Sep 19, 2015. /Lesprom Network/. U.S. containerboard production in August 2015 was 3% higher compared to August of last year. The month-over-month average daily production compared to July 2015 was 1.1% higher. The containerboard operating rate for August remained flat at 96.3%, as the American Forest & Paper Association said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

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.