One of North America's leading
producers of northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp, West Fraser,
announced to domestic and European customers that it was increasing prices
effective January 1, industry contacts said.
Vancouver-headquartered West
Fraser informed North American customers that its NBSK list price would
increase to $900/tonne. The firm also also advised European customers that its
price would be $840/tonne.West Fraser's NBSK price increase, which it announced to customers in late December, is similar to hikes various major producers set for Jan. 1 in the USA and Europe.
Major producers that set US NBSK list prices at $900/tonne included Canfor Pulp, Resolute Forest Products, and Domtar, the first NBSK producer globally to set a January increase on Dec. 11. The increases are $30/tonne.
