Containerboard production in the U.S. was flat last month (August 2014) compared with July 2014 and 1.2% lower than August of last year, according to the AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) August 2014 Containerboard Statistics Report published this week. The month-over-month average daily production was also flat, due to the same number of production days in July and August. 

The containerboard operating rate for August rose slightly to 96.2% from July’s 96.1%.