American Forest & Paper Association Releases March 2019 Containerboard Report
CONTACT: Barbara Riley
(202) 463-2436, comm@afandpa.org
WASHINGTON - The American Forest & Paper Association released its March 2019 Containerboard Monthly report on April 16.
Containerboard production decreased 8.6 percent compared to March 2018 and was down 3.9 percent year-to-date. The average daily production compared to February 2019 was 3.5 percent lower. The containerboard operating rate was 86.4 percent, 10.4 points lower than the same month last year and down 6.1 points year-to-date. Production for export bounced back from the lowest volume in nearly a decade back in February, but was nevertheless down 21.6 percent year-to-date.
The report can be purchased by contacting Statistics_Publications@afandpa.org.