Board Converting News, November 21, 2022

The Royal Group Names Sergent GM At Progress Container & Display Cicero, Illinois based The Royal Group (TRG) has an- nounced Craig Sergent as the new General Manager of Progress Container & Display. He joins TRG’s most recent acquisition after 12 years of experi- ence in the industry.

Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month September 2022

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2022 2021

32.705 34.247

-4.5

7.787 8.154

-4.5

Industry Total

Year-to Date

September 2022

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

Sergent was a sales represen- tative in the Atlanta market before moving into sales management, most recently as General Manager in Nashville, Tennessee. “Craig brings an impressive blend

2022 2021

305.168 312.525

-2.4

7.989 8.224

-2.9

Industry Total

Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)

Year

Month

Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change

Craig Sergent

2022 2021

2.6327 2.7773

-5.2

24.8959 25.4841

-2.3

of energy and experience,” said Kevin Miller, President of TRG. “He is a natural leader with an infectious personality, a truly perfect fit for our company and culture we’ve estab- lished.” Sergent is excited to take on this challenge and join the TRG team. TRG was established over 100 years ago in Chi- cago as a manufacturer and distributor of wooden crates, boxes, and pallets. Since then, TRG has expanded into one of the nation’s largest independent corrugated box and display manufacturers. TRG’s solutions range from industrial packaging and brown box shipping containers to graphic packaging, ecommerce, in-store displays and shelf-ready packaging.

Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)

Corrugator Plants Only

Date

Percent Change Weeks of Supply

Percent Change

Sep. Aug

2.5975 2.5867

0.4

4.1 4.2

-2.4

Shipping Days

Year

Month

Year-to-Date

2022 2021

21 21

191 190

SOURCE: Fibre Box Association

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