Caraustar Industries Inc., Austell, Ga., USA, announced a price increase of 10% on its paper tube and core, header, and protective packaging product lines effective with shipments on April 10, 2017. The increase is in response to the additional increases of raw materials and other costs in 2017 to date, including recycled paperboard and adhesives.

Caraustar Industries is an integrated producer of 100% recycled paperboard and converted paperboard products. Caraustar serves the four principal recycled boxboard product end-use segments: tubes and cores; folding cartons; gypsum facing paper, and specialty paperboard products.