RockTenn, Graphic Packaging International, and Sonoco have all announced an increase for corrugated box prices by 10 percent and corrugated sheets by 12 percent, effective with shipments on or after February 22. The industry had previously increased the price for uncoated recycled paperboard by $50/ton and bleached board products by $40/ton.
The converters have all absorbed a 40% increase in the cost of recovered paper.
Another cost pressure is the price announcements for Old Corrugated Containers (OCC)increasing in January from $80 to $110/ton.
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