U.S. containerboard production was 5.2% higher in July 2017 than in July 2016, as reported this week by the AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) in its July 2017 U.S. Containerboard Statistics Report. The month-over-month average daily production in July 2017 compared with June 2017 was 1.7% higher. 

The containerboard operating rate for July increased from 96.3% to 97.9%, which was 2.8 percentage points higher compared with July of last year. Year-to-date production of containerboard for export is up 6.3%.

 

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