Global
pulp deliveries rose by 11% to 3.909 million tonnes in March, up from 3.523
million tonnes the previous month, according to Pulp and Paper Products Council
(PPPC) data.
Shipments
were 0.6% higher than the year-earlier period, up from 3.885 million tonnes in
March, 2012.Bleached softwood kraft (BSK) pulp shipments were up from 1.810 million tonnes in February to 1.964 million tonnes in March, while bleached hardwood kraft (BHK) pulp deliveries jumped from 1.596 million tonnes in February to 1.827 million tonnes last month.
