Corrugated board is essentially a paper sandwich consisting of corrugated
medium layered between inside and outside linerboard. On the production
side, corrugated is a sub-category of the paperboard industry,
which is a sub-category of the paper industry, which is a sub-category
of the forest products industry. On the marketing side, it is a
part of the packaging industry. Throughout the distribution cycle
of moving goods from producer to consumer, corrugated is the most
widely used kind of shipping container. Traditionally, corrugated
is best known for its structural strength that offers protection
to packaged products throughout the transportation cycle. However,
it has evolved over the course of time and today it is a much more
versatile product.
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