Pulp producers set new earnings records on strong demand and soaring prices

摘要

2017 will go down in pulp history as an unusually strong year. The industry benefited from a series of unforeseen developments and a few unplanned capacity cutbacks that trimmed market supply. The strained market combined with brisk demand paved the way for sizeable price increases. It was not unusual for market pulp manufacturers to set new earning records during the past financial year.