Board buyers seek deals as mill input costs drop

摘要

North American recycled paperboard producers, trying to balance minimal order backlogs since late last year and with lower input costs, held pricing for coated recycled board (CRB) while uncoated recycled board (URB) fell marginally in April. Yet there are reports this week of more aggressive higher-volume spot discounting that continues to "nibble away" at contract tonnage and will likely impact supply/demand dynamics in coming weeks, sources said this week.