Prices for ordinary recovered paper grades in the UK collapse

The Italian market shows no signs of settling down just before the summer holidays begin in August. In the second and third week of July several fine paper producers disclosed plans to increase their sales prices by up to €150/t after the summer holidays. Towards the beginning of August, a few publication paper...

A turnaround has begun on Italy’s recovered paper market, albeit only for ordinary grades. The first mark-downs were recorded in July after prices reached unprecedented levels in months past. More substantial price cuts for these grades are thought to be on the cards for August....

In July, prices on the British market for publication paper and woodfree papers settled in at the current high levels. Further price hikes were introduced in certain cases, some of the already high prices were rolled over and energy surcharges were converted into regular prices. On the publication paper market, many...