SHANGHAI, July 3, 2009 - I have recently been talking to several suppliers and producers in the pulp and paper industry in Asia, and the good news is that it looks as if the Chinese pulp and paper market is on a fast expansion track again. There are new projects, big and
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PORTLAND, OR, July 2, 2009 - The last few weeks have seen some sharp gains in wood products prices, from dimension lumber to panels. Among all wood products, perhaps Industrial lumber has most graphically demonstrated the snapping recoil of a market that was compressed virtually to its limit and released by sudden demand,
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LONDON, July 1, 2009 - Returning to the US a few weeks ago, after being in Shanghai attending the RISI Asian Pulp and Paper Outlook Conference, I was honestly surprised at the polar differences in economic outlook between East and West. From the minute I hit the ground in New York, the
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, June 26, 2009 - CHARLOTTESVILLE, June 25, 2009 (RISI) -- The demand/supply outlook for coated paper in North America looks very grim. Mills operated at only 72% of capacity through May, and while there will be some rebound in demand as the recession recedes, there is no way that a demand
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SAO PAULO, June 25, 2009 - It is no news that Mexico has been suffering the consequences of the financial recession of its major trade partner. the USA. But a bad combination of weak local demand, global downturn, flu outbreak and timing of Easter week in April turned the mentioned month into the
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