N.A. Newsprint list price in November increased $20/metric ton to $500/metric ton (east), Wilde notes. However, at $480/metric ton, prices in the west are lagging behind due to different price hike implementation dates. Additionally, there are numerous price hike initiatives in the coming months, though the timing and amount vary among producers, Wilde points out. Howe Sound is out with a $50/metric ton price hike on 30-lb newsprint. Catalyst Paper deferred its $50/metric ton December 1 price hike to January 1. Kruger has announced a $50/metric ton price hike, to be implemented in two stages of $25/metric ton each, beginning January 1.

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