Board Converting News, June 12, 2023

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, WestRock’s 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

SOURCE: Fibre Box Association

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