Board Converting News, July 27, 2020

Board Converting News, July 27, 2020

BoardConverting Serving the North American Corrugated and Folding Carton Industries for 36 years July 27, 2020 VOL. 36, NO. 30

Overcoming Location In Hiring To Find The Right Candidate BY ROY OBERG For 35 years I’ve made a career out of taking the tough searches that companies were struggling with and finding the right person for them. What I do is not complicated. It’s incredibly simple, but that doesn’t

FBA: Shipments Jump In June

Industry shipments of corrugated products in- creased 7.8 percent, from 331.91 bsf in June of of 2019 to 34.39 bsf in June of 2020, the Fibre Box Association (FBA) reported. The increase is partially due to the fact there were two more shipping days in June of 2020. Average week shipments, however, decreased 2.0 percent, from 7.979 bsf in 2019 to 7.816 bsf in 2020. Shipments of corrugated products are up 0.6 percent year-to-date. Containerboard consumption increased 7.0 percent, from 2.6371 million tons in June of 2019, to 2.8208 million tons in June of 2020. Consumption is up 1.0 percent year-to-date over 2019, from 15.9772 million tons to 16.1361 million tons. Containerboard inventory at corrugator plants decreased 10.2 percent, from 2.3246 million tons in May to 2.0865 million tons in June 2020. Weeks of supply grew from 3.6 in May to 3.3 in June, or 13.2 percent. “Containerboard inventories at mills and box plants dropped by 237,000 tons in June, the largest monthly decline in 24 years,” not- ed Dick Storat in his Scoring Boxes news- letter. “This brought inventories into close

mean it’s easy. It requires someone to dig through the muck to find the hidden gems in the industry. And it all has to line up: it has to be a can- didate with the right skills and expe- rience, at the right time, in the right location. Why Can’t I Fill This Role?

If the role has stayed vacant for a long time, there’s always a reason. You can blame the economy, the candidates, or the recruiter, but the reality is that until you are honest about the challenges, you will not find the right candidate. So let’s run a series, taking a look at some of the biggest challenges to finding the right person, starting with: Location Challenges A lot of corrugated facilities are located in very small towns. Some are in the middle of bustling cities. A common challenge when trying to fill a role is that people can be very choosy about where they want to live. In a small town, you might miss some modern conveniences. Specialty stores for relatively obscure hobbies probably don’t exist and you might lose the community of people with those similar hobbies. If a candidate’s kid plays a sport, they may not have access to the same level of teams or trainers in a small town. If you, or anyone in your fam- ily, has a chronic medical condition, the support might not exist locally. The reality is that small town life is not for everyone. On the other hand, some people prefer the quiet of a small town. One can typically have land for their family to grow up and run around on, as opposed to cramped quarters in a city, not to mention less ag- gravating traffic. Maybe they just want to be able to breathe fresh air and see the stars at night! Not always, but I’ve found people living in small towns tend to take time to ask you how your day is and take a genuine interest. You can build a more tight-knit community in a smaller town than a faceless city. And a small town might give a new hire more convenient and im- Roy Oberg

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WHAT’S INSIDE 6 NAM: Manufacturing Rebounds For The Second Straight Month 10 AICC Becomes First Association Partner Of Brunton’s ConneXion 14 Checkoff Campaign Reaches Record High Engagement 20 Peachtree Packaging Named ‘Top 50 P.O.P Provider’ In NA

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FBA: Shipments Jump (CONT’D FROM PAGE 1 )

alignment with year-ago stocks and also in line with the five-year monthly trailing average level. Storat also noted that production of consumer non-du- rable goods increased by 3.6 percent from May to June, while the food production subsector grew by 4.2 percent, as manufacturing plants and stores reopened after shut- downs due to COVID-19. AF&PA Releases June 2020 Containerboard Report The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has re- leased its June 2020 Containerboard Monthly report. To- tal Containerboard production in June increased one per- cent compared to June 2019. It was up five percent when compared to the same six months of 2019. Also: • June 2020 production of containerboard for export in- creased five percent compared to the same month last year; it was up 34 percent year-to-date. • The containerboard operating rate was 90.1 percent, up 1.8 points from June 2019 and up 3.9 points year- to-date. • Mill inventories of containerboard at the end of June decreased 4,000 short tons from the previous month and were up 48,000 short tons compared to June 2019.

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AVERAGE CONTAINERBOARD PRICES The average prices reported are tabulated from prices PAID by various sources throughout the United States the week previous to issue. Prices in some areas of the country may be higher or lower than the tabulated average. The prices tabulated here are intended only for purposes of reference. They do not connote any commitment to sell any material at the indi- cated average. Transactions may be completed at any time at a price agreed upon by seller and purchaser.

REGION E. Coast Midwest Southeast Southwest

42# Kraft liner $885.00-890.00 $900.00-910.00 $900.00-910.00 $900.00-910.00 $930.00-940.00 $903.00-912.00

26# Semi-Chem. Medium

Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del.

$820.00-850.00 $835.00-855.00 $835.00-855.00 $835.00-855.00 $865.00-875.00 $838.00-858.00

West Coast U.S. Average

SHEET PRICES BY REGION (AVERAGE) Per 1MSF, local delivery included, 50MSF single item order, truckload delivery. Sheets

E. Coast Midwest South-SW S. CA N.CA/WA-OR US Aver.

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200# 275#

$62.26

$72.05

$62.69 $82.80

$85.35 119.54

$73.13 101.29

97.32

99.89

90.86

113.65

OYSTER UP-CHARGE 8.34

8.34

8.34

8.34

8.34

8.34

275# DBL-WALL 350# DBL-WALL

107.46 118.45

114.69 129.32

116.54 137.25 117.82 145.56

141.08

122.76

148.46

131.80

CANADIAN SHEET PRICES (AVERAGE) In Canadian Dollars, per 1MSF, local delivery included, under 50MSF single item order, truckload delivery. 200# 275# Oyster UC 275#DW 350#DW $78.56 $99.18 $9.00 $96.32 $105.83 CANADIAN LINERBOARD & MEDIUM The average prices reported are tabulated from prices PAID by various sources throughout Canada. Prices may be higher or lower in various areas of the country. The prices tabulated here are intended only for purposes of reference. They do not connote any commitment to sell any material at the indicated average. Transactions may be completed at any time at a price agreed upon by seller and purchaser. Prices are Canadian $ and per metric ton.

42# Kraft Liner 26#

Semi-Chem Medium

East West

$920.00 $965.00

$910.00 $945.00

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NAM: Manufacturing Rebounds For The Second Straight Month

According to Chad Moutray, Chief Economist at the Na- tional Association of Manufacturers (NAM), manufactur- ing production rebounded for the second straight month, rising by 3.8 percent and 7.2 percent in May and June, respectively. “In June, all 19 major manufacturing sectors had in- creases in production, as the industry attempts to recover from steep declines since February,” said Moutray. “Yet, it will take a while for output to get back to prerecession levels. On a year-over-year basis, manufacturing has de- clined 11.2 percent, with durable and nondurable goods output down 14.3 percent and 7.4 percent, respectively.” Manufacturing capacity utilization registered 60.0 per- cent in April, the lowest rate in the >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40

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