Folding Carton Packaging | RRD

Paperboard packaging that protects, invites, and connects.

Preserve the form, fit, and function necessary to enhance your product and customer experience with a highly capable folding carton manufacturer.

Basic structures to complex configurations. Premium production to stand-out embellishments. From design to delivery, RRD is your single-source folding carton manufacturer.

Is your folding carton packaging making a material difference?

Integrating premium materials and choice embellishments into a folding carton’s design can make a product stand out. It can also unbox a deeper connection with your customers.

RRD’s consultative, end-to-end service model connects you to RRD’s global packaging capabilities — and the dedicated experts who bring our clients’ visions to life. This advantage helps you drive that deeper connection — online, in hand, or on the shelf.

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Paperboard materials
Paperboard materials
- C1S and C2S
- Foil-laminated board
- Blister board or coating
- Specialty substrates and plastics
Production
Production
- 8- and 12-color UV
- 6-color offset litho
Enhancements
Enhancements
- Spot UV
- Soft touch
- Specialty applications — reticulating varnish, glitter, holographic effects
- Foil stamping and etching
- Embossing/debossing
- Film laminating
Finishing
Finishing
- Die-cutting
- Folding and gluing
- Tear strips
- Security tagging
- Windowing
Complementary services
Complementary services
- Creative development and design service spanning all media
- Kitting and/or light assembly
- Custom distribution and network optimization
- Warehouse and inventory management
- Commercial print material and labels (with personalized or serialized content)

RRD Wins Package of the Year Award at 2025 North American Paperboard Packaging Competition

RRD’s sustainable packaging collaboration with quip earned Package of the Year honors at the 2025 North American Paperboard Packaging Competition. The award-winning, 100% recyclable design replaced traditional plastic components with molded pulp to significantly reduce material use and environmental impact.

Quip Toothbrush Packaging

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Award-winning packaging meets smart label technology.

RRD’s folding carton solutions combine premium materials with best-in-class innovation. Add in industry-leading RFID label technology to create one-of-a-kind packaging that automates inventory management and increases security.

LEARN MORE ABOUT RFID AND SMART LABELS

Resource

Make Sustainable Packaging a Priority

A Quick-Start Guide by RRD Packaging Solutions

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Packaging design

Great packaging doesn’t just hold a product — it holds your brand promise.

From materials and artwork to 3D renderings and prototypes, RRD’s design experts bring brand and function together to create packaging that makes every first impression count.

Case Study

Skincare brand overcomes packaging quality and consistency issues

For an emerging skincare brand, multiple vendors were at the root cause of color and brand consistency issues. These issues were occurring across all products, coatings, and substrates.

RRD’s step-by-step solution helped the brand overcome packaging quality issues and preserve the premium nature of the brand.

See how we did it

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Facility Spotlight

RRD Packaging Solutions – Durham

Capacity, a goal-driven culture, cleanliness, premium packaging capabilities, facility pride, the list goes on.

For RRD Packaging Solutions – Durham, continuous improvement has become a way of life. Facility leaders make their case for what sets this facility apart as a premium folding carton manufacturer.

6 keys to shelf-appeal

What does it take to turn a folding carton manufacturer into your competitive advantage? Let’s start here:

Range of production

Standard to premium lines with mid- to high-volume production all under one roof.

Production agility

On both local and global levels, gain the ability to seamlessly pivot manufacturing locations for redundancy or efficiency.

Buying power

Among the world's largest printers, clients leverage RRD’s stable supplier base, assurance of supply, and negotiated raw material pricing.

Top industry talent

From concept to execution, our experts utilize best-in-class equipment and a proprietary supply chain management system to ensure success.

Creative capacity

In addition to our expertise in packaging design and engineering, access a wide spectrum of creative services. Drive innovation, consistency, engagement across all formats.

Quality assurance

RRD facilities remain certified and compliant in FSC, SFI, ISO 9001, cGMP, FSE, and Lean Six Sigma.

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See how we can put our Product Packaging capabilities to work for you

Create shelf-appeal that protects, invites, and connects.

It takes an expert to develop folding carton packaging that enriches the shopper experience.
Connect with one today.