THE CORRUGATED BOX is one of the engineering wonders of the 20 th century . Plastic , wood , cloth , leather , flexible paper & sheet were the only products available for packing earlier.In the early 20 th century the corrugated box become the quick starter due to its competitive edge & many other advantage like the environment friendly characteristics , light weight , printablity etc. Corrugated Boxes are used to pack multitude of items differing with respect to the shape , size , design , fragility & weight . In addition to the excellent protective features of corrugated fiberboard other advantages are minimum storage space, low labour cost & case of disposal .

Corrugated Packaging has emerged as the most appropriate packaging medium for a variety of commodity like glass , textiles , garments food items distilleries , pharmaceuticals , engineering goods , automobiles , house hold articles, office equipments , fire works , fruits , vegetables , dry flowers , stationery , paints , exports tea , coffee , bakery etc.

In recent years , market needs have undergone enormous changes placing across section of demands on the package markets , and designers towards specially designed features perfectness towards zero faults , flexibility just in time to delivery , overall efficiency have become slogan of good package .

Corrugated Packaging is growing 3 to 4% per annum world wide . In developed countries is growing up to 4% and in developing countries by 2 % . In China the Growth rate is 8% to 9% . Total demand today in China is 8 MILLION Tons of corrugated boxes , which is just next to Japan , which is little more than 8 million . In India the growth rate is at 5% to 6% per annual . The demand for lighter packaging with same performance & the same can be met by using modern technology and e commerce .