Russian Pulp and Paper Production Declines

Russia’s production of wood pulp and pulp from fibrous materials decreased by 6.7% in January through November of 2013, year-over-year, totaling 6.6 million metric tons, according to the Federal Customs Service of Russia. Paper production for the reporting period decreased by 2.1% to 4.3 million metric tons, while paperboard output increased by 0.3% to 2.8 million metric tons.

Russia’s production of books, brochures, leaflets, and similar printed materials decreased by 4.6% to 5.4 billion units in January-November. Production of newspapers decreased by 10.2%, amounting to 15.9 billion. Production of magazines decreased by 2.8% to 7.7 billion units.

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