The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the July 2019 Containerboard monthly report on 16th August. Containerboard production in July 2019 decreased 7.8% compared to July 2018 and was down 5.3% year-to-date. The average daily production compared to June 2019 was 2.5% higher.
The containerboard operating rate increased from 89.1% in June to 89.9%. While the total linerboard rate increased to 88.0%, it has been below 90% in five out of seven months this year. The July total operating rate was 8.7 points lower than the same month last year and the year-to-date operating rate was down 6.6 points. Production for export, most of which is linerboard, was down 18.3% month-over-month and was down 18.5% year-to-date.
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