Fibre Box Association (FBA) Data Services Dick Storat, Richard Storat & Associates
Fibre Box Association (FBA) Data Services
Dick Storat, Richard Storat & Associates
U.S. Corrugated Industry Statistics More Insight Up Front
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U.S. Corrugated Industry Statistics First Page Charts
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Indexed Corrugated Shipments Vs. ATA Trucking Index
U.S. Corrugated Industry Statistics First Page Charts
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U.S. Corrugated Industry Statistics First Page Charts
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U.S. Corrugated Industry Statistics Mill & Box Plant Shipping Days Differ
U.S. Corrugated Industry Statistics Box Shipment Demand Indicators
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US Production Box Shipments Poly. (Box Shipments)
Source: Fibre Box Association, Federal Reserve
Box Shipment Polynomial Trend
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Purchasing Managers' Index
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Below 42.7 indicates economic recession
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Source: Institute for Supply Management
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U.S. Corrugated Industry Statistics Box Shipment Demand Indicators
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Source: Institute for Supply Management
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U.S. Corrugated Industry Statistics Box Shipment Demand Indicators
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U.S. Corrugated Industry Statistics Box Shipment Demand Indicators
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U.S. Box Shipments (msf) per Unit of US Industrial Production*(*42% Food; 38% Other Non Durables; 20% Durables, less Vehicles and Parts)
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U.S. Corrugated Industry Statistics Box Shipment Demand Indicators
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Imports Exports Net ImportsSource: Department of Commerce
U.S. Corrugated Industry Statistics Box Shipment Demand Indicators
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U.S. Corrugated Industry Statistics Box Shipment Demand Indicators
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U.S. Corrugated Industry Statistics Box Shipment Demand Indicators
• Remainder of report contains a wealth of data from which to extract insights on industry performance trends: • Shipments by 6 areas, 47 regions and by state • Monthly Value of Shipments & quarterly price index by area • Containerboard Inventory data sorted and presented by
- Linerboard and medium - Box plants and containerboard mills - Box plants by integrated and independent producers - Tons and Weeks of Supply
• Corrugator Containerboard Consumption • Mill Containerboard Production
U.S. Corrugated Industry Statistics A Wealth of Insightful Data
Knockdown Box Trade Statistics A new FBA Service: Insight into Trade Patterns
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U.S. Corrugated Box Imports
Exports Imports Net Exports Poly. (Exports) Poly. (Imports) Poly. (Net Exports)
IMPORTS INCREASING - EXPORTS FLATTENING - NET EXPORTS PEAKED IN 2000
Knockdown Box Trade Statistics Quarterly Corrugated Trade Statistics Report
KEY PARAMETER 2011 VALUE % CHANGE FROM 2010
EXPORT VALUE $ 1.05 Billion 1.9%
IMPORT VALUE $0.32 Billion 9.9%
NET TRADE $0.74 Billion -1.1%
EXPORT VOLUME 734,184 Short Tons -4.2%
IMPORT VOLUME 172,174 Short Tons 6.8%
Knockdown Box Trade Statistics Quarterly Corrugated Trade Statistics Report
Knockdown Box Trade Statistics Quarterly Corrugated Trade Statistics Report
Knockdown Box Trade Statistics Quarterly Corrugated Trade Statistics Report
Knockdown Box Trade Statistics Quarterly Corrugated Trade Statistics Report
Knockdown Box Trade Statistics Quarterly Corrugated Trade Statistics Report
• A unique, significant benefit available only to FBA Members • Voluntary Survey completed during first quarter, released
May 2012 • FBA Members supply data for all plants
• 33 items per corrugated plant • 25 items per sheet plant • All carefully defined
• FBA verifies and compiles data, then destroys input data • No company data is disclosed to another company • Company reports show company average data
• Report distribution limited to: - Company’s FBA representative and Data Services Committee member - Others as directed only by Company’s FBA representative
• Only participating plants receive reports
Key Performance Indicators (KPI) A Valuable Benchmarking Survey
• Shipments – MSF & Tons • Gross Sales $ • Freight, Returns, Discounts • Variable costs – 4 categories excluding Net Fibre Cost • Fixed Cost & Overhead – 4 categories • Waste • Labor – 3 categories • Capital Expenditures • Receivables, Inventory, Net Fixed Assets • Corrugator Parameters – 5 • Board Consumption & Inventory • Production Basis Weight
Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Scope of Performance Indicators
• Your company average Vs.: • Average of other data in category for each line item • Averages of 10%* highest and 10%* lowest for each line item • Averages of each line item for plants in top 10*% of operating profit
and bottom 10*% of operating profit
• 61 Line Items • 10 Financial ratios • 42 other indicators
• Results aggregated* into 26 categories by: • Independent/Integrated • Size (MMSF/YR) • Geographic Areas • Corrugators, Sheet Feeders/ Sheet Plants
* Percentiles and group aggregations are adjusted if necessary to maintain company confidentiality.
