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PCA is first major containerboard producer with price increase in 2026

Analysts expected at least one increase this year as operating rates rise following a 10% capacity pullback in North America. Cascades also announced an increase for corrugating medium in December.

The containerboard sector had a rough ride in 2025, with demand decreases playing into closures that resulted in an approximately 10% loss of North American production capacity. The last of those closures is set for next month, and the full impact to the industry should be realized at that time.

Already in the past couple months, the capacity cuts have resulted in producers’ operating rates ticking up into the low 90s, with multiple analysts projecting mid-90s this year. That fueled predictions for containerboard price hikes in 2026.

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