Price increases have been set in
the US on four major grades of folding boxboard and paperboard for early 2013.
The price hikes apply to both
bleached and unbleached kraft paperboard and both coated and uncoated recycled
board with effective dates from February through April. Price hikes on
unbleached and recycled board have full support of suppliers, and an increase
on bleached grades that started rolling out in the past two weeks gained more
support. Industry contacts said RockTenn and Clearwater Paper will raise solid bleached sulphate (SBS) folding carton prices $50/ton effective April 1.
The overall industry increases also apply to recycled tube and core grades, displays, and platestock, and do not include cupstock and bristols.
With varied effective dates, the increases include $50/ton moves on both unbleached kraft (CUK) and SBS, a $40/ton increase on coated recycled board (CRB) and a $25 hike on uncoated recycled board (URB).
