November 18, 2016

Domtar Corporation reported net earnings of $59 million for the 3Q 2016 compared to net earnings of $18 million for the 2Q 2016 and net earnings of $11 million for the 3Q 2015. Sales for the 3Q 2016 were $1.3 billion.

Domtar had earnings before items of $71 million for the 3Q 2016 compared to earnings before items of $38 million for the 2Q 2016 and earnings before items of $54 million for the 3Q 2015.

November 1, 2016

Current EU tariffs for forest products range from 2% to 10%. The EU is the world’s third largest importer of forest products – $46 billion in 2015 or 14% of global forest product imports in 2015. Canada’s advantage includes areas where EU demand is strong. Key exports from Canada, such as wood pellets, sawn/sliced coniferous wood, chemical wood pulp of coniferous wood, and seat components, have strong demand in the EU.

October 25, 2016

The American Forest & Paper Association has released its September 2016 Printing-Writing Paper Report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 8 percent in September compared to September 2015.

Total printing-writing paper inventory decreased 4 percent from August levels.

October 24, 2016

Romania’s cardboard consumption rose to 322,000 tonnes in 2015, an increase of 13% compared with a year earlier, according to data from local industry association ARFCO.

With local demand for cardboard expanding, Romanian manufacturers are considering to raise their output capacities, reports local business daily Ziarul Financiar. Currently, Romania-based cardboard producers are enabled with a total capacity of about 723,000 tonnes per year. Of this, about 55% is intended for export sales, mostly to other European Union member states.

In 2016, Romania’s demand for cardboard is expected to continue its growth, local observers say.

Source: Pulp and Paper News