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AF&PA Releases March 2026 Packaging Papers Monthly Report
PAPER INDUSTRY NEWS
Jino John
4/21/20261 min read
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the March 2026 Packaging Papers Monthly report.
Total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in March increased 7% compared to March 2025. They were up 3% when compared to the same 3 months of 2025.
Total unbleached packaging paper shipments in March were at their highest level in over 2 years, with an operating rate that exceeded 90%.
Bleached packaging papers were also up in March, increasing 5.5% from the same month last year, but down year-to-date.
Total inventories were at their lowest compared to the last 13 months.