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Moulded pulp provides a lightweight form of packaging; a container with dimensions 100x100x150 mm can weigh between 25 g and 100 g depending on thickness and density. Such containers and forms are able to absorb shock without transmitting it to the packed item because although the material itself is only slightly resilient, the shock is dissipated by distortion and crushing at the point of impact.
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Paine, F.A. (1991). Moulded pulp, expanded polystyrene, moulded and thermoformed plastic containers. In: Paine, F.A. (eds) The Packaging User’s Handbook. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1483-7_16
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