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Join Fibre Box Association (FBA).
The Fibre Box Association (FBA) is a non-profit trade association that represents North American corrugated packaging
manufacturers and strives to grow, protect and enhance the overall well-being of the industry by providing member-valued
programs and services.
FBA provides services and benefits to its members that can’t be found anywhere else. At FBA there are three core
areas of membership benefits - data services, networking and issue management.
Three Core Areas of Member Benefits.
Data.
Issues.
Connections.
Relevant Data
Data Services have long been a hallmark of the association. Since our founding in 1940, FBA has provided the
corrugated industry with meaningful data on shipments, containerboard production, consumption and inventory.
Monthly data coupled with valuable benchmarking reports put all of the industry’s relevant data at your fingertips.
can’t afford to make bad
“ Idecisions.
With the data
FBA compiles the most complete and useful statistical information available
anywhere. The more you know about the industry, the better you’re able to
compete in it. Data services available to FBA members include:
and information I receive
from FBA, I have the tools
to help me make the best
decisions for my company
and it’s operations.
• U.S. corrugated industry shipments according to numerous metrics
• Economic data that provides important insight to the market flucutations in
corrugated production and sales
“
• Corrugated trade statistics and analysis
President/CEO, Regional Independent
Corrugator and Sheet Plant Group
(FBA member since 1953)
• Labor information including wages, benefits and policies offered by other
companies in the industry
• Benchmarking data on key performance indicators and operating ratios
• Productivity and waste statistics to help you compare your own company’s
efficiency against others’
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VALUE: $ US-MILL TONS
SHORT
QUANTITY:
$/SHORT TON
UNIT VALUE:
EXPORT VALUE
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IMPORT VALUE
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ATED TRADE
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ATED EXPORT
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QUARTER
2010
CURRENT
QUARTER
2011
249
$
$
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$
163
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$
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TO DATE
2011 YEAR
TO DATE
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1,488 $
1,973 $
$
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% CHANGE
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608,417
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2010
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TISTICS
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DOWN BOXES
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and corrugated
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last year.
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Expanded Voice
Through our organization of standing committees, FBA works to identify, understand, prioritize and address key
issues that impact our industry. Issue Management ranges from technical to environmental, safety and health to
communications. FBA committees bring together the knowledge, resources and expertise needed to establish industry
positions and proactively address common challenges. Member companies, large and small, equally benefit from
participation.
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leadership.
• Independent Committee
doesn’t matter how large or small
“Ityour
company is. FBA’s committee
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work has protected industry demand,
and that benefits everyone.
President, Independent Corrugator Group
(FBA member since 1969)
return from FBA meetings outfitted with
“ Iinformation
on equipment, products and
“
• Environmental Committee
markets to help me with capital decisions
and the day-to-day running of my business.
President, Independent Sheet Plant
(FBA member since 2003)
Smarter Connections
Networking is what connects us. It’s more than events. It’s a continuous dialogue that we share with our members,
consumer goods manufacturers and retailers about our common interest in corrugated packaging. Think of FBA as your
clearinghouse of contacts and ideas. We help you make the right connections, in person and online throughout the year.
Share ideas, challenges, opinions, and more.
Our popular events offer members a variety of business insights while getting to know each other in off-site venues.
• The FBA Annual Meeting offers speakers and discussions on current business issues, committee meetings and
social events
• The FBA Executive Conference includes program content focused on business and strategic issues, and is
open to senior executive managers from all member companies.
• The FBA Corrugator Conference focuses on the operation and production issues associated with running a
corrugator. This more technical conference is appropriate for anyone interested in corrugator operations and
production.
It’s Easy to Become a Member.
Any individual, partnership or corporation engaged in the production of corrugated products in North America is eligible
for FBA membership. Simply complete and return the membership application found at www.fibrebox.org. Then start
taking advantage of all we have to offer including these added perks:
• Access to an exclusive members only section of the FBA website filled with key data, reports,
technical FAQs and statistics
• Monthly industry updates through the FBA Report newsletter sent directly to your e-mail inbox.
