Sep 19, 2011. /Lesprom Network/. U.S. paperboard production decreased by 2.7% compared to August 2010, and decreased 0.9% from last month, as the American Forest & Paper Association said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. The American Forest & Paper Association is the national trade association of the forest products industry, representing pulp, paper, packaging and wood products manufacturers, and forest landowners.