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European Graphic Paper Shipments a Mixed Bag

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Midland Paper's (Wheeling, Ill., USA) News Service reported this week the following statistics for the month of May from the European Association of Graphic Paper Producers (Brussels, Belgium) July 25 release:
  • Total European shipments of Graphic Papers were down 2.3% vs. May 2015 and are down 5.0% year-to-date.
  • Total European shipments of Newsprint were up 1.0% vs. May 2015 and are down 3.9% year-to-date.
  • Total European shipments of SC-Magazine were up 3.2% vs. May 2015 and are up 2.3% year-to-date.
  • Total European shipments of Coated Mechanical Reels were down 8.8% vs. May 2015 and are down 8.0% year-to-date.
  • Total European shipments of Uncoated Mechanical (Improved & Others) were down 2.4% vs. May 2015 and are down 7.3% year-to-date.
  • Total European shipments of Coated Woodfree were down 7.8% vs. May 2015 and are down 5.9% year-to-date.
  • Total European shipments of Uncoated Woodfree were up 1.5% vs. May 2015 and are down 5.3% year-to-date.
More information is available in the association's May 2016 Euro-Graph now available online.
 

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