Corrugated board production and consumption 2020 in poland compared to other european countries

The article presents the corrugated board market in Poland in 2020, i.e. in the time of the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The socio-economic situation of the country, the production and consumption of case materials as well as the production and consumption of corrugated board were briefly discussed – the general data concerned both Poland and European countries (members of FEFCO and CEPI). The Polish market was discussed in more detail, taking into account also the issues related to import and export, the fluting types in the produced corrugated board and the percentage of shipped products in terms of the number of colors used for their printing. Finally, the main recipients of corrugated board packaging were discussed. Taking into account the presented data, it can be concluded that the corrugated board and packaging market did well in the difficult times of the epidemic. Producers have complied with the restrictions introduced by the government, but at the same time they made every effort to ensure the continuity of production, and thus the right amount of packaging, which is necessary even in such difficult times (the growing role of e-commerce, medical supplies, transport of pharmaceuticals and food). © 2021, Wydawnictwo SIGMA-NOT. All rights reserved.