Global pulp Inventory skies to four-year high from weak demand; price erosion expected to continue through 4Q

摘要

If there was any doubt that the global pulp market is in a pricing downturn, with weak demand coming to the forefront this month in key regions, there are none anymore. On Thursday, the latest international market pulp data revealed that producer inventories soared to 41 days-of-supply at the end of August, up five days from the July total, and the highest producer threshold since August 2004, according to the Pulp and Paper Products Council (PPPC).