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Cardboard makers see surge in demand, but …

  • Victoria Craig
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    A Hermes delivery courier carries boxes as he makes a delivery to 10 Downing Street, the official residence of Britain's Prime Minister, in central London on May 5, 2020.

    Cardboard makers have seen a big reduction in orders from corporate clients with more people working from home. Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images

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    Despite e-commerce boom, a leading cardboard maker's profits fall

    by Victoria Craig Jun 22, 2021
    For DS Smith, higher demand from individual customers wasn't enough to offset a drop in corporate clients.

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