Newsprint demand by North American newspapers in the
seasonally weak month of February tumbled 17% compared with February 2011,
bringing its year-to-date decline to 11%, according to the Pulp and Paper
Product Council's latest statistics.
Demand by commercial printers also fell 1.2% last month,
reflecting tougher annual comparisons for newsprint for end uses other than
newspapers, bringing the demand decline for the two categories combined to
14.1% in February and 9.0% year-to-date.Offshore shipments surged 29,000 tonnes or 21.2% in February, led by a 47.3% increase in exports to non-Japan Asia and 19.8% increase in deliveries to Latin America.
