CORRUGATION DEAL
April 1st, 2002
BY PHILIP FINE
US and European corrugated container industries have announced a harmonisation of their two standards. America's Fibre Box Association (FBA) and the European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers (FEFCO) have developed a standard called the Corrugated Common Footprint. It was developed so that box makers could provide trays that perform well throughout the supply chain. "Handling full and mixed load pallets should become more efficient with harmonisation of tray sizes and interstacking systems, " said FEFCO's Jean-Pierre Lardillon ...
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