Market Report Press Papers Germany: Price Round Slowly Gathers Momentum
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The announcements by paper mills of massive price increases for LWC and SC paper have startled the printing industry.
"The announcements have to be digested first", comments a buyer. He points out that the annual planning will be turned upside down if the price targets of the paper industry go through. In addition, negotiations have to be held with print buyers. They had expected low printing costs for 2021. The talks are made more difficult by the fact that annual agreements with print buyers are not uncommon.
However, cheap paper is no longer to be found. While the existing supply agreements are usually honoured, coated and uncoated magazine and catalogue papers seem to be in short supply on the spot market. The paper mills declare themselves very busy and report long delivery times.
