Germany: Printing business with LWC and SC paper resembles a battlefield
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With an overflowing supply of LWC and SC paper, several representatives of the paper industry say that enquiry activity has developed positively - albeit at an overall poor level.
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Thus, price pressure remains the dominant theme in the summer weeks. Accordingly, paper buyers are taking advantage of the situation of paper mills that are underutilised. Prices for coated and uncoated magazine and catalogue papers continue to crumble, expect EUWID interlocutors with a view to special deals and the upcoming price round for August.
The oversupply is particularly problematic for LWC, where weak demand is eating away at paper mills. But SC paper is also readily available at short notice.
Company profile: EUWID Papier und Zellstoff, Germany, Gernsbach
