US softwood pulp increase fizzles out on summer doldrums,offshore erosion,and sluggish demand;NBSK in China falls

摘要

The North American pulp market slowed down amid tepid demand that contacts said is more pronounced than in recent summers,leading a proposed 20/tonne price hike on softwood pulp to stall at less than the announced increase levels.Paper mill downtime trimmed demand for open market pulp and offshore price erosion is leading industry contacts to believe that US prices could reverse by September.