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EU Buyers Increase Recycled-Content Questions on Export Cartons
European importers are asking Chinese carton plants for clearer recycled-fiber percentages and documentation ahead of autumn retail programs.
Packaging buyers serving EU retail and e-commerce accounts are adding recycled-content and fiber-origin questions to carton RFQs, even when formal EPR paperwork is handled locally in Europe.
Chinese converters can usually supply recycled-heavy constructions, but documentation quality varies. Vague “eco board” claims without mill letters are being rejected more often in brand audits.
Buyer takeaways
Put recycled % and proof type in the RFQ, not in email after sampling.
Separate structural ECT targets from sustainability claims.
Allow lead time if specialty recycled liners must be reserved.
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