Canada’s Paper Products Industry: Industrial Outlook Autumn 2006
The Canadian Industrial Outlook sets the stage for the Canadian economy by examining 10 key industries.
Report by
Valérie Poulin
The Conference Board of Canada, 28 pages, November 2006
Document Highlights:
- A sustained gain in prices for most paper and paperboard grades will help to reduce losses in 2006.
- Rising demand for pulp in China has led to higher prices for both pulp and waste paper.
- The share of newsprint production in Canada’s paper products sector is expected to continue its slow decline over the coming years.
- Feeble demand growth from office users has mitigated growth in the uncoated wood-free paper segment.
- The outlook for growth in printing and writing paper consumption is better than it is for newsprint.
- The growth in online sales has benefited boxboard producers.
- Low capital costs will result from the scaling back and closing of less productive plants.
- Industry restructuring will allow profits to improve moderately.
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