Monday, February 25, 2013

Alberta-Pacific Announces Pulp Price Hike

Alberta-Pacific (Alpac) announced that its aspen northern bleached hardwood kraft (NBHK) pulp
price would increase in North America and China, effective March 1 until further notice.
Alpac Pulp Sales said Friday that aspen grade NBHK price would increase by $30/tonne, to $820/tonne in North America.
In addition, Alpac said its export price to China would be $660/tonne. That's $20/tonne above its last price announcement, when the firm raised NBHK to $640/tonne.
Suzano also slated its Mar. 1 list price at $870/tonne in North America, $820/tonne in Europe, and $720/tonne in Asia.