Caraustar Announces New Construction Products Column Cast System Technology

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Caraustar Industries, Atlanta, Ga., USA, a recycled packaging company and one of North America's largest integrated manufacturers of converted recycled paperboard products, this past week announced its entry into an exclusive distribution and agency agreement with Column Form Technology, Inc. (CFT) of Sun Valley, Calif. Caraustar will exclusively market and sell CFT's Column Cast System throughout North America. Adding CFT will complement Caraustar's construction products offering, which currently includes its KlimatePRO/easy-POUR fiber forms. These environmentally sustainable construction tubes are manufactured using 100% recycled paperboard made with specially engineered weather-resistant fiber and adhesive that allows projects to be completed in inclement weather.

John Lea, Caraustar's VP of National Sales, Construction Products, noted that "the Column Cast System offers a revolutionary new process that yields all of the benefits of a true 'cast-in-place' concrete post/column, utilizing a highly efficient design, which results in significant labor savings. Column Cast won distinction by receiving the 2009 Most Innovative Product Award at the Hanley-Wood World of Concrete exposition."