Uncoated Groundwood Market is Still Strong

As the Finnish strike continues, Uncoated Groundwood (paper used for inserts into Newspapers) continues to pick up demand. Demand growth for 2004 was 6% - mainly for the Super Calendar Papers. Publications are substituting Uncoated Groundwood, with brighter, enhanced surface, for difficult to find Coated Papers (because of Finnish and Canadian strikes). Growth is expected to continue throughout 2005 - estimated to increase by 8%.