8 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard (SIC code 2121), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section D — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 3.7% dissolution rate — 8 of 27 registrations remain active. 313% of active companies were formed before 2000, reflecting the sector's deep roots in the UK economy. The average company in this sector is 52.9 years old, suggesting established and stable operators. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1900.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, April 2026
A mature, established sector with companies averaging 52.9 years.
The manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">3.7% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 52.9 years old.
There are 8 active companies classified under SIC code 2121 (Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard) in the UK, out of 27 total registered.
SIC code 2121 stands for "Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard". It belongs to Section D — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
Company locations vary across the UK.
The average active manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard company in the UK is 52.9 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1900.
Our database contains 39 data signals across 4 categories for active manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard companies. The largest category is Governance with 14 signals from 1 government sources.
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