Containerboard Output in U.S. down Slightly in February

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U.S. February containerboard production fell 10.2% from January 2012 and 1.7% less than the same month last year, as reported by AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) in its February 2013 U. S. Containerboard Statistics Report published this week. However, the month-over-month average daily production decreased just 0.5%.

The containerboard operating rate for February 2013 lost 0.5 points compared with January 2012, decreasing from 97.1% to 96.6%.