the United States has recently made a nationwide telephone survey, the majority of the carton plant have received price increases of raw materials suppliers notice, but so far no price increase for this group of a factory after the payment of cardboard Shall have. Located on the west coast of the United States of an independent carton factory boss said: The current market demand for cardboard boxes is not sufficient to support the cardboard box prices. So, I think that raw materials prices in the short term will not. Brbrbr corrugated Product shipments in the United States dropped
compressed cardboard boxes Industry Association latest statistics show that the corrugated product shipments in February rose 1.1%, which was shrouded in the shadow of economic recession, the American people has brought a ray of light. But the figure is more representative of the average weekly shipments, with shipments on the number of days has a direct relationship between the United States in February to ship a total of 21, one more than the same period last year. So the average weekly volume of a point of view, the United States shipments of corrugated products actually fell by 3.7%.
far, the United States-week average of corrugated product shipments this year has dropped by 2.2%, cardboard boxes This shows that the current manufacturing environment is on the board for price increases.
cardboard box factory operating rate fell
In addition, the American Forest & Paper Association to the latest statistics from the cardboard boxes export data, in February this year, U.S. exports of cardboard boxes have reached since March 2007 has been the highest: 34.4 10,000 tons.
cardboard box factory in February this year, the operating rate in January dropped by more than 1.1%, but still reached the 97.1%. In the current market environment, to be a cardboard box salesman is not an easy task. Do not have any independent carton manufacturer willing to buy cardboard boxes or other printing materials. One from the United States in the Northeast carton manufacturers, said that he was in prior to March 1 on the cardboard boxes were likely to increase the information and to increase their inventory, so his company is no need for the full price To worry about. Another from the United States in the Northeast independent carton manufacturer, said: No one will be paid this month. A cardboard box salesman at the beginning of this month when several came to me and said that the commitment will not be 3 The implementation of price increases for the month. As for the next month, and they told me that bad. Brbrbr carton brutal price competition
International Paper, cardboard boxes and the history of Brad Stone Mai Feite the three major industrial companies have in the past Increased the price of cardboard boxes. However, the aforementioned cardboard box manufacturer, an independent think no one will increase the paper’s statement seriously. He said: If the price changes in cardboard boxes, many of our peers will be affected. From New Jersey, Texas and California, an independent manufacturer of cardboard cartons claim that the price is falling.
a factory manager said: The carton price competition is very cruel. south-central United States of an independent carton manufacturer, said: I am engaged in the processing of the cardboard boxes for so many years, have never met Cartons have been to the price of the environment with such an adverse situation. Although we have recently been in two big orders winning customers, but our profits are declining. From California, an independent paper manufacturer, said: The United Manufacturers cut off in a cardboard box on the market to take off the wings. Brbrbr In addition, the carton manufacturing in the first quarter of this year’s overall performance than the same period of last year, although some companies have also made good performance, but This is mainly due to the markets they serve (no matter how bad it is in the economic environment, food and beverage industry will not be affected).
U.S. Institute for Supply Management released the latest purchasing managers index (PMI) shows that the U.S. economy has entered a very difficult period. The index in January 2008 fell to 48.3 over the same period last year dropped by 50.7 percentage points 2.4. Only when the index reached more than 50 times in order that the manufacturing sector is in expansion. But there are signs the current economic environment and commercial activities sufficient to prove: the price of cardboard boxes in a short period of time will not rise.
