by Dennis Salazar | Jul 23, 2026 | Packaging Solutions, Information Center
Just a couple of months ago, we all experienced an industry wide price increase on all corrugated boxes and cartons. Recent rumors turned out to be true, and the big three corrugated paper producers (Smurfit West Rock, International Paper, and Packaging Corp of...
by Dennis Salazar | Jul 9, 2026 | Packaging Solutions, Packaging Design
One of my favorite movies is the original Pirates of the Caribbean. Even if you’ve watched it multiple times, as I have, you may have missed some very funny lines. For example, after flouting the importance of the “Pirate’s Code”, Captain Barbossa sheepishly admits...
by Dennis Salazar | Jun 19, 2026 | Packaging Design, Ecommerce Packaging, DTC Boxes
A recent story that has been shown all over the internet and social media is about a Walmart customer who ordered 165 noodles, the swimming pool variety. He uses them as a protective packaging component for the product he manufactures and sells on line. The story...
by Dennis Salazar | Jun 16, 2026 | About This Blog, Inside Sustainable Packaging, Information Center, Salazar News
Today, June 16th, we’re celebrating a milestone that means so much to us: 18 years of sharing information, educating, and bringing clarity to a confusing industry that is in a constant state of change. Initially, our industry leading blog, Inside Sustainable Packaging...
by Dennis Salazar | Jun 11, 2026 | Packaging Solutions
Chances are the great majority of the corrugated board you have used or seen is standard, double face board. It consists of a middle section of fluted paper creating that zig zag, “rippled” layer, and that is sandwiched between two flat layers of liner board paper....
