Corrugated comeback? Fiber’s yearslong slide could be easing

International Paper CEO Andy Silvernail addressed economic headwinds during a Sept. 4 event, but suggested the tide might turn soon . Current demand appears “much closer to a bottom or more difficult moment now than I can imagine in the future,” he said.“We’re in a highly unusual time” of an extended period of volumes weakness, GPI CEO Mike Doss said recently.That tracks with what multiple paper and packaging companies' executives said during recent earnings calls or events. Executives at Smurfit Westrock, ...