PKSC 2020 Corrugated EXAM
1. How many manufacturers in the U.S. manufacture and convert corrugated
board?: 1,206
2. How big is the corrugated industry?: $30 billion industry
3. What are the types of Corrugated boards?: - Corrugated Fiberboard
- Corrugated board
- Combined board
- Corrugated
4. What is the name for corrugated board for those not in packaging?: Cardboard
5. What is corrugated board mostly used for?: Shipping containers
6. What is another significant use of corrugated board?: POP (Point of purchase displays)
- Vendor Shops
- Freestanding Displays
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,7. Corrugate Industry Structure: Integrated: Those who consume at least 50% materials from aflliated
mills
Independent: Those who buy more than 50% of their materials from others
8. Where is the place are almost all commercialized goods are at some point ?: In
a shipper
9. What are the three types of plants in corrugated industry?: 1.) Sheet Feeder
2.) Sheet Plant
3.) Corrugator Box Plant
10. What does a sheet feeder do?: Manufactures boards for converters in sheet form. (also called
corrugator plant)
11. What does a sheet plant do?: Buys sheets from sheet feeder and converts
(also called a box plant)
12. What does a Corrugator Box Plant do?: Manufactures boards and converts into finished
products
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, 13. How many square feet does the average corrugator plant produce?: 1062 million
square feet
14. Single-wall corrugated accounts for how much production?: 90%
15. What is the history of corrugated boards? (don't need to know): 1.) Started with
the flute medium
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1. How many manufacturers in the U.S. manufacture and convert corrugated
board?: 1,206
2. How big is the corrugated industry?: $30 billion industry
3. What are the types of Corrugated boards?: - Corrugated Fiberboard
- Corrugated board
- Combined board
- Corrugated
4. What is the name for corrugated board for those not in packaging?: Cardboard
5. What is corrugated board mostly used for?: Shipping containers
6. What is another significant use of corrugated board?: POP (Point of purchase displays)
- Vendor Shops
- Freestanding Displays
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,7. Corrugate Industry Structure: Integrated: Those who consume at least 50% materials from aflliated
mills
Independent: Those who buy more than 50% of their materials from others
8. Where is the place are almost all commercialized goods are at some point ?: In
a shipper
9. What are the three types of plants in corrugated industry?: 1.) Sheet Feeder
2.) Sheet Plant
3.) Corrugator Box Plant
10. What does a sheet feeder do?: Manufactures boards for converters in sheet form. (also called
corrugator plant)
11. What does a sheet plant do?: Buys sheets from sheet feeder and converts
(also called a box plant)
12. What does a Corrugator Box Plant do?: Manufactures boards and converts into finished
products
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, 13. How many square feet does the average corrugator plant produce?: 1062 million
square feet
14. Single-wall corrugated accounts for how much production?: 90%
15. What is the history of corrugated boards? (don't need to know): 1.) Started with
the flute medium
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