Development prospect of European printing and writ

Development prospect of European printing and writing paper market

although the economic situation in Western Europe has improved, market participants believe that it will take some time for the market trend of printing and writing paper in this region to recover

in the first half of this year, printing and writing paper production companies have been struggling with the pressure of sluggish demand, low utilization of production capacity and falling prices, and tried every means to alleviate it. However, in the first half of this year, the demand for printing and writing paper is estimated to have fallen by 1% on an annual basis after falling by 6% last year

the demand for all wood pulp printing and writing paper increased by 1% in the first half of this year due to customers' increased procurement to supplement inventory. However, from the demand situation of various printing and writing paper, the overall prospect trend is uncertain. Compared with the same period last year, the demand for low-grade mechanical pulp printing and writing paper decreased by 3% in the first half of this year due to the persistent weakness of advertising business and the reduction of user inventory

the sluggish demand and the steady growth of production capacity have led to an oversupply in the printing and writing paper market in Europe. Although the production and operation rate of each paper mill was better than 83% in the second half of last year, it was 6.6% in the first half of this year Other samples were tested in the same way, and the annual rate was still only 85%. On the one hand, the production companies in Europe are under the pressure of rising pulp prices and rising costs; On the other hand, paper prices continued to fall in the second quarter of this year, making it difficult to stabilize the price of its products, so the situation is quite grim. However, among many kinds of printing and writing paper, uncoated wood pulp printing and writing paper is an exception. In the whole second quarter, the truss posture aerial work platform JG/t5104 (1) 998 degrees, the production companies tried their best to raise their prices, and the coating wood pulp printing paper production companies also wanted to adjust their prices during this period, but they failed, or even failed to stop the price decline

in the second quarter of this year, the newspaper and magazine industry suffered a great loss due to the lack of advertising business, resulting in a sharp decrease in the demand for low-grade mechanical pulp printing paper and a deteriorating trend in paper prices. Among them, 60g light coated printing paper has fallen again by 2% recently after a decline of 4% in the second quarter. Compared with low-grade coating mechanical pulp printing paper, although its production and demand are well balanced, it is not immune from the decline of price. In the first quarter, the production utilization rate of low-grade coated mechanical pulp printing paper was 84%, while the production utilization rate of low-grade uncoated mechanical pulp printing paper companies remained at 90%. However, affected by the decline in the price of light coated printing paper and the general depression of magazines, the price of overpressure paper fell by 3.5% in the first quarter and 1% in the second quarter

in the second half of this year, according to the analysis of market participants, as users estimate that the price of all wood pulp printing paper will increase and the inventory will increase, it will promote the demand for printing and writing paper to a certain extent, and it is expected to get out of the dilemma in the first half of this year. If the economic situation in Europe can further recover in the fourth quarter of this year and make the advertising industry better, the demand for all kinds of printing and writing paper will increase normally. Analysts believe that the European economy will further accelerate during the year, and the demand for printing and writing paper will continue to grow. It is expected to grow by 3% in 2002, 7% in 2003 and 6% in 2004. The growth of demand and the increase of pulp price are two favorable factors enough to restore the vitality of printing and writing paper. It is estimated that the price of all wood pulp printing paper will rise in the second half of this year and mechanical pulp printing paper in the beginning of next year. (from Zhongbao)