February 22, 2019

American Forest & Paper Association Releases January 2019 Boxboard Report

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

WASHINGTON - The American Forest & Paper Association released its January 2019 U.S. Boxboard Report on February 22.

Total boxboard monthly production increased 4.1 percent when compared to January 2018. The total boxboard operating rate was 96.8 percent for January. Total Solid Bleached Boxboard and Liner production was up 10.0 percent year to date; Recycled Boxboard production rose 2.1 percent year to date; and Unbleached Kraft and Gypsum declined 1.3 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.