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AF&PA Announces Heidi Brock as New President & CEO

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today announced that Heidi Brock, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Aluminum Association, will join AF&PA as its new President and CEO.  Brock is succeeding Donna Harman, who…

AF&PA Advocates for Service, Rate and Process Reforms at Surface Transportation Board Hearing

WASHINGTON – American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman urged the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to work toward service, rate and dispute improvements in a statement regarding the board’s May 22, 23 oversight hearing. AF&PA Director,…

AF&PA Commends EPA Action to Balance Benefits and Costs

WASHINGTON – American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) memorandum outlining plans to implement robust benefit-cost analysis across the agency’s rulemaking process…

American Forest & Paper Association Releases April 2019 Boxboard Report

WASHINGTON - The American Forest & Paper Association released its April 2019 U.S. Boxboard Report on May 17, 2019.

American Forest & Paper Association Releases April 2019 Containerboard Monthly Report

WASHINGTON - The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its April 2019 Containerboard Monthly report on May 16.

AF&PA Releases 59th Annual Survey of Paper, Paperboard, and Pulp Capacity

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today released the 59th Annual Survey of Paper, Paperboard and Pulp Capacity, reporting U.S. paper and paperboard capacity declined 1.1 percent in 2018.

U.S. Paper Recovery for Recycling Rate Reaches Record 68.1 Percent in 2018

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today announced that 68.1 percent of paper consumed in the U.S. was recovered for recycling in 2018. The recovered paper market rebounded after China’s import restrictions on recovered products caused the rate to dip in 2017. …

American Forest & Paper Association Releases March 2019 Containerboard Report

WASHINGTON - The American Forest & Paper Association released its March 2019 Containerboard Monthly report on April 16.

American Forest & Paper Association Releases March 2019 Containerboard Report

WASHINGTON - The American Forest & Paper Association released its March 2019 Containerboard Monthly report on April 16.

American Forest & Paper Association Releases March 2019 Printing-Writing Monthly Report

WASHINGTON - The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its March 2019 Printing-Writing Monthly report on April 16.

AF&PA Statement of Opposition to New York State Paper Bag Tax

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) underscored its opposition to a proposed tax on paper carryout bags currently under discussion as the New York legislature works out its 2019-2020 state budget. AF&PA President and CEO Donna Harman issued the…

American Forest & Paper Association Releases February 2019 U.S. Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly Report

WASHINGTON - The American Forest & Paper Association released its February 2019 U.S. Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly report on March 15.