Thursday, June 21, 2012

Second Pulp Producer Lowers Price, Global Deliveries Up


West Fraser informed customers in North America today that its price for northern bleached softwood kraft (NSBK) would decrease by $20/tonne, effective July 1 until further notice, industry contacts told RISI.
Separately, the PPPC reported that global pulp deliveries edged up by 2.9% to 3.537 million tonnes in May, up from 3.436 million tonnes the previous month.