PAPER PRICING: Pulp Nonfiction
Market volatility equals a murky short-term forecast for paper prices.
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"Coated paper prices have been sliding since the end of the recession in mid-2011 and are in a very tenuous position at the moment," says Derek Mahlburg, an economist at RISI. "The lack of profitability for producers (two are bankrupt) provides an impetus for upward movement, while the struggles of publishers and printers have made the fight to regain the lost ground a difficult task. Implementation of announced summer hikes has been slow."
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