Containerboard production in the U.S. during July was 1.8% higher than in July of last year, according to the AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) July 2015 U.S. Containerboard Statistics Report released this week.

The month-over-month average daily production compared with June 2015 was 0.2% lower. The containerboard operating rate for July decreased to 96.3% from June’s 97.5%.