FBA Creates Thank You Video To Industry’s Essential Workers
Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month April 2020
The Fibre Box Association (FBA) has created a video thank you to the industry’s essential workers. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, corrugated box manufacturers have been working to keep transport packaging flowing to mak- ers of products, including packaging for food and other consumer products, medical and pharmaceutical prod- ucts, tissue and hygiene products and more. The U.S. corrugated packaging industry is a $35.2bil- lion manufacturing sector. There are 1,183 box plants op- erating in nearly 1,000 cities and towns across America. The corrugated industry provides employment and bene- fits to more than 100,000 Americans. The industry makes packaging that is essential to our everyday lives from re- newable and recyclable resources. In fact, more than 95 percent of all goods consumed in North America are pack- aged and transported in corrugated packaging and close to 40 percent of all corrugated packaging produced annu- ally is used to package food and beverages. Disruption in the availability of these goods would cause hardships to consumers across the country who de- pend on steady and stable supplies. Corrugated manufac- turers are dedicated to continuing to operate box plants under the guidelines of the CDC and OSHA. Visit fibrebox.org to see the video.
Year
Actual
Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change
2020 2019
31.964 32.653
-2.1
7.611 7.775
-2.1
Industry Total
Year-to Date
April 2020
Year
Actual
Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change
2020 2019
130.945 127.545
2.7
7.703 7.592
1.5
Industry Total
Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)
Year
Month
Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change
2020 2019
2.6579 2.6904
-1.2
10.8562 10.4940
3.5
Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)
Corrugator Plants Only
Date
Percent Change Weeks of Supply
Percent Change
Apr. Mar.
2.2914 2.1278
7.7
3.6 3.3
9.1
Shipping Days
Year
Month
Year-to-Date
2020 2019
21 21
85 84
SOURCE: Fibre Box Association
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