West Linn Paper Co. (West Linn, Ore., USA), Port Hawkesbury Paper (Port Hawkesbury, N.S., Canada), and PHP Sales Services have announced a $2.00/cwt (C$2.70) transaction price increase on all grades for orders shipping on or after July 1, 2017, regardless of order date, Midland Paper reports..

This pricing change includes all of the following grades: 

•Coated Grades: Sonoma®; Capistrano®; Nature Web®; Nature Plus®; Capistrano® C1S; Sonoma® C1S; Sonoma® Jet. 

•SC Grades: Artisan® Plus; Artisan®; Prominence® Plus; Prominence®; Maritime®.

This price increase applies to all basis weights and finishes plus all related private label grades and associated brand extensions.