(France) Suppliers of woodfree uncoated paper in France found that ordering had "stabilised at a low level," as one producer put it. As a rule, demand seemed to have fallen sharply in the first quarter compared with the same period last year...
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A lot of folks (buyers, mills, banks, bond-rating agencies, etc.) are trying to make decisions now based partly on where paper prices are headed. So let's help them out with some "crowdsourcing" -- cast your vote!
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(North America) In North America, the list price for Northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) has slipped to $675/metric ton but the spot-market sales price is an even lower $605, down from $705 in January...
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Europe is currently both the largest producer and consumer of wood pellets in the world. Consumption in 2008 was estimated to be over eight million tons, with Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy being the largest consumers on the continent...
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(USA) The WRQ Global Average Wood Fiber Price Indices recorded their sharpest quarterly decline since their inception in 1988, as wood fiber consumption by struggling pulp and paper industries decreased worldwide in the 4Q/08...
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Arjowiggins' Carbonless Papers has announced a price increase of 8% for its Idem Superior carbonless reels and sheets. The rise is with effect from deliveries on 1 March 2009 onwards. A spokesman for Arjowiggins said the reasons behind the increase include foreign exchange rates and costs.
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(Turkey) Publishers using imported paper are facing tough times due to rising costs in line with increasing exchange rates. Many publishers have changed their press schedule and delayed publishing books that require high-quality paper...
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(USA) Fluff pulp prices are continuing down and producers are saying they will cut prices even further. According to Purchasingdata.com’s buyer surveys, fluff pulp prices peaked at $925/metric ton in August and has dropped down to $850 in January.
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(USA) RISI has announced new weekly price coverage of US exports of recovered paper to China. Targeted towards buyers, sellers, investors and others involved in recovered paper...
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(Europe) Papermakers are being forced to moderate price demands for newsprint in central Europe this year as weakening demand fuels resistance from publishers, according to an official at Axel Springer AG, Europe’s largest producer of newspapers...
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(India) After more than a year of climbing steadily, the prices for imported newsprint have dropped to $650 per tonne, down 27.7% from $900 last quarter. ContentSutra has learned that over the past week, Indian publishers have struck deals with representatives of Pan Asia Paper Co...
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(USA) The forest industry continues to struggle in Canada with many forest companies making the difficult decisions to close plants permanently, thus laying off thousands of people in pulpmills, OSB mills and sawmills throughout the country...
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(USA) Despite production cutbacks, soft new-order volume has dropped linerboard prices as low as $540/ton for February deliveries, according to a survey of buyers that put the January average at $560. In a note to clients, analyst Mark Wilde at Deutsche Bank-North America...
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