WestRock Team In Sioux City Sets Record With SUN625 Die Cutter SUN Automation Group recognized WestRock Company in Sioux City, Iowa, on a social network platform for setting a new record with the SUN625 RDC die cutter. Brad Combs, WestRockâs Area Operations Lead, Midwest Region, re-
Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month December 2022
Year
Actual
Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change
2022 2021
30.124 34.180
-11.9
7.927 8.545
-7.2
Industry Total
Year-to Date
December 2022
Year
Actual
Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change
2022 2021
400.520 416.189
-3.8
7.979 8.291
-3.8
Industry Total
Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)
Year
Month
Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change
2022 2021
2.4260 2.7360
-11.3
32.5461 33.8321
-3.8
Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)
Corrugator Plants Only
Date
Percent Change Weeks of Supply
Percent Change
ported that their team beat their old record on June 1 by doing 2,014,173-square-feet during an eight-hour shift and kicks per hour of 8,236. The SUN625 RDC is a fixed-frame, vertically opening, flexo printing machine capable of feeding, printing, and converting that operates in multiple market segments. The WestRock 4572 SUN RDC team, from left, includes Mario Garcia, Eric Erickson, Shawn Peterson, Casey Walker and other support team members.
Dec. Nov.
2.2603 2.2586
0.1
3.5 3.6
-2.8
Shipping Days
Year
Month
Year-to-Date
2022 2021
19 20
251 251
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