Total U.S. packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in July 2023 remained essentially flat (+0.4%) compared to July 2022. They were down 3% when compared to the same 7 months of 2022, according to the American Forest & Paper Association.
Shipments of the biggest subgrade in unbleached packaging papers – bag & sack – were 89,400 short tons for the month of July, down 1.1% year-to-date.
The bleached packaging papers operating rate was 78.0%, up 5.4 points from July 2022 and down 2.2 points year-to-date.
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) serves to advance U.S. paper and wood products manufacturers through fact-based public policy and marketplace advocacy.
