Sappi Europe will implement an additional price increase of EUR 40 per ton on all Mechanical Coated Reels and EUR 50 per ton on all Woodfree products.
March 25, 2026 - Sappi Europe today announced an additional price increase for its graphic paper products, effective April 15. This follows the company's recent price increase for graphic paper products — Woodfree Coated, Woodfree Uncoated, and Mechanical Coated — that became effective March 16.
In a press release, Sappi Europe said, "Despite ongoing efficiency efforts, the underlying profitability of the Graphic Paper business has remained at an unsustainably low level for some time. Restoring a healthy margin position is essential to ensure the long-term continuity, quality, and reliability of supply. For this reason, a further price increase has become unavoidable.
"In addition to the structural profitability challenge, the evolving situation in the Middle East has started to drive cost volatility across global supply chains. While the full impact of this disruption is still uncertain, it may require additional measures, potentially including temporary surcharges, should cost developments continue to escalate. Sappi will communicate separately if such action becomes necessary.
"To address the underlying margin gap, Sappi Europe will implement an additional price increase of EUR 40 per ton on all Mechanical Coated Reels and EUR 50 per ton on all Woodfree products for deliveries from 15 April 2026 onwards," the company concluded.
Sappi Europe said customers will be contacted individually by its sales?teams?to discuss implementation details during this transition.
Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, Sappi Europe is the leading European producer of coated graphic paper as well as packaging and speciality papers.
SOURCE: Sappi Europe