Kraft Paper Markets Tightening

Strong demand in developing countries for packaging cement for construction/infrastructure projects is tightening the global extensible sack kraft market, Wilde reports. Since bottoming out in October 2009, extensible sack kraft prices have risen $155/ton, he notes, adding that "prices are rising elsewhere." The turmoil in Egypt is not expected to have a major impact. The Coosa Pines closure news will help sentiment in this sector, Wilde says.

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