China's
recovered paper (RCP) imports edged up last month, increasing 4.7% from July to
almost 2.496 million tonnes in August, according to data from China Customs.
Old
corrugated container intake saw a big growth, soaring 15.2% from July to nearly
1.435 million tonnes.
Mixed
paper imports, in contrast, dropped 15.9% to 392,110 tonnes.
The
grade is the prime target of the Chinese government's strict customs
inspections under the Green Fence policy.
August's
total RCP imports figure was 5.7% lower than the 2.646 million tonnes recorded
in August 2012.
Total
imports in the first eight months of this year came in at 19.804 million
tonnes, down 1.1% from the year-earlier period.
China's
total pulp imports climbed 4.7% in August from July, to 1.453 million tonnes,
according to data from China Customs (see table below).
A
surge in bleached hardwood kraft pulp imports contributed to the August rise.
Tonnage arriving at Chinese ports totaled 579,384 tonnes in the month, up 20.2%
from July and a jump of 49.2% from August 2012.
Intake
of bleached softwood kraft pulp, however, dipped 4.4% month-on-month to 549,815
tonnes - still 22.1% higher than August last year.
August's
total pulp import figure was 27.4% higher than the 1.141 million tonnes
recorded in the same month of 2012.
Pulp
imports for the first eight months of 2013 came to 11.092 million tonnes, up
1.3% from last year.
