Portucel Soporcel group plans a third uncoated freesheet (UFS) price increase in Europe, effective Sept. 1. The company said the increase on reels would be between 4% and 8%. The company also announced an UFS price increase in the Middle East and North of Africa. "The strong pressure on the industry's cost structure, continuous profitability deterioration, and high operating rate has made the current prices unsustainable," said Portucel Soporcel, which is one of the largest exporters of UFS to the USA... Quebec Minister Denis Lebel said he would fight for Canada's forest products industry against Greenpeace and promised to "re-establish the facts to stop the defamation," based on a La Presse story.
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