Apr 26, 2013. /Lesprom Network/. U.S. containerboard production in March 2013 rose 6.8% over February 2013 but fell 2.6% over the same month last year, as the American Forest & Paper Association said in a press release received by Lesprom Network.

The month-over-month average daily production decreased 3.5%. The containerboard operating rate for March 2013 lost 3.4 points from February 2013, from 96.2% to 92.8%.

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.