The high seas.While domestic paper and paperboard paperboard, material similiar in shape and composition to paper, but generally thicker, stronger, and more rigid. Paper machines, e.g., Fourdrinier machines, are used to make sheets of paperboard. mills struggle, the export of recovered fiber from the U.S. explodes. Recent figures from the U.S. Commerce Department point out the sharp increase in exports. For August, the most recently reported month, exports totaled 1.13 million tons, with a value of slightly more than $100 million. The figure pushed the annual year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD) The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date. total to 13.33 million tons, which is more than 21 percent greater than last year's export figures through August. Surging demand for recovered fiber from mills in Asia, especially China, continues to fuel exports. With a host of new capacity coming on line, Asian mills are expected to continue strong buying as they build up inventories. While China continues to consume most of the recovered fiber exported from the U.S., other countries also have been more aggressive buyers. Canada imported 214,808 tons of recovered fiber from the U.S. in August. While the figure is down slightly from July, current 2003 figures point to a 6.7 percent increase from the same time last year. Domestically, all three sections of the recycled board industry have posted declines relative to last year. The biggest loser (jargon) loser - An unexpectedly bad situation, program, programmer, or person. Someone who habitually loses. (Even winners can lose occasionally). Someone who knows not and knows not that he knows not. , recycled corrugated cor·ru·gate v. cor·ru·gat·ed, cor·ru·gat·ing, cor·ru·gates v.tr. To shape into folds or parallel and alternating ridges and grooves. v.intr. medium, posted a production decline of 13.3 percent. Semi-chemical medium, however, posted a strong 8.2 percent jump in production this year. For August, recycled medium production was 306,000 tons, bringing the annual year-to-date rate to 3.682 million tons. Recycled linerboard lin·er·board n. A type of paperboard used in making corrugated cartons. production also posted disappointing numbers in August. Production stood at 311,000 tons, resulting in a 7.7 percent decrease from last year's eight-month figure. Recycled boxboard box·board n. A firm cardboard used for making boxes. is also down relative to 2002. August production was even with July, but year-to-date recycled boxboard production is down 1.8 percent from 2002's total. (Additional news on paper recycling Paper recycling is the process of recovering waste paper and remaking it into new paper products. There are three categories of paper that can be used as feedstocks for making recycled paper: mill broke, pre-consumer waste, and post-consumer waste. markets, including breaking news and pricing, is available online at www.RecyclingToday.com.) U.S. Producer Price Index/Mixed Paper Oct 02 551.8 Nov 506.8 Dec 483.7 Jan 03 468.3 Feb 468.2 Mar 530.3 Apr 608.9 May 605.4 Junr 605.6 July 554.5 Aug 527.0 Sept 557.0 Oct 598.0 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Index based on 1982 avg. price as 100) |
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