The price of paper in China is on the rise as pulp prices also rise. On Tuesday, Sun Paper, one of China’s biggest paper makers, said all prices would go up by 200 yuan (US$30) per ton, and Chengming Group -the biggest player - followed suit.
Wood pulp futures have risen 17 percent since January.
Analysts gave two reasons for the price rise. Workers from Finnish paper mill UPM continue to strike. Finland is China’s second-largest pulp supplier. A Russian mill that accounts for 12 percent of China’s pulp supplement has stopped its supply due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
