Pulp producer Ence, Spain, will raise its prices for bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp (BEKP) by $20/metric ton for deliveries, beginning Feb. 1, 2018. List prices for European customers will to climb to  $1,020/metric ton. 

Ence said that demand for pulp was strong in all markets, including Europe, while pulp stocks were very low and world market prospects remained positive.