AF&PA Urges CA Governor Newsom To Veto Deforestation-Free Act AF&PA President and CEO Heidi Brock released the fol- lowing statement, calling on Governor Newsom to veto the California Deforestation-Free Procurement Act (AB 416): “The California Deforestation-Free Procurement Act ignores the fact that sustainable, working forests provide numerous benefits to the environment and local communi- ties. A healthy forest products industry goes hand-in-hand with healthy forests. In the U.S., the vast majority of wood used to produce paper and wood products is sourced from family-owned, sustainably managed forests. “We urge Governor Newsom to veto AB 416. Califor- nia has been a leader in sustainability. However, this bill could have unintended consequences for products with recycled content because producers would be required to prove the content did not come from a tropical deforesta- tion region. Recycled content is not exempt from the bill’s reporting requirements, and it is practically impossible for manufacturers to determine the origin of recovered fiber. “Third-party certification programs already exist and are utilized to meet forest management standards. Fur- thermore, this legislation is counterproductive to Califor- nia’s own commitments to boost housing supply, address the state’s housing crisis, as well as related supply chain issues.”
Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month June 2021
Year
Actual
Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change
2021 2020
35.963 34.395
4.6
8.173 7.817
4.6
Industry Total
Year-to Date
June 2021
Year
Actual
Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change
2021 2020
208.632 196.828
6.0
8.279 7.749
6.8
Industry Total
Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)
Year
Month
Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change
2021 2020
2.9450 2.8182
4.5
14.1095 13.3029
6.1
Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)
Corrugator Plants Only
Date
Percent Change Weeks of Supply
Percent Change
Jun. May
2.1046 1.9962
5.4
3.1 2.9
6.9
Shipping Days
Year
Month
Year-to-Date
2021 2020
22 22
126 127
SOURCE: Fibre Box Association
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