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  • Sustainability
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  • Beyond the Box
    • Life Cycle of a Corrugated Box
    • The Myth of 100% Recycled Content
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    • What Goes in a Box?
    • What Impacts Box Performance?
    • Getting the Good Message Out
    • More Than Ink on Paper
    • Do You Speak Corrugated?
    • How Containerboard Is Made
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      • Mark W. Kowlzan
      • Thomas A. Hassfurther
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      • Pamela A. Barnes
      • Charles J. Carter
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      • Robert A. Schneider
      • D. Ray Shirley
      • Thomas W. H. Walton
    • Community Outreach
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      • History (1990-1999)
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  • Investor Relations
    • Senior Management Team
      • Mark W. Kowlzan
      • Thomas A. Hassfurther
      • Robert P. Mundy
      • Pamela A. Barnes
      • Charles J. Carter
      • Jeff S. Kaser
      • Kent A. Pflederer
      • Bruce A. Ridley
      • Robert A. Schneider
      • D. Ray Shirley
      • Thomas W. H. Walton
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    • 2018-1-19 PCA Huntsville Gives Back to Its Community
    • 2018-3-23 PCA DeRidder Mill Announces Scholarships
    • 2018-3-29 PCA Celebrates Groundbreaking for its New Box Plant
    • 2018-04-20 PCA Supports ICPF Dinner and Teleconference
    • 2018-05-09 PCA Holds Blood Drive at Corporate Offices
    • 2018-06-25 PCA Raises Funds for Children's Hospital After Theft
    • 2018-06-08 PCA Participates in FAME Program
    • 2018-07-05 PCA Helps “Do Lunch” To Benefit Meals on Wheels
    • 2018-07-27 PCA Publishes Its 2017 Responsibility Report
    • 2019-12-12 PCA Participates in Recruiting Event at Community College
    • 2020-1-20 PCA Named One of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek
    • 2020-4-13 PCA Employee Helps Neighborhoods Hit by Tornado
    • 2020-5-8 PCA Morganton Supports Local Food Drives
    • 2020-6-11 PCA Atlanta Partners With Hosea Helps
    • 2020-7-31 PCA Morganton Donates Materials to Local Robotics Program
    • 2020-10-7 PCA Mill Supports Food Needs at Local Community Center
    • 2020-12-1 PCA Tomahawk Named an Educator of the Year by TEAPIE
    • 2019-10-25 PCA Employees Participate in Haitian Orphanage Projects
    • 2019-07-09 PCA Continues Partnership with the Red Cross
    • 2019-05-15 PCA Plant Hosts Local First Grade Class
    • 2018-09-10 PCA Corporate Employees Visit Local Grade Schools
    • 2018-10-09 PCA Richmond Supports Area Schools
    • 2018-10-29 Mark Kowlzan Named Global Containerboard CEO of the Year
    • 2018-11-13 PCA Employee Coaches Special Olympics Sailors
    • 2018-12-21 PCA Vincennes Helps Families in Need Over Thanksgiving
    • 2019-01-29 PCA Supports the Arts
    • 2019-03-14 Six PCA Plants Raise Funds to Benefit Toys for Tots
    • 2019-04-05 PCA Employee Provides Assistance to Guatemalan Town
    • 2021-2-8 PCA’s Benjamin Frank Earns TAPPI’s Gunner Nicholson Gold Medal Award
    • 2019-09-19 PCA Ashland Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary
  • Contact Us
  • Products
    • Corrugated Containers
      • Basic Designs
        • Regular Slotted Container (RSC)
        • Half Slotted Container (HSC)
        • Overlap Slotted Container (OSC)
        • Full Overlap Slotted Container (FOL)
        • Center Special Slotted Container (CSSC)
        • Snap or 1-2-3-Bottom Container (ALB)
        • Integral Divider Container
        • Telescopic Boxes (Design Style Trays, Infold Trays and Outfold Trays)
        • Double-Cover Container
        • Interlocking Double-Cover Container
        • Folders
        • Wraparound Blank
    • Retail Packaging and Displays
      • POP Displays
      • POS Packaging
      • Shelf Shipper-Displays
    • E-Commerce Packaging Solutions
    • Heavy-Duty Packaging
      • BulkMaster™
      • ExportPack™
      • Grid-Lok™
    • Produce Packaging
      • Field-to-Retail (F2R)
      • BulkMaster™
    • Stock Packaging and Supplies
      • Packaging Supplies
      • Record Storage Boxes
      • Stock Agricultural Packaging
    • Hexacomb®
      • Protective Packaging
      • Pallets
      • Load Securement
    • Falconboard®
      • Falconboard® Print
      • Falconboard® All White
      • Falconboard Luminous™
      • Falconboard® All Black
      • Falconboard® Mount
      • Falconboard® Build
