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American Forest & Paper Association Releases February 2019 Containerboard Report

Press release from the issuing company

Washington, D.C. – The American Forest & Paper Association released its February 2019 Containerboard Monthly report on March 15.

Containerboard production decreased 1.8 percent compared to February 2018 and was down 1.4 percent year-to-date. The average daily production compared to January 2019 was 3.8 percent lower. The containerboard operating rate was 89.5 percent, 6.2 percentage points lower than the same month last year and down 3.9 points year-to-date. Production for export continued its steep decline and was nearly 30 percent lower than February 2018, dropping below 300 thousand short tons for the first time since May 2010.

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