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G-P surprises US containerboard market with $50/ton Mar. 1 price hike, followed by April box price increase



SAN FRANCISCO ,  (PPI Pulp & Paper Week) - 

Georgia-Pacific (G-P), the third largest North American producer by capacity, informed customers on Feb. 21 of a $50/ton price hike on containerboard in the USA effective with orders Mar. 1, according the customers. The company also reportedly announced a 10% national price hike on corrugated boxes for Apr. 1.

The price increase is the first to be announced by a producer for this spring and follows closely on the heels of last September's successful $50/ton price increase on linerboard and corrugating medium in the USA.

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