Coated Free Sheet Improving
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As with LWC, the tenor of the CFS market in North America has been improving. List prices for most of the grades rose $10 - $25/ton in September, according to Wilde. No. 3, 60-lb rolls rose $25/ton to $930 - $1,000/ton. Verso, NewPage, Sappi NA, and Appleton have all announced $40 - $60/ton price increases, effective mid-September/early-October. August shipment data suggests volumes rebounded from slightly weaker July levels—+10.7% m/m, +14.6% y/y, and YTD +21.8% y/y. Thermal POS coated paper prices rose for the third straight month in September—+2.5% m/m, Wilde says.
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