U.S. Paperboard Markets Retain Strength In June
American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) reported containerboard production in June in the United States in- creased by 1 percent compared with June 2019. Container- board output has risen by 5 percent year-to-date compared with the first half of 2019. The domestic containerboard mill operating rate was 90.1 percent in June 2020, up 1.8 points from the June 2019 fig- ure and up 3.9 points year-to-date, the AF&PA said. Containerboard for export has played a role in the health of the sector, with exports increasing 5 percent in June 2020 compared with June 2019, and exports up 34 per- cent year-to-date. Boxboard output has not quite kept up with its 2019 pace, having decreased by 1 percent in June 2020 compared with June 2019, and likewise having dropped 1 percent year-on- year for the first half of 2020. The boxboard operating rate was nonetheless a healthy 93 percent in June 2020, up 1.1 points from June 2019 and up 0.9 points year-to-date. Printing and writing (P&W) paper remains in a down cycle, with shipments from U.S. mills down by 25 per- cent in June 2020 compared with June 2019. U.S. pur- chases of uncoated free sheet (UFS) papers in June 2020 decreased 28 percent compared to last June, and UFS ex- ports decreased by 44 percent in June compared with the month before.
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