AF&PA has released its December 2020 Containerboard Monthly report.
• Total Containerboard production in December in-
creased three percent compared to December 2019. It was up four percent when compared to the same 12 months of 2019.
• December 2020 production of containerboard for
export decreased 22 percent compared to the same month last year; it was up nine percent year-to-date.
• The containerboard operating rate was 93.7 percent,
essentially flat (-0.1 pts.) from December 2019 and up 2.3 points year-to-date.
• Mill inventories of containerboard at the end of De-
cember increased 3,000 short tons from the previous month and were up 3,000 short tons compared to December 2019.
