ICPF - International Corrugated Packaging Foundation

Corrugated packaging & displays is a $33.1 billion a year industry that is vital to U.S. distribution systems. It is the most frequently used shipping material because it is cost-effective, lightweight, functional, innovative, versatile and sustainable.

Employment opportunities for new graduates across the U.S.
Over 1,154 corrugated manufacturing and design facilities promote innovation and provide new careers in almost 1,000 U.S. cities and towns.

Corrugated packaging & displays is a green industry.
It, and its allied industries, plant twice as many trees as are harvested, contributing to preserving wildlife habitats, sequestering carbon dioxide and offsetting greenhouse gas emissions.

Corrugated packaging & displays is a "sustainable" industry. More corrugated packaging is recovered for recycling than any other packaging material. The recovery rate for old corrugated containers (OCC) has hovered around 90 percent for years.

Through ICPF, the corrugated industry seeks student interns and new graduates with majors in packaging, graphic design, marketing & sales, business, engineering, supply chain management, environmental science and related fields.

ICPF Provides Award to Expand UT-A's Corrugated Packaging Program

The assistance provided to University of Texas - Arlington is a part of the ICPF’s 2018 - 2021 Corrugated Packaging University Endowment Awards program in which ICPF’s 25 partner universities, as well as other colleges around the country were invited to submit proposals to expand or create new corrugated curricula.

ICPF Announces New Broadway Hit for Holiday Weekend in New York

ICPF has announced that its 2019 Holiday Weekend in New York will include a Saturday matinee of the Tony Award winning musical, Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations. The new musical was nominated for 12 Tony Awards and is considered one of the top musicals to hit Broadway this year.

ICPF Launches Corrugated Packaging and Design Curricula at NC State

Long known for its pulp and paper program, North Carolina State University (NC State) is adding a new dimension to its Department of Forest Biomaterials. Through the assistance of ICPF’s corrugated packaging awards program, the university is launching its first corrugated packaging and design curricula track.

Over 500 Students on 20 Campuses Participate in ICPF Teleconference

On February 21, a record 20 campuses with over 500 students and faculty participated in ICPF’s 2019 Teleconference on the Business of Corrugated Packaging & Displays and the Career Opportunities.

ICPF provides awards to expand Millersville & Indiana State Universities' packaging design programs

The assistance provided to Millersville and Indiana State is a part of the ICPF’s 2018 - 2021 Corrugated Packaging University Endowment Awards program in which ICPF’s 25 partner universities, as well as other colleges around the country were invited to submit proposals to expand or create new corrugated curricula.

Recruit 2019 summer student interns and graduates through ICPF now!

Throughout the year, the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF) has over 700 students and upcoming graduates from 40 or more universities in its corrugated packaging network who wish to enter the industry as a student intern and upon graduation.

Corrugated Packaging Design Now at Rutgers and Western Michigan University

Working with the Rutgers Packaging Engineering Department and Western Michigan University’s (WMU) Department of Chemical and Paper Engineering, the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF) recently launched two new corrugated packaging design labs.

Joe R. Palmeri inducted into ICPF's Circle of Distinguished Leaders

The morning of Tuesday, April 2, 2019 during the ICPF annual update at the AICC Spring meeting in Miami, Florida, Joe R. Palmeri (Jamestown Container CEO) was inducted as the 25th member of the ICPF's Circle of Distinguished Leaders.

BW Papersystems Becomes ICPF's Most Recent Corporate Partner

The International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (“ICPF”) has announced that BW Papersystems has become ICPF's most recent corporate partner by making a financial pledge to support the foundation's educational and student outreach initiatives.

ICPF Annual Student Dialogue Dinner Surpasses Expectations

Late last month, 32 select students joined executives (from Landaal Packaging, Green Bay Packaging, Menasha, PCA, Pratt Industries, Smurfit Kappa and WestRock) for ICPF's student dialogue dinner on corrugated packaging careers.

ICPF Student Design Presentation Competition

The ICPF Teleconference this past February 21 included ICPF's 2019 Student Design Presentation Competition.