Friday, July 31, 2009

More Paper Mills May Close

from RISI report
Beyond announced shuttered machines, John Maine of RISI forecasts additional 3.6M tons of closures are likely around the world. John Maine, VP - Pulp and Paper at RISI, Inc and Project Team Leader, noted, "The market for uncoated freesheet in North America has been in decline since 1999, falling 5% and 8% for the past two years, and the drop is certain to accelerate in 2009.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Any feel as to which mills / machines will be closed in next 6 to 12 months