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SCA to Increase Price for Its NBSK Pulp by $40/tonne on May 1

SCA - Ostrand pulp mill

April 16, 2020 - SCA said that it will increase the price on bleached softwood kraft pulp by $40 per tonne, setting the new price at $880/tonne, effective from May 1, 2020.

"We see a strong pulp market with a growing demand from primarily tissue customers," said Henning Ellström VP sales and marketing pulp. "Producer inventories are balanced and production curtailments have been announced by other suppliers. The pulp market is global and we have already seen price increases on other continents."

About SCA

With headquarters in Sundsvall, Sweden, SCA offers paper for packaging and print, pulp, wood products, renewable energy, services for forest owners and efficient transport solutions. In 2019 SCA had approximately 4,000 employees and sales amounted to approximately SEK 19.6 bn (EUR 1.9 bn. For further information, visit: www.sca.com.

SOURCE: SCA