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FBA is dedicated to promoting the benefits and positive impact of corrugated cardboard packaging.

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<p>Data services are the cornerstone to Fibre Box Association's (FBA) success. Members continually name the usefulness of data services as a significant reason for belonging to the association. Our statistics are accurate and in depth, involving over 90% of the industry.</p>



<p>Since 1940, we've been providing the corrugated industry with meaningful information about shipments,  consumption and inventory. In addition, we've added valuable benchmarking reports through the years including the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Survey, Sheet Plant Operating Ratio Survey, Productivity and Waste Survey and our Safety Program which includes the Occupational Injuries and Illness Report.</p>



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Data and Research

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<p><br>A significant portion of the Association's work is focused on identifying, understanding and addressing key issues that impact the corrugated industry.&nbsp; We do this by working with representatives from our member companies in a collaborative committee structure.&nbsp; The work of FBA standing committees benefits individual companies by bringing together the knowledge, resources, and expertise of numerous companies, large and small.&nbsp; The work of these standing committees establishes industry positions on issues of interest that can and should be addressed at the industry level.</p>
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<p>In the past few years, manufacturers and the corrugated industry specifically have been hit with ransomware attacks. The FBA Cybersecurity Committee exists to share the most recent technology and information available to protect member companies’ against cybersecurity attacks.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The manufacturing skills gap in the United States could result in 2.1 million unfilled&nbsp;jobs by 2030, according to a study by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute. This is not news to the corrugated packaging industry. The labor/hiring committee works to help industry foundation's like the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF) address labor shortages and promote careers in our industry.</p>
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<p>FBA's Technical Committee is the largest and most active association committee.&nbsp; It includes representatives from fourteen member companies, with seven alternate representatives and more than 100 member company representatives receiving information copies of their ongoing work.&nbsp;<br><br>The FBA Technical Committee stays abreast of industry developments and regulations, and addresses all technical aspects of corrugated container manufacturing, shipment and usage. This includes design and development of relevant projects, trials, and studies, and production/publication of associated technical literature, brochures, and documents. The Committee also works with regulatory and legislative agencies, promoting corrugated container usage and cooperating on development and dissemination of mutually beneficial packaging requirements.</p>
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<p>Environmental&nbsp;concerns are inevitable throughout the manufacturing process. The corrugated industry adheres to environmentally-sound practices and complies with all applicable Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. FBA, through the efforts of the Environmental Committee, works with the EPA on proposed regulations and assists member companies in interpreting how best to comply with existing regulations.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The Safety and Health Committee brings together members from a variety of companies for an information sharing forum on best practices in the areas of safety and health. This committee allows participants to get expert opinions about issues in their facilities, in areas such as OHSA compliance and plant safety.&nbsp;</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-left">The FBA Annual Meeting occurs each spring and brings together all areas of FBA membership for two days of meetings, informational speakers, recreation and plenty of networking time with receptions and dinner.</p>



<p>Join us May 6-8, 2024, at the beautiful Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-blue-500-color has-text-color">FBA Webinars</h2>



<p class="has-text-align-left">FBA offers free webinars for members to bring focus and attention to resources, projects and key industry issues. FBA uses the webinars to create additional conversations with our membership about the work FBA and the industry are doing to promote corrugated packaging.</p>



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<p class="has-text-align-left">The FBA Board of Directors strongly supports FBA outreach to customers, customer associations and retailers to promote the benefits of corrugated packaging. FBA staff outreach to these groups through face-to-face meetings have proven to be extremely effective in ensuring the facts and benefits of corrugated packaging are clearly understood as decision makers choose their packaging materials.</p>



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Meetings and Outreach

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