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Amidst industry change, the future of corrugated use looks quite different

Think you know corrugated? Learn how the landscape for corrugated use is shifting.

Dec 27, 2017
In this video, Packaging World Editor-in Chief Pat Reynolds talks with Rachel Kenyon, Vice President of Fibre Box Association, about key trends that are changing material selection practices and why corrugated—long the industry standard in secondary packaging for its strength and sustainability—is finding new life as a primary package preference.
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