December 18, 2018

American Forest & Paper Association Releases November 2018 Boxboard Report

CONTACT: Barbara Riley
(202) 463-2436, comm@afandpa.org

WASHINGTON - The American Forest & Paper Association released its November 2018 U.S. Boxboard Report on December 17, 2018.

Total boxboard monthly production decreased 0.8 percent when compared to November 2017 but increased 1.2 percent from last month. The total boxboard operating rate was 96.3 percent for November. Total Solid Bleached Boxboard & Liner production was up 2.2 percent year to date; Recycled Boxboard production declined 2.2 percent year to date; and Unbleached Kraft & Gypsum rose 2.1 percent year to date.

The report can be purchased by contacting Statistics_Publications@afandpa.org or 202-463-4716.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) serves to advance public policies that foster economic growth, job creation and global competitiveness for a vital sector that makes the essential paper and packaging products Americans use every day. The U.S. forest products industry employs more than 925,000 people, largely in rural America, and is among the top 10 manufacturing sector employers in 44 states. Our industry accounts for approximately 4.7% of the total U.S. manufacturing GDP, manufacturing more than $435 billion in products annually. AF&PA member companies are significant producers and users of renewable biomass energy and are committed to making sustainable products for a sustainable future through the industry’s decades-long initiative — Better Practices, Better Planet 2030.