Corrugated plastic sheets & layer pads

What are corrugated plastic sheets & layer pads?

Corrugated plastic sheets and layer pads, also known as correx sheets/boards, are lightweight but tough corrugated polypropylene boards.

How are they manufactured? 

Plastic in hot liquid form is forced through a metal template or die, cooling down and forming a long and continuous sheet as it passes through. It is then cut down into finished boards, ready for use. 

What are correx sheets used for?

As they are composed of fluted polypropylene, this grants excellent durability for indoor and outdoor applications.

They are commonly used in a range of industries for:

• Construction as an alternative to traditional floor protection cover
• A template to gauge the correct size of materials needed, i.e. door frame sizes, work top length and width
• Distribution to provide load stability between pallets
• Advertising as a show board, brand mark or point of sale board

Ensuring load stability is vital for businesses of all kinds, especially when sending out heavy duty pallets in transit to ensure that loads of all shapes and sizes remain in a stable condition. Simply place the correx sheet across the base of the pallet before stacking to stabilise the base layer, or use as an interleaving layer to stabilise a load. Correx layer pads are lightweight and designed to provide greater stability without increasing the weight of the load unit; they are also intended to offer impact protection. 

Unlike many other board and paper products they are water-proof and will withstand most weather conditions.

Each sheet is 2mm (250gsm) thick and is made from virgin grade material. See the table to find out what kind of pallet each size sheet is suitable for.

How do you cut them?

They can be easily cut to size by hand or with specialist knives, making them suitable for any requirement.