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5/17/2010

AF&PA APRIL 2010 U.S. CONTAINERBOARD REPORT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Forest & Paper Association released its April 2010 U. S. Containerboard Statistics Report today. For the sixth straight month, containerboard paper production has risen sharply when compared to last year. Current total production saw an increase of 351,500 tons or 14.6% over April 2009. Although, total production amounts decreased compared to March 2010, average daily production was up 1.6% due to the number of days in April. Year-to-date 2010 production has increased 13.5% over 2009. The containerboard operating rate for April 2010 rose 16.2 points over April 2009 to 95.0%.

Linerboard production posted a large increase over last year. As with total containerboard, linerboard production has seen six months of large increases over last year. April’s production level was 17.6% higher than in April 2009. Again, due to the number of days in April, average daily production rose despite the 1.5% decrease in monthly production compared to March 2010. Production for exports increased 20.5% over this time last year but was down 3.4% compared to March 2010. Linerboard’s April operating rate mirrors the rise, increasing 17.4 points over April 2009 to 94.3%.

Medium production follows the trend. April medium production was up 56,900 tons or 7.8% from April 2009. April’s production fell 2.3% but the average daily production showed a 0.9% increase over March 2010. Exports experienced a sizable increase, posting a 82.4% rise over same month last year and 14.2% over March. The April medium operating rate of 96.6% showed an increase of 13.0 points over April 2009.

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