world news - 28.09.2004
Mechanical paper shipments and demand in western Europe increased in August
The Association of European Publication Paper Producers, CEPIPRINT, publishes today its monthly report on the western European mechanical paper industry. All grades showed a healthy rise in shipments and demand in August compared to July with year-to-date figures moving inline with developments.
The market picked up for Newsprint in August with total shipments climbing 9.5% or 750,000 tonnes.
Monthly demand rose by 11.2% and the year-to-date total showed an increase of around 2.8%.
The SC Magazine sector also received a boost last month, but not as much as the other three grades.
Deliveries edged up by just 2.2% and demand by 3.8%. Year-to-date figures showed more encouraging signs, however, as demand rose by 5%
Producers of Coated Mechanical papers received the biggest boost last month as shipments soared by 17% or 760,000 tonnes. Demand was up by 12.3%, whereas the year-on-year increase sat at around 5.5%.
Uncoated Mechanical was another star performer with deliveries up by 8.8% and demand by 11.5% in
August. As a result, the year-to-date trend for this grade is still showing positive development. Shipments have climbed by 15.7% and Western European demand by 10.9% compared to the same period last year.
Lesprom
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