State of the Industry: Folding Cartons — Doing Well and Getting Better

Within the linerboard category are several paperboard grades:

• Corrugated medium capacity declined 2.8 percent and is expected to decrease an additional 3.1 percent this year before rising 1.4 percent in 2009 and an additional 1.0 percent in 2010.

• Bleached paperboard capacity rose 3.2 percent in 2007 to 6.0 million tons. Bleached folding boxboard capacity increased 4.5 percent, while milk carton stock increased 1.0 percent.