ICPF To Conduct Annual Packaging Teleconference On February 24th The International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF) announced that it will be conducting its annual Telecon- ference on The Business of Corrugated Packaging & Dis- plays and the Career Opportunities on Thursday, February 24, 2022, from 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST. More than 500 students from approximately 20 univer- sities will be participating this year by Zoom. ICPF invites company executives in production, sales and operations whose firms are ICPF Corporate Partners and have or will be posting 2022 openings on ICPF’s career portal for up- coming graduates and student internship candidates to join us. This year’s Teleconference will begin with a over- view of the industry, followed by breakout room sessions where students who are interested in careers in produc- tion, sales, and operations will be paired with correspond- ing executives and managers to ask questions about the corrugated packaging business and its opportunities. Contact Richard Flaherty at rflaherty@icpfbox.org if your company is interested in learning more about par- ticipating in the ICPF’s Teleconference. ICPF is an inde- pendent, non-profit 501 (c) 3 corporation. The IRS has approved ICPF as a philanthropic, educational foundation that may accept tax-deductible contributions from compa- nies, individuals, and other organizations.
Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month September 2021
Year
Actual
Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change
2021 2020
34.261 34.901
-1.8
8.157 8.310
-1.8
Industry Total
Year-to Date
September 2021
Year
Actual
Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change
2021 2020
312.632 300.767
3.9
8.227 7.873
4.5
Industry Total
Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)
Year
Month
Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change
2021 2020
2.7786 2.8459
-2.4
25.4959 24.5672
3.8
Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)
Corrugator Plants Only
Date
Percent Change Weeks of Supply
Percent Change
Sept.
2.312
3.8
3.5 3.4
2.9
Aug
2.2272
Shipping Days
Year
Month
Year-to-Date
2021 2020
21 21
190 191
SOURCE: Fibre Box Association
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