Kraft linerboard prices remain firm in US East and recycled board mostly steady despite new supply

摘要

US box shipments showed steady growth in June and containerboard inventories dropped 26,000 tons even though mills again ran at 97% of capacity, according to the latest industry statistics. But this left June inventories at the end of the spring maintenance season near 2.5 million tons, about 10% above their 10-year average — a level that analysts consider "high" but that major producers have said is needed in the "current US transportation environment."