Board Converting News, October 23, 2023

Fibre Box Association 2024 Statistical Bulletin Now Available The Fibre Box Association’s (FBA) “2024 Statistical Bulle- tin” is now available on the FBA store at 2024 Statistical Bulletin – Fibre Box Association. All orders must be ordered and paid for online. Your purchase will only be processed once you’ve read and acknowledged that you have reviewed and accepted the terms and conditions. Your purchase receipt will also contain a link to the Terms and Conditions. The bulletin is a summary of U.S. corrugated industry monthly shipments (actual and average week) and con- tainerboard (consumption and inventory), reported on a quarterly basis. Purchase also includes access to the 2023 Industry Annual Report, and the Corrugated Plant Directory in the January and July bulletins. Due to copyright issues, the report may not be for- warded to any person other than the intended user. Ad- ditional copies must be purchased by each individual. Reports are prohibited. The report costs $4,000 but is free to FBA members at fibrebox.myshopify.com. For more information, call (847) 364-9617 or email pla- cy@fibrebox.org.

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

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2023 2022

33.006 34.817

-5.2

7.501 7.913

-5.2

Industry Total

Year-to Date

June 2023

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2023 2022

189.149 206.082

-8.2

7.447 8.113

-8.2

Industry Total

Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)

Year

Month

Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change

2023 2022

2.7037 2.8541

-5.3

15.5017 16.9061

-8.3

Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)

Corrugator Plants Only

Date

Percent Change Weeks of Supply

Percent Change

June May

2.2422 2.3221

-3.4

3.6 3.9

-7.7

Shipping Days

Year

Month

Year-to-Date

2023 2022

22 22

127 127

SOURCE: Fibre Box Association

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