U.S. containerboard production in December 2017 was up 3.6% compared with December 2016 and up 3.1% year-to-date, according to the AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) December 2017 U.S. Containerboard Statistics Report. The month-over-month average daily production was 1.8 % higher compared with November 2017. The containerboard operating rate for December increased from 96.9 % to 98.9%, 2.4 percentage points higher than December of 2016, and production for exports was 3.3% higher than December 2016. Year-to-date production of containerboard for exports is up 4.1 %. 

 

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