Domtar
moved ahead with a cutsize paper price increase of $60/ton ($3/cwt), a contact
said today, that raises all of the firm's business uncoated freesheet (UFS)
papers, including Domtar mill brands, private label brands, and the Xerox
brand. The increase is effective Nov. 1 in North America.
All
standard differentials for support sizes and recycled products apply, according
to Domtar.International Paper also plans a $60/ton increase, effective Oct. 23, for its cutsize office papers, and Glatfelter and Cascades plan $60 increases for their cutsize papers on Oct. 24 and Oct. 25, respectively.
The
$60 increase for Domtar's cutsize paper follows the company's recent price
increase announced on all of its other UFS grades, for $60, effective Oct. 15.
