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U.S. Newsprint Prices Edge up in the West

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In the U.S. newsprint arena, west coast producers close the gap with east coast producers as newsprint list price in the west rise $20/metric ton in September to $610/metric ton, Wilde reports. With East coast prices flat in September, the gap is now down to $30/metric ton. Reports suggest that small customers are paying the full $40/metric ton increase this month. For large customers, price pass-thru is happening in two monthly installments of $20/mton each, Wilde says. In addition to the $40/metric ton September price increase, White Birch has announced a $25/metric ton price increase in the western markets, effective October 1. No other producer has yet announced a hike for October. Producers are increasingly focusing on alternative products (high brights and packaging grades) and off-shore markets such as Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, where newsprint demand is growing, Wilde notes.

 

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