U.S. boxboard production in Q1 2025 decreased 1% compared to Q1 2024. The boxboard operating rate was 87.8%, up 1.6 points from the same quarter last year, according to the American Forest & Paper Association.
Solid bleached boxboard production in Q1 2025 increased 1% compared to Q1 2024.
Solid Bl. Folding - export production increased 14% compared to Q1 2024.
Uncoated recycled boxboard production decreased 3% compared to Q1 2024.
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) serves to advance public policies that foster economic growth, job creation and global competitiveness for a vital sector that makes the essential paper and packaging products Americans use every day. The U.S. forest products industry employs more than 925,000 people, largely in rural America, and is among the top 10 manufacturing sector employers in 44 states.
