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OAKLAND, CA, June 9, 2016 (RISI) -North American forest products rail freight was 8.2% lower in the latest week ending June 4, 2016, at 17,387 carloads, the Assn of American Railroads reported. Volume through 22 weeks of 2016 at 400,870 carloads was down 3.1%.
US forest products freight in the week was down 13%, Canada was off 0.9% and Mexico dropped 56.5% from 2015.
Genesee & Wyoming reported its pulp and paper rail freight in May was down 8.5% from a year ago to 13,666 carloads. Lumber/forest products was up 6.5% to 11,603 carloads.
Read moreOAKLAND, CA, June 2, 2016 (RISI) -North American forest products rail freight was down 6.7% in the latest week ending May 28, 2016, to 17,519 carloads, the Assn of American Railroads reported. Volume through 21 weeks or five months at 383,483 carloads was 2.9% lower.
US forest products freight in the week was down 6.9% and year-to-date was 6.7% lower. Canada was down 5.9% in the week and 2.8% higher year-to-date. Mexico was 76% lower in the week and 49% lower year-to-date.
Total North American rail carloads in the week were down 5.5% and through five months was down 12.5%.
Read moreOAKLAND, CA, May 12, 2016 (RISI) -North American forest products rail freight was down 4.9% in the latest week ending May 7, 2016, to 17,370 carloads compared with a year ago, the Assn of American Railroads reported. Volume through 18 weeks at 329,707 carloads was 2.7% below 2015.
US forest products freight in the week was down 7.7%, Canada was off 0.8% and Mexico was 41.3% lower. Year-to-date US volume was down 6.6%, Canada was up 3.2% and Mexico was 45% lower.
Read moreOAKLAND, CA, April 28, 2016 (RISI) -North American forest products railroad freight was down 5.1% in the latest week ending Apr. 23, 2016, at 18,307 carloads, the Assn of American Railroads reported. Volume through 16 weeks of the year at 294,594 carloads was down 2.2% from a year ago.
US forest products traffic was 7.6% lower in the week and down 6.2% year-to-date. Canada was down 1.6% in the week and 3.6% higher year-to-date. Mexico was down 41% and 46.9% respectively.
Read moreOAKLAND, CA, April 25, 2016 (RISI) -Sports apparel retailer Adidas marked Earth Day with news it has replaced 70 million plastic bags with paper at its 14,000 stores in 91 countries.
Graphic Communication industry advocate Two Sides said this translates to 3 million plastic shopping bags in the US and more than 2 million plastic bags in Germany annually.
Adidas - Plastic bags at adidas stores are history – here’s how we made it happen!
Read moreOAKLAND, CA, April 13, 2016 (RISI) -North American forest products railroad freight was down 5.1% in the latest week ending Apr. 9, 2016, to 18,143 carloads, the Assn of American and through 14 weeks of 2016 at 258,392 carloads was down 1.8%.
In the week, US forest products carloads were down 9.4%, Canada was up 0.6%, and Mexico was 27.8% higher, AAR showed.
Read moreOAKLAND, CA, April 5, 2016 (RISI) -Technology giant Apple has told its retail employees it will stop using its plastic drawstring bags at its stores and substitute with paper bags with 80% recycled content, according to news reports.
The change is effective Apr. 15, according to a letter obtained by news outlets.
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Read moreOAKLAND, CA, March 25, 2016 (RISI) -North American forest products railroad freight was down 1.3% in the latest week ending March 19, 2016, to 18,350 carloads, the Assn of American Railroads reported. Volume through 11 weeks at 203,529 carloads was 1.2% below a year ago.
US forest products freight in the week was down 6.1% and year-to-date was down 5.8%. Canada was up 5.6% in the week and 5.9% higher year-to-date. Mexico was lower by 61.9% and 57.9% respectively.
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