U.S. Boxboard Production Increases 8.3% over 2009

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According to the AF&PA's (Washington, D.C., USA) April 2010 U.S. Paperboard Report released this week, total boxboard production was 846,500 tons, an increase of 8.3% over April 2009, and 1.1% from last month. Additional key findings from the report include:

• Unbleached kraft folding increased over the same month last year
• Solid bleached folding production increased compared with April 2009
• Recycled folding increased over last year
• Solid bleached kraft paperboard inventory decreased.