AF&PA Applauds Veto Of Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) Pres- ident and CEO Heidi Brock released the following state- ment in response to New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoing the Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act (S.4859-A/A.5682-A): “The American Forest & Paper Association applauds Governor Hochul’s decision to veto New York’s Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act. The U.S. paper and wood products industry depends on sustainable forest growth. We champion sustainable forestry. “The proposed legislation brought significant con- cerns for our industry impacting non-tropical forest prod- ucts, like cardboard boxes and paper bags. “It would have also created trickle-down effects for our industry’s circular supply chain and raised serious questions on the trade restrictive approach to forest man- agement. “New York lawmakers should instead engage in di- alogue with the international community recognizing sustainably managed forests and wood product supply chains that already exist in North America.” The forest products industry accounts for approxi- mately five percent of the total US manufacturing GDP and employs about 925,000 people.
Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month September 2023
Year
Actual
Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change
2023 2022
3 0.911 3 2.734
-5. 6
7. 728 7. 794
- 0.8
Industry Total
September 2023
Year-to Date
Year
Actual
Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change
2023 2022
285.619 305.519
- 6.5
7. 556 7.998
- 5.5
Industry Total
Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)
Year
Month
Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change
2023 2022
2. 5387 2. 6314
- 3.5
23.3187 24.8978
- 6 .3
Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)
Corrugator Plants Only
Date
Percent Change Weeks of Supply
Percent Change
Sept. Aug.
2.2 15 2 2. 1606
2.5
3. 5 3. 6
- 2.8
Shipping Days
Year
Month
Year-to-Date
2023 2022
2 0 2 1
1 89 1 91
SOURCE: Fibre Box Association
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