The production of market pulp by Canadian mills continues to
slide. Production for February stands at 683,000 metric tons, a sharp 11
percent drop from the same time last year. The operating rate at Canadian pulp
mills for February stands at 91 percent of capacity, compared to last
February’s figure of 99 percent of capacity.
According to the Pulp and Paper Products Council, total
production for the first two months of the year stand at 1.454 million metric
tons, a 10 percent from last year. The operating rate so far this year averages
92 percent of capacity, compared to last year’s two-month average of 101
percent of capacity.
While production
posted a sharp drop, shipments of finished products dropped an even steeper
15 percent for February, while shipments over the first two months of the year
posted an even steeper 17 percent drop between last year and this year.
For this February, total shipments stand at 679,000 metric
tons, compared to last February’s figure of 803,000 metric tons. Declines were
seen in each of the end market regions, with shipments to Japan and to regions
outside North America and Western Europe posting the biggest drops, at 25
percent and 41 percent, respectively.
For the first two months shipments to these regions also led the decliners, with similar declines of 25 percent for Japan, and 40 percent for regions outside North America and Europe.
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