January 18, 2019

American Forest & Paper Association Releases December 2018 Boxboard Report

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

WASHINGTON - The American Forest & Paper Association released its December 2018 U.S. Boxboard Report on Jan.16, 2019.

Total boxboard monthly production increased 0.6 percent when compared to December 2017 and increased 0.7 percent year to date. The total boxboard operating rate was 93.8 percent for December. The year to date production for Solid Bleached Boxboard and Liner was up 2.1; Recycled Boxboard declined 1.8; and Unbleached Kraft and Gypsum rose 1.7.

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.