Citing imports, Appvion takes large 2Q downtime, will push September hike

摘要

Appvion reported 19 days of second-quarter downtime at its thermal paper converting plant in West Carrollton, OH, in what company leaders called a rebalancing of stock because of low-priced imports. Company CFO Tom Ferree reported thermal paper pricing at $l,600/ton was down 18% vs second quarter 2014's average and that Appvion's POS receipt paper volume dropped by 31% last quarter.