Kraft Paper Shipments by U.S. Mills Remain Flat

Kraft paper shipments in the U.S. totaled 135, 400 tons in August, essentially flat compared with the prior month. Bleached kraft paper shipments, AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) notes in its August 2013 Kraft Paper Report, increased year-over-year 13.2%, but the 4.4% year-over-year decline in unbleached kraft paper shipments was enough to bring overall kraft paper shipments down 2.1% year-over-year.

Total month-end inventory also remained essentially flat compared with July 2013, according to the AF&PA report.

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