Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Update on Coated Publication Groundwood Papers

The major publication producers such as Kruger, Myllykoski, Catalyst, AbitibiBowater and NewPage have announced a $60/ton LWC price increase for early April. UPM and Verso are
expected to follow. The current market is very tight, with backlogs of 10 to12 weeks.
We reported prices rose $30-60/ton in January. The price on 40# LWC have risen $190/ton between June of 2007 and January of 2008.

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