Europe Reports on Downward Paper Demand

Report from CEPIPRINT
(tonnage figures are in metric)
The Association of European Publication Paper Products, reported a decline across all European paper in demand and shipments in August.
• Coated Mechanical demand dropped 16.5% to 527,000 tons, shipments down 18% to 635,000 tons. Volume to US/Australia down, with growth to Japan.
• SC-Magazine demand dropped 10% to 300,000 tons, shipments down 16.5% to 346,000 tons. Exports down 43% to 46,000 tons, due to US/Australia/Brazil.
• Uncoated mechanical demand fell 18% to 150,000 tons, shipments down by 22% to 183,000 tons.