U.S. containerboard production in June 2014 was essentially flat compared to both May of this year and June of last year. The month-over-month average daily production increased 2.5%. Shipments for June were 2,968.4 thousand tons, representing 167.8 billions of square feet.
Jul 22, 2014. /Lesprom Network/.
U.S. containerboard
production in June 2014 was essentially flat compared to both May of this year
and June of last year. The month-over-month average daily production increased 2.5%.
Shipments for June were 2,968.4 thousand tons, representing 167.8 billions of
square feet. The containerboard operating rate for June rose slightly by 0.1 points
compared to May, from 97% to 97.1%, as the American Forest & Paper
Association said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
The American Forest & Paper Association serves to advance a
sustainable U.S. pulp, paper,
packaging, and wood products manufacturing industry through fact-based public
policy and marketplace advocacy.