Caraustar Industries, Inc. announced today a price increase on all folding carton products, effective with orders placed on and after March 28, 2011.
Mark Maley, vice president consumer packaging said, "2011 continues to be a difficult operating environment for manufacturers. We have experienced continued escalation of input costs on paperboard, corrugated packaging, freight and fuel, among other things; this price increase is necessary to recover those escalating costs."