Moisture has a very difficult time getting inside. Paper also has some VCI, but you didn't have the tight, closed package. It was almost like being open to the atmosphere. Customers were having problems getting rid of the paper. Landfills didn't want the paper, and it wasn't very recyclable.
Paper also takes up a lot of space, while plastic can be shriveled into a compact ball.
Customers at first were hesitant to accept the new material, but now almost all of them prefer the plastic. AK Steel's new finishing mill in Rockport, Ind., also wraps its coils in plastic. Stelco Inc. also is considering wrap ping in plastic. The Hamilton, Ont., steelmaker also takes advantage of its proximity to a DaimlerChrysler plant by not even wrapping some coils. The automaker is 32 miles from the steel mill.