The American Forest & Paper Association released its June 2018 U.S. Containerboard report on 17th July.
Containerboard production was up 2.0% compared to June 2017 and up 1.0% year-to-date. The month-over-month average daily production compared to May 2018 was 1.2% higher. The containerboard operating rate was 96.8%, 0.2% higher than the same month last year. Production for export was 7.1% higher than June 2017, which had the lowest export production in 2017, and was 3.5% lower year-to-date.
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