Packaging weakness hits US pulp, paper industry 3Q sales; earnings, profit margin still show strong growth

摘要

The profitability of packaging firms has outstripped the rest of the US pulp and paper industry quarter after quarter for many years, and this was again the case in the third quarter this year. But while packaging continued to perform well compared to other segments of the industry, its outperformance is showing'signs of leveling off under pricing pressure and the impact of the strong US dollar on exports.