American Forest & Paper Association Releases October 2020 Containerboard Monthly Report
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The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its October 2020 Containerboard Monthly report.
Total Containerboard production in October increased three percent compared to October 2019. It was up four percent when compared to the same 10 months of 2019.
October 2020 production of containerboard for export decreased 13 percent compared to the same month last year; it was up 15 percent year-to-date.
The containerboard operating rate was 98.1%, up 3.6 points from October 2019 and up 2.8 points year-to-date.
Mill inventories of containerboard at the end of October decreased six thousand short tons from the previous month, and were up 42 thousand short tons compared to October 2019.
The complete report with detailed tables, charts and historical data can be purchased by contacting Kory Bockman at Statistics_Publications@afandpa.org or 202-463-4716.
