Board Converting News, May 29, 2023

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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