Friday, May 31, 2013

Two Additional Mills Announce Pulp Increases

https://www.versopaper.com/Default.aspx
Verso announced to customers this week that it will increase maple northern bleached hardwood kraft (NBHK) pulp prices by $20/tonne, effective June 1 until further notice, industry contacts said.
Verso slated its June 1 maple NBHK price at $870/tonne with the $20/tonne hike.
The only previous June 1 price increase in North American hardwood markets came from NewPage, which weeks ago told domestic customers its NBHK and southern bleached hardwood kraft (SBHK) pulp prices would increase $20/tonne with all orders June 3 and after.
http://www.canfor.com/ 
Canfor Pulp has informed customers in the USA that it will increase northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp prices $20/tonne, effective June 1, industry contacts told RISI.
Canfor Pulp's $20/tonne increase on premium reinforcement NBSK, announced to customers this morning, comes after it last raised US prices in April to $930/tonne. The firm's latest increase would bring its US NBSK list price to $950/tonne.
Two major producers of NBSK previously announced $20/tonne, June 1 increases in North America.
West Fraser made the first move on May 24 with a $20/tonne increase worldwide that includes North America, Asia, and Europe.
Domtar began informing domestic customers that it would increase prices on NBSK as well as southern bleached softwood kraft (SBSK) on Tuesday, contacts said. Domtar set NBSK at $950/tonne and SBSK at $910/tonne.