Containerboard production was up 3.2% compared to November 2017 and up 1.9% ytd. The month-over-month average daily production compared to September 2018 was 3.4 percent higher. The containerboard operating rate was 96.0 percent, 1.4 percentage points lower than the same month last year. Production for export increased 5.2 percent from October 2018 and was up 0.9 percent year-to-date.
(From the American Forest and Paper Association or AF&PA Wash., DC., USA on Dec.18)
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