The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the May 2025 Packaging Papers Monthly report.
Total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in May decreased 7% compared to May 2024. They were down 4% when compared to the same 5 months of 2024.
- The operating rate for bleached packaging papers was 73.1%, up 1.6 points from May 2024 and essentially flat (-0.4 pts.) year-to-date.
- Shipments of the biggest subgrade in unbleached packaging papers – bag & sack – were 97,500 short tons for the month of May, down 11.1% from the same month last year, and down 9.7% year-to-date.
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