Mar 31, 2011. /Lesprom Network/. U.S. paper and paperboard capacity declined 3.1% in 2010 to a level of 91.05 million short tons. Total paper and paperboard capacity previously declined 0.8% in 2008 and 2.5% in 2009, as the American Forest & Paper Association said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. 22 machines and 12 mills were classified as permanently closed and removed during 2010. Seven additional machines and two mills are slated to permanently close during 2011. Total paper and paperboard capacity is expected to contract by 1.4% in 2011 and then record small gains of 0.1% and 0.2%, respectively, in 2012 and 2013. U.S. industry capacity for data for the years 2010 through 2013 for all major grades of paper, paperboard, and pulp, based on a comprehensive survey of all U.S. pulp and paper mills.