Geo. M. Martin Co. (CONT’D FROM PAGE 5)
Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month June 2024
by AICC and Board Converting News is designed to rec- ognize innovative solutions created by both AICC box plant and supplier members that enhance the efficiencies,
Year
Actual
Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change
2024 2023
30.635 33.080
-7.4
7.659 7.518
1.9
Industry Total
Year-to Date
June 2024
Year
Actual
Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change
2024 2023
189.589 189.478
0.1
7.464 7.459
0.1
Industry Total
Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)
Year
Month
Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change
2024 2023
2.5331 2.7016
-6.2
15.5229 15.5207
0.0
Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)
Corrugator Plants Only
Date
Percent Change Weeks of Supply
Percent Change
June May
2.2316 2.3155
-3.6
3.8 3.5
8.5
productivity, product quality and bottom line profitability of the independent box plant. The competition alternates its focus between box makers, suppliers, and non-machinery aspects of the converting industry. Len Prazych, President/Publisher of Board Converting News, left, and Gary Brewer, President of Package Crafters and AICC Chairman, presented the 2024 AICC/BCN Innovator of the Year Award to Charles Rizzuti, Senior Executive Vice President of Engineering at Geo. M. Martin Company.
Shipping Days
Year
Month
Year-to-Date
2024 2023
20 22
127 127
SOURCE: Fibre Box Association
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