AF&PA REPORTS
Total Containerboard
Inventories Rise
Between June and July, total containerboard inventories (mills and box plants
combined) rose 8 percent to 2,159,900
tons, reports the American Forest &
Paper Association (AF&PA). However,
they’re down 7. 1 percent from a year
ago at this time.
Breaking this number down, linerboard
inventories at mills rose 12. 9 percent to
224,300 tons, medium inventories fell
4. 6 percent to 70,700 tons, and total
containerboard inventories at mills rose
8. 2 percent to 295,000 tons. Containerboard inventories at box plants increased
8 percent to 1,864,900 tons, a clear sign
that box business is slowing. It could be a
rough season for retailers this fall.
Total recovered paper stock fell 9. 6
percent during this same period to
900,800 tons, the AF&PA stated.
Average Sheet Prices
Based upon a survey of sheet plants. Per 1000 sq. ft., 25,000 sq. ft. single
item orders, including delivery charges.
Southeast/
South
Central
46.53
62.91
75.89
80.89
East
Sheets Northeast Central
32 ECT $43.68 41.50
44 ECT 58.23 52.96
48 ECT 71.27 65.23
51 ECT 76.41 67.84
Source: Official Board Markets
North
Central
45.29
61.69
73.08
75.96
West
48.42
65.24
80.20
84.38
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FALL MEETING
AICC’s Early Registration
Deadline Approaching
The early registration deadline and hotel
reservation cut-off date for the AICC
2010 Annual Meeting is Sept. 13. The
AICC 2010 Annual Meeting will be held
Oct. 6-8 at The Hilton Baltimore (Md.)
The three-day meeting will feature a series of plant tours, general sessions, and
networking events. AlCC is also hosting
the 2010 Corrugated Industry Washington Fly-In on Oct. 5.
The meeting is being co-located with
the TAPPI 2010 Corrugated Packaging
Division Conference, Oct. 4-6 at the Hyatt
Regency Hotel and the AICC-TAPPI Corrugated Week Table Top Supplier Trade
Fair, Oct. 6-7, at the Hilton Baltimore.
For more information or to register,
visit www.aiccbox.org/meeting.
Paperboard Mill Performance
U.S. paperboard production by furnish, current and cumulative totals in
1000 short tons, as reported by the American Forest & Paper Association.
Unbleached
Kraft
Total Linerboard*
July 2010 4,133 1,636
July 2009 3,908 1,600
July 2010 vs. July 2009 5.8% 2.3%
Total (ytd) 27,513 10,888
2009 (through July) 25,291 10,101
Change (ytd vs. 2009 ytd) 8.8% 7.8%
*Includes all unbleached kraft paperboard exports
Semi-
Chemical
481
479
0.4%
3,119
2,966
5.2%
Bleached
477
453
5.3%
3,166
3,033
4.4%
Recycled
1,288
1,150
12.0%
8,724
7,692
13.4%
Producer Price Indexes – 1982=100
Percent
Change
Year May June July Y-T-D Period
2008/2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 LastYear
Total Paperboard 217.9/207.1 229.5 232.4 232.7 218.7 3.0
Total Paper & Paperboard 194.8/188.2 196.1 197.3 198.0 191.7 0.1
Converted Products 199.2/202.9 207.8 210.1 210.9 206.5 1. 4
Recovered Paper 372.5/237.0 393.0 368.5 367.4 391.7 89.0
Source: Producer Price Indexes: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
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