U.S. containerboard production in June increased 1% compared to June 2019. It was up 5% when compared to the same six months of 2019, as the American Forest & Paper Association reported.
June 2020 production of containerboard for export increased 5% compared to the same month last year; it was up 34% year-to-date.
The containerboard operating rate was 90.1%, up 1.8 points from June 2019 and up 3.9 points year-to-date.
Mill inventories of containerboard at the end of June decreased 4,000 short tons from the previous month and were up 48,000 short tons compared to June 2019.
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