U.S. Kraft Paper Shipments Increase

Total U.S. kraft paper shipments in December were 126,900 tons, an increase of 1.3% compared with December 2009, and flat when compared with November 2010, according to the AF&PA's December 2010 Kraft Paper Sector Report released this week. Total year-end shipments rose 10.2% over last year. Total inventory was 79,700 tons.

Additional key findings from the report include:

Total unbleached kraft shipments increased over December 2009
Total bleached kraft shipments were down compared with the same month last year.

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