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

Total European shipments of graphic papers in February 2022 were down 6.2% vs. February 2021 and are down 5.0% year-to-date.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its March 2022 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments increased one percent in March compared to March 2021, while U.S. purchases of total printing-writing papers increased three percent in March compared to the same month last year.

LEATHERHEAD, Surrey, UK and AKRON, Ohio, USA – April 6, 2022 – The fluff pulp industry is set for a boom year in 2022, with record prices and recovering demand pushing global consumption to 6.90 million air dried metric tonnes (ADMTs).

According to the statistics released by China Customs on China Log and Lumber Imports, softwood log imports had a total volume of 49.876 million m³ in 2021, and a value of $7.878 billion. This represented a year-on-year increase of 6% in volume and an increase of 44% in value compared to 2020.

Total European shipments of graphic papers in January 2022 were down 3.3% vs. January 2021 and were down 3.3% year-to-date.

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

WASHINGTON — The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the February 2022 Printing-Writing Monthly report.

Total European shipments of graphic papers in December 2021 were UP 3.2% vs. December 2020 and were UP 4.4% year-to-date.

Like other sectors, paper and board is bouncing back from the economic downturn brought about by Covid-19. But new trends on how we use these materials, first exacerbated by the pandemic, are now looking like more profound changes in our consumption patterns.

This report, renewed annually, offers a picture of the state of the European paper and pulp market in the past year.

North American wood pellet exports hit a record high in 2021, boosted by demand from Asia and the Netherlands.

While pulp and paper manufacturers have long considered themselves part of a sustainable industry due to their use of virgin fibers and recycled paper, they are feeling various impacts as consumers and governments increase pressure on businesses in all industries to reduce their environmental impact.

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its December 2021 Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly report.

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its December 2021 Printing-Writing Monthly report.

Total graphic papers shipments in November 2021 were UP 3.0% vs. November 2020 and were UP 4.5% year-to-date.

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its Q4 2021 Boxboard Monthly report. Total Boxboard production in Q4 increased two percent compared to Q4 2020.

WASHINGTON — The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today released preliminary 2021 data from U.S. paper and paperboard mills indicating record containerboard production, the material used to make cardboard boxes.

What do Italy, Australia and India have in common? In each country, new regulations aimed at reducing packaging waste and promoting alternatives to plastic will come into force in 2022.

Total European shipments of graphic papers in October 2021 were down 3.1% vs. October 2020 and were UP 4.5% year-to-date.

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