Indian corrugated box manufacturers are effectively catering to meet the domestic and exports demand, converting over 10 lakh tons of paper[paper?:paper sample maker cutting machine] to boards and boxes this year. This industry segment, belonging to the small scale sector, has been employing over 1 lakh people directly, as well as attracting packaging[packaging?:DCP-H series packaging sample cutter plotter] technologists and technocrat engineers to take the industry to profitable heights.
Keeping in mind the ecological problems, Indian corrugated box manufacturers have been successfully using Kraft Paper made from non-wood sources like bagasse and waste paper, along with usage of imported OCC.
New products, new techniques of marketing and distribution, and a growing industrial economy, had set a series of challenges to this industry. The industry coped up with them well, and in that course, new trends and developments enhanced the status of the industry.
Surface coatings to give additional functional properties to paper; film[film?:film cutting machine] laminations for gloss and rub resistance; innovatively designed POP (point of purchase) displays which also serve as transport cum consumer packs; the O-Pack for bulk packaging: bag[bag?:bag paper pattern sample cutting machine]-in-a-box; boxes for horticultural produce like apples, oranges, pineapples, watermelons and vegetables; packages for electrodes, explosives etc.
Packaging for defence: Corrugated boxes are being used for packing items like lanterns, enamelled mugs, processed foods, shoes[shoes?:shoes paper pattern cutter] and other ordnance stores. They are also being used for para-dropping of supplies and other defence items.
New products: Coffee beans, tea, tobacco, textiles and fabrics are being extensively packed in corrugated boxes.
Non-packaging applications is a new trend. Corrugated packaging has been innovatively used for making storage cabinets, furniture partitions and other items.
Multi colour printed white top boxes is the current trend in corrugated packaging. Die-cut boxes are being made in increasing numbers.
Corrugated packaging is also being used for POP (point-of-purchase) stands that find their place in super markets facilitating product displays and offering consumer convenience.
Weather resistant corrugated boxes for long term storage of records and files.
Development of standard dimension corrugated boxes for the use by courier companies.
