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Pulp firm Mercer reviews Q2/16: “marginal increase in pulp list prices compared to Q1/16; growth in global NBSK deliveries remained steady at 3.5% year to date”
(Canada , July 30, 2016) [Extracts from Q2 2016 Financial Report & Conference Call dated July 28 – 29, 2016] Mr. David M. Gandossi - Chief Executive Officer, Mercer International, discusses the Q2/16 pulp & paper market and the outlook for the rest of 2016.
Q2 Overview & Outlook:
1. Results:
Mercer International Inc. reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016. Operating EBITDA in the second quarter of 2016 declined to $34.7 million from $50.0 million in Read More...
Pulp Stats: Global producers stock July 2016
(Stockholm, Sweden, August 24, 2016) In July, global producers’ stocks increased by 4 days of supply to 39 days, with softwood kraft as well as hardwood kraft up 4 days.
Global shipments declined marginally compared to July last year, down 0.5%. Softwood kraft pulp reached an average shipment-to-capacity ratio of 90%, while hardwood reached 84%.
In July, the global producers’ stocks of bleached kraft market pulp increased by 4 days to 39 days. Stocks of softwood kraft pulp up by 4 Read More...
Stats: China’s pulp imports surge in July 2016
(Beijing, August 30, 2016) As per data recently released by China Customs, the country’s pulp imports spiked in July 2016, month-over-month. China imported 1.823 million tonnes of pulp, a 15.5% surge MoM.
China's imports of BSK rose 12.2% to 688,740 tonnes in July; BHK was up 35.6% to 755,597 tonnes. (Source: China Customs / Industry Reports)
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SCA Integrates Its Business in the Middle East, India and Africa into Consumer Goods
(Stockholm, Sweden, August 22, 2016) SCA will integrate its Business Unit MEIA (Middle East, India and Africa) into Business Unit Consumer Goods to leverage our scale and capabilities and to further increase efficiency. Combining these organizations will help to capture synergies and facilitate best practice sharing within the consumer business.
“This integration provides us with the scale to stay competitive in a region to which we are committed and creates a strong foundation for future profitable growth” commented Magnus Groth, Read More...
SCA to Split Business into Two Listed Companies in 2017 — Hygiene And Forest Products
(Sweden, August 24, 2016) SCA is a leading global hygiene and forest products company. Today about 85% of the Group sales derives from the hygiene business and about 15% from the forest products business. To create further value for the shareholders, the SCA Board of Directors plans to initiate work in order to propose to the Annual General Meeting 2017 to decide on a split of the Group into two listed companies. This is planned to be completed through Read More...