Shandong Honeycomb Pad Makers Cite Rising Core Paper Costs on Appliance Programs

Honeycomb pad producers in Shandong report that protective packaging quotes for white-goods and small-appliance programs are tracking core paper more closely than facing paper this month.

Buyers chasing lowest pad price without cell size, thickness tolerance, and compression method often receive constructions that look similar in photos but fail drop or stack trials.

Why buyers care: under-specified pads create corner crush and return claims that erase any unit-cost saving on the first export wave.

Buyer takeaways

Put cell size, thickness, and compression target on every RFQ.

Prototype pads against real appliance weight and strap patterns.

Ask whether core and facing are bonded in-house or outsourced.