Paper Edge Board Demand Holds as Brands Push Wood-Free Container Loading

Demand for paper edge boards and related wood-free load protection remains firm among exporters shipping furniture, appliances, and palletized retail goods on lanes that penalize timber packaging.

Buyers are specifying leg width and caliper more carefully after damage claims traced to undersized protectors. Dunnage bags and slip sheets are often quoted together as a system rather than as isolated SKUs.

Buyer takeaways

Spec protector geometry against real stack and strap patterns.

Trial a full container load before changing timber programs.

Confirm moisture performance for long ocean voyages.