U.S. Kraft Paper Shipments Decrease 5.4% from Last August
Total U.S. kraft paper shipments in August were 139, 700 tons, a decrease of 5.4% compared with August 2010, AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) reports in its August 2011 Kraft Paper Sector Report issued this week. Total inventory was 71,900 tons. Additional key findings from the report include:
- Total unbleached kraft shipments decreased compared with August 2010; however, year-to-date shipments were up compared with the same eight months last year
- Total bleached kraft shipments were up compared with the same month last year for the fifth consecutive month.
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