FRIESE GmbH, SHARP International Create New JV In North America FRIESE GmbH and SHARP International have announced the formation of FRIESE North America, LLC, which will be based in Virginia with Randy Banks and Christian Rodri- guez handling day-to-day operations. “This is the first step in laying the groundwork for a regrind facility in the U.S. to service our growing base of North American customers” said Sven Siepmann, CEO of FRIESE GmbH. “From the first time I met the FRIESE family we have been discussing a manufacturing facility in North America and I could not be more pleased to be a part of this critical next step in our growth strategy,” added Randy Banks. AF&PA Releases May 2021 Packaging Papers Monthly Report According to AF&PA, total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in May increased five percent com- pared to May 2020. They were up two percent when com- pared to the same five months of 2020. The operating rate was 87.6 percent, up 7.3 points from May 2020 and up 5.6 points year-to-date. Mill inventories at the end of May decreased 2,000 short tons from the previous month and were up 3,000 short tons compared to May 2020.
Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month March 2021
Year
Actual
Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change
2021 2020
37.992 34.784
9.2
8.259 7.906
4.5
Industry Total
Year-to Date
March 2021
Year
Actual
Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change
2021 2020
102.939 99.108
3.9
8.170 7.743
3.0
Industry Total
Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)
Year
Month
Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change
2021 2020
3.0967 2.8627
8.2
8.4625 8.1907
3.3
Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)
Corrugator Plants Only
Date
Percent Change Weeks of Supply
Percent Change
Mar. Feb.
1.9332 1.9337
0.0
2.9 3.0
3.4
Shipping Days
Year
Month
Year-to-Date
2021 2020
23 22
63 64
SOURCE: Fibre Box Association
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