Pulping The Pine Chips
Manufacturing a corrugated cardboard box begins with the pulping of wood chips in the craft (sulfate) process
Making Kraft Paper
After additional cleaning and refining steps, a consistent slurry of wood pulp is pumped to the paper-making machine
Corrugating The Cardboard
Rolls of kraft paper for corrugating are available in many sizes to fit the production equipment at different corrugating plants
Forming The Blanks Into Boxes
Using powerful fork-lifts, skilled equipment operators select, move, and load rolls of craft paper at one end of the corrugate.