Why are paper bags expensive? Explain the reasons and earn money opportunities
1. Different paper materials
Eco-friendly paper bags are generally made of kraft paper or recycled paper, which are generally cheaper. High-end gift paper bags usually use art paper、Ivory board paper, etc. This type of paper can be processed through multiple processes such as lamination to achieve waterproof, tear-resistant and exquisite printing effects.More thick paper make paper bags more beautiful and comfortable, and can be reused. Paper cost is also an important factor in the price of paper bags. The better the paper, the more expensive the price.
2. Handmade paper bags (labor costs)
There are many steps to hand-make a paper bag. Taking paper with a thickness of more than 100gsm as an example, making a basic paper bag requires 8 steps:
(1) Paper creasing (2) manual paper side gluing (3) paper side pasting (4) Folding the paper gusset (5) Opening the paper bag bottom (6) Folding the bottom in half (7)paper bag bottom gluing (8) paper bag sealing.
If you need to improve the load-bearing capacity or brand image of the paper bag, you need to add more processes:
▶ reinforce the top card and fold the paper bag mouth ▶ insert the bottom card to increase the load-bearing capacity ▶ Punch holes and thread the rope for easy carrying
An ordinary worker can only complete 300 paper bags in an hour, and a skilled worker can only complete 1,000 paper bags in an hour. Due to the instability of human hands (each person has limited strength), the amount of glue applied to each paper bag is inconsistent, resulting in large errors between the same batch of paper bags, affecting the sampling inspection.
Therefore, choosing paper bags of good quality will also lead to an increase in the cost of paper bags.
3. Mechanized production: improving efficiency and precision
At present, since the production of paper bags has mostly been mechanized, machines can quickly achieve high-precision batch production and reduce labor costs. However, the machine itself is also one of the costs in the paper bag production process. The loss of parts in the machine during the production of paper bags will incur costs, thereby increasing the cost of paper bags.
Therefore, paper bag manufacturers have two ways to complete the automated production of paper bags.
(1)Fully automatic paper bag production line
The fully automatic paper bag machine can turn paper into finished paper bags in one time. Depending on the thickness of the paper and the type of paper bags produced, a single machine can run stably at 3000-8000 PCS/Hour, and can produce tens of thousands of paper bags per day.
(2)Combination of semi-automatic paper bag equipment and manual
The production efficiency is not as good as that of the fully automatic paper bag machine, but the machine cost has been greatly reduced. It is suitable for the intermediate stage of the transformation from manual to machine. The use of semi-automatic machines can effectively solve the problem of insufficient precision of paper bags in mass production.
4. Profit analysis of paper bag machine project
Take a factory that produces 300,000 paper bags of the same material per month as an example:
The paper bags are made by hand, with an average daily output of 10,000, a labor cost of USD 3.2 per paper bag, a defective rate of 12%, and a cost of USD 1.8 per bag.
The paper bags are made by semi-automatic method, with an average daily output of 35,000, a labor cost of USD 0.9 per paper bag, a defective rate of 5%, and a cost of USD 1.1 per bag.
The paper bags are made by fully automated method, with an average daily output of 100,000, a labor cost of USD 0.3 per paper bag, a defective rate of 0.8%, and a cost of USD 0.6 per bag.
When the selling price of paper bags is between USD 2.5 and 4, the gross profit margin of paper bags produced by fully automatic machines can be up to 4 times that of manual mode. If you have enough orders for paper bags, you can quickly recover the cost of the machine and earn money quickly in the days to come.
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