Total U.S. packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in November 2023 increased 1% compared to November 2022. They were down 1% when compared to the same 11 months of 2022, according to the American Forest & Paper Association.
Shipments of the biggest subgrade in unbleached packaging papers – bag & sack – were 95,200 short tons for the month of November, up 4.8% year-to-date.
The bleached packaging papers operating rate was 80.4%, down 0.3 points from November 2022 and down 0.5 points year-to-date.
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