THE STRENGTHS OF CORRUGATED PACKAGING

Simplicity and integrity are the real strengths of corrugated packaging. Fluting, fixed between the inner and outer liner, gives unique cushioning characteristics and also achieves excellent rigidity and structural strength.

Over the decades, successive generations of improvement have established a range of products for different applications. Standard and non-standard categories of corrugated packaging are based on the type of flute, whether coarse, fine or extra fine and the number of fluted tiers, whether single, double or triple tiers.

The standard range includes the coarse 'A' and 'C' flute, fine 'B' and extra fine 'E' and 'F' flutes. The 'B' flute is the most widely used. It combines superb robustness (difficult to crush), with good compression strength....

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