Newsprint
exports by North American mills in May spiked 19.5% from a year ago, thanks to
a 39.9% surge in deliveries to non-Japan Asia - primarily India - and a 7.2% increase in volumes to Latin America, according to
Pulp and Paper Products Council data.
Domestic
shipments were down 8.8% from May last year and showed an average 9.8% decline
for the year-to-date. North American newspapers' demand for newsprint fell 11% last month, but demand by commercial printers was effectively flat with last year,
reducing the overall demand drop to 8.9% in May and 10.0% so far this year.
