Cardboard Container and Box Manufacturers

Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:

Association of Independent Corrugated Converters
BoxScore Magazine
http://www.aiccboxscore.org/
Bimonthly trade journal features news and information for the corrugated, folding carton, and rigid container manufacturing industries, with topics covered including industry trends, sales, management, finance, production, design, and more. Current and prior issues of the magazine can be viewed free online.

Converted Paper Products Manufacturing
http://www.firstresearch.com

First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:

FBA
Data Services Reports
http://www.fibrebox.org/  Select options from "Data" drop-down menu
Various reports included in this section provide detailed statistical data on production, shipments, inventory, demand, and consumption for corrugated and containerboard products in the U.S. and Canada. Reports are available to members only; select individual reports from the "Data" drop-down menu for more information.

Freedonia Group
Corrugated & Paperboard Boxes
https://www.freedoniagroup.com/  Search for "corrugated"
Comprehensive study provides in-depth analysis of the U.S. corrugated and paperboard container industry, with information provided including historical demand and forecasts by product (e.g., corrugated and solid fiber, folding and set-up paperboard) and market (e.g., food and beverage, durable and nondurable goods, nonmanufacturing). Summary description and detailed table of contents are available free online.

GIA Research
Corrugated and Paperboard Boxes
https://www.strategyr.com/
Comprehensive report provides in-depth analysis of the market for these products in the U.S. and other countries, with topics covered including industry and product overview; market analysis and trends; historical and forecast sales volume by product segment and end-use market; and key company profiles. Summary description and detailed table of contents are available free online.

Industry Financial Ratios
Corrugated and Paperboard Container Manufacturers
https://www.bizminer.com  Search for "3222"

Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.

FBA
Information resources available from this trade association include:

Key Performance Indicator Report
http://www.fibrebox.org/kpi
Annual key performance indicator survey provides financial and operating performance measures for corrugated products manufacturers at a plant level, with performance measures including sales/costs/profit ratios, balance sheet data (e.g., inventory, receivables, fixed assets), and other key operating statistics broken out by company type, plant type, size, and location. Survey is available to participants only.

Independent Sheet Plant Operating Ratio Survey
http://www.fibrebox.org/operating-ratio-survey
Annual operating ratio survey allows users to compare their sheet plant operation with other similar plant operations by sales range, with operating ratios including operating expense line items as a percentage of sales, in dollars, and in dollars per MSF (thousand square feet). Survey is available to participants only.

Paperboard Packaging Council
Performance Report for Management
http://www.paperbox.org/
Annual performance report allows users to compare their annual and quarterly financial and operating ratios with the mean, median, high, and low ratios reported by folding carton and rigid container manufacturers for the same periods. Reports are available to participants only; contact association for more information.


Association of Independent Corrugated Converters
Information resources available from this trade association include:

Salary, Hourly Wage & Benefit Survey
https://www.aiccbox.org/
Biennial compensation survey provides salary, wage, and benefits information for management, staff, and production personnel employed by independent corrugator and sheet plant operators in the U.S. and Canada, with compensation data broken out by plant type and geographic region.

Sales Compensation Survey
https://www.aiccbox.org/
Biennial sales compensation survey provides base salary, commission, bonus, and benefits information for sales personnel employed by independent corrugator and sheet plant operators in the U.S. and Canada, with compensation information broken out by plant type and geographic region.

FBA
Online Database / Labor Report / Wage and Fringe Benefit Study
http://www.fibrebox.org/data-services
Data sources listed above provide information on wage rates and increases (e.g. straight-time hourly rates, shift differentials) and fringe benefits ( e.g., holidays, vacation time, pension, 401(k), and insurance benefits) for union and non-union FBA member plants. Data sources are available to members only.

Paperboard Packaging Council
Compensation Lite Report
http://www.paperbox.org/
Annual compensation report allows users to compare salaries and wages for personnel employed by folding carton and rigid box manufacturers by geographic region over a three-year period, and also includes information on topics such as bonus structure, sales compensation, and production incentives on a rotating basis. Reports are available to participants only; contact association for more information.