    • Interior Packaging
    • Freight Saver™ Dunnage Bags
    • Printing Capabilities
    • Containerboard
  • Services
    • Design Services
    • Technical Services
    • Brand and Marketing Services
    • Value Improvement Process
    • E-Commerce
    • Display and Graphics Sales
    • National Accounts Sales
  • Locations
    • United States
    • International
    • Garland Full-Line Plant
    • Franklin Sheet Plant
    • Fairfield Sheet Plant
    • El Paso Sheet Plant
    • Edmore Sheet Plant
    • Donna Sheet Plant
    • Conrad Sheet Plant
    • Chicago Full-Line Plant
    • Atlanta Full-Line Plant
    • Ashland Full-Line Plant
    • Arlington Full-Line Plant
    • Akron Sheet Plant
    • Gas City Full-Line Plant
    • Grandville Full-Line Plant
    • Hanover Sheet Plant
    • Harrisonburg Full-Line Plant
    • High Point Sheet Plant
    • Jackson Full-Line Plant
    • Jacksonville Full-Line Plant
    • Knoxville Sheet Plant
    • Lancaster Full-Line Plant
    • Los Angeles Full-Line Plant
    • Marshalltown Full-Line Plant
    • Miami Gardens Sheet Plant
    • Milwaukee Full-Line Plant
    • Minneapolis Full-Line Plant
    • Morganton Full-Line Plant
    • Newark Full-Line Plant
    • Northampton Full-Line Plant
    • Olive Branch Sheet Plant
    • Omaha Full-Line Plant
    • Opelika Sheet Plant
    • Pearl Full-Line Plant
    • Phoenix Full-Line Plant
    • Plano Full-Line Plant
    • Plymouth Full-Line Plant
    • Richmond Full-Line Plant
    • Roanoke Sheet Plant
    • Rutherfordton Sheet Plant
    • Salisbury Full-Line Plant
    • Salt Lake City Full-Line Plant
    • Salt Lake City Specialty Plant
    • South Gate Sheet Plant
    • Syracuse Full-Line Plant
    • Trexlertown Full-Line Plant
    • Vincennes Full-Line Plant
    • Waco Full-Line Plant
    • Winter Haven Full-Line Plant
    • Counce Containerboard Mill
    • Filer City Containerboard Mill
    • Tomahawk Containerboard Mill
    • Valdosta Containerboard Mill
    • Bentonville Creative Design Center
    • Liverpool Packaging and Supply Center
    • Manheim Packaging and Supply Center
    • Orlando Packaging and Supply Center
    • Thomasville Packaging and Supply Center
    • Vista Packaging and Supply Center
    • Mundelein Technical and Development Center
    • Westfield Packaging and Supply Center
    • Winchester Packaging and Supply Center
    • Miami Packaging and Supply Center
    • Middletown Full-Line Plant
    • Honea Path Full-Line Plant
    • Golden Valley Full-Line Plant
    • Burlington Full-Line Plant
    • Lake Forest Corporate Headquarters
    • Chicago Specialty Plant
    • Winter Haven Training and Resource Center
    • South Gate Creative Design Center
    • Fairfield Creative Design Center
    • Hong Kong Creative Design Center
    • Honea Path Rebuild Center
    • Chicago Sheet Plant
    • Huntsville Sheet Plant
    • City of Industry Sheet Plant
    • Reading Full-Line Plant
    • Denver Full-Line Plant
    • Cheswick Sheet Plant
    • Hackettstown Creative Design Center
    • Burley Full-Line Plant
    • Nampa Full-Line Plant
    • Salem Full-Line Plant
    • Salt Lake City North Full-Line Plant
    • Wallula Full-Line Plant
    • Denver East Full-Line Plant
    • Sparks Sheet Plant
    • Atlanta Specialty Plant
    • Seattle Specialty Plant
    • DeRidder Containerboard Mill
    • Wallula Containerboard Mill
    • Trenton Hexacomb® Plant
    • Arlington Hexacomb® Plant
    • Auburn Hexacomb® Plant
    • Farmville Hexacomb® Plant
    • Kalamazoo Hexacomb® Plant
    • North Haven Hexacomb® Plant
    • Santa Fe Springs Hexacomb® Plant
    • Waco Sheet Feeder
    • Buffalo Grove Hexacomb Design Center
    • Boise Administrative Offices
    • Mooresville Creative Design Center
    • San Bernardino Sheet Plant
    • Miami Full-Line Plant
    • New Oxford Full-Line Plant
    • Valley Forge Sheet Plant
    • Gallatin Sheet Plant
    • Tampa Sheet Plant
    • Fair Lawn Creative Design Center
    • New Oxford Specialty Full-Line Plant
    • Providence Creative Design Center
    • Atlanta Fulfillment Center
    • Hanover Fulfillment Center
    • Columbus Full-Line Plant
    • Ashland Fulfillment Center
    • McClellan Full-Line Plant
    • Kingsburg Full-Line Plant
    • Waco Sheet Plant
    • Carrollton Sheet Plant
    • Hershey Creative Design Center
    • Marshfield Full-Line Plant
    • Richland Full-Line Plant
    • Harrisonburg Fulfillment Center
  • Sustainability
    • Managed Forestry
    • Continuous Recycling
    • Renewable Resources
    • Responsible Business Practices
    • PCA Responsibility Report
  • Beyond the Box
