Meeting the Needs of Independent Corrugators, Paper360º January/February 2025

Corrugated packaging has become one of US manufacturing’s most recognizable products: on an average day, UPS alone delivers more than 22 million packages across America. According to the Fiber Box Association, corrugated packaging and displays is a $35.5 billion a year industry in the US. Thanks to growing reliance on e-commerce; consumer pressure for sustainable packaging; and packaging innovation across many sectors, the demand for corrugated is expected to continue growing.

This volume relies on more than 1,100 corrugated manufacturing sites in large and small towns across the country. The industry is highly localized and split between large-scale production and smaller, independent boxmakers. The needs of super-sites—like Graphic Packaging’s state-of-the-art plant in Kalamazoo, MI, which produces about 500,000 tpy of coated recycled board—differ widely from those of smaller, family-owned producers.

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