U.S. Containerboard Output Flat

U.S. containerboard production was flat in December, gaining only 0.8% over the same month last year, according to AF&PA's (Washington, D.C., USA), December 2011 U. S. Containerboard Statistics Report released this week. Production was also flat compared with November 2011, increasing 0.2%; however, the month-over-month average daily production decreased 3.0%.

The containerboard operating rate for December 2011 was up slightly from December 2010, to 93.6% from 93.1%. Additional key findings from the report include:

Linerboard production increase slightly compared with last year
Corrugating medium production rose over the same month last year.

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