December Containerboard report released

The American Forest & Paper Association released its December 2018 Containerboard Monthly report on 16th January, 2019. Containerboard production was essentially flat compared to December 2017 but up 1.7% year-to-date. The month-over-month average daily production compared to November 2018 was 1.8% lower. The containerboard operating rate was 94.2%, 2.9% points lower than the same month last year. Production for export was 11.0% lower than December 2018 while year-end production for export was down less than half a percent over year-end 2017.

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