    • Life Cycle of a Corrugated Box
    • The Myth of 100% Recycled Content
    • Profiles With a Purpose
    • What Goes in a Box?
    • What Impacts Box Performance?
    • Getting the Good Message Out
    • More Than Ink on Paper
    • Do You Speak Corrugated?
    • How Containerboard Is Made
    • How Corrugated Boxes Are Made
  • Our Company
    • The PCA Advantage
    • Senior Management Team
      • Mark W. Kowlzan
      • Thomas A. Hassfurther
      • Robert P. Mundy
      • Pamela A. Barnes
      • Charles J. Carter
      • Jeff S. Kaser
      • Kent A. Pflederer
      • Bruce A. Ridley
      • Robert A. Schneider
      • D. Ray Shirley
      • Thomas W. H. Walton
    • Community Outreach
    • History
      • History (1990-1999)
      • History (1867-1970)
  • Investor Relations
    • Senior Management Team
      • Mark W. Kowlzan
      • Thomas A. Hassfurther
      • Robert P. Mundy
      • Pamela A. Barnes
      • Charles J. Carter
      • Jeff S. Kaser
      • Kent A. Pflederer
      • Bruce A. Ridley
      • Robert A. Schneider
      • D. Ray Shirley
      • Thomas W. H. Walton
    • Board of Directors
    • Corporate Governance
    • Shareholder Information
    • Stock Information
    • Financial Reports
    • SEC Filings
    • Presentations
    • Calendar of Events
    • News Releases
  • News
    • 2018-1-19 PCA Huntsville Gives Back to Its Community
    • 2018-3-23 PCA DeRidder Mill Announces Scholarships
    • 2018-3-29 PCA Celebrates Groundbreaking for its New Box Plant
    • 2018-04-20 PCA Supports ICPF Dinner and Teleconference
    • 2018-05-09 PCA Holds Blood Drive at Corporate Offices
    • 2018-06-25 PCA Raises Funds for Children's Hospital After Theft
    • 2018-06-08 PCA Participates in FAME Program
    • 2018-07-05 PCA Helps “Do Lunch” To Benefit Meals on Wheels
    • 2018-07-27 PCA Publishes Its 2017 Responsibility Report
    • 2019-12-12 PCA Participates in Recruiting Event at Community College
    • 2020-1-20 PCA Named One of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek
    • 2020-4-13 PCA Employee Helps Neighborhoods Hit by Tornado
    • 2020-5-8 PCA Morganton Supports Local Food Drives
    • 2020-6-11 PCA Atlanta Partners With Hosea Helps
    • 2020-7-31 PCA Morganton Donates Materials to Local Robotics Program
    • 2020-10-7 PCA Mill Supports Food Needs at Local Community Center
    • 2020-12-1 PCA Tomahawk Named an Educator of the Year by TEAPIE
    • 2019-10-25 PCA Employees Participate in Haitian Orphanage Projects
    • 2019-07-09 PCA Continues Partnership with the Red Cross
    • 2019-05-15 PCA Plant Hosts Local First Grade Class
    • 2018-09-10 PCA Corporate Employees Visit Local Grade Schools
    • 2018-10-09 PCA Richmond Supports Area Schools
    • 2018-10-29 Mark Kowlzan Named Global Containerboard CEO of the Year
    • 2018-11-13 PCA Employee Coaches Special Olympics Sailors
    • 2018-12-21 PCA Vincennes Helps Families in Need Over Thanksgiving
    • 2019-01-29 PCA Supports the Arts
    • 2019-03-14 Six PCA Plants Raise Funds to Benefit Toys for Tots
    • 2019-04-05 PCA Employee Provides Assistance to Guatemalan Town
    • 2021-2-8 PCA’s Benjamin Frank Earns TAPPI’s Gunner Nicholson Gold Medal Award
    • 2019-09-19 PCA Ashland Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary
  • Contact Us
  • Corrugated Containers
    • Basic Designs
      • Regular Slotted Container (RSC)
      • Half Slotted Container (HSC)
      • Overlap Slotted Container (OSC)
      • Full Overlap Slotted Container (FOL)
      • Center Special Slotted Container (CSSC)
      • Snap or 1-2-3-Bottom Container (ALB)
      • Integral Divider Container
      • Telescopic Boxes (Design Style Trays, Infold Trays and Outfold Trays)
      • Double-Cover Container
      • Interlocking Double-Cover Container
      • Folders
      • Wraparound Blank
  • Retail Packaging and Displays
    • POP Displays
    • POS Packaging
    • Shelf Shipper-Displays
  • E-Commerce Packaging Solutions
  • Heavy-Duty Packaging
    • BulkMaster™
    • ExportPack™
    • Grid-Lok™
  • Produce Packaging
    • Field-to-Retail (F2R)
    • BulkMaster™
  • Stock Packaging and Supplies
    • Packaging Supplies
    • Record Storage Boxes
    • Stock Agricultural Packaging
  • Hexacomb®
    • Protective Packaging
    • Pallets
    • Load Securement
  • Falconboard®
    • Falconboard® Print
    • Falconboard® All White
    • Falconboard Luminous™
    • Falconboard® All Black
    • Falconboard® Mount
    • Falconboard® Build
  • Interior Packaging
  • Freight Saver™ Dunnage Bags
  • Printing Capabilities
  • Containerboard

