The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) headquartered in Washington, D.C., USA, released its August 2018 Containerboard Monthly Report on September 17.

Containerboard production was up 2.2% compared to August 2017 and up 1.6% year-to-date. The month-over-month average daily production compared to July 2018 was 2.5% lower. The containerboard operating rate was 97.2%, 0.7% points higher than the same month last year. Production for export reached its highest level for 2018 so far; it was 13.2% higher than August 2017 but 0.8% lower year-to-date.

The report can be purchased by contacting Statistics_Publications@afandpa.org.