The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has released the February 2025 Packaging Papers Monthly report.
Total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in February decreased 8% compared to February 2024. They were down 2% when compared to the same 2 months of 2024.
- The operating rate for unbleached packaging papers was 84.8%, down 3.2 points from February 2024 and up 0.6 points year-to-date.
- Shipments of the biggest subgrade in bleached packaging papers – food wrapping – were 22,500 short tons for the month of February, down 5.3% from the same month last year.
The complete report with detailed tables, charts and historical data can be purchased by contacting Statistics_Publications@afandpa.org
