Chicago TAPPI To Award Three Scholarships
Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month December 2020
Chicago TAPPI announced that it is awarding three schol- arships to support eligible men and woman with their col- lege education in a big way. Through their scholarship pro- gram, the organization will award one $4,000 scholarship and two $2,000 scholarships toward college expenses. Students whose parent, grandparent or legal guardian is a member of Chicago TAPPI in good standing are invit- ed to apply for the $4,000 scholarship. The two $2,000 scholarships are available to any full- or part-time workers in the corrugated industry who are attending day or night school for an undergraduate degree, as well as technical or trade school programs. The scholarship application form, all eligibility require- ments, entry details and guidelines are available online at tappi.org/chicagotappi . All applications and additional documentation must be received on or before Wednes- day, June 30, 2021 and should be addressed to: Chicago TAPPI Scholarship, Mr. Keith Carman, Scholarship Chair- man, 710 Kimberly Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188 Direct any and all questions to Keith Carman, the Schol- arship Committee Chairman at (630) 600-0941 or by email to keith@standfastgroup.com. For additional scholarships offered by TAPPI for students in packaging curriculums, visit the main scholarship page at tappi.org .
Year
Actual
Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change
2020 2019
34.916 31.332
11.4
8.729 7.833
11.4
Industry Total
Year-to Date
December 2020
Year
Actual
Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change
2020 2019
406.776 393.483
3.4
8.071 7.838
3.0
Industry Total
Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)
Year
Month
Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change
2020 2019
2.7727 2.5660
8.1
33.0739 32.3005
2.4
Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)
Corrugator Plants Only
Date
Percent Change Weeks of Supply
Percent Change
Dec. Nov.
1.8921 1.7912
5.6
2.7 2.5
8.0
Shipping Days
Year
Month
Year-to-Date
2020 2019
20 20
252 251
SOURCE: Fibre Box Association
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