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Kemira Increases Prices for all Product Lines in EMEA Region

Kemira today announced price increases for all product lines in the EMEA region with immediate effect. In a press release, Kemira explained, “Costs for all main raw materials, energy and freight have massively increased during recent months and continue to rise. The surge in costs has been further intensified by the ongoing war in Ukraine. […]

Voith announces necessary price adjustments for the paper industry

Voith announced that it has to make price adjustments in the paper industry. One of the many impacts of the global pandemic is the enormous cost increases in many industrial sectors, such as raw materials, packaging and transport. Prices will increase between 2.8 percent and 4.2 percent in the product areas of paper machine clothing, […]

Global hardwood fiber costs for pulp mills rose at the end of 2020

Increased demand for hardwood fiber in key pulp-producing countries and a weaker US dollar resulted in higher hardwood pulplogs prices in the 4Q 2020, as Wood Resources International  reported.   The Global Hardwood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) was up 1.4% from the 3Q 2020 to the 4Q 2020, the second q-o-q increase of the US […]