State of the Industry: Folding Cartons — Doing Well and Getting Better
Challenges remain, but the folding carton industry is poised for growth.
• Total recycled paperboard capacity declined 3.5 percent in 2007. This year’s survey predicts a modest re-expansion of recycled paperboard capacity during the next three years: 1.2 percent in 2008, 0.5 percent in 2009, and 0.1 percent in 2010.
• Unbleached Kraft folding boxboard capacity rose 2.1 percent in 2007, following a 3.0 percent expansion in 2006. Capacity to produce this grade is projected to edge down 0.3 percent in 2008 and then expand 1.2 percent in 2009, with no change indicated for 2010.
- Companies:
- Paperboard Packaging Council
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