U.S. October Kraft Paper Shipments a Mixed Bag

According to the American Forest & Paper Association's Total U.S. kraft paper shipments in October were 124,500 tons, an increase of 0.7% compared with October 2009, but a decrease of 7.2% compared with September 2010, according to the AF&PA's (Washington, D.C., USA) October 2010 Kraft Paper Sector Report released this week. Total year-to-date shipments rose 12.1% over last year. Total inventory was down 2.4% from last month. Additional key findings from the report include total unbleached kraft shipments and total bleached kraft shipments.

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