Sharp fall in worldwide pulp deliveries in January

Pulp consumption at European paper mills plummeted from November to December. Utipulp statistics indicate that total pulp consumption fell by 132,000 t to 734,000 t in December 2022, a low level not seen in several years. Consumption of hardwood kraft pulp alone slipped month-on-month by nearly 17 per cent to 443,000...

Worldwide pulp deliveries picked up steam again between November and December 2022. According to the Pulp and Paper Products Council (PPPC), shipments leapt by 311,000 t to 4.62 million t. Bleached hardwood kraft pulp deliveries alone fuelled this growth, with a 318,000 t improvement compared with November to 2.58...

Pulp inventories at European ports totalled 1.33 million t in December and thus remained at a stable level overall compared to November. However, Europulp reports that changes occurred in the individual countries. Inventories rose by 66,000 t to 580,000 t at Dutch and Belgian ports. Likewise, France and Switzerland...