Noti Whimex

No. 160 Year 12 February 8th 2017

SAPPI TO INCREASE PRICES FOR ITS COATED

AND UNCOATED FINE PAPERS

Sappi announced that it will increase prices for all coated and
uncoated fine paper business by 8% for both sheets and reels,
effective March 15th.
In a press release Sappi explained, The sudden and continuing
sharp rise in input costs and the consequently squeezed profit
margins make business unsustainable, therefore corrective
pricing measures inevitable.

NIPPON PAPER USA TO DISCONTINUE PRODUCTION

OF NEWSPRINT AND DIRECTORY PAPERS

Due to volume decline and eroding pricing levels

of newsprint and directory papers, Nippon Paper
USA has made a business decision to
discontinue production of these grades. This
includes all printing and writing grades and
weight and was effective since January 2017.
More newsprint closures from other mills are
expected during year 2017.

BURGO TO CONVERT AVEZZANO FINE PAPER MILL

TO RECYCLED CONTAINERBOARD

Burgo announced its plans to convert its PM 2 in Avezzano mill, which produces 180,000 TPY of coated
woodfree paper, to the production of 200,000 TPY of recycled containerboard at the end of 2017.

63.5% of the paper used in the United States was recovered for recycling.
This is far higher than the 28% of glass and 9% of plastic recovered. In
Canada 73% of the paper is recovered.

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February 8th 2017

WORLD NEWS MEDIA CONGRESS 2017 IN DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA

Experience the 69th World News Media Congress and

the 24th World Editors Forum in Durban, South Africa
from June 7-9, 2017.
The World News Media Congress is the annual meeting
point for the publishing industry, offering focused
sessions and workshops on issues critical to a
sustainable future. Its aim is to support organizations,
big and small, striving for excellence.
Source: WAN - IFRA

KEY INDICATOR FEBRUARY 8th / 2.017

Dollar Bank of Canada Feb. 8 US$/C$ noon rate $0.7601

LWC 40# coated #5, Jan. RISI, US$/ST $750 (n/c)
SCA 35# SCA, Jan. RISI, US$/ST $705 (n/c)
Newsprint 30# newsprint, Jan. RISI East Coast, US$/MT $614 (n/c)
(*): Prices for deliveries in North America, add $ 80 for deliveries in Colombia, in CFR terms. Price estimated
(^): Price Short Ton. multiplies by the factor 1.1023 to convert US$/ST (^) to US$/MT
(-): Decrease since the last time
(+): Increase since the last time

MT
Colombia - Newsprint Imports 2.013 - 2.016
90.000

80.000

70.000
ESTATISTICS 60.000
2.013
50.000
2.014
During November 2016, Colombian imports of 40.000 2.015
Newsprint Paper, registered a decrease of 18.6% 30.000 2.016

compared with the same month of last year, and 20.000

a decrease also of 15.3% compared with the 10.000

accumulated to December of the year 2015. 0

TOTAL YEAR ACUMMULATED JAN - DEC DECEMBER

Did you know

One of the transit, handling and storage damage is: Out-of-round caused by hard impact during transit; prolonged horizontal
storage; excessive clamp truck pressure.

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