Manufacturers announce hikes for recycled containerboard grades

DS Smith, Smurfit Kappa Group and Saica have announced plans to increase prices for recycled containerboard grades in Europe.

On Monday 26 June, Smurfit Kappa announced a 50€/t price increase for brown recycled containerboard for all European markets to reflect rising input costs and continued demand strength. According to the announcement the increase will take effect from 3 July.

A few days ago recycled containerboard manufacturer Saica also announced an increase for recycled containerboard.

Earlier in June, UK group DS Smith informed customers of its plans to charge €50/t more for recycled containerboard from 1 July 2017.

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