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Corrugated boxes maintain dominance despite shifting market dynamics: FBA
Trade, lightweighting and extended producer responsibility laws are changing certain dynamics within the U.S. corrugated box industry, according to the Fibre Box Association at Pack Expo.
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The Fibre Box Association said at Pack Expo that trade, lightweighting and extended producer responsibility laws are changing dynamics in the U.S. corrugated box industry, according to Packaging Dive. Packaging Dive reported the association’s comments on Oct. 20, 2026.
Corrugated boxes maintained dominance despite those shifting market dynamics, according to the report. For buyers and sourcing professionals, that account makes trade, lightweighting and extended producer responsibility laws part of the market context for U.S. corrugated box sourcing.
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