t help keep the machines running.

Recovery has been steady but slow ... at times, painfully slow. That was the case in 2022 when Ryan Rush, founder of Universal Packaging, began to attract more interest from papermakers. The mill managers Rush spoke with were desperate, facing the possibility of production shutdowns over the lack of a seemingly insignificant but critical element for creating saleable rolls: tape.

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