Recycled containerboard prices up on Italian market in April

Recycled corrugated case material became more expensive again on the Italian market in April. But many suppliers managed to implement only a fraction of the hikes that they had announced. Quite a few suppliers said they had refused to curl up in a ball and told EUWID that they would push for additional price increases in May amid sustained pressure from costs. Others would base their actions on the trend in recovered fibre costs. If recovered paper prices edged higher in May, recycled corrugated case material prices would have to be modified accordingly, one supplier said.