Burgo also Announces Coated Price Increase

Burgo joins the major European coated paper producers in their announcement of a 6-8% increase in coated mechanical paper prices, effective in May and an increase for coated woodfree in June. The price of uncoated woodfree will also jump in May. This Coy Paper news release reported earlier that Norske Skog, Myllykoski, Arctic Paper and Lecta cited their plans to raise prices to combat raw material cost increases particularly of pulp.