Friday, May 3, 2013

Four Additional Mills Raise Coated & SC Pricing

Four additional mills have announces coated and Supercalendered paper increase.
Canadian papermaker Catalyst advised customers in Canada today that it will increase the price of its Electracal and Electraprime products by $C55/tonne effective July 1.
The increase will apply to all brightness, finishes, and basis weights
Kruger will increase the transaction price on all coated paper grades by $2.00 per cwt.
This will be effective with shipments on, or after July 1, 2013, and will apply to all weights and brightness levels.
Evergreen has announced a $2.00/cwt increase, effective with all new and confirmed orders shipping on or after July 1, on TruSpec4, TruSpec4.5 and TruSpec5 in all basis weights and finishes.
Sappi has announced a price increase on all new and confirmed orders that book with confirmed delivery dates on or after July 1 as follows:
a $1.50/cwt increase on Opus Web, Sommerset Web, Flo Web and Galerie Fine Web, in all basis weights and finishes, and a $2.00/cwt increase on Galerie Lite Web and Galerie Brite Web, in all basis weights and finishes.