Domtar Corp., Montreal, Que., Canada, announced a $20/metric ton increase in North America for its bleached softwood kraft pulp (BSKP) grades, effective March 1, raising the company’s  price to $1,030/metric ton for for NBSK (northern bleached softwood kraft) and $990/metric ton for southern bleached softwood kraft (SBSK).

Domtar produces market pulp at mills in Canada and the U.S., including NBSK, SBSK, southern bleached hardwood kraft (SBHK), fluff pulp, and specialty pulp.