U.S. Kraft Paper Shipment Numbers Mixed

Total January 2011 U.S. kraft paper shipments were 129,500 tons, a decrease of 3.0% compared with January 2010, but up 2.1% compared with December 2010, according to the AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) January 2011 Kraft Paper Sector Report released this week. Total inventory was 78,200 tons.

Additional key findings from the report include:

Total unbleached kraft shipments declined over the same month last year
Total bleached kraft shipments were up over January 2010.

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