Interior and Protective Packaging Needs

Your product may require more than just a corrugated box. Liners, tubes, pads, buildups, dividers, partitions and other inner packing pieces can be designed in an infinite number of ways to separate or cushion products, strengthen the box or prevent product movement. They may be simple rectangles or scored, slotted, scored and slotted, or special die-cut shapes. 

Tubes

Scored sheets are folded to form rectangles and sometimes glued or joined with tape to form a structure that is open at both ends. When used as sleeves for individual items such as glassware, adjacent packaging provides extra protection. 

Pads

Pads are used to fill the space between the inner flaps of a regular slotted container, to completely cover the bottom or top of a box or to separate layers of product. Pads can also be used vertically to separate products and provide greater stacking strength. 

Partitions

Used primarily as dividers between glassware and other fragile articles, partitions can also optimize the stacking strength of the package. 

Die-Cut Support Pads

Scored and folded inner packing pieces come in many shapes. Included in this group are buildup pads consisting of multiple pieces glued together. 

Inner packing pieces are frequently used for cushioning. The suspension function holds the product away from the walls of the box to lessen the impact of drops or bumps. Completely filling the voids created by irregularly shaped products prevents product movement and damage, and in some cases can add stacking strength to the box. 

Inner packing forms are usually die-cut to position and support irregular products from below or lock them into position from above. Alternatively, forms can be placed on two sides or at the ends of a product. Some inner packing forms are extensions of the box flaps.

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