The 65th Paper Industry Annual Capacity and Fiber Consumption Survey was released by AF&PA. The report provides detailed data on U.S. paper industry capacity and production compiled by the AF&PA statistics team.
According to the report, total Containerboard production in Q4 increased 1% compared to Q4 2023. It was up 5% when compared to the same 12 months of 2023.
Total Boxboard production in Q4 increased 5% compared to Q4 2023. The boxboard operating rate was 84.7%, up 3.8 points from the same quarter last year and up 3.3 points year-to-date.
Total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in December increased 13% compared to December 2023. They were up 11% when compared to the same 12 months of 2023.
