Board Converting News, June 29, 2020

AICC Releases 2020 Salary, Hourly Wage & Benefit Report AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, has released the 2020 Salary, Hourly Wage & Benefits Report for Independent Corrugated Converters. The report shows salaries and hourly wages of employees in U.S. independent corrugated converting operations rose an average of three percent in 2019. The biennial survey was conducted from March through May of this year and is the industry’s most comprehensive report of key employee salaries, wag- es, and benefits being paid by independent corruga- tor plants and sheet plants in the U.S. The data in the report is presented in easy-to-read tables and is segmented by type of plant and region. It gives detailed compensation and benefits information for more than 90 job positions, including production manager, customer service representative, graphic designer, and machine operator. The 2020 Salary, Hourly Wage & Benefit Report, electronic edition, is available for purchase at www. AICCbox.org/Store at $215 for members and $415 for non-members. Questions about the report can be directed to Ma- ria Frustaci, Director of Administration, at (703) 836- 2422 or mfrustaci@aiccbox.org.

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

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2020 2019

31.283 34.474

-9.3

7.821 7.835

-0.2

Industry Total

Year-to Date

May 2020

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2020 2019

162.228 162.018

0.1

7.725 7.642

1.1

Industry Total

Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)

Year

Month

Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change

2020 2019

2.4591 2.8461

-13.6

13.3153 13.3401

-0.2

Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)

Corrugator Plants Only

Date

Percent Change Weeks of Supply

Percent Change

May Apr.

2.3246 2.2914

1.4

3.8 3.6

5.6

Shipping Days

Year

Month

Year-to-Date

2020 2019

20 22

105 106

SOURCE: Fibre Box Association

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