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Fujian Corrugated Plants Balance Domestic Appliance Demand Against Export Mix
Fujian corrugated converters say domestic appliance carton runs are competing with export slots for board, ink, and die-cut capacity into late July.
Corrugated plants in Fujian report that domestic appliance carton programs are competing with export orders for board allocation, print slots, and die-cut capacity through late July.
Export buyers with flexible ship windows are still getting space, but rush reprints and multi-SKU appliance kits are being quoted with longer changeover buffers.
Why buyers care: shared capacity means a late artwork change can bump an entire export lot behind a domestic priority run.
Buyer takeaways
Freeze dielines and print files before board reservation.
Ask plants which lines are shared with domestic peaks.
Split urgent SKUs from lower-priority assortment where possible.
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