SUN Automation Group Names Fitch New Technical Manager
Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month December 2022
Glen Arm, Maryland based SUN Automation Group, a global leader in providing innovative solutions to the glob- al corrugated industry, announced Bryan Fitch as its new Technical Sales Manager for the North America market.
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
With an established career in the corrugated industry, Fitch will serve to recommend and improve box plants’ operations with equipment, parts and service from SUN. From humble beginnings on the production floor to overseeing operations as a Plant and General
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
Bryan Fitch
manager, Fitch has intimate knowledge of corrugated ma- chinery and the experience to leverage it and lead highly efficient operations. He has led five corrugated plants in five different states, gaining hands-on experience in everything from managing the electrical and foundational installation of equipment to purchasing and directing the development of new produc- tion lines. “He’s an expert in all things corrugated, and knows what it takes to make a successful operation,” says Greg Jones, Executive Vice President at SUN.
Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)
Corrugator Plants Only
Date
Percent Change Weeks of Supply
Percent Change
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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