Weakening resale pulp prices put pressure on imported pulp in China

摘要

Resale pulp prices have continued to slide over the past three weeks in the Chinese market amid slumping paper and board (P&B) demand. The erosion is weighing on the country's import pulp market, forcing sellers to give extra discounts to big-volume buyers in a bid to keep business going. "In past years, customers usually stocked up on pulp to cover robust P&B production needs in the lead-up to Christmas," said a Chinese trader.