Heading into the month of June, prices for ordinary recovered paper grades in France were still slightly lagging those in other European countries. With demand calm yet steady, prices therefore rose again this month. There are signs the upward price trend for deinking grades may be stalling. Quotes in France held steady, while prices for exports to other countries ticked slightly higher in some cases. Some price increases were also reported for the higher grades of recovered paper in June.
Overall market conditions were mostly unchanged on the recovered paper market in France. Players continue to describe demand as relatively good. French paper mills are generally producing without stoppages and are buying recovered paper at a steady pace. Some factories are said to have somewhat higher recovered paper stocks, but overall demand was broadly unchanged. German buyers continue to make inquiries and acquire volumes in France....
