American Forest & Paper Association releases December 2015 containerboard statistics report

Containerboard production was 3.2 percent lower compared to December 2014. The month-over-month average daily production compared to November 2015 was 2.5 percent lower. The containerboard operating rate for December decreased to 90.5 percent. The 2015 overall operating rate of 95.6 percent was 0.5 percent lower than in 2014.