Feb 27, 2013. /Lesprom Network/. U.S. containerboard production in January 2013 rose 1.7% over December 2012 and 3.5% over the same month last year. The month-over-month average daily production increased 1.7%. The containerboard operating rate for January 2013 gained 1.3 points over December 2012, from 95.8% to 97.1%, as the American Forest & Paper Association as the company said in a 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.