Productivity and Waste Survey
Data submission for the 2025 Productivity and Waste Survey is due by October 31, 2026.
The Productivity and Waste Survey is a biennial report that provides useful benchmarking data, otherwise unavailable from any other source. Surveying top performers, it includes information on machinery and labor operations, as well as waste from box plants around the world. This survey allows the corrugated containers industry to evaluate productivity, waste, and starch consumption data for participating plants. All data is de-identified. This report includes:
- Summary reports for converting equipment
- Detail reports for converting equipment
- Basis weight, starch consumption and total plant productivity
- Ranking of your plant amongst participants
- Listing equipment by plant
If you are interested in participating in the survey, please contact Kathy Skapek Director – Data Services at kskapek@fibrebox.org or (847) 364-9600.
Data submission forms for this survey were sent out in May. New data should have been collected for the month of May and must be submitted to FBA by October 31, 2026. You do not have to be a member of either organization to participate.
Click here for detailed instructions on how to provide productivity and waste survey data.