Uncoated offset drops $10, cutsize down as well as St. Helens shuts for good, envelope PMs go down

摘要

After cutsize office paper prices declined about $10 last month, levels for offset papers declined from $10 to S20 this month and cutsize was down again, with less than strong demand overall reported for uncoated freesheet (UFS) papers in the USA, contacts said. One merchant told of "good" September demand on only 19 shipping days, but said that "nothing is going on" in terms of better demand this month, as of Wednesday. Still, UFS demand dropped 9% in September in North America (vs September 2011 demand), the Pulp and Paper Products Council reported today.