Kraft Paper Producers in U.S. Increase March Shipments

Total kraft paper shipments by U.S. producers in March were 123,400 tons, 1.5% higher than the prior month, AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) reports in its March 2014 Kraft Paper Sector Report issued this week. Bleached kraft paper shipments were 17.3% higher than February, while unbleached kraft paper shipments were essentially flat.

Overall, shipments for the first three months of 2014 were 5.3% lower than the same period last year. Total month-end inventories were also essentially flat compared with February.

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