Official Board Markets
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Official Board Markets was a weekly trade publication for independent and integrated paperboard converters and mills, packaging buyers, paper recyclers, packaging end-users, and paper brokers. It was in circulation between 1925 and 2012.
History and profile
Commonly known as the Yellow Sheet,[1] the magazine was launched in 1925.[2] It was used as a standard for both transacted containerboard pricing (linerboard and medium) and multiple grades of recovered paper stock pricing.[3][4] It was also used to track linerboard prices as an economic indicator.[5] The magazine was part of Magazines for Industry Inc.[6][7] In 2009, Mark Arzoumanian was the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[8] The headquarters was in Chicago.[7][8]
The magazine was acquired by RISI in May 2012.[9][10] In October 2012, Official Board Markets was merged with its sister magazine PPI Pulp & Paper Week.[10][11] The last issue of Official Board Markets was dated 30 September 2012.[2]
