The American Forest & Paper Association released its January 2019 Containerboard Monthly report on 21 February. Containerboard production decreased 1% compared to January 2018. The month-over-month average daily production compared to December 2018 was 3.5% lower. The containerboard operating rate was 93.1%, 1.8% lower than the same month last year. Production for export was 16.6% lower than January 2018, dropping below 400 thousand short tons for the first time since June 2017.
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