China's total pulp imports dropped -2.2% in January compared to the previous month, down to nearly 1.364 million tonnes, according to data from China Customs.
Year over year, pulp imports were up +16.3%.
China's total recovered paper (RCP) imports fell -6.3% to
around 2.518 million tonnes in January, down from some 2.687 million tonnes in
December 2012, according to data from China Customs.
But January's figure was much higher than that of the same
period last year. It saw a surge of +42.0% compared to the almost 1.774 million
tonnes recorded in January 2012.