The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has released its June 2021 Containerboard monthly report. Total containerboard production in June increased 9% compared to June 2020. It was up 5% when compared to the same six months of 2020.
- June 2021 production of containerboard for export decreased 15% compared to the same month last year; it was down 25 percent year-to-date.
- The containerboard operating rate was 92.7%, up 1.4 points from June 2020 and up 1.4 points year-to-date.
- Mill inventories of containerboard at the end of June decreased 74,000 short tons from the previous month and were down 76,000 short tons compared to June 2020.
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