AF&PA Releases Q2 2025 Containerboard Quarterly Report

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the Q2 2025 Containerboard Quarterly report on July 25.

According to the report, total Containerboard production in Q2 decreased 5% compared to Q2 2024. It was down 3% when compared to the same 6 months of 2024.

• The operating rates for all four major grades declined from Q1, with the overall rate dropping 2.7 points.
• Production for export has declined nearly 12% year-to-date. Domestic new supply, however, has only declined 1.2%.
• Inventories at mills peaked in May, climbing to their highest level in over 15 months, and then declined slightly to end the quarter at 433 thousand short tons.

A subscription to the complete report with detailed tables, charts and historical data can be purchased by contacting Kory Bockman at Statistics_Publications@afandpa.org or 202-463-4716.

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