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Corrugated boxes maintain dominance despite shifting market dynamics

Trade, lightweighting and extended producer responsibility laws are changing certain dynamics within the U.S. corrugated box industry, according to the Fibre Box Association at Pack Expo.

General manufacturing, distribution, e-commerce and agriculture are top markets for corrugated boxes. E-commerce has helped to offset losses due to manufacturing outsourcing to other countries.

Nearly all the fiber used to manufacture corrugated boxes domestically is sourced from U.S. mills, according to FBA.

“We have a very small amount of corrugated that’s imported, and almost all the paper that’s produced in the U.S. goes to boxes made here in the U.S. We’re very insular in that way,” Martin said.

The local sourcing plays into a key feature of corrugated: sustainability. 

Last year, up to 75% of cardboard available for recycling in the U.S. was indeed recycled and turned into new products, 

Corrugated boxes maintain dominance despite shifting market dynamics: FBA | Packaging Dive

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