• Select member prices on key industry references including the Fibre Box Handbook
• Registration opportunities for exclusive networking events
Accurate Box Company Action Box Company, Inc. Advance Packaging Corporation Akers Packaging Service,
Inc. Amcor packaging distribution American River-PackageOne, Inc. Arvco Container Corporation Atlantic
Packaging Products Ltd. Atlas Container Corporation Bana, Inc. Batavia Container, Inc. Bates Container Ltd
Bay Cities Container Corp. bennett packaging of kansas city, inc. Berenz Packaging Corporation Brian Thomas
Display and Packaging Buckeye Corrugated, Inc. Cactus Container Cajas de Carton Sultana, S.A. de C.V. Cal Sheets,
LLC Central package & display Chickasaw Container Corporation Coleman Containers Limited Commencement
Bay Corrugated Inc. complete design & packaging Container Service Corporation Copamex Corrugados, S.A.
Corrugated Container Corporation Coyle Corrugated Containers Ltd. Custom Packaging, Inc. DeLine Box
Company Drake Container Corporation Dusobox Corporation Embba Corrugados SA DE CV empire
packaging and displays Englander dZignPak, LLC fibre technologies llc Fitzpatrick Container Fleetwood-Fibre
FBA members represent over 90 percent
of total U.S. corrugated production.
Packaging & Graphics Fruit Growers Supply Company General Packaging Corporation Genesee Packaging, Inc.
Georgia-Pacific llc Great Lakes Packaging Corporation Great Northern Corporation Green Bay Packaging Inc.
Greif Gulf Packaging, Inc. Harvest Container Co., Inc. Horn Packaging Corporation Ideal Box Company
independent ii, llc International Paper Interstate Resources, Inc. Island Container Jamestown Container Companies
kampack
KapStone Container Corporation Kelly Box & Packaging Corp. Key Container Company Landaal
Packaging Systems Lawrence Paper Company Liberty Diversified Industries Lone Star Corrugated Container Corp.
Loy-Lange Box Company Mall City Containers, Inc. McDonald Packaging, Inc. Menasha Packaging
Company, LLC Michcor Container, Inc. mid-atlantic packaging, inc. Midland Packaging & Display Miller
Container Corporation Montebello Container Corporation Moore Packaging Corporation Mr. Box Plus
Niagara Sheets LLC Norampac Northeast Box Company Northwest Packaging, Inc. Pacific Southwest
Container, LLC Packaging Atlanta Corporation Packaging Corporation Of America Packaging Design
Corporation Packaging Services of MD., Inc. Paragon Packaging Products, Inc. PhilCorr, LLC Pratt Industries,
Inc. Rand-Whitney Container LLC ReadyOne Industries Reliable Container Inc. Richmond Corrugated box co.
Robert Mann Packaging RockTenn Romanow Container Royal Containers Ltd. S.E. MO Box Company Scope
Packaging, Inc. Shillington Box Company LLC Shippers Supply Inc. Shipping Container Corporation Sisco
Corporation Smurfit kappa orange county Sound Packaging, LLC Southern Carton Company Southland Box
Company SP Holdings Squire Corrugated Container, Corp. Stand Fast Packaging Prods., Inc. stronghaven
containers inc. Sumter Packaging Corporation Sun Container, Incorporated SupplyOne Terrace/LBP
Manufacturing the boxmaker, inc. The Central Group the great little box company, ltd. the schwarz group /
The Royal Group Tilsner Carton Company TimBar Packaging & Display Triad Packaging Inc., of TN TYOGA
CONTAINER COMPANY INC. unicorr packaging group us corrugated / kampack inc. vail Industries
Vanguard Packaging Viking Industries, Inc. Volk Packaging Corporation wasatch container Watertown Box
Corporation Welch Packaging Group Wertheimer Box Corporation Wisconsin Packaging Corporation
World Corrugated Container, Inc. Wunderlich Fibre Box Company York Container Company
For more information about membership,
visit www.fibrebox.org.
25 Northwest Point Blvd. Suite 510
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
847-364-9600
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