Bleached kraft paper shipments increased from 8.3 thousand tons in February 2015 to 8.9, while unbleached kraft paper shipments increased from 108.6 thousand tons to 121.4. Overall, shipments for the first three months of 2015 were 3.8% lower than the same period in 2014. Total month-end inventories increased to 85.8 thousand tons.
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.