Monday, March 4, 2013

China's Pulp & RCP Imports Fall for Month, Up Y/Y

Pulp
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%.
RCP
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.