Increase in Shipments of Coated Printing-Writing Paper Reverses Trend: According to the American Forest & Paper Assn.’s May 2012 “Printing-Writing Paper Report,” total U.S. printing-writing paper shipments increased 1% in May compared to May 2011.
Shipments of coated free sheet (CFS) papers increased the most among the four printing-writing grades year-over-year. The increase is the largest since September 2010.Shipments of coated mechanical (CM) papers also increased the largest year-over-year since September 2010.
