P&W Paper Shipments Still Sluggish

North American printing and writing (P&W) paper volumes remain sluggish, according to Mark Wilde, senior analyst with Deutsche Bank. Preliminary April shipments, he notes, fell 5.5% y/y. Uncoated free sheet was down 4.7% y/y (YTD -2.2%), he adds, while coated papers were down 2.2% y/y (YTD -4.7% y/y).

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