Paper Industry Updates - Q4 2019

Oct to Dec 2019

Pulp capacity & price changes

    • Producers’ inventory in August declined by 2 day, to 50 days of supply – hardwood inventory unchanged from July (flat at 62) and softwood inventory declined by 3 days (to 37). [PPPC, Sep Report]
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Paper Industry Updates Q2 2019

Apr to Jun 2019

Paper Price Increase

•Asia Pacific Resources International (APRIL) has announced a hike of $30/tonne for uncoated fine paper (UFP) from its Indonesian mills, effective April 1 (Source: RISI 29 Mar 2019)

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Paper Industry Updates Q1 2019

Jan to Mar 2019

Paper Price Increase

  • Chenming, Yueyang, Shandong Sun Paper and Asia Symbol have announced a price hike of RMB 200/t for February orders. (RISI 1 March 2019) 
  • APP Indonesia has announced a price hike of $30/t on all uncoated woodfree products. The revised price will be applied to all order taking effective for March 2019. (RISI 1 March 2019) 
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Paper Industry Updates Q4 2018

Oct to Dec 2018

Paper Price Increase

  • Southeast Asian fine paper prices drop from Q3; pulp costs down, supply high (Source: RISI, Dec 21, 2018) Japanese P&B prices to head up soon as supply tightens and costs rise (Source: RISI, Dec 14, 2018) 
  • Arjowiggins Graphic to increase CWF, UWF prices by 6-8% from January (Source: RISI, Dec 6, 2018) 
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