Paper Producers Have Begun Responding to Higher Containerboard Margins With Machine Conversions
Packaging Corp. of America has announced the conversion of one of its Wallula, Washington, uncoated freesheet machines to linerboard. This will add roughly 1.5% to North American linerboard capacity in 2018, which will relieve currently stretched operating rates. Given that this conversion will improve the company's individual profit mix away from paper and toward containerboard, we've increased our fair value estimate to $70 from $69 but leave our no-moat rating in place. Our valuations for no-...WestRock is a provider of paper and packaging solutions for consumer and corrugated packaging markets. The company partners with its customers to provide paper and packaging solutions. The company's operating and business locations are in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The company's segments include: Corrugated Packaging, which consists of the company's containerboard mills, corrugated packaging and distribution operations, as well as its merchandising displays and recycling procurement operations; Consumer Packaging, which consists of the company's consumer mills, food and beverage and partition operations; and Land and Development, which sells real estate primarily in the Charleston, SC region.
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