U.S. packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in March 2025 increased 1% compared to March 2024. They were down 1% when compared to the same 3 months of 2024, according to the American Forest & Paper Association.
The operating rate for bleached packaging papers was 74.8%, essentially flat (+0.5 pts.) from March 2024 and essentially flat (-0.2 pts.) year-to-date.
Shipments of the biggest subgrade in unbleached packaging papers — bag & sack — were 113,400 short tons for the month of March, essentially flat (-0.4%) from the same month last year, and down 3.2% year-to-date.
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) serves to advance public policies that foster economic growth, job creation and global competitiveness for a vital sector that makes the essential paper and packaging products Americans use every day.
