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“It is easy to promote and be excited about corrugated boxes because I truly believe in the product,” said Jimmy Garfinkle, President and CEO of Mitchel Lincoln. During his time as Vice President of the Canadian Corrugated & Containerboard Association (CCCA), Jimmy focused on the sustainability of the industry. With his team of passionate and…

To understand containerboard, we must take a couple steps back and take a look at the whole; a corrugated board is made from a flute between two other linerboards. All three layers of a corrugated sheet or box–as seen in the photo above–are created from containerboard. Containerboard can be as wide as 2.5 meters, and…

Corrugated board has proven to be one of the most reliable and versatile products, from retail packaging to the boxes that we carry out from grocery stores. While they differ in size and purpose, these boxes share a structure that ensures their durability: a flute. Inspired by the Rome Arch–one of the strongest engineered structures–…

Support Ontario Youth (SOY) moves forward with Industrial Electricians in their apprenticeship program after receiving approval from Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Training, and Skills Development. SOY bridges students in the industrial trades to employers, like the Canadian Corrugated and Containerboard Association (CCCA). “Now, we are well-positioned to support the CCCA members’ maintenance needs”, Melanie Winter,…

According to the Canadian Corrugated & Containerboard Association (CCCA), its “Humble Box” video series has reached Canadian millennials from coast to coast. To focus on reaching an important sector of the pop­ulation with key messages about our industry, CCCA de­veloped a series of four videos using the character of a “humble box” to tell the…