American Forest & Paper Association releases December 2014 Containerboard statistics report

The American Forest & Paper Association has released its December 2014 U.S. Containerboard Statistics Report.

Containerboard production was 5.3 percent higher compared to November 2014, 6.9 percent higher than December of last year, and 1.8 percent higher year-to-date. The month-over-month average daily production was 1.9 percent higher. The containerboard operating rate for December increased slightly to 94.7 percent from November’s 94.3 percent.