Caraustar Raises Prices on Uncoated Recycled Paperboard and Converted Products

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Caraustar Industries, Atlanta, Ga., USA, will increase prices by $50 per ton on all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard and uncoated recycled paperboard converted products produced by its mills, effective with shipments on and after February 8. Caraustar will also increase prices of tubes and cores and all other uncoated recycled paperboard converted products, which will be effective with shipments on and after February 15.

Greg Bartlett, VP sales and marketing for Caraustar's Mill Group, stated that "we have worked to mitigate rising costs by improving the productivity of our uncoated mill system and by guaranteeing the high quality of fiber supplied to our mills. However, recycled fiber prices have escalated significantly and we must pass these costs through to our customers."