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The principal shipping containers are made of wood, fibreboard and metal. Glass is still sometimes used for carboys for corrosive liquids such as acids, etchants and other chemicals, but the quantities are small and the carboy must be well protected in another pack. Wood is normally used when the package is large or the product is of high density. Thus timber cases and crates are used extensively for weights above 100 kg (2201b); below this weight, fibreboard (both solid and corrugated) is the favoured material. Timber is also used for wine and beer casks, but there is a trend toward its replacement by metal (stainless steel or aluminium), either alone or with inner liners of plastic.
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Paine, F.A., Paine, H.Y. (1992). Packaging for physical distribution. In: A Handbook of Food Packaging. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2810-4_5
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