U.S. Kraft Paper Shipments Edge up in January

Kraft paper shipments by U.S. producers in January totaled 128,200 tons, 2.2% higher than the prior month, AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) reports in its January 2014 Kraft Paper Report issued this week. Bleached kraft paper shipments were 51% lower than the same month last year, while unbleached kraft paper shipments were down 2.7% year-over-year.

Total month-end inventories increased 3.1% compared with December 2013.

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