U.S. Containerboard Production Flat

U.S. Containerboard production was flat compared with July 2011, as was the month-over-month average daily production, down just 0.3%, according to the AF&PA's, Washington, D.C., USA, August 2011 U. S. Containerboard Statistics Report released this past week. The containerboard operating rate for August 2011 was down 2.0 points over August 2010 to 97.5% and 0.3 points from July's operating rate.

Additional key findings from the report include:

Linerboard production was down over last year
Medium production showed a slight decline from July 2011.

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