Packaging Guides & Insights

Recyclable, biodegradable and compostable describe different things. Recyclable packaging is intended to be collected, sorted and reprocessed into material for new products when an appropriate

Choose packaging material by starting with the product and the failure you must prevent. Define what the pack has to contain, protect, preserve, survive, communicate

E, B and C are corrugated flute profiles: they describe the approximate geometry and spacing of the fluted paper medium, not a finished-box strength rating.

Rigid packaging keeps a defined shape and relies on structural walls for support; flexible packaging bends, folds or conforms and relies more heavily on films,

Paperboard is a solid, stiff paper-based sheet commonly converted into folding cartons, sleeves and retail packs. Corrugated packaging is a layered structure made from flat

Kraft paper is usually the better fit for wraps, bags, sacks, interleaving and light protective paper. Corrugated packaging is usually the better fit when the

Primary, secondary and tertiary packaging describe the role a package plays in the complete packaging system. Primary packaging forms the sales unit or first enclosure

Paperboard packaging uses a relatively thick, stiff paper-based sheet that can be printed, scored, folded, die-cut and glued into cartons, sleeves, trays, cards, cups and

Kraft paper packaging uses strong paper or paperboard made wholly or partly from kraft (sulfate) pulp. It is commonly supplied as rolls, sheets, bags, sacks,

Corrugated packaging is made from corrugated fiberboard, a structure in which one or more wave-shaped paper media are bonded to flat linerboards. The flutes act