Strong demand drives NBSK up $30 in USA, matching $1,020 record; BEK rises up by $30 on its coattails

摘要

Pricing for northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in the USA rose a second straight month and touched a record of $1,020 this month, behind a $30 increase, market participants told PPI Pulp & Paper Week. This month's NBSK effective list level matched last June's $1,020, before then declining $60 over the next seven months in the USA before rising, in a historically unusual move, back up by the $60.