Södra Cell announced that it will be increasing the price of its northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe to $1,220, effective 1 April 2021.
“The global NBSK market is very tight, and in Europe a robust demand is outpacing supply,” said Henrik Wettergren, VP Marketing and Sales, Södra Cell. “This announcement reflects the overall market sentiment.“
Södra Cell’s latest price announcement is a $260/tonne jump from the $960/tonne price it set for its NBSK pulp in Europe on Jan. 1, 2021.
On Oct. 1, 2020, Södra’s listed price for NBSK pulp in Europe was $880/tonne.
About Södra Cell
Södra Cell, a business unit of Södra, is one of the world’s leading producers of paper pulp and dissolving pulp. Its three state-of-the-art pulp mills in Sweden (Värö, Mörrum and Mönsterås) have a combined production capacity of 1.9 million tonnes per year.
