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Total paperboard production decreased by 3.6% in September 2008 compared to last September 2007. Total production decreased from August totals by 53,800 tons or 4.4%.
Solid Bleached Folding production drops from previous month, previous year. Current month production dropped 2.3% when compared to September, 2007. Solid Bleached Packaging operated at 92.9% capacity in September, 2008, down 2.6 points from August, 2008, and 2.3 points from September 2007.
Unbleached Kraft Folding decreased in September 2008. Unbleached Kraft Folding posted a 5.0% decrease in production from August, 2008. Compared to September, 2007, Unbleached Kraft Folding decreased 8.8%.
Recycled Folding production remains relatively flat. Recycled Folding edged up slightly, by 0.8% over September, 2007 production figures, and essentially went unchanged compared to August 2007, up 0.1%. Recycled Board operated at 97.5% capacity in September, 2008, up from 96.2 in August 2008, and up 1.6 points over September, 2007.
Inventories of Solid Bleached Kraft Paperboard decrease. Year-ago Solid Bleached Kraft Paperboard inventories declined, decreasing by 8.7% compared to September, 2007, or 31,667 tons. Additionally, inventories decreased in comparison to August, 2008, by a margin of 7.9%.