Aug 24, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. Södra is increasing the prices of its long-fibre and short-fibre pulp by $40 per tonne from 1 September. The new prices are $730 per tonne for bleached softwood sulphate pulp and $600 per tonne for hardwood sulphate pulp. The price increase is a result of the ongoing improvement in market conditions. “We currently have a situation with low inventory levels and are having difficulties delivering at the rate customers require. At the same time demand in Asia remains very strong,” says Ulf Edman, president of Södra Cell International.