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.
U.S. pulp, paper and packaging manufacturers rely on a complex supply chain to produce the everyday goods Americans rely on. That supply chain begins by sourcing forest materials to make fresh wood pulp.
Maryland lawmakers are hastily considering SB 901, a misguided bill that introduces an EPR program for packaging and paper products and poses significant risks to the paper industry. Lawmakers didn't consider the data or that paper recycling works.
Manufacturing different products is a lot like following a recipe. The U.S. paper industry uses a balance of fresh wood pulp and recycled paper pulp to make products. Fresh wood pulp comes from sustainably managed forests.
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.
