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gust 2023. They were up 12 percent when compared to the same 8 months of 2023. The operating rate for un- bleached packaging papers was 90.7 percent, up 10.2 points from August 2023 and up 6.3 points year-to-date. Shipments of the biggest subgrade in bleached pack- aging papers - food wrapping - were 25,300 short tons for the month of August, down 0.5 percent from the same month last year and essentially flat year-to-date. The complete report can be purchased by contacting Kory Bockman at Statistics_Publications@afandpa.org or (202) 463-4716. AICC 40th Annual West Coast Golf Tourney Set For November 12 AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, an- nounced open registration for the West Coast Golf Tour- nament set for November 12 at the Strawberry Farms Golf Club in Irvine, California. The event begins at 9:30 a.m. followed by an 11:00 a.m. shotgun start, reception and awards dinner at 4:00 p.m. The par-71 course is set amid canyons and wetlands and offers picturesque vistas across a 35-acre reservoir, large rolling greens surrounded by wildlife and natural vegeta- tion. Contact Laura Mihalick at lmihalick@aiccbox.org.
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