Corrugated Box Industry Keeps Supply Chain Moving Amid COVID-19 Challenges
March 25, 2020The manufacturers of corrugated
cardboard boxes are working to keep transport packaging flowing to makers of
essential products including packaging for food and other consumer products,
medical and pharmaceutical products, tissue and hygiene products and more amid
the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Corrugated cardboard packaging is the backbone of the American supply chain,”
said Fibre Box Association President and CEO Dennis Colley. “As COVID-19
changes our daily lives, we want to assure consumers that the box industry is
continuing to operate and to deliver needed packaging to our customers who
supply grocery stores, pharmacies, doctor’s offices and hospitals with food and
medical supplies to keep us all healthy and safe.”
Disruption in the availability of these goods would cause significant hardships
to consumers across the country who depend on steady and stable supplies.
Corrugated cardboard manufacturers are dedicated to continuing to operate box
plants under the guidelines of Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to ensure products
continue to flow to market.
Fibre Box Association joins American Forest & Paper Association in
encouraging Federal, State and local governments to recognize the corrugated
packaging industry as “essential” when drafting “Shelter in Place” orders. We
ask for clear exclusion of our manufacturing operations to limit disruptions to
the supply chain.
“We are grateful for the dedication and commitment of all people working in the
corrugated packaging industry,” said Colley.