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        • Regular Slotted Container (RSC)
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        • 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
      • Retail-Ready Packaging
    • 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
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    • Garland Full-Line Plant
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    • Chicago Full-Line Plant
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    • High Point Sheet Plant
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    • Syracuse Full-Line Plant
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    • 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
    • Elizabethtown Packaging and Supply Center
    • Orlando Packaging and Supply Center
    • Jacksonville 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
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    • 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
    • Cheswick Sheet Plant
    • Hackettstown Creative Design Center
    • Burley Full-Line Plant
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    • Atlanta Specialty Plant
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    • DeRidder Containerboard Mill
    • Wallula Containerboard Mill
    • Trenton Hexacomb® Plant
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    • 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
    • Jackson Containerboard Mill
    • Grand Rapids Full-Line Plant
  • 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
  • Industry Insights
    • Auto Parts
    • Snack Food Trends 2021
    • E-Commerce Pkg
    • New to E-Commerce
    • Sustainable Produce Packaging
    • Humidity and Temperature
    • New Shopping Behaviors Impact 2022 Retail Trends
    • 7 Retail Display Styles Companies Rely On
    • Retail Displays and Connected Experiences Meet Consumer Expectations
    • Corrugated Packaging’s Environmental Sustainability
    • Manufacturing Trends 2022: Technology and Managing Uncertainty
    • Auto Parts Testimonial
    • Lower Shipping Costs
    • Floral Packaging
    • Put PCA's Expertise to Work
    • Snaxpo 2019 Takeaways
    • Bakery Packaging
    • GFSI
    • Recycling
    • Heavyweight Packaging
    • TFB Success Story
    • Find the Right Packaging Vendor
    • Package Design Testing
  • 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
      • Darla J. Olivier
      • Kent A. Pflederer
      • Bruce A. Ridley
      • Robert A. Schneider
      • D. Ray Shirley
    • 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
      • Darla J. Olivier
      • Kent A. Pflederer
      • Bruce A. Ridley
      • Robert A. Schneider
      • D. Ray Shirley
    • Board of Directors
    • Corporate Governance
    • Shareholder Information
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    • Presentations
    • Calendar of Events
    • News Releases
  • News
    • 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
    • 2018-09-10 PCA Corporate Employees Visit Local Grade Schools
    • 2018-10-09 PCA Richmond Supports Area Schools
    • 2018-3-23 PCA DeRidder Mill Announces Scholarships
    • 2018-1-19 PCA Huntsville Gives Back to Its Community
    • 2018-10-29 Mark Kowlzan Named Global Containerboard CEO of the Year
    • 2018-11-13 PCA Employee Coaches Special Olympics Sailors
    • 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
    • 2021-2-8 PCA’s Benjamin Frank Earns TAPPI’s Gunner Nicholson Gold Medal Award
    • 2021-4-20 COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: Building a Box to Help Save Lives
    • 2021-8-17 PCA Releases 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report
    • 2021-10-6 PCA Richland Supports Local Fund and Food Drive
    • 2021-12-21 International Falls Mill Provides Year-Long Community Support
    • 2020-5-8 PCA Morganton Supports Local Food Drives
    • 2020-1-20 PCA Named One of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek
    • 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
    • 2019-05-15 PCA Plant Hosts Local First Grade Class
    • 2019-07-09 PCA Continues Partnership with the Red Cross
    • 2019-09-19 PCA Ashland Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary
    • 2019-10-25 PCA Employees Participate in Haitian Orphanage Projects
    • 2019-12-12 PCA Participates in Recruiting Event at Community College
    • 2022-01-03 PCA Named One of the Worlds Best Employers by Forbes Magazine
    • 2020-4-13 PCA Employee Helps Neighborhoods Hit by Tornado
  • 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
      • Retail-Ready Packaging
    • 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
    • Electronic Transactions
    • Collaborative Project Management
    • 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
    • Elizabethtown Packaging and Supply Center
    • Orlando Packaging and Supply Center
    • Jacksonville 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
    • 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 Full-Line 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
    • Jackson Containerboard Mill
    • Grand Rapids Full-Line Plant
  • 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
  • Industry Insights
    • Auto Parts
    • Snack Food Trends 2021
    • E-Commerce Pkg
    • New to E-Commerce
    • Sustainable Produce Packaging
    • Humidity and Temperature
    • New Shopping Behaviors Impact 2022 Retail Trends
    • 7 Retail Display Styles Companies Rely On
    • Retail Displays and Connected Experiences Meet Consumer Expectations
    • Corrugated Packaging’s Environmental Sustainability
    • Manufacturing Trends 2022: Technology and Managing Uncertainty
    • Auto Parts Testimonial
    • Lower Shipping Costs
    • Floral Packaging
    • Put PCA's Expertise to Work
    • Snaxpo 2019 Takeaways
    • Bakery Packaging
    • GFSI
    • Recycling
    • Heavyweight Packaging
    • TFB Success Story
    • Find the Right Packaging Vendor
    • Package Design Testing
  • 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
      • Darla J. Olivier
      • Kent A. Pflederer
      • Bruce A. Ridley
      • Robert A. Schneider
      • D. Ray Shirley
    • 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
      • Darla J. Olivier
      • Kent A. Pflederer
      • Bruce A. Ridley
      • Robert A. Schneider
      • D. Ray Shirley
    • Board of Directors
    • Corporate Governance
    • Shareholder Information
    • Stock Information
    • Financial Reports
    • SEC Filings
    • Presentations
    • Calendar of Events
    • News Releases
  • News
    • 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
    • 2018-09-10 PCA Corporate Employees Visit Local Grade Schools
    • 2018-10-09 PCA Richmond Supports Area Schools
    • 2018-3-23 PCA DeRidder Mill Announces Scholarships
    • 2018-1-19 PCA Huntsville Gives Back to Its Community
    • 2018-10-29 Mark Kowlzan Named Global Containerboard CEO of the Year
    • 2018-11-13 PCA Employee Coaches Special Olympics Sailors
    • 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
    • 2021-2-8 PCA’s Benjamin Frank Earns TAPPI’s Gunner Nicholson Gold Medal Award
    • 2021-4-20 COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: Building a Box to Help Save Lives
    • 2021-8-17 PCA Releases 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report
    • 2021-10-6 PCA Richland Supports Local Fund and Food Drive
    • 2021-12-21 International Falls Mill Provides Year-Long Community Support
    • 2020-5-8 PCA Morganton Supports Local Food Drives
    • 2020-1-20 PCA Named One of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek
    • 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
    • 2019-05-15 PCA Plant Hosts Local First Grade Class
    • 2019-07-09 PCA Continues Partnership with the Red Cross
    • 2019-09-19 PCA Ashland Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary
    • 2019-10-25 PCA Employees Participate in Haitian Orphanage Projects
    • 2019-12-12 PCA Participates in Recruiting Event at Community College
    • 2022-01-03 PCA Named One of the Worlds Best Employers by Forbes Magazine
    • 2020-4-13 PCA Employee Helps Neighborhoods Hit by Tornado
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Sales Terms and Conditions

1. COMPLETE TERMS. Sales by Packaging Corporation of America and its subsidiaries and affiliates; including PCA Corrugated and Display, L.L.C.; PCA Southern Indiana Corrugated, LLC, Boise White Paper, L.L.C.; Hexacomb Corporation; and Hexacomb Canada Corp. (“PCA”), are governed by these terms and conditions, unless the parties have entered into a mutually executed written agreement stating applicable terms and conditions. This is an offer conditioned on Buyer’s acceptance of all, and only, these terms. PCA objects to any different or additional terms.

This is the final and complete expression of all terms and conditions of the agreement. Any representations, promises, warranties, or statements that are not contained here are void. These terms and conditions can be modified, waived, or amended only by a writing signed by both Buyer and PCA.

2. INSTALLMENT CONTRACT. If Buyer’s order requests or requires delivery in more than one installment, then the products involved in each delivery shall be deemed to be covered by a separate contract. Default in one or more deliveries shall not affect Buyer’s obligation to accept the balance of the required deliveries (unless otherwise specified in the acknowledgement).

3. NONCANCELLATION. Buyer may not cancel or terminate for convenience, or direct suspension of manufacture (collectively, a “Cancellation”) except with PCA’s written consent. In the event of a Cancellation without PCA’s written consent, and solely with respect to orders for corrugated packaging and honeycomb products, if the Cancellation occurs prior to PCA’s completion of the corrugated converting process (as defined below), PCA’s remedies shall be limited to any reasonable, incidental, out of pocket expenses incurred by PCA as result of such Cancellation. The term “corrugated converting process” shall be defined as (i) for corrugated products, the act of processing or modifying corrugated sheets into corrugated packaging products or displays and (ii) for honeycomb paper products, the act of processing honeycomb sheets into a finished products.      

4. PAYMENT TERMS; FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. Payment will be net cash thirty (30) days from the date of invoice. If PCA has any reasonable doubt at any time as to Buyer’s financial responsibility, PCA, at its option, may either (a) decline to make further shipments except upon receipt of cash in advance or upon giving of other security satisfactory to PCA, or (b) terminate this agreement. Nothing in this paragraph is intended to affect the obligation of Buyer to accept and pay for the products.

5. MUTUALITY. All debts and obligations of Buyer and PCA to each other are mutual and subject to setoff. For purposes of this paragraph, “Buyer” and “PCA” shall be deemed to include each party’s respective subsidiaries and affiliates which directly or indirectly control or are controlled by that party through 100% equity ownership.

6. WARRANTY. PCA warrants that the quality of the products delivered shall be at least commercially equal to the quality of like products which PCA is then selling to others. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS PARAGRAPH, PCA MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, CONDITION, OR ANY OTHER MATTERS WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCTS.

7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Neither Buyer nor PCA shall have recourse against the other for any loss which could be reasonably prevented by cover or otherwise. Buyer must commence any action at law or in equity against PCA within one year after PCA ships the involved products. Under no circumstances shall PCA’s liability in aggregate to Buyer for breach of contract or warranty, or commission of any tort, including negligence and strict liability, or indemnity, exceed the invoice price for the involved products. PCA will not be liable for special, consequential, indirect, or incidental damages, and Buyer assumes the risk of these damages, regardless of whether the damages are based upon PCA’s breach of contract or warranty, or commission of any tort, including negligence or strict liability, indemnity, or any other legal theory.

8. DELIVERY. Delivery shall be as specified in the acknowledgement. Title and risk of loss shall pass to Buyer upon delivery to carrier for FOB mill/plant orders, and upon delivery to destination for FOB destination orders. Shipments outside the continental United States will be EXW (Incoterms 2010) PCA’s facility. Selection of routing and carrier is reserved to PCA. PCA will use commercially reasonable efforts to meet requested delivery dates, but specific delivery dates are not guaranteed. Buyer must give PCA written notice of claims for shortages or incorrect or damaged products within 30 days after Buyer receives shipment. Failure to give this notice shall constitute an unqualified acceptance and waiver by Buyer of all claims for shortages or damaged or incorrect items.

9. DELAYED SHIPMENT, STORAGE. PCA may place in storage for Buyer’s account and risk any products on which Buyer delays manufacture, receipt, or shipment. Buyer shall pay all charges which PCA incurs for storage, trucking, and other incidental expenses. If shipment is delayed, PCA may invoice Buyer upon completion of manufacture or upon the date the products would have been ready for shipment.

10. DEFAULT. Buyer will be in default if (a) Buyer fails to pay to PCA any amount when due under this agreement, (b) Buyer fails for a period of five days after receiving written notice from PCA to fulfill or perform any provisions of this agreement (other than the prior provision relating to due date of payments), (c) Buyer becomes insolvent or bankrupt, or a petition therefor is filed voluntarily or involuntarily and not dismissed within 30 days from filing, or (d) Buyer makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or a receiver is appointed, or a substantial part of Buyer’s assets are attached or seized under legal process and not released within 30 days thereafter.

Upon Buyer’s default, PCA may, at its option, without prejudice to any of its other rights and remedies, and without demand for payments past due, (a) make shipments subject to receipt of cash in advance, (b) terminate this agreement and declare immediately due and payable the obligations of Buyer for products previously shipped, notwithstanding any other provision in these terms and conditions, (c) demand reclamation, and/or (d) suspend any further deliveries until the default is corrected, without releasing Buyer from its obligations under this agreement. In any event, Buyer shall remain liable for all loss and damage sustained by PCA because of Buyer’s default, including, but not limited to collection fees, reasonable attorneys fees, and interest at the lower of 1½ % per month or the highest amount allowed by applicable law.

11. CONTINGENCIES. If PCA fails to deliver or Buyer fails to take products due to any cause beyond PCA’s or Buyer’s control, respectively, then (a) the failing party shall give prompt written notice to the other with its best estimate as to when the contingency will be ended (but without any liability for error or inaccuracy in making that estimate), and then (b) the other party shall have the right to omit during the period of the contingency all or any portion of the quantity deliverable during that period, and the total quantity deliverable shall be reduced by the quantity omitted.

12. ALLOCATION. If PCA is unable to supply the total demands for products because of a contingency or otherwise, PCA shall have the right to allocate its available supply among its customers and its own divisions in a manner which it deems fair and equitable. In any exercise of its right of allocation, PCA may allocate its production on a mill-by-mill or company-wide or product basis, change the product mix at any or all of its mills, or make any other production decisions concerning its mills as it may deem necessary under the circumstances. In no event shall PCA be obligated to purchase material from others to enable it to deliver the products to Buyer.

13. TAXES. Except for federal or state income taxes, Buyer is responsible for all taxes on the sale of products. PCA may either bill the taxes to Buyer separately or add the taxes to the price of the products shipped. PCA will notify Buyer in writing of the nature of any such tax or charge and of the law imposing the tax.

14. GOVERNING LAW. Transactions shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without reference to choice of law rules or to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

The most current version of these Sales Terms and Conditions may be found at Seller’s website (www.packagingcorp.com/doing-business-with-pca) and is otherwise available upon request.

Revised August 7, 2017

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