Total European shipments of graphic papers were down 35.8% in May 2020 vs. May 2019 and were down 17.4% year-to-date.

Total Containerboard production in June increased one percent compared to June 2019. It was up five percent when compared to the same six months of 2019.

Pulp and Paper Sees Continued High Demand

Total Containerboard production in May increased one percent compared to May 2019. It was up six percent when compared to the same five months of 2019.

In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), the forest products industry has rebounded somewhat sooner than most believed it would since the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown that began in March. Lumber demand has surged in recent weeks, log prices are steady, and there is guarded optimism across the board now.

B.C. exports fell by almost 15% in Q1 2020 from the same period last year, hurt by both the rail blockade protests earlier this year and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the province said.

Total European shipments of graphic papers were down 8.9% in March 2020 vs. March 2019 and are down 7.4% year-to-date.

Production of coated paperboard has increased 0.9 million tonnes (8.8 percent) in Europe and 0.3 million tonnes (3 percent) in North America over the last seven years.

Total Containerboard production in April increased seven percent compared to April 2019. It was up seven percent when compared to the same four months of 2019.

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today released the 60^th Annual Survey of Paper, Paperboard and Pulp Capacity, reporting that while overall U.S. paper and paperboard capacity declined 0.5 percent in 2019, some sectors rose, including tissue paper, containerboard and boxboard.

As Dwight Eisenhower famously remarked: “In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”

Analysis in the new dedicated study The Future of Wetlaid Nonwovens to 2025 shows future growth will drive this market past the $2 billion mark by 2025.

Total Containerboard production in March increased 10 percent compared to March 2019. It was up eight percent when compared to the same three months of 2019. 

Paper packaging will account for the bulk of volume increases through 2023

Total European shipments of graphic papers in January 2020 were down 5.3% vs. January 2019 and were down 5.3% year-to-date.

Total Containerboard production in February increased 10 percent compared to February 2019. It was up seven percent when compared to the same two months of 2019.

Increasing adoption of paper and pulp in the packaging and printing industry due to preference of light-weight materials and increasing demand in various end-use industries, especially from the pharmaceutical and printing industries, are key factors contributing to a high CAGR of the PPI market during the forecast period.

In 2019 total world demand will reach 11.2 million tonnes and a value of $46.8 billion according to its new study The Future of Global Nonwovens to 2024.

Sales via e-commerce are redefining the retail landscape across the world, and the role and value chain for packaging sold for online trade.

As the world rallies to contain COVID-19, the potential impacts for individual industries are vast and varied.

Total Containerboard production in January increased four percent compared to January 2019.