Key Performance Indicators (KPI) What Your Report Contains
• Participating independent companies provide data for their sheet plants • 44 inputs; most reported as percentage of gross sales
- Corrugated and non-corrugated sales and cost of materials purchased - 29 categories of operating expense - 9 other items – employment, production, inventory, waste
• Individual company and plant data held confidentially by FBA, de-identified in report and destroyed after use
• Report shows: • results by range of sales • summary of averages by sales range • Random ordered plant annual 5-year sales history.
• Only participating plants receive reports
Independent Sheet Plant Operating Ratio Survey (SPORS)
• U.S. Corrugated Forecast 2011-2015 • Prepared by PRISM (Packaging Research Intelligence Strategies
and Marketing) • Contains Shipment Trends and Forecasts by FBA areas
- 6 years of past shipment trends - 2011 and 2015 shipment forecasts
Corrugated Forecasts U.S.
• Global Corrugated Forecasts 2011-2015, A Report for ICCA • Prepared by PRISM, 121-page Main Volume and 98-page Statistical
Appendix • Analysis of 51 countries and sub-regions aggregated into 6
geographic regions and world total • Analysis of Economic and Market Prospects
- Processed Foods, Drinks, Fresh Foods, nonfood consumables - Appliances, Machinery, Durable Goods & Clothing, Other
Corrugated Forecasts Global
• Forecast Structure • Historical data past six years • Forecast current year and 4 additional years to 2015 • Country, sub-region and regional framework
• Trend and Forecast Contents • Industrial Production Trend & Forecast • Comparison between Industrial Production and corrugated production • Corrugated Production Trend & Forecast (MSM, BSF, and Tonnes) • Per-capita corrugated consumption • Basis weight Trend & Forecast
Corrugated Forecasts Global Forecast Parameters
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Global Corrugated Production Trends and Forecasts by Area
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Global Corrugated Per Capita Corrugated Consumption Trends and Forecasts by Area
Global Corrugated Incremental Business Generation by Region, 2010-2015, Percent
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Europe Japan Oceania Pacif ic Rim (ex Japan)
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Other Regions
Global Corrugated Forecasted Incremental Consumption, 2010-2015, MSM
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Russia
France
Mexico
Thailand
Poland
Turkey
Brazil
Mid East & Central Asia
Germany
South Korea
Vietnam
Indonesia
USA
India
China
Incremental Growth in Corrugated Consumption: 2010-2015(Million Square Meters)
Global Corrugated Forecasted Production Growth by Region, 2010-2015, Percent Per Year
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Corrugated Production Growth by Weight(% per year - 2010-2015)
• Industry Annual Report • North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)*
• Biennial Productivity & Waste Survey (PWS) • Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Annual Report (OII)* • Monthly Labor Report & Online Database* • Annual Wage and Fringe Benefits Study* • Quarterly International Corrugated Case Association
(ICCA) Statistics
* Report is only available to report participants
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