The shipment of corrugated cardboard boxes, accessories and sheets reached 355.686 thousand tons in July, up 1.05% in comparison with the same period last year and 4.29% in comparison with June this year, according to a survey by the Brazilian Association of Paper Packaging (Empapel).
This is the highest volume shipped for the months of July, even surpassing the record of July of previous years (2020 and 2021).
Shipment volume per business day was 13,680 tons in July, up 4.9% year-on-year, with July 2022 registering one less business day than in 2021 (26 business days versus 27 business days).
The Brazilian Corrugated Cardboard Index (IBPO) rose 1.0% in July, compared to the same month of the previous year, to 158.4 points.
In data free of seasonal influence, the monthly bulletin for July records the fifth consecutive increase in the IBPO, now by 1.6%, to 156.4 points, the highest level since March 2021 (157.1 points).
In the same metric, the volume of corrugated cardboard shipped was 350,350 thousand tons.
Shipment per business day was 13,475 tons, a 2.3% drop compared to the previous month.
Source: CNN Brasil
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