Global
pulp deliveries edged up by 1.2% to 3.683 million tonnes in July, up from 3.639
million tonnes in June, according to Pulp and Paper Products Council (PPPC)
data.
Shipments
were 6.9% higher than the year-earlier period, up from 3.445 million tonnes in
July 2012.
The
shipment-to-capacity ratio fell from 92% in June to 90% last month.
Bleached
softwood kraft (BSK) pulp shipments moved up from 1.840 million tonnes in June
to 1.944 million tonnes in July, while bleached hardwood kraft (BHK) pulp
deliveries fell from 1.680 million tonnes in June to 1.617 million tonnes last
month.
