Containerboard vs. Paperboard — What's the Difference?

Containerboard or corrugated case material (CCM) is a type of paperboard specially manufactured for the production of corrugated board. It includes both linerboard and corrugating medium (or fluting), the two types of paper that make up corrugated board.

Paperboard is a thick paper-based material. While there is no rigid differentiation between paper and paperboard, paperboard is generally thicker (usually over 0.30 mm, 0.012 in, or 12 points) than paper and has certain superior attributes such as foldability and rigidity.

A corrugated or solid cardboard used to make containers.

Cardboard; pasteboard.

A form of paperboard especially manufactured for the production of corrugated fiberboard.

A thick paper, or thin cardboard.

A cardboard suitable for making posters