September apparently was a busy month in the USA for coated paper or art paper [so called in Malaysia ] but unlike Malaysia and other Asian countries the price in North America remains down. Apart for some spot business
coated woodfree and coated mechanical prices are not moving up.
http://news.paperindex.com/Blogs_Columns/Coated_Paper_Market_Been_Down_So_Long_This_Looks_Like_Up/
Friday, October 30, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
November sees more increases
The world's largest bleached eucalyptus[BEK] manufacturer will increase prices in NOVEMBER. Fibria ,with 5.7million tonnes a yr will up prices. The new US price will be $730pmt, Europe$700 and Asia $660 pmt.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
$40 or more pmt price increase
There is likely to be further price increase for pulp price in Asia due to weak supply and strong demand in China. Suppliers are looking at $40 to$50 for per tonne for BHK [bleached hardwood pulp], $30 pmt for bleached and $40 pmt for unbleached softwppd kraft.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Recovered paper steady
SEA demand pushed recovered paper prices up.
Despite of China's lackluster demand ,prices of recovered paper actually increased. This is due to lack of supply and stable orders from Southeast Asian mills
Supply from USA, Japan and Europe have been limited.
Lower-end prices for old corrugated containers - from the US, Europe and Japan - are up $5/tonne, as are US new double-lined kraft clippings and pulp substitutes.
US old newspapers have climbed $10/tonne and European and Japanese volumes by $5/tonne.
Despite of China's lackluster demand ,prices of recovered paper actually increased. This is due to lack of supply and stable orders from Southeast Asian mills
Supply from USA, Japan and Europe have been limited.
Lower-end prices for old corrugated containers - from the US, Europe and Japan - are up $5/tonne, as are US new double-lined kraft clippings and pulp substitutes.
US old newspapers have climbed $10/tonne and European and Japanese volumes by $5/tonne.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
PEFC celebrates The Economist’s endorsement
All printed copies of the Economist will carry the logo of PEFC [ Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Conservation]. The Economist is a well recognized magazine dealing in news and economics since 1843. PEFC is particularly successful in UK since its inception in 1999.
The Economist's production director has this to say, "The Economist Group, which owns The Economist, takes environmental issues seriously. We want to demonstrate to our readers that The Economist is committed to sourcing its paper from sustainably managed sources and the PEFC certification scheme is an excellent way for us to do this."
http://news.paperindex.com/Recycling_Environment/PEFC_celebrates_The_Economistrsquos_endorsement/
The Economist's production director has this to say, "The Economist Group, which owns The Economist, takes environmental issues seriously. We want to demonstrate to our readers that The Economist is committed to sourcing its paper from sustainably managed sources and the PEFC certification scheme is an excellent way for us to do this."
http://news.paperindex.com/Recycling_Environment/PEFC_celebrates_The_Economistrsquos_endorsement/
Thursday, October 8, 2009
October pulp prices
Worldwide list of producers increasing October market pulp prices
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5, 2009 (RISI) - Market pulp producers are now pushing to implement $30-50/tonne price increases in North America, Western Europe, and Asia, effective with October shipments. RISI has mapped the price increases by producer, region, and effective date.
Arauco, the world's second-largest producer, was the first major to kick off the latest round of price increases when it slated $30-$40/tonne hikes on bleached radiata pine, unbleached softwood (UBK), and bleached eucalyptus (BEK) in China on Sept. 18. Donghae Pulp was the first producer to come out with an October increase, slating a $50/tonne increase in China on its hardwood Sept. 4.
Northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) major Canfor Pulp on Sept. 18 moved its Oct. 1 prices up $30/tonne in North America -- the continent's first price increase on any grade -- as well as in Asia, where it has a similar increase on specialty UBK.
The Vancouver-headquartered firm later added Europe to the regions it would raise prices by $30/tonne, to $770/tonne after major European producer Sodra came out with a $30/tonne increase, at $760/tonne.
Those producers set the tone in North America and Europe. Various North American producers including Domtar, West Fraser, Tembec, and SFK Pulp, among others all planned US NBSK prices at $770/tonne, while Rottneros, Botnia, and Mercer went for $760/tonne in Europe.
In hardwood kraft, Fibria flexed its muscles on Sept. 21 as a newly formed company with some 5.7 million tonnes/yr of BEK capacity, telling customers worldwide that it would lift prices $50/tonne. Other BEK producers such as Suzano and CENIBRA later moved their Oct. 1 prices up $50/tonne as well.
Northern bleached hardwood kraft (NBHK) producers last week came out with their own $50/tonne price increases. Alberta-Pacific (Alpac), Domtar, and Sappi Fine Paper North America told customers they'd increase prices mostly $50/tonne in their key markets.
Southern bleached hardwood kraft (SBHK) meanwhile will see producers Domtar and Parsons & Whittemore (P&W) go for $50/tonne increases in the USA.
P&W also has a $50/tonne SBHK hike to Europe, as well as $30/tonne increases on southern bleached softwood kraft (SBSK) in both regions.
International Paper was the first SBHK and SBSK producer to slate higher October prices in the USA when it moved on Sept. 24. The same day, Tembec moved up its prices in Europe on the grades, which is made at its French mills.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Greenhouse gas, global warming
Irresponsible deforestation is one of the major causes of greenhouse effect and global warming. I thought it will still be good to understand more about it. The following article is from http://environment.about.com/od/globalwarming/a/greenhouse.htm?nl=1
The “greenhouse effect” often gets a bad rap because of its association with global warming, but the truth is we couldn’t live without it. What Causes the Greenhouse Effect?
Life on earth depends on energy from the sun. About 30 percent of the sunlight that beams toward Earth is deflected by the outer atmosphere and scattered back into space. The rest reaches the planet’s surface and is reflected upward again as a type of slow-moving energy called infrared radiation.
As it rises, infrared radiation is absorbed by “greenhouse gases” such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, ozone and methane, which slows its escape from the atmosphere.
Although greenhouse gases make up only about 1 percent of the Earth’s atmosphere, they regulate our climate by trapping heat and holding it in a kind of warm-air blanket that surrounds the planet.
This phenomenon is what scientists call the "greenhouse effect." Without it, scientists estimate that the average temperature on Earth would be colder by approximately 30 degrees Celsius (54 degrees Fahrenheit), far too cold to sustain our current ecosystem.
How Do Humans Contribute to the Greenhouse Effect?
While the greenhouse effect is an essential environmental prerequisite for life on Earth, there really can be too much of a good thing.
The problems begin when human activities distort and accelerate the natural process by creating more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere than are necessary to warm the planet to an ideal temperature.
The Average Global Temperature is Increasing Quickly
Today, the increase in the Earth’s temperature is increasing with unprecedented speed. To understand just how quickly global warming is accelerating, consider this:
During the entire 20th century, the average global temperature increased by about 0.6 degrees Celsius (slightly more than 1 degree Fahrenheit).
Using computer climate models, scientists estimate that by the year 2100 the average global temperature will increase by 1.4 degrees to 5.8 degrees Celsius (approximately 2.5 degrees to 10.5 degrees Fahrenheit).
Not All Scientists Agree
While the majority of mainstream scientists agree that global warming is a serious problem that is growing steadily worse, there are some who disagree. John Christy, a professor and director of the Earth System Science Center at the University of Alabama in Huntsville is a respected climatologist who argues that global warming isn’t worth worrying about.
Christy reached that opinion after analyzing millions of measurements from weather satellites in an effort to find a global temperature trend. He found no sign of global warming in the satellite data, and now believes that predictions of global warming by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the 21st century are incorrect.
The “greenhouse effect” often gets a bad rap because of its association with global warming, but the truth is we couldn’t live without it. What Causes the Greenhouse Effect?
Life on earth depends on energy from the sun. About 30 percent of the sunlight that beams toward Earth is deflected by the outer atmosphere and scattered back into space. The rest reaches the planet’s surface and is reflected upward again as a type of slow-moving energy called infrared radiation.
As it rises, infrared radiation is absorbed by “greenhouse gases” such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, ozone and methane, which slows its escape from the atmosphere.
Although greenhouse gases make up only about 1 percent of the Earth’s atmosphere, they regulate our climate by trapping heat and holding it in a kind of warm-air blanket that surrounds the planet.
This phenomenon is what scientists call the "greenhouse effect." Without it, scientists estimate that the average temperature on Earth would be colder by approximately 30 degrees Celsius (54 degrees Fahrenheit), far too cold to sustain our current ecosystem.
How Do Humans Contribute to the Greenhouse Effect?
While the greenhouse effect is an essential environmental prerequisite for life on Earth, there really can be too much of a good thing.
The problems begin when human activities distort and accelerate the natural process by creating more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere than are necessary to warm the planet to an ideal temperature.
- Burning natural gas, coal and oil —including gasoline for automobile engines—raises the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
- Some farming practices and land-use changes increase the levels of methane and nitrous oxide.
- Many factories produce long-lasting industrial gases that do not occur naturally, yet contribute significantly to the enhanced greenhouse effect and “global warming” that is currently under way.
- Deforestation also contributes to global warming. Trees use carbon dioxide and give off oxygen in its place, which helps to create the optimal balance of gases in the atmosphere. As more forests are logged for timber or cut down to make way for farming, however, there are fewer trees to perform this critical function.
- Population growth is another factor in global warming, because as more people use fossil fuels for heat, transportation and manufacturing the level of greenhouse gases continues to increase. As more farming occurs to feed millions of new people, more greenhouse gases enter the atmosphere.
The Average Global Temperature is Increasing Quickly
Today, the increase in the Earth’s temperature is increasing with unprecedented speed. To understand just how quickly global warming is accelerating, consider this:
During the entire 20th century, the average global temperature increased by about 0.6 degrees Celsius (slightly more than 1 degree Fahrenheit).
Using computer climate models, scientists estimate that by the year 2100 the average global temperature will increase by 1.4 degrees to 5.8 degrees Celsius (approximately 2.5 degrees to 10.5 degrees Fahrenheit).
Not All Scientists Agree
While the majority of mainstream scientists agree that global warming is a serious problem that is growing steadily worse, there are some who disagree. John Christy, a professor and director of the Earth System Science Center at the University of Alabama in Huntsville is a respected climatologist who argues that global warming isn’t worth worrying about.
Christy reached that opinion after analyzing millions of measurements from weather satellites in an effort to find a global temperature trend. He found no sign of global warming in the satellite data, and now believes that predictions of global warming by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the 21st century are incorrect.
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