by Len Prazych | Apr 20, 2020 | Production, Supplies
Industry shipments of corrugated products increased 9.0 percent, from 31.87 bsf in March of 2019 to 34.73 bsf in March of 2020, the Fibre Box Association (FBA) reported. The increase is partially due to the fact there was one more shipping day in March of 2020....
by Len Prazych | Apr 20, 2020 | Production, Supplies
Hartsville, South Carolina based Sonoco announced that its Board of Directors has approved an $83 million investment to strengthen its uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) mill system in the United States and Canada. The majority of the investment includes transforming...
by Len Prazych | Apr 6, 2020 | COVID-19 Impacts, Production, Supplies
The Fibre Box Association (FBA) has issued a statement addressing the need for the corrugated industry to keep functioning during the coronavirus pandemic. “Manufacturers of corrugated cardboard boxes are working to keep transport packaging flowing to makers of...
by Len Prazych | Mar 30, 2020 | COVID-19 Impacts, Production, Supplies
The manufacturers of corrugated cardboard boxes are working to keep transport packaging flowing to makers of essential products including packaging for food and other consumer products, medical and pharmaceutical products, tissue and hygiene products and more amid the...
by Len Prazych | Mar 24, 2020 | Production, Supplies
Industry shipments of corrugated products increased 1.9 percent, from 29.74 bsf in February of 2019 to 30.29 bsf in February of 2020, the Fibre Box Association (FBA) reported. Average week shipments also increased 1.9 percent, from 7.435 bsf in 2019 to 7.575 bsf in...