Announced hikes for newsprint in Germany evoke mixed reactions

摘要

In Germany, the price hikes announced by newsprint manufacturers have evoked mixed reactions. While some manufacturers believe it is the only right signal to send to the entire industry, others from the very outset doubt its feasibility in view of progressively lower demand and portents for an eventual demise of newspapers. Running counter to market trends, the announced hikes could provoke a defiant reaction from publishing houses which could only accelerate the price decline at the end of the day, say reports. Prices of recycled corrugated case material have moved laterally.