U.S. containerboard production was up 4.2% compared to July 2017 and up 1.5% year-to-date. The month-over-month average daily production compared to June 2018 was 3.8% higher, as the American Forest & Paper Association reported.
The containerboard operating rate was 99.4%, 2.5 percentage points higher than the same month last year. Production for export reached its highest level for 2018 so far; it was 2% higher than July 2017 but 2.7% lower year-to-date.
The American Forest & Paper Association serves to advance a sustainable U.S. pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products manufacturing industry through fact-based public policy and marketplace advocacy.
