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Opportunities for Energy Efficiency and Demand Response in Corrugated Cardboard Manufacturing Facilities
Abstract
Corrugated cardboard manufacturing is an energy
intensive process, in both electric power and steam.
Based on the US Census Bureau, there are
approximately 1,733 corrugated and solid fiber box
manufacturing facilities in the United States. The
corrugated and solid fiber box manufacturing enjoyed
a growth in number of plants of 4.9% between 1992
and 1997 (U.S. Census, 1997).
In this paper, details of the processes in corrugated
cardboard production from an energy consumption
viewpoint will be discussed, current prevalent
practices in the industry will be elaborated and
potential measures for energy use and cost savings
will be outlined. The results from detailed energy
audits of 12 large corrugated cardboard production
plants in California will be discussed, their energy
consumption will be compared, and potential savings
on the national scale will be addressed.
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Citation
Chow, S.; Hackett, B.; Ganji, A. R. (2005). Opportunities for Energy Efficiency and Demand Response in Corrugated Cardboard Manufacturing Facilities. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /5585.