Early Bird Registration Open For ICPF Holiday Weekend In New York ICPF, the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation, has announced open registration for the 2023 Holiday Weekend on December 8-10 in New York. ICPF has also announced a new hotel partnership for the event with the Refinery Hotel, a luxury hotel in Midtown Manhattan’s Garment District located two blocks from Bry- ant Park. Their stylish loft rooms, acclaimed Parker & Quinn restaurant, and Refinery Rooftop bar create a fashionable refuge for locals and cultured visitors. Drawing inspiration from its early life as a hat factory, each of the 197 rooms at Refinery Hotel feature industrial details such as 12-foot ceilings, large windows, and distressed hardwood floors. ICPF has reserved studio king rooms ($649) and suite
atelier executive rooms ($799) for the event. A portion of the registration fee ($1,750) is a tax deductible donation to ICPF, a nonprofit foundation. Register by July 31 to receive the early bird rate and save $200. Hotel reservation deadline is November 10. For more information, email csalaver- ria@icpfbox.org. AF&PA Releases Packaging, Printing-Writing Reports
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The American Forest & Paper Association, AF&PA, released the May 2023 Packag- ing Papers Monthly report. Total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in May decreased 5 percent compared to May 2022. They were down 4 percent com- pared to the same 5 months of 2022. Shipments of the biggest subgrade in unbleached packaging papers were 89,800 in May. The bleached packaging papers op- erating rate was 76.6 percent, up 0.5 points from May 2022 and down 4.8 points YTD. The AF&PA also released May 2023 Printing-Writing Monthly report. Total print- ing-writing paper shipments decreased 22 percent in May compared to May 2022. U.S. purchases of total printing-writing papers decreased 24 percent in May compared to the same month last year. Total print- ing-writing paper inventory levels remained flat when compared to April 2023. U.S. shipments decreased in all 3 ma- jor P-W grades compared to May last year, with uncoated free sheet papers recording the smallest year-ago decrease of approx- imately 8 percent. Exports and imports in all 3 major grades decreased in April com- pared to the same month last year. April coated free sheet year-to-date net imports by volume increased slightly while uncoat- ed free sheet and mechanical net imports decreased.
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