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Article1 min read Nov 24, 2021EPA PBT Compliance RequestWe recently received a request from a customer to sign a form/letter stating that we were compliant with th
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Article1 min read Mar 19, 2020Acceptable Reject Rates for Corrugated PackagingEd asks, I wanted to run something by you and see if you could point me in the right direction. We have a client who orders a lot of diff
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Article1 min read Oct 28, 2019Can ECT board be used for UN tested cartonsRandy asks, I asked this question a number of years ago but I was wondering if ECT Board can be used for UN Tested cartons or is Mullen te
