WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the August 2022 Packaging Papers Monthly report on September 15.

The circular economy and bio-economy are reaching everyday life: European Union regulations determine how heads of lettuce are wrapped and what packaging ends up in household garbage cans.

Paper recycling is an environmental success story. More than two-thirds of the paper used in the U.S. is recycled and used to make new sustainable paper products people use every day. That’s more than 50 million tons of paper.

Total European shipments of graphic papers in June 2022 were down 16.4% vs. 2021 and are down 10.2% year-to-date.

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its July 2022 Printing-Writing Monthly report.

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its Q2 2022 Containerboard Quarterly report. 

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its Q2 2022 Boxboard report.

Total European shipments of graphic papers in May were down 9.1% vs. 2021 and are down 9.0% year-to-date.

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its June 2022 Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly report.

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its June 2022 Printing-Writing Monthly report.

Cepi’s annual statistics for the European pulp and paper industry published today offer a unique view of the current state of the market for pulp and paper products and the industry’s performance.

Total European shipments of graphic papers in April 2022 were down 14.8% vs. April 2021 and year-to-date shipments were down 8.8%.

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its May 2022 Printing-Writing Monthly report.

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its May 2022 Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly report.

68% of Paper Consumed in the United States Was Recycled 

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its April 2022 Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly report. Total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in April decreased two percent compared to April 2021.

Total European shipments of graphic papers in March 2022 were down 11.1% vs. March 2021 and are down 7.0% year-to-date.

The numbers are in! Paper is, once again, one of the most recycled materials in the U.S. Our industry has maintained continuously high recycling rates for more than a decade. In 2021, the paper recycling rate climbed to 68%, a rate on par with the highest rate previously achieved.  

Continued Increase in Containerboard Capacity and Recovered Fiber Consumption

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its Q1 2022 Boxboard Monthly report.

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its Q1 2022 Containerboard Quarterly report.