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Text no.: 022 Issue PP21/2001 Publication date: 23.05.2001
Canada: production
and exports in March
(,000 metric tons)
March January - March
2001 2000 1999 2001 2000 1999
Pulp production
Chemical paper grades total 1,129 1,229 1,190 3,418 3,658 3,466... more 
Text no.: 014 Issue PP21/2001 Publication date: 23.05.2001
Starch substitution
is in full progress
Corn and wheat starch are used as alternatives for potato starch
The use of native starch in the paper industry has recently changed in many aspects. Whereas in the past, the industry
almost exclusively used potato starch due to the high degree... more
Text no.: 018 Issue PP21/2001 Publication date: 23.05.2001
Sweden: paper/board
production and deliveries
(,000 tons)
1st quarter %
2001 2000 01/00
PRODUCTION
Newsprint 634 646 - 1.9
Printing & writing
woodfree 416 430 - 3.3
woodcontaining 288... more
Text no.: 020 Issue PP21/2001 Publication date: 23.05.2001
Pulpex futures for NBSK
(metr. ton, a.d., TCF/ECF)
Settlement prices in US$ 21 May 2001 14 May 2001 23 April 2001
June 2001 435.00 445.50 457.50
September 2001 446.00 445.50 464.50
December... more
Text no.: 017 Issue PP20/2001 Publication date: 16.05.2001
Pulp sellers hope for
improving markets in Asia
Prices are still on a downward trend
There is still no sign of a change in trend on the pulp market and prices continue their downward trend. According to most
market insiders, the end to the slump still seems a long way off. Some think it is... more
Text no.: 014 Issue PP20/2001 Publication date: 16.05.2001
EEM plans to raise
stake in Gascogne
The French holding company Electricité et Eaux de Madagascar (EEM), Paris, intends to increase its share in the Groupe
Gascogne, Saint-Paul-Les-Dax, operating in the timber, paper and packaging segments. According to EEM, at the
moment the... more
Text no.: 003 Issue PP20/2001 Publication date: 16.05.2001
Baumgartner boosts
sales and profits
The Swiss company Baumgartner Papier was able to increase sales and profits in the past business year 2000.
Baumgartner has reported a 4.9% boost in sales to SFr356m (previous year: SFr339m). Consolidated earnings amounted
to SFr 5.0m (SFr2.3m).... more
Text no.: 011 Issue PP20/2001 Publication date: 16.05.2001
Munksjö reports
increase in earnings
Munksjö of Sweden reports an increase in first quarter earnings in all divisions apart from packaging. The group’s total
net earnings amounted to SKr137m (SKr112m) while operating profits touched SKr165m (SKr137m) and sales edged up
to... more
Text no.: 004 Issue PP20/2001 Publication date: 16.05.2001
Mayr-Melnhof buys German
board mill from Gruber+Weber
Board machine in Obertsrot produces 140,000 t of cartonboard
Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG, Vienna, has taken over Gruber+Weber Karton GmbH & Co KG in Gernsbach-Obertsrot. As the
European market leader for coated cartonboard reported, the purchase of... more
Text no.: 008 Issue PP20/2001 Publication date: 16.05.2001
Amcor sells 50% holding in
Kimberley-Clark Australia to KCC
Australian packaging group is content with business development
Australian Amcor Ltd has reached an agreement with the Kimberly Clark Corporation (KCC) to sell their 50% holding in
Kimberly-Clark Australia (KCA) to KCC. The price has been agreed... more
