Board Converting News, November 27, 2023

BCN To Increase 2024 Print Subscription Rates

Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month September 2023

Board Converting News has announced that it will be in- creasing its print subscription rates effective January 2024. The new rates will apply to both renewals and new sub-

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2023 2022

3 0.911 3 2.734

-5. 6

7. 728 7. 794

- 0.8

Industry Total

scriptions. A one-year subscription will be $275, up from $223, and the discounted two-year subscrip- tion will be $395, up from $355. This represents the first cost in- crease for the print issue of the publication, which celebrates 40 years in 2024, in approximately 10 years. “This difficult decision was made in response to the rising

Year-to Date

September 2023

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2023 2022

285.619 305.519

- 6.5

7. 556 7.998

- 5.5

Industry Total

Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)

Year

Month

Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change

2023 2022

2. 5387 2. 6314

- 3.5

23.3187 24.8978

- 6 .3

Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)

costs of printing, postage and delivery,” said Len Prazych, President/Publisher and Editor-in-Chief. “In addition to the overwhelming desire of our readership to see our digital issue online – for free – every Monday morning, we be- lieve our ongoing migration to a digital format gives our readers and loyal advertisers the best value while they stay abreast of the latest news, trends and events in the corrugated and folding carton industries.” For questions and more information, contact Prazych at lprazych@nvpublications.com.

Corrugator Plants Only

Date

Percent Change Weeks of Supply

Percent Change

Sept. Aug.

2.2 15 2 2. 1606

2.5

3. 5 3. 6

- 2.8

Shipping Days

Year

Month

Year-to-Date

2023 2022

2 0 2 1

1 89 1 91

SOURCE: Fibre Box Association

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