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N.A. NBSK, P&W, Packaging Grades Flat From May

North American NBSK (northern bleached softwood kraft) market pulp prices for June are flat from May at $900/metric ton (ranging between $600 and $1,100 per metric ton), according to Mark Wilde, senior analyst with Deutsche Bank. Wilde reports that most printing and writing paper and packaging grades are also flat from May, including newsprint, LWC papers, coated and uncoated free sheet, linerboard, and solid bleached sulfate (SBS) grades.

Newsprint prices, according to Wilde, are at $640 per metric ton this month (ranging between $415 and $800 per metric ton). LWC (lightweight coated) papers (No. 5 – 40 lb.) are at $880 per ton, ranging from $680 to $1,240 per ton. Coated free sheet papers (No. 3 Rolls- 60 lb.) are at $975 per ton, ranging from $720 to $1,100 per ton. Uncoated free sheet (20 lb. – Repro Bond) is at $1,060 per ton, ranging between $650 and $1,200 per ton.

Linerboard is at $640 per ton in June, ranging from $310 to $700 per ton. SBS grades are at $1,135 per ton, ranging between $570 and $1,200 per ton.