The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), Washington, says production of containerboard in the United States rose 2.9 percent in June 2015 compared with the previous month’s production level.

AF&PA, which released its June 2015 U.S. Containerboard Statistics Report in mid-July, also reports that containerboard production was 1.2 percent greater in June 2015 compared to production in June 2014.

The capacity rate at containerboard mills in the U.S. increased slightly to 97.4 percent in June, rising from May’s 97.2 percent rate.

In 2014, the AF&PA estimates containerboard mills in the U.S. consumed more than 16.6 million tons of recovered fiber, or 33 percent of the paper and board collected for recycling in the U.S.