Board Converting News, August 3, 2020

MHIA Names Christine Little New Senior Sales Manager

Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month June 2020

The Corrugating Machinery Division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA) has announced the hiring of

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2020 2019

34.392 31.916

7.8

7.816 7.979

-2.0

Industry Total

a new Senior Sales Manager for North America. Christine Little will be heading up sales efforts for the North American market, compris- ing the United States, Canada and Mexico, effective August 3. The 20- year packaging industry veteran will work in close collaboration with Ya-

Year-to Date

June 2020

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2020 2019

196.619 193.934

1.4

7.741 7.696

0.6

Industry Total

Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)

Christine Little

Year

Month

Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change

sushi Kitahara, the company’s Vice President and Direc- tor of Sales, and regional sales managers John Bacot, Greg Kukla and David Moulder. “We’re thrilled to welcome Christine to the MHIA team,” said Kitahara. “Her two decades of experience, understanding of our industry’s value chain, and lead- ership ability will prove to be invaluable as we continue to grow and deepen our customer partnerships across North America.” Little joins MHIA from Packaging Corporation of Amer- ica, where she served as a sales professional. Prior to that, she worked at Circle Incorporated and Badger Pack- aging. Little earned her MBA in marketing management and BA in marketing from Saint Martin’s University.

2020 2019

2.8208 2.6371

7.0

16.1361 15.9772

1.0

Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)

Corrugator Plants Only

Date

Percent Change Weeks of Supply

Percent Change

Jun. May

2.0865 2.3246

-10.2

3.3 3.8

-13.2

Shipping Days

Year

Month

Year-to-Date

2020 2019

22 20

127 126

SOURCE: Fibre Box Association

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