FACILITY: Folding Carton Plant LOCATION: Midwest United States
Scrap material that could be sold mill-direct instead is being loaded onto local trucks, as per the plant’s processes. This prevents a percentage of the total scrap from being part of the mill-direct shipments, thus resulting in a lower overall return for scrap.
The plant increased its percentage of scrap material that shipped mill-direct, creating a significant monthly revenue enhancement.
Mill-direct shipments increased significantly. From 15% of its materials at the beginning of the year to well over 50% by mid-year, allowing for a higher overall return.
