Holmen’s Interim Report January-June 2024

Effective with shipments May 21, 2018, International Paper will increase prices by 5% to 7% on the following products: Printing Papers o All Williamsburg o All Accent® Opaque o All Springhill®. Office Papers o All Hammermill® o All Hewlett Packard® o All Private Label o Generic White Box o Relay. Postmark® Envelope; DataSpeed® Laser MOCR; By George®. This increase applies to all virgin, recycled and treated products. We are also increasing our standard basis weight price differentials on all Envelope and Laser MOCR products as follows: 20lb over 24lb: $2.00/cwt 22lb over 24lb: $1.00/cwt. Additionally, the freight stop off charge will increase from $300 to $500. All other standard upcharges will continue to apply. Orders acknowledged prior to April 20, 2018 will ship at the pre-increase price.

Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, will increase prices by 5 to 20 percent on all sizing product lines across the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions, effective immediately or as customer contracts allow. The price increase is necessary due to inflation and availability of raw materials used in manufacturing our sizing product line, elevated freight and energy costs and regulatory compliance requirements. “We are unable to absorb the impact of the increased costs that we are currently experiencing but we will continue to work in partnership with our customers to help mitigate the increases,” said Jose Santolaya, director, EMEA marketing and product management. “Solenis remains committed to controlling costs through process improvements to deliver high-value, innovative solutions that our customers have come to expect.”

AF&PA President and CEO Donna Harman issued the following statement in strong support of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). AF&PA and member company leaders will meet with administration and Congressional offices on March 20 to advocate for free and fair trade policies that recognize the strong global position of the paper and wood products industry. “NAFTA countries account for $9.6 billion or 45% of our industry’s pulp and paper exports, making them a vital industry market. As negotiators work to modernize NAFTA with Canada and Mexico, we support constructive changes that will ensure these markets remain open to our country’s exports and recognize the benefits of an interconnected supply chain. Maintaining open access for U.S. exports and a level playing field for U.S. companies, retaining the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism, implementing transparent and sound science-based regulatory practices and combatting illegal logging and associated trade remain our top priorities. Click Read More below